Not to mention bumpers that fail right after the warranty expires! Can’t wait!
Worst $180 I ever spent. My Xbox Elite Series 2 controller’s bumper died a week after my warranty expired. I’d barely had time to use it that year, and didn’t abuse it in any way. I have controllers from 2002 that still work flawlessly after thousands of hours of service. Somehow Microsoft figured out how the make the least durable, most expensive controller ever. Never again, MS. Never again. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me… you can’t get fooled again.
Controllers have been getting steadily worse since Xbox 1. I never had a controller failure for the original & 360 and I played them a lot more than the 1.
I actually had more console failures than controller now that I think about it, lol.
My Xbox Elite Series 2 controller’s bumper died a week after my warranty expired
Mine has been going since release day with zero problems. Multiple hours played a day. I feel they have poor quality control in whatever factory these come from (or maybe there is more than one and one of them sucks hard).
DualSense is $70 and comes with gyro, better rumble, mic, touchpad, adaptive triggers, LED lights and a battery (though non-removable).
8bitdo pro 2 is $50 and is a great Nintendo Switch Pro controller alternative – only lacks NFC and HD rumble. Comes with a removable rechargeable battery. oops is third-party.
The Xbox controller at $60 feels nice to hold, but is primitive compared to the above. I like that you can use your own rechargeable batteries, but that is additional cost that you’re bearing. The rumble is also from caveman times.
I look forward to it being prohibitively expensive and still having stick drift.
Not to mention bumpers that fail right after the warranty expires! Can’t wait!
Worst $180 I ever spent. My Xbox Elite Series 2 controller’s bumper died a week after my warranty expired. I’d barely had time to use it that year, and didn’t abuse it in any way. I have controllers from 2002 that still work flawlessly after thousands of hours of service. Somehow Microsoft figured out how the make the least durable, most expensive controller ever. Never again, MS. Never again. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me… you can’t get fooled again.
Controllers have been getting steadily worse since Xbox 1. I never had a controller failure for the original & 360 and I played them a lot more than the 1.
I actually had more console failures than controller now that I think about it, lol.
Mine has been going since release day with zero problems. Multiple hours played a day. I feel they have poor quality control in whatever factory these come from (or maybe there is more than one and one of them sucks hard).
Aren’t the Xbox controllers the only first party controllers that are priced reasonably?
Not after you factor in getting the rechargeable battery like they ought to be shipping with but don’t.
Replaceable AA batteries which obviously can be recharged are much better than integrated non replaceable rechargable batteries.
I found them to be the least reasonably priced.
DualSense is $70 and comes with gyro, better rumble, mic, touchpad, adaptive triggers, LED lights and a battery (though non-removable).
8bitdo pro 2 is $50 and is a great Nintendo Switch Pro controller alternative – only lacks NFC and HD rumble. Comes with a removable rechargeable battery.oops is third-party.The Xbox controller at $60 feels nice to hold, but is primitive compared to the above. I like that you can use your own rechargeable batteries, but that is additional cost that you’re bearing. The rumble is also from caveman times.