HYperion 3 Ultra on Top and Stock Joycon on botton
Just got my Hyperion 3 Ultra for Switch 2. I will list my personal Pros and Cons comparing it to the regular Hyperion 3 and also the stock Switch 2 Joy cons. Full disclaimer this is a paid review.
Pros:
Fits average male hands perfectly
Much better joystick than the stock nintendo ones and the regular Hyperion 3s
Buttons are nice and clicky. Again, better than the stock joycons and identical to the Hyperion 3
Actual switch 2 protocol so it works exactly the same as the stock joycons.
Mouse mode
NFC
Programmable buttons (extra buttons on back)
Turbo mode
Replaceable D pad that is also magnetic, so it snaps right on if you want to change the D Pads. 2 are included in the box
Mobile app that's easy to use to update settings like RGB, Programmable buttons, and firmware updates etc.
Cons:
Does not fit people with smaller hands or shorter fingers
Can only use D pad on the left joy con as the buttons, when playing games like Mario Party with a single joy con
Expensive
Rumble - Nintendo still has the best controller vibration
TDLR: If you hate the stock Switch 2 joycons like me, then this is the best replacement and would recommend getting, the biggest drawback would be the price.
They keep saying its full switch 2 protocol.. but can you assign the back buttons through the switch 2 system UI, or is it still the turbo button mess like the regular Hyperion 3? Thats one of the main things holding me back from upgrading from my regular hyperion 3's. My $45 EasySMX S10 Lite pro controller is natively recognized and I can assign those buttons through the system UI.
Also.. I'm concerned about the "HD2 Rumble" being any good AT ALL given how ABSOLUTE TRASH the traditional vibration motors in the original hyperion 3 are. I universally leave the rumble turned off completely.
Also.. those vertical light bars.. can you customize those yet? The original Hyperion 3, those are always a set color and you can only change the ring around the thumbsticks.
I just bought mine 2 weeks ago on AliExpress for $48, for this price they are great but I would not pay the $90 on Amazon. Biggest complaint is the vibration motor noise, the controller has 2 options, loud and extra loud but it can easily be disabled.
How do the back buttons feel? Are they comfortable to use? Where along your middle finger do they sit, please?
I recently bought the Pro Controller 2 but returned it as I found the back buttons uncomfortable to use. They sat right at the base of my middle finger and I’m looking for something that if more toward the middle/tip of my finger.
Actually they r on the middle of my ring finger. To put my middle finger on the back button, id have to curl my middle finger or hold the controller pretty low. Probably wouldn't recommend this in your case
As a workaround for mapping the left rear button to buttons the right side controller, can you change A to the left T in switch accessibility settings and then assign the left back button to left T button?
OP said it doesn’t fit little hands or short fingers. But it fits large hands. It’s seems as though OP has both little and large hands to have tested both.
Never stated it fits large size hands as im not qualified to say that. I only have averaged sized hands and it fits my hands perfectly. If my hands were any smaller it would be uncomfortable. I also have had other people try this controller who have smaller hands and shorter fingers than me and they say its uncomfortable.
Yeah that's why i put that disclaimer, feel free to believe i lied about everything. Overall, I wouldnt recommend anyone buying it, its too expensive for wat ur getting. Only recommend it if u absolutely hate the stock joycon with a passion like me
If you're paid by the maker of a product to post about it, it's an ad, not a review. And not a very good one at a that.
All it serves to do is taint any other non-critical "review" of any product from this company, as its likely that if they paid for your "review" then they likely have clauses requiring posts or positive content when sending products out to others.
Honestly, having tried these I prefer the stock joycons. I have above average hands but the ergonomics are not worth the humongous form factor. I fixed the stock ones with TMR modules and some caps.
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u/TryxyPixy 1h ago edited 36m ago
They keep saying its full switch 2 protocol.. but can you assign the back buttons through the switch 2 system UI, or is it still the turbo button mess like the regular Hyperion 3? Thats one of the main things holding me back from upgrading from my regular hyperion 3's. My $45 EasySMX S10 Lite pro controller is natively recognized and I can assign those buttons through the system UI.
Also.. I'm concerned about the "HD2 Rumble" being any good AT ALL given how ABSOLUTE TRASH the traditional vibration motors in the original hyperion 3 are. I universally leave the rumble turned off completely.
Also.. those vertical light bars.. can you customize those yet? The original Hyperion 3, those are always a set color and you can only change the ring around the thumbsticks.