Decent game controller?
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Man of Honour
Tick the offer box for 40% discount at checkout.
Job jobbed. It comes in lime and black too. Performance is excellent, build quality is excellent, battery life is excellent (or you can use wired mode).
Ignore the one amazon review there saying it needs drivers which are only available for Windows. No such driver is needed, PEBCAK.
My review:
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Job jobbed. It comes in lime and black too. Performance is excellent, build quality is excellent, battery life is excellent (or you can use wired mode).
Ignore the one amazon review there saying it needs drivers which are only available for Windows. No such driver is needed, PEBCAK.
My review:
Review: So cheap, so good - The EasySMX X05 games controller offers multi-platform fun
EasySMX is back with something new aimed at those who don't want to break the bank, but also don't want to skimp out on quality and performance. The X05 seems to deliver these in spades.
www.neowin.net
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Not available in the UK until late this month
my Vader pro 4 just arrived and a cracking controller had the vader pro 3 for ages, not sure the upgrade worth extra 40 quid i paid although it feels more premium in the hand. paid £30 for VP3 and £70 for VP4. had the VP3 for ages, but now decided to give up after a good run
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Tick the offer box for 40% discount at checkout.
Job jobbed. It comes in lime and black too. Performance is excellent, build quality is excellent, battery life is excellent (or you can use wired mode).
Ignore the one amazon review there saying it needs drivers which are only available for Windows. No such driver is needed, PEBCAK.
My review:
Review: So cheap, so good - The EasySMX X05 games controller offers multi-platform fun
EasySMX is back with something new aimed at those who don't want to break the bank, but also don't want to skimp out on quality and performance. The X05 seems to deliver these in spades.
What sort of battery life are you getting out of this? I noticed mine was flashing red on the home button the other day which I presume meant low battery and I didn't think I'd used it for more than about 5 hours.
I did however have the RGB on low so I shall remove that and see and actually make a note this time to gauge it.
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So what? Just order on aliexpress it's quick shipping these days.
Also the gamesir nova light
I just wish they did a black version of the 2c apart from the Wukong one.
Man of Honour
I never timed battery life but I estimate around 8-10 hours? Seems about the norm. The PB Tails is about the same too. When the red light starts flashing you've got a few more hours left so I just plug it in for an hour or so.
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Soldato
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In what way? For non-steam games I'd agree but steam provides perfectly adequate drivers
Have you tried this?
DS4Windows - Tool to Use PS4/PS5 Controller on Windows PC
DS4Windows is a gamepad input mapper and virtual emulator designed to connect, use and customize your PS4/PS5 Controller on Windows 10/11 PC.
ds4-windows.com
I never had a problem getting my old dualsense working with non Steam games.
Man of Honour
Not sure which thread this fits into best as the controller chat has been random in the other threads so figure here is ideal as general Windows controller thread 
@Noxia and anyone else who ordered the PB Tails, quick update on the slight quirk I found recently where the right stick was stuck at a lower polling rate than the left when using wired mode. PB let me know that there is a firmware update that resolves it, I have tested it and all's well.
Also some new stuff that sounds very interesting is in the works, should be involved Nov/Dec time. more on that later
Also, the USB 2.4GHz receiver for our Defenders will get an update too which enables 1000Hz over wireless.
Things are shaping up nicely for flagship TMR controllers
@Noxia and anyone else who ordered the PB Tails, quick update on the slight quirk I found recently where the right stick was stuck at a lower polling rate than the left when using wired mode. PB let me know that there is a firmware update that resolves it, I have tested it and all's well.
Also some new stuff that sounds very interesting is in the works, should be involved Nov/Dec time. more on that later
Also, the USB 2.4GHz receiver for our Defenders will get an update too which enables 1000Hz over wireless.
Things are shaping up nicely for flagship TMR controllers
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honestly and after trying many game controllers, nothing beats Xbox controller for NO CONECTIVITY ISSUES. If you like issues then by all means go elsewhere but if you want stress free life get Xbox controller for PC. Then buy some Panasonic rechargeable batteries and they last for ages and much better than those Xbox rechargeable packs.
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Man of Honour
What connectivity issues?
The reason people don't choose xbox controllers is the lack of higher quality sticks and other features, and the Elite models are ridiculously priced to the point you're better off getting the third party premium end such as Scuff Envision Pro etc.
The reason people don't choose xbox controllers is the lack of higher quality sticks and other features, and the Elite models are ridiculously priced to the point you're better off getting the third party premium end such as Scuff Envision Pro etc.