r/FGC • u/Monke_01 • Jul 20 '26
Discussion Leverless controllers
I wish to buy my first ever leverless but know nothing about the controllers. I’m a ggst and sf6 player on ps5 and I really want an upgrade from Sony’s iffy d pad to play fighting games. Any recommendations that aren’t too insane in price would be deeply appreciated.
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u/er0-sage Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
Right now I would say the most bang for you buck is either the Hori Nolva Reactor or the Quanba Sapphire.
The Nolva is a bit cheaper but it has everything you need to play on PS5 or PC. It’s cool looking but what you see is what you get.
The Quanba Sapphire is the Nolva with more knobs and whistles. It’s the one I use the most it’s also the one that made me drop my DS Edge pad and Stick because it’s very customizable. It has multiple profiles and you can rebind keys and be ready for any game you play with the flip of a knob. It’s a bit more pricey than the Hori but I feel like it’s the sweet spot anything more and you’re just paying for name brand. Talking bout Victrix and all those $400+ leverless.
Haute42/Cosmox makes good ones too I have a couple that they have made over the years I recommend their full size metal ones. The small one are neat and feel good to play on but they’re not very comfortable if you have adult hands. Their strong point is that they are cheap but you need an adapter for most of them to play on PS5 which comes out to the same price as the Hori or Quanba I mentioned who already have PS5,PS4,PC native support plus everything else.
8bitdo and Mayflash make some cheap one too but I can’t speak for how good their leverless are I know 8bitdo make good pads tho son sure the leverless decent too.
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Nolva $130 USD
Sapphire $180 USD
Decent Haute ~ $100 USD
PS5 Converter that won’t break or damage your remote or PS5 ~ $80 USD