As far as I saw from 8bitdo none of them have a touchbar which is a deal breaker for me. The fantech one seems to not be missing any inputs at least, but also all it offers in addition is 2 paddles… and I guess hall effect, which I don’t particularly care about. So… it’s just 2 extra inputs, which I guess is fine ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I’d rather have something from a brand I’ve heard from not something from aliexpress tho x3
I’ve had the complete opposite experience. So many third party controllers offer hall effect joysticks, macros, back pedals, options for linear or button triggers, etc at a much lower cost than first party controllers. The only thing they’re missing is the dual sense motors but that’s proprietary.
I recommend checking out the 8bitdo controllers linked in the article, and the FANTECH WGP14-V2 which you can find on AliExpress.
TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 2 days ago
JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It also has a switch to toggle the triggers to either let you slowly pull on them or act as buttons, comes with some longer sticks as an option, and an instant disconnect button. I bought it a while back and the build quality is pretty decent, and looks pretty.
TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 2 days ago
Yeah can’t say any of that has ever been an issue for me lol x3
The only thing I’d really want from a new controller is more inputs
JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yeah I’m eyeing the controller op mentioned, 3 trigger buttons + 2 back pedals that I can customize via steam input is the dream. Most 3rd party controllers only let you map to existing buttons on the controller
sbeak@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
wait, linked in what article? I don’t think I linked an article.
Yeah, 8BitDo, GameSir, etc. have a bunch of good controllers for a very good price, they have feature-rich sub $60 and $70 models like the Cyclone 2, Ultimate 2, and Supernova, as well as a few really good sub $30 models like the Ultimate 2C and Nova 2 Lite. HE /TMR sticks, HE triggers, trigger locks, signal extender charging docks, a bunch of extra remappable buttons, fun colours (esp. the 8BitDo models) while being cheaper than the first party options. You can’t beat the PS haptics though, they are really nice.
JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I meant in the post haha
sbeak@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Yep that makes more sense. The Supernova is a really good controller as long as you like membrane buttons, while the Cyclone 2 is similar but with TMR sticks and mechanical buttons. 8BitDo’s lineup is confusing (the separation between “Wireless” and “Bluetooth” where the former can still do BT but not with the Switch) but the controllers themselves are great.