GameSir Tarantula Pro Wireless Controller for Switch/PC/iOS/Android with Charging Dock, Bluetooth 2.4G Wired ControllerCarbonfree Certified

This mops the floor with every first party controller ever made. Don't even think about the xbox elite or nintendo pro controllers. This is in a whole other league.Yes, the ABXY swap is a gimmick. This is worth the price even if you will never use said gimmick beyond setting it initially as your dedicated switch or PC/android/etc controller. I actually do appreciate the ability to swap ABXY for emulation purposes and when I'm between switch and PC.Switching between these devices is super intuitive and fast, as most controllers should be these days.It will wake up your switch when you pull it off the charging dock!The haptic motors are SUPERB, really, really premium feeling and adjustable.You can macro controller inputs on the controller itself, and it has a plethora of very easy to access but won't hit accidentally buttons around the top and the grip buttons are my favorite semi-flush design. setting up the back buttons as L3/R3 took literally two seconds. I even also set up a macro that selected and placed into holding 5 of an item in the menu for tears of the kingdom, also took 2 seconds.The button and stick feel are just phenomenal. The trigger locks are superb, making them go from buttery smooth analog to perfect tactile microswitch. The gulikit king kong pro 3 had the same feature, but both settings felt awful. It also has a hair trigger software mode if you want analog feel but super sensitive response.The gyro is very accurate. I don't like gyro aiming in general, but it worked right away on switch and PC and felt as good as it could.The ABXY buttons are nice rubber membrane with a good balance of travel and responsiveness. And I honestly love the illuminated at the bottom buttons.The D-pad is an absolute standout here. better than anything any other company makes, first party or otherwise. There are nice rubber membrane D pads on some 8bitdo controllers, but none of their dedicated "modern" controllers are good. This is where the playstation style double stick on the bottom design shines - versatility. I personally prefer both sticks down low, they're easy to reach and comfortable, but D-pads down low are a nightmare for retro gaming. This D pad is not only placed better, but the microswitch feel is PHENOMENAL. like seriously, amazing. It's precise as heck, perfect feedback, no accidental diagonals, you can easily hit diagonals when you want, and it's snappy and ultra satisfying. If you are used to rubber membrane D pads it might feel a bit weird at first, but this is really up there with the all time best.The rest of the front buttons are also lovely feeling tactile microswitches. All the microswitches on the controller are perfectly dampened and not loud at all. It has the full range of normal start/select/home, but it also has four more accessory buttons along the lip tied natively to start/select, but you can freely macro them however you want, which I encourage you to try out for repetitive menu tasks or the like. The top piece is also a microswitch hub with I think 3 (L, R, center) switches, center is bound to screenshot by default.Turbo mode is easy and fast to enable.And onto the sticks. This and the pricier PBtails metal crush controller both use TMR sticks - these are similar to hall effect sticks, no moving parts so theoretically no drift ever, but TMR sticks poll at about ten times the rate of regular hall effect sticks, with lower power draw too.Honestly? I can't REALLY feel that much difference over good hall effect sticks on my other controllers. But the sticks themselves are perfect. The PBtails controller's sticks are metal, and when you release them they snap back past center and if you don't increase the deadzone, they will straight up move the cursor in menus, which is really annoying. The tension on the tarantula is perfect, not too firm or too light so they aren't fatiguing to push, snap back to center fast, and don't ever oversnap, with a glassy smooth feel, especially around the edges. The stick caps are good for my hands (a lot of these things are very personal choice, by the way) and don't irritate my thumbs with a lot of game time like the steam deck's thumbsticks or the 8bitdo ultimate sticks do.And the stand is lovely. Nice little acrylic stand that shows it off, charges with simple pogo pins, doesn't make a tiny spark like the 8bitdo and isn't slightly difficult to peel out of the dock like the 8bitdo. I really appreciate controllers that have a stand, it just makes them look much more presentable when sitting on my center entertainment stand. Only the 8bitdo ultimate has had that until now.Overall, I've been hunting for that "perfect" controller. I have the gulikit king kong pro 2,KK pro 3, 8bitdo sn30 pro, pro plus, ultimate, the pbtails metal crush, and the steam controller. For PC games I do generally still prefer the precision of the steam controller's touchpad, but for everything else, especially retro game emulation and switch, this is now the absolute daddy, no contest.

I've been looking for an ergonomically comfortable PC controller for years. Only the Sony DualShock 4 was comfortable enough to be my daily driver, but wasn't good for most PC games without DS4Windows.This controller supports Xinput (Xbox controller) natively right out of the box, so everything else just works! The grip is perfect, feels just like the DS4, the controller is hefty without freaking too heavy or low quality, the dpad is mechanical and feels AMAZING, as do the R/L buttons and programmable face buttons. Latency feels great when connected via the USB Dongle, she even better with a direct wired connection.The only caveat is that you MUST update the firmware on BOTH the controller (via a wired USB cable) AND the dongle using their software. And on top of that, you'll likely have to recalibrate the controller as well, which you can do without the software.Do a Google Search for "GameSir Connect" software, and choose to download it manually from their site. Do NOT use the Microsoft Store version; it will not work. The version you download should be (at the time of writing 1.4.1).Once you have the software, install it and connect your controller via USB. You should be able to go into the software and choose firmware update to get it to the most recent version. BUT YOU'RE NOT DONE YET! You need to update the dongle as well, or some of your buttons or analog sticks don't work when you try wirelessly. With the GameSir Connect app still open, plug in the USB dongle, then HOLD the button on the dongle itself; you should see messages appear about updating its firmware as well. For the most part, you should now be good to go.In some instances, you'll need to recalibrate the sticks too, if they're too sensitive or otherwise wacky. All you have to do is hold the Select/Windows button (middle left), the Start/Menu button (middle right), and Xbox/GameSir button (logo button between the sticks) to enter calibration mode. From there, once it starts blinking, hit RT fully 3 times, LT fully 3 times, then rotate each analog stick fully clockwise 3 times and counter-clockwise 3x, then press the A button (bottom face bottom) to complete the recalibration.