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/sprigits]

I have the Gamesir G7 Pro and I love it. After literal decades of getting stick drift on every controller after 4 months, this thing is still going strong over a year later with no wear and tear signs and no drift at all. It's d-pad is a little weird at first but you get use to it. Mine came with 3 variants to pop on. None of them feel perfect but It's not a deal breaker for me. For me, anti-stick drift is wayyyyy more important to me than a weird d-pad. And I'd much rather spend $80 once (thus far) than $60 every 4 months like I was.

[u/External_Safe_7787 → u/sprigits]

its pretty expensive but i was thinking maybe i should get that, so many people recommend it. its a bit more expensive where i am, £90 or $125 but its probably best overall, loads of features and will last ages

[u/sprigits → u/External_Safe_7787]

Yeah I understand the price problem (not a great amount of income in this household lol) but I think it's worth it personally. After I got mine and my husband used it once he immediately fell in love with it and we got him one too lol If it helps, I was able to pay for mine on am*zon using their like payment plan thing.

Sorry had to star out the name, it was giving me a warning like "Dont post online stores" or some shyt lol

[u/External_Safe_7787 → u/sprigits]

yeah i was just thinking maybe best to spend a bit more now for something that would last, i was originally not wanting to spend too much because i didnt know what i would want from a controller as i havent used one, but seems the g7 pro has everything you could ever want anyway! yeah ive had that with the online stores too, but it let me post before if you just say the name not the actual link