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What Gamepad do you recommend? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm looking for a set of gamepads to play local co-op games with my fiance. A while back I purchased an Xbox Elite controller expecting it to be sturdy since, it's Microsoft's premium controller targeted at both Xbox and PC. Shortly later, my bumper broke which appears to be because the bumpers are just a piece of plastic being bent over and over. It looks like they ported this same defect over to the Xbox Elite 2 controller without fixing it and at this point, I'm done.

I was looking at Sony controllers, I'm a little worried about there compatibility with PC (Windows and Linux) and also the fact that I have large hands.

Scuff also came up, but their prices are pretty high and IDkK how durable they are.

What do you suggest?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I'll be the guy who suggests the unusual options, then:

a steam controller; they take some getting used to, but they have some really nice quality of life features that nothing else has (mouse control via the joystick pads, and the paddles on the back!) and are ideal for bigger hands as it's nice and chunky. They're built specifically for PC use, so the support is as good as it gets. I think they don't feel as "premium" as they're quite lightweight plastic as opposed to the heavy metal of e.g. Xbox elite
the Nintendo Switch Pro controller; this one wins on the durability front imo, all Nintendo's stuff is built to survive children, so they do a lot of drop testing, pouring drinks over it, basically all those fun things kids like to do to your expensive toys