In terms of overall performance, ergonomics, features, durability, battery life, etc. what do y’all consider to be the “best” or your favorite controllers? 3rd party options are up for discussion as well
I’ve had pretty much every console since the SNES outside of the Genesis & Dreamcast, so I’ve used a plethora of first and 3rd party controllers in my lifetime for a ton of different game types.
In my experience, I’d have to say it’s a tie between the X1 and the Switch Pro, and only because I feel like the X1 analog sticks are just a tad more precise for some reason. Switch Pro has the best battery life hands down at 40 hours though, and I prefer the bigger buttons. Haven’t had the chance to play with the elite X1 controller but I could see it being GOAT-tier aside from pricing
The DualShock was at the top of my list back in the day but the PS4 one with the light bar is kinda
in comparison to the other two consoles at this point due to shorter battery life. The grips on my sticks wore out faster than the others for me as well. Not a bad controller by any means, but somebody’s gotta take 3rd place.
I also rock with the PowerA GameCube controllers for Switch/Smash Bros since they’re good quality and have a great return policy if something goes wrong with them. I used to have a ton of MadCatz and other various 3rd party controllers back in the day but most of them were sub-par outside of an Xbox360 Logitech joint I had
What’re y’all favorite all-time controllers? And who out here is rocking with 3rd party or custom controller setups?
I’ve had pretty much every console since the SNES outside of the Genesis & Dreamcast, so I’ve used a plethora of first and 3rd party controllers in my lifetime for a ton of different game types.
In my experience, I’d have to say it’s a tie between the X1 and the Switch Pro, and only because I feel like the X1 analog sticks are just a tad more precise for some reason. Switch Pro has the best battery life hands down at 40 hours though, and I prefer the bigger buttons. Haven’t had the chance to play with the elite X1 controller but I could see it being GOAT-tier aside from pricing
The DualShock was at the top of my list back in the day but the PS4 one with the light bar is kinda
in comparison to the other two consoles at this point due to shorter battery life. The grips on my sticks wore out faster than the others for me as well. Not a bad controller by any means, but somebody’s gotta take 3rd place.I also rock with the PowerA GameCube controllers for Switch/Smash Bros since they’re good quality and have a great return policy if something goes wrong with them. I used to have a ton of MadCatz and other various 3rd party controllers back in the day but most of them were sub-par outside of an Xbox360 Logitech joint I had
What’re y’all favorite all-time controllers? And who out here is rocking with 3rd party or custom controller setups?
