So my old wireless Xbox 360 controller is kind of on its last legs, bad stick drift, thumbstick rubber starting to rub off, and I’m looking for a replacement. Would gladly just buy another 360 controller but they haven’t made them in years.

Got an 8bitdo Ultimate earlier this year and it has not lasted. Out of the box, the thumbsticks started losing sensitivity in one or two directions after a few hours of play, but I could get around this by messing with the deadzones in the software. Not an ideal solution, since it lowered the resolution, but it worked.

But now it’s got new and exciting problems that I can’t work around. Sometimes the B button won’t register at all. Sometimes the A button will press on its own. And my favorite, sometimes the entire controller just freezes and won’t accept any input for seconds at a time.

I had a coworker recommend a GuliKit but the face buttons are backward and that’s enough to put me off it.

Any advice?

  • Cummunism [they/them, he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    25 days ago

    only caveat is that if you’re planning on using it bluetooth, there’s a known frame drop problem when using it with bluetooth on windows 10 for some peeps

    i never heard of that. ill have to pay more attention. Though ive only used the controller with Forza, Rocket League and Ghost of Tsushima. Tsushima does have occasional frame drops but its just like a stutter every now and then. though i have what’s labeled as an Xbox one controller so its a lil older i think.