Review on Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows Bundle by Stanisaw Muter ᠌

Read reviews - bought. I didn’t get excited - I disassembled it. The "unevenness" of the design immediately "strikes the eye": on the one hand, a very neatly made case, with a well-thought-out possibility of assembling / disassembling (cleaning, etc.). And, on the other hand, a flimsy and uncomfortable D-pad. Words can't explain it, but it's enough just to push it in all 4 directions. Or take it apart, if it's not scary - everything becomes clear without words. Obviously, it does not correspond to the overall quality of the entire structure. And it's weird. I have a good push-button (without triggers) gamepad - but with bad, "sharp" analogues. It is difficult to purchase good analogues separately - practically, impossible. Yes, and they will cost, like this gamepad assembly. Therefore, without thinking twice, I took a soldering iron and soldered analogs out of it - and soldered it into that gamepad. Now I'm at a loss: it turns out that in all games you can do normal turns, without "jerking", and with adequate speed. But, for some reason, only 2 gamepads (we will not "poke a finger") carry analogues of the corresponding quality. I would use this manipulator quite well, for racing, etc. - his triggers are cool, soft, and do not strain your fingers. But I categorically do not understand his "super-convenient" location of the sticks. Regularly using this "asymmetric" option - you run the risk of having problems with motor skills. It is obvious. I don't see anything "cool" about it. However, I bought it, all the same, not in vain: it turned out to be a good "set of spare parts"))) I think to buy more - until they, too, have reduced the cost of analogues (in the absence of alternatives, this is possible). By the way: "mushrooms" are much more convenient than sticks with "depressed" hats. And all the latest "improvements" in this direction are also not clear to me. It seems that the engineers have nothing to do: the "bicycle" has long been invented, and eat hotstsa . But "mushrooms", if of good quality - definitely better. The main thing is that the "mushrooms" do not have their hats slipping. Fortunately, there are many sticks of the same size - it is possible to replace them.