Sry for hijacking but Anyone know of Any with the ability to map the back buttons on the fly? Initiale I was looking at 8bitdo but apparently you Need extra software to program extra buttons Which is kinda a bit of a Dealbreaker for me

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I just got a 8bitdo ultimate 2c they go for 30 bucks and I swear it is better than my Xbox gamepad, thy come in fun colors have extra triggers amazing hall effect sticks good face buttons. Bluetooth AND dongle. I can't stress this enough it is purple.

8bitdo, no other better answer

Throwing a fun one in comments:

Stadia Controller.

Just an xbox controller?

It just works

I'm still a huge fan if my DualShock 4. I've been using it for a long time now, and the battery life is still good. The track pad also comes in handy shockingly often since it acts like a normal track pad for the mouse.

I've owned 3 different 8bitdos, and they have some of the best QC on the market.

With that, the ultimate 2 is a brilliant wireless 2.4g controller with a dock. Works out of the box, no config required.

Gulikit ES Pro is easily my favorite Xbox-style controller. It's almost identical to the Xbox Series controller, but everything about it is a little better. The dpad is as accurate and tactile, and not as loud. It uses tmr sticks.

It uses bluetooth for wireless, but it's kind of miraculously low latency for being bluetooth, and rivals most 2.4 controllers in latency tests.

But to be fair I have never been able to bring myself to spend $200+ on a controller. This one is only $30.

I have larger hands and have the Cyclone 2. Fantastic controller and my daily driver. I didn't like the clicky face buttons but they've grown on me. Happy to answer any questions. No real issues across Linux or Windows.

Doesn’t have a shit QC (8bitdo’s are apparently like that)

Can't confirm. I own 3 controllers, a keyboard, a numpad and a mouse by 8bitdo. None of them have any hardware issues. Only issue is that the software is meh and Windows/Mac-only. But it's a plug-and-play controller, so you really don't need the software unless you want to do stuff like define macros (which you can just use Steam input for).

Really? My 8bitdo outlived any other controllers I have owned, minus some features lacking

Will only play on wireless (2.4ghz)

Why are you married to that specific frequency?

My main controller is a RetroFighters BattlerGC Pro. At $60 it has hall effect sticks and triggers, a GameCube button layout (my personal favorite of all time for ergonomics) and it comes with both Bluetooth and 2.4GHz support, plus it can be used wired for the lowest possible latency.

I use it for both Switch and PC. On PC you can set it to register as an Xbox controller so you can get full analog trigger support.

Anyhow, the brand has the best controllers for the money IMO, I'd recommend checking out their offerings.

My second favorite controller is my 8bitdo Pro 2, but the clicky d-pad on the Retrofighters controller is so much nicer IMO

I have the GameSir Cyclone 2 and love it.

I have a Gulikit KK3 Pro (NS38) and a KK2T (NS09), both are great and while I got them for free in giveaways, they go around 40€.

The KK2T is Bluetooth only, the KK3 Pro came with a dedicated 2.4GHz dongle (but Bluetooth is available as well)

Both have the Xbox stick layout, but the button layout is Nintendo (they are also switch compatible). Apparently, the buttons can be replaced, but I couldn't find a place that has the Xbox button layout in stock - at least not in my specific colorways.

The KK2T is plain black without any LEDs, the KK3 Pro I got is DMG Gameboy themed: Beige plastic, pink buttons and LED rings around the sticks that have different lighting modes (reactive to stick movement, solid, reacting to trigger pulls etc.)

I own a couple of 8bitdo Ultimate 2, they're excellent and seem to tick all the boxes, but they're on the smaller end I guess.