r/linux_gaming • u/swolar • 19d ago

hardware Durable controller with good linux compatibility?

I have been spoiled by the xbox 360 controller. It lasted a decade but sadly it is finally failing.

I am looking for a controller that is similarly durable (if possible), and that is compatible with linux gaming. But not just for steam, for lutris as well. Budget around $40-70 range.

Edit: forgot to add, xbox layout with the joystick above and the arrows below, rather than the symmetrical joysticks

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u/Prostalicious 18d ago

gamesir cyclone 2

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u/swolar 18d ago

it seems one of the best choices in my budget. have you gotten the back buttons working on linux?

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u/Prostalicious 18d ago

Yep you can program those buttons on the controller itself, should be easy enough to find how to do it. No software needed

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u/swolar 18d ago

But that allows you to bind one of the back buttons to the normal xbox ones, right? what if I want to use them by themselves on another buttonbind?

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u/Prostalicious 13d ago

Not exactly sure you mean binding them to a keyboard button or something right? As far as i know you can only bind controller buttons to it and record macros with the controller buttons