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I had the 8bitduo Ultimate and I loved it, though it was a little awkward to hold at first as I was more used to the slanted handle design of an Xbox controller. Unfortunately, I think I must have left it somewhere in public leading to it being stolen, as I haven't seen it in a few months in spite of constantly looking for it. (Fucking ADHD, man) I was also already in the market for a second one as I have a younger sibling who enjoys playing with me, and her current controller isn't winning any awards (powerA). I also wouldn't mind something more comfortable to use in handheld mode. I had a Hori Split Pad pro, but I did not like it at all. The controllers felt cheap and hollow, they drained the switch's already poor battery life even faster, and one half quit working after like a month.

With that out of the way, I've looked at a few options:

I could get another 8bitduo Ultimate, and I definitely might, but I'm curious if there are other, more comfortable options available.

I've looked at the Gulikit King Kong 2 (and 2 pro) controllers, and they seem great on paper, but I've read a lot of reviews claiming they're prone to hardware failure in some form or another.

Lastly, I've seen a lot on the Nyxi Wizard. It's newer, so I don't know that there's any long-term reviews available, and I don't know how comfortable the GameCube layout is for most games, but I've read that in terms of quality it seems great, plus it has the benefit of being a joycon substitute.

Last lastly: Another thing I want to consider is whether I should get a joycon substitute, or get a console mount for a pro controller. I've heard a lot of good things about the Fixture S2 (i have an OLED) but I've also read that it tends to break with extended use.

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[–] ViscloReader@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I have a friend who has the 8bitdo classic and the ultimate and I own the official nintendo pro controller. So I had the chance to try all 3. I might be biased because it was a big purchase for me but the official pro controller is my preferred controller out of all controllers I could try. I rank it higher than:

  • Xbox one
  • 360
  • dualshock 1 2 3 4
  • PowerA
  • 8bitdo classic (the one that looks like a NES pad)

(I tried all of the above)