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Review on Gamepad Microsoft Xbox One Controller, white by Micha R-m ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A valuable purchase, some advantages!

I used Sony DualShock 4 for a year, but at the end of the warranty period, I burned it with a Sony charger with QuickCharge support (I didn’t know before that DualShock 3 and 4 burned out from this and charged everything in a row with everything, if only the connectors matched). Minor remarks: DS4 turns off immediately after disconnecting the BT connection, while xpad still tries to reconnect for some time. I was more comfortable with the behavior of the DS4.

Pros
  • Only used gamepad on PC, so everything else relates to my experience with PC: Previously used DualShock 4 gamepad for a year - so comparison will be with that. 1. Ease of connection and compatibility with games - just install the drivers, and the gamepad starts working with all games without additional settings and dancing with a tambourine. Even under Linux (xpadneo driver, installed via dkms). There were some setup issues with DS4 (in particular, it was possible to mimic it under the xbox controller, which indicates good compatibility of the xbox controller).
Cons
  • 1. Asymmetric stick layout. After a long intense game of platforming, my left arm began to hurt. With DS4, I have never had this in a year (although they say that XPAD is more ergonomic) - however, this is individual. 2. Buttons and sticks click loudly when pressed/rejected to the limit (not a problem when playing with headphones, but without them it is very audible (louder than a laptop keyboard). 3. Runs on batteries (for a day of active play with vibra, the gamepad ate, according to its own testimony, its own complete duracell batteries from 100% to 70%. That is, you either need to keep a couple of spare batteries or a couple of charged batteries at the ready. At the same time, the DS4 has a battery built-in for the same price, and you don’t need to buy anything extra - just connect the cable and charge as needed. In xpad, the original battery costs like half a gamepad, or you can buy a pair of AA batteries and a charger for them (which will come out not much cheaper). 4. The buttons are quite rigid - in DS4, when playing, the buttons are pressed quite strongly, but at the same time they work very early - I personally like this elasticity more than the "woodiness" of the xpad buttons. The "pliability" of the buttons is more pleasant for me personally than their "woodiness". 5. Turns off periodically during the game. For 5 days this happened 3 times (at the same time, the gamepad turned off spontaneously twice within one day, but the batteries were not discharged at the same time - the gamepad showed 70% charge after turning it on.

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