Review on Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows Bundle by Mateusz Sztrekier ᠌

Name: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows Bundle
Item: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows Bundle
Rating: 3

May 02, 2023

It has some flaws but the product is usable.

The gamepad is original, does not smell anything, the sticks are black, with all stickers and trademarks. And what is strange, many complain about the poor cross, the backlash of the sticks from the very purchase, and at the same time they write that "the model is excellent, I advise you to take it, the best pad, etc." But in fact, in comparison with a controller or logitech, this is mediocrity. On the Xbox One, the cross was corrected, namely, its moving out, but there is no play of the sticks.

Pros

- compatible with PC games - reliability of materials - soft pressure on the sticks compared to controller - easy to understand - the presence of triggers and generally full functionality, including vibration

Cons

- unsuccessful ergonomics, when you press "forward" all the way, you have to press into the sidewall of the left stick cap, and not into the recess. Impossible to press the Y button and the right bumper at the same time (possible on controller) - a poor cross, saving on the material of the fixing legs, which are not 4, as it should be, but 2, so the cross moves out and rests on the side (tested on 3 models). Inconvenient not only in fighting games, but also everywhere where you need to quickly switch slots - backlash of the sticks, after 2 years of use, about 3 mm, which is very bad, and the backlash of both the fit of the plastic pads and the analog joystick due to the drawdown of the spring - slippery plastic gamepad