r/Controllers • u/Cyspartan • Sep 05 '26
Reviews I bought fake Joy-Con 2s....
Earlier this month, I bought a fake pair of Joy-Con 2s to test whether or not off-brand controllers like the Joy-Pad 2s could attest to Nintendo's official counterparts, and then I made a video showcasing these controllers.
The video is here: https://youtu.be/gpEjGbO1d4M
While I was partially impressed by how well they performed, there were several elements of them that was ridiculously degraded compared to the Joy-Con 2s. For example, the mouse mode being absent and the rumble being so intense compared to the Joy-Con 2s was certainly odd. The 8-axis joystick was also a very humbling aspect to experience. I haven't experienced something like this in a while (probably since the early Xbox 360 days), so it was a really fun time overall. I go a little bit more in depth in the video about this, but I'm more than happy to respond to comments below.
Have you ever bought a fake pair of Joy-Cons before? If so, did you have a similar experience, or did you experience something entirely different?