I want to replace my old GameSir G3s with a controller preferably under €70-75. Initially I wanted an european gamepad but the only 2 options (ready2gaming and snakebyte) was so non existent or questionable that I had to swallow my EU nationalism.
Gaming style:
- Only use controllers where it’s highly recommended
- Preferred genre for controllers would be arcade racing and JRPGs mostly
- Will only play on wireless (2.4ghz)
Preferences:
- Either TMR or high quality HE sticks
- Doesn’t look boring (preferably it has some amounts of LED / RGB)
- Xbox stick position layout (I want to try it out)
- Linux compatibility (don’t care about consöles)
- Doesn’t have a shit QC (8bitdo’s are apparently like that)
- I have larger hands, so maybe not a small controller
Currently these are some controllers that seems to be in my range. I’m interested if you know about even better controllers.
- GameSir Cyclone 2
- GameSir Supernova
- FlyDigi Direwolf 4?
I have a Gamesir G8 for emulator use on my phone. It has obviosly nothing to do with your use case but:
It feels over all rather cheaply made. Those slidey rings around the analog sticks are some of the worst i dealt with on a controller especially for its initial high price. They became unsmooth after like a month. They have a history of rather shady practices with their android apps and emulators. So keep that in mind maybe it applies to other offerings from them too.
Otherwise i have a Xbone S/X controller (with blutooth but not the series ones. ms naming schemes suck so hard) and its alright. Feels great in the hand. But build quality is below the x360 pads i had. Works with linux most of the time but its the only bluetooth device which just refuses to work every now and then. Sticks are pretty imprecise.
Dualsense: Its better in almost every aspect than the Xbone controller and i really want to love it. But its just not comfortable in my hand. I get cramps after like an hour.
But they both have some years left in them. So i have no experience with all the new fancy hall effect offerings. Good luck!
Ohh honestly bringing up shady practices is a good idea, tbf I assume that their software don’t support Linux anyways. There were some comments on the Cyclone 2 that the plastics feel cheap, so it might be that.