What Gamepad do you recommend? (programming.dev)

submitted 2 weeks ago by zamithal@programming.dev to c/pcgaming@lemmy.world

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I'm looking for a set of gamepads to play local co-op games with my fiance. A while back I purchased an Xbox Elite controller expecting it to be sturdy since, it's Microsoft's premium controller targeted at both Xbox and PC. Shortly later, my bumper broke which appears to be because the bumpers are just a piece of plastic being bent over and over. It looks like they ported this same defect over to the Xbox Elite 2 controller without fixing it and at this point, I'm done.

I was looking at Sony controllers, I'm a little worried about there compatibility with PC (Windows and Linux) and also the fact that I have large hands.

Scuff also came up, but their prices are pretty high and IDkK how durable they are.

What do you suggest?

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[-] DesolateMood@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

I don't know which brands and models specifically are good, but I would look for controllers labeled with hall effect. It makes a controller much more resistant to stick drift, although it doesn't say anything else about any other quality or durability (such as your bumper issue)

[-] zamithal@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'll look for this but haven't actually ever experienced it apart from super cheap gamepads

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