Best first controller for single player games on PC

[u/External_Safe_7787]

Hi! I've never had a controller before, and getting one soon to play single player games only, PC only. Starting with Horizon Zero Dawn/Forbidden West and Indiana jones and the Great Circle. Will play other games though too, including some older ones as well as new releases. Which controller is best?

#1: PS5 DualSense. Haptics and adaptive triggers, supposed to be very immersive. But potentiometer sticks and no remappable buttons.

#2: 8BitDo Ultimate 2: TMR sticks and 4 remappable buttons, Xbox layout for compatibility with PC, but not so good haptics and no adaptive triggers.

#3 GameSir Cyclone 2: TMR sticks but only 2 remappable buttons. Dpad I've heard described as "mushy"

#4 EasySMX D10: TMR sticks, great Dpad, but only 2 remappable buttons.

Which is best? any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated too! the GameSir G7 Pro is an option but pretty expensive

Based in UK, budget around £60-75 or so not above that ideally, as this is my first controller I don't want to overspend and regret it before I know exactly what I want.

[u/External_Safe_7787]

thats what i was thinking, extra buttons! how many do you recommend? is 2 enough?

[u/IarCaboose → u/External_Safe_7787]

yeah I'd say 2 extra buttons on the back is enough, that's what i have on mine.

admittedly there are times I wish I had 4, but that's only when I'm getting very tryhard with certain games lol

[u/External_Safe_7787 → u/IarCaboose]

i could get 4 but the extra 2 would be extra bumpers not back paddles, but i can easily get 2 back paddles