Comment on How to decide what kind of controller one should purchase?

• Copernican@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m not a PS layout kind of person. I looked at the more Xbox designed ones, but don’t folks say the ergonomics aren’t great? They have yours wrists or hands almost at parallel angles instead of a more open position based on the grip design? I almost went

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  • Aeryn@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You’re exactly right, it’s uncomfortable to keep my hands in that position. The whole 8bitdo controller feels cheap, imo.

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• RonnieB@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Unless they upgraded them recently, the triggers feel awful and cheap

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• ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  When I was looking, 8bitdo seemed like a major recommendation online in all the forums. You’re like the first person that recommended it in real time.

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• Unboxious@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Their support sucks though. I had one of their controllers die on me after only 8 months of moderate use and after a way-too-long back and forth they demanded $15 to send me a new controller. Eventually we settled on $5, which is still $5 more than it should have been.

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