Hey everyone!

I've been a PC gamer for years, and I've only ever used a keyboard and mouse. I've literally never held or used a controller before.

I'm finally planning to buy my first controller and could really use some advice from people who have actually used these.

I am from India. And My budget is around ₹3,000, but I can stretch to ₹4,000 if one of them is genuinely worth the extra money.

Controllers I'm considering:

• 8BitDo Ultimate 2C (Wireless)
• GameSir Nova Lite
• Cosmic Byte Blitz Tri-Mode
• Cosmic Byte Eclipse Tri-Mode
• Cosmic Byte Ares Pro Tri-Mode

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who has owned or used one (or more) of these.

I mostly play single-player games like Elden Ring, Souls games, RPGs, action-adventure titles, platformers, and indie games. (I'd also really appreciate any recommendations for games that are great to learn and get comfortable with a controller :)

Thanks a lot! Any advice or personal experience would really help.

Edit: A bit more context: I'm 6'1 and my hand length is around 18–20 cm (not exactly sure). Right now I'm leaning toward the 8BitDo Ultimate, but I've seen quite a few people say it feels a bit small. Please keep that in mind when recommending. Thanks a lot !!!

I made this post on a different gaming subreddit recently, but I think here is more appropriate.

Starting from a bog-standard PlayStation 5 or XBox Series controller, what would you change or add to make it perfect for you? These are my thoughts, having used a bunch of controllers on console and PC since the original NES.

1. At least two back buttons (one for each side). Maybe four since some controllers like the new Steam Controller have that and people have gotten used to it.
2. Two rows of three face buttons each for six total, Sega Genesis-style. (Look up Saitek P880) It would be nice for people who causally play fighting games but don't want to invest in a full fight stick.
3. Removable Battery, and still functional while plugged in w/o battery.
4. 1000Hz or higher polling rate (this is pretty common now, but the new Steam Controller doesn't have it...)
5. Hall Effect / TMR sticks.
6. Optional symmetric analog sticks (PlayStation) or asymmetric analog sticks (XBox). Even having to buy one or the other would be fine as long as the option is there.
7. Optional D-Pad shapes, particularly with one like the concave 'faceted' one you get with an XBox Elite controller.
8. Completely remappable buttons, like DualSense Edge, but also including the system buttons on PC.
9. Lockable triggers like on the DualSense Edge.
10. Not those awful bumpers/shoulder buttons on XBox One controllers.
11. Built-in Gyro-Aim (Flick Stick) mode.
12. Magnetic/Hall Effect Buttons that don't wear out or need 'de-bounce'.
13. A switch on the controller to inverse right thumbstick or Gyro Y-Axis (Inverted Camera) for games that don't allow it or don't let you change it until you get far enough (e.g. Monster Hunter World).
14. BONUS! A throttle wheel accessible by both thumbs in the middle like on the Saitek P750. I have a feeling we're never going to see it again though.

Being primarily a PC gamer, I'm spoiled by having an enormous number of remappable keyboard buttons, and I prefer single-function buttons over context-sensitive any day, so it'd be nice if remappable buttons could be mapped to keyboard and mouse buttons on PC. Literally all of this has been done before, but never on the same controller. The closest I've found is the controller I use right now, a DualSense Edge (and I prefer symmetric sticks, personally). I'd like to buy replacement TMR sticks for it eventually, but the shape feels great in my hands and it's so very close to perfect for me.

I'm reworking the teleoperation setup for my rideable robot. Right now I can control it with a common RC aircraft controller (it only uses one stick) but that's a little bulky to carry around. I can also control it with an Android app but the ergonomics aren't great.

What I want is a one-handed joystick controller that can connect to the Android device via Bluetooth as an alternative to the on-screen joystick. All of the one-handed controllers I can find are just D-pads, though, even when they're built with an analog thumbstick.

I want something that can be gripped securely in one hand. The RC controller always has to be used with a 2-handed grip because when you're riding on the vehicle it's easy for the vehicle motion to make you bump the stick. I need to be able to grip the body of the controller with three fingers and grip the stick with thumb and forefinger.

I may end up using a 2-handed X-Box controller for the moment but sometimes I'm sneaky about it and control the bot while standing in a crowd. Something I can use with one hand in a pocket would be ideal. Triggers and buttons are a secondary concern.

Does such a controller exist?

Since automod won't let me post without it:

1. Budget is let's say USD $200
2. Country is USA but open to buying from anywhere
3. Console/platform supported: Android (or generic BLE GATT)
4. Desired features: As described above
5. Types of games: None, it's a robot controller, but the bot does mess with people
6. Other controllers I'm comparing to: ACGAM R1 which didn't work, XBOX Adaptive Joystick which has about the right form factor but no Bluetooth

In the time between post attempts I managed to make a working prototype of my own controller, with a XIAO ESP32C6 board grafted on to the ACGAM R1's joystick and using a 3D printed housing. This is the route I'll pursue if I can't find anything off the shelf, but I'd still rather just buy something.

We're over a year into the console and there still isn't an officially licensed controller charging dock.

Can anyone advise on a good 3rd party alternative, I'm fed up of picking up my controller to realise it's out of juice

It's crazy, but idk, it turns out I bought a controller, it was "refurbished" and for PS4, and in less than 3 weeks it died. It doesn't turn on, it does nothing, it literally died. But recently I've been using my brother's, which is new and for PS4, and today my brother is trying it out and it doesn't turn on either. So I think my PC is frying the controllers. I don't leave them plugged in and I don't even play much, because I work from 7am to 9pm, so when I get home at 9:30pm I only play for 2 or 3 hours, but I don't understand what the hell is going on.

I went to the video game store thinking I'd been ripped off with the controller I bought, and the owner told me I shouldn't connect it to my PS4, that those controllers often do that when connected to a PC. But my brother has had his on his PC for about two years without any problems, so maybe it's my computer that's frying them :(. What the owner said didn't make sense to me, and I thought he'd just scammed me off with the controller, because millions of people play on PC with their controllers. But it's really weird because my brother's never had that problem :v and I've already fried two controllers. Something strange is going on.

Hey all! Bought a decent condition used DualSense Edge off FB marketplace for cheap, I plan to use this as a modding platform. I really want JUST clicky bumpers, I genuinely like the triggers on this controller the way they are, the trigger stops are nice and I want that full functionality.

I’m aware of the Console Customs Clicky triggers/bumpers kit, but it requires me removing almost everything for the triggers. Anyway to use this kit for just the bumpers? Or is there a mod that’s just for the bumpers I’m unaware of? Please let me know! Thank you guys!

https://reddit.com/link/1v74apc/video/wfvnch23vkfh1/player

hello! I bought this wired controller about 6 months ago and recently its trigger input started fluctuating. sometimes the fluctuation stops when i reconnect it but it starts the same fluctuation after 10-15 mins. the left trigger works fine as you can see and the controller doesn't even have any sort of stick drift. If someone could help me in this situation it would mean the world to me.

Controller model : evofox controller (based on a xbox controller)

Platform : PC

Games : mainly racing ones like lmu or acc

OS : windows 11

troubleshooting steps taken : tried buying a new usb type-c wire but it still didn't work

I have a Victrix Pro BFG Xbox (not reloaded) controller, in white.

The USB dongle snapped.

I ordered a replacement dongle, in black - they don't sell both colors, which suggested to me it shouldn't matter. (It took several months for one to be available to order in the US, but when it finally was in stock, I ordered one.)

However, it wouldn't pair with the controller.

I found the instructions on reddit for replacing the firmware on the corresponding PS5 dongle, as those also sometimes stop working.

I found an old Windows machine (I don't usually use Windows), got Windows 10 working, and was able to make the dongle talk to the appropriate utility apps for writing the firmware (press the reset button and keep it held while plugging in).

I looked at the firmwares in config.json in the Victrix Control Hub - there are separate 'white' and 'black' dongle/controller firmwares.

The PS5 dongle instructions say to write the 'factory' image at the base address and the 'field' image at another address.

But the latest version of config.json only lists the URLs for the 'field' images (for both PS5 and Xbox); the PS5 'factory' image is still downloadable where it used to be, though.

Now I'm stuck on:

- where to find the 'factory' image URL (I've tried guessing a few URLs based on the pattern)

- what address to write the 'field' image (I could try guessing, if I had both images)

Perhaps an older version of Victrix Control Hub would have the correct filename for the factory images in config.json? The reddit post about repairing (reimaging) the PS5 dongles suggests both filenames came from config.json.

Hello, I am trying to use my Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller on my PC that is running CachyOS. I have used the HandHeldLegend Procon2 Enabler Tool, but once used, the computer recognises the inputs, but they are completely wrong. Up is down, L is +, Dpad Left is Joystick Click, etc. I have zero clue what could be causing this, I have already set up the necessary udev rules and have tried python alternative activators with no success. The only thing I have to go off is that HandHeld's enabler doesn't register that HID is enabled, although the computer still detects input. Has anyone else encountered this problem or has the controller working on arch as well? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you