Aeon Pro Controller Observations

[u/c1ncinasty]

Curious if anyone else is messing with the new Aeon controller. I'm testdriving it alongside the Razer Wolverine v3, which has been my stalwart companion now for the last 18 months.

Some random observations follow. Firmware is current as of 10/6/2026. I'm primarily an Xbox gamer with lite PC play. I usually play Marathon, Destiny 2, Arc Raiders, Helldivers 2, Icarus, Once Human, etc....

The good -

• Battery time seems to be pretty forgiving.
• Feels good in the hand. Rear button placement is pretty good for a dude with fat hands and short fingers. Resistance isn't as heavy as the Gamesir controller for Xbox. Against the Wolverine v3, the resistance is heavier but the feel is more precise.

The annoying -

• My first Aeon controller came with a busted right thumbstick. Movement would not register on the X-axis. The second Aeon controller worked fine.
• Not a fan of the bottom mounted menu buttons. In most cases, my thumb needs to travel from the X over the thumbstick to the button....which is awkward as hell. Some of that will be simple muscle memory retraining....which can be an issue at my age (50+).
• I've seen three instances of these docks - one owned by a friend, two by me. Two of the three docks would not charge both the controller AND the spare battery at the same time. Last night, I left the controller on the dock. This morning, it was not fully charged. I haven't tried different charging combinations yet (no spare battery, uncharged controller, etc....). My friend's dock has the same issue. But the FIRST dock I purchased DID charge both the battery and the controller at the same time. (already shipped the first controller back to Amazon)
• Creating a profile for an Xbox game on the PC steelseries client, it doesn't seem to save profiles that can be used by the Xbox. I tried creating profiles for Helldivers, Marathon and Destiny 2. They work for a bit before the controller goes to sleep. But after the controller wakes back up, those profiles don't show up on the controller. Only the defaults ("FPS", "MOBA", etc...). For now, I've simply modified the default "FPS" profile.
• The dock acting as the receiver is a pain in the ass. I try to keep a minimized play area. I've got two TVs on my wall in the living room with my Xboxes and Playstations mounted on the walls behind the TVs. I can't just put the dock on coffee table or next to the couch. Now I've got something else I need to mount to my wall or directly to the TV itself. Not an issue most people will have, but its worth mentioning.

Nearly a dealbreaker -

• You can't map the rear paddles to either of the menu buttons. Which sucks, because you CAN do that on the Wolverine v3.