I bought this for three reasons: one, the hall effect joysticks due to having 3 pairs of joysticks and an official pro controller become unusable due to drift; two, the two back buttons which are really handy, and three, the motion controls. It absolutely delivers on all these fronts. The sticks are insanely accurate and smooth, the back buttons are super comfortable, and the motion controls are simply incredible. On three fronts this thing destroys the official Switch Pro.
A few extra nice features are that the dock and controller feel very well built; the docks is super easy to use and looks pretty sweet with its light up feature; you can store the 2.4 GH adaptor in the bottom of the dock; you get three separate profiles each with customizable button mapping, stick dead-zones, trigger dead-zones, macros, etcetera; the software is really easy to use; and the unboxing experience is great.
There are a few cons though, number one being comfort. It feels decent, and it's definitely not uncomfortable, but at the same time it's not as conforming as the Switch Pro (which is heaven in the hand) or an Xbox controller. You also cannot use the back buttons, macros, or any other customization without downloading software to your computer and wiring your controller to it.
My final verdict is that it is pretty sweet controller. If you are looking to never deal with joy-con drift again and get some nice bonus features (back buttons and macros) and upgraded essentials (sticks and motion controls) I think the tradeoffs (slightly less comfort) are absolutely worth it. Only people who I would not recommend this to are people who are really looking for comfort due to hours long gaming sessions, although to be fair I have not experimented with this quite yet so I'm not sure if it would really be that bad.
(Update: so actually, I tested the sticks a bit compared to my one non-drifting pro-controller stick and I don't think it's more accurate; it might actually be less accurate. I'm not sure if this is due to the tension being tighter and me not being used to it or the stick itself, but just something to keep in mind. It's still pretty darn good though, way better than a joy con and definitely better than dealing with drift. Plus, it's the Switch so having the most accurate sticks in the world aren't going to do much good on say competitive FPSs that run at 30 fps and 780p. Gyro controls I still think are better than the official pro controller though.)
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| Price | $59.99 | $49.99 |
| Connection | Bluetooth/2.4g adapter/USB Cable for Switch & Steam Deck; 2.4g adapter/USB Cable for Windows | 2.4g/Wired |
| Compatibility | Switch, PC Windows 10 and Steam Deck | iPhone, iPad, macOS and Apple TV, PC Windows 10, Android and Steam Deck |
| Button layout | Switch Style | Xbox Style |
| Joysticks | Hall Effect | ALPS |
| Charging dock | Multifunctional dock | Multifunctional dock |
| Ultimate Software | Software is available for Windows 10 and Android/iOS | Software is available for Windows 10 |
| Special features | 2 Pro back paddle buttons, Custom Profile switch button, Motion control(for Switch only), Rumble Vibration, Player indicators | 2 Pro back paddle buttons, Custom Profile switch button, Rumble Vibration |
| Mode switch button | Bluetooth/2.4g | X-input/D-input |
| Battery life | 22 play hours | 15 play hours |
| Colors | White/Black | Pastel Pink/White/Black |
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This will be an initial review. So far the controller feels very nice. The connection is great on my pc and the dock for charging is simple and effective. I did get this out of the box the same day as of writing this review. I felt an issue with my + button after a few hours of light use where it would stick for about half a second to a second and come back up. I've repeatedly pressed my + button too many times trying to recreate it with some unfortunate successes. I stopped to avoid any further damage if not already due to user error, but after a while it hasn't surfaced again, yet. It's a minor issue, but it just doesn't feel good nor sound good for a button and I don't like that. Hopefully that isn't foreshadowing a future problem. It having bluetooth is a plus because that means I could connect it over a bluetooth compatible device. I will be trying that with my android device or anything else that I can think of on the top of my head. Overall, the controller feel is great, simple button layout, and good looking. Definitely would buy this again if I don't experience further issues beyond the somewhat sticky + button within a year or so. Down the line I will be updating this for a slightly more in depth review and try to cut as much filler out as possible.
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