GameSir T4 Pro Wireless Game Controller for Windows 7 8 10 PC/iPhone/Android/Switch, Dual Shock USB Bluetooth Mobile Phone Gamepad Joystick for Apple Arcade MFi Games, Semi-Transparent LED BacklightCarbonfree Certified

This controller is amazing, and I’ve been through pretty much all of the paces as far as controllers for Xbox goes. Elite Series 2, Scuf, Gamesir G7, modded original controllers, and even some PC controllers using an adapter. This beats ALL of them. The Elite Series 2 and Scuf are still the best for the “look and feel”, but as for the function, this controller is the best. The buttons are mechanical, which feel amazing to me. This difference means that instead of the button slowly depressing and then at some point making contact and giving input, a very specific amount of weight will make the button go down immediately, potentially giving you a tiny boost in reaction time. All of the buttons are mechanical, except for the home button, remappable buttons on the back, and the thumbstick buttons. Next, the thumbsticks and triggers. They are next level. The part you’re going to notice most is the thumbsticks, as you’ll be able to lower your dead zone in all games to zero or 1 without getting any drift. That is simply impossible on a normal thumbstick, since the standard margin of error for the dead zone of those style sticks is usually around 7%, meaning you’ll get drift in some direction anywhere under that number. Having no dead zone means every single tiny movement on the thumb stick is very accurate, allowing you to control recoil and aim better. Third, the look and feel of the controller is actually really good! As I said before, it doesn’t beat the Elite 2 or Scuf at all, but the clear plastic is surprisingly thick and has a quality feel. The mobo is on black PCB which looks nice. And the lights are an added touch, with a ton of customization, all the way down to making multiple color “phases” for one lighting profile so you can make all sorts of patterns and stuff. Overall, this controller is going to be the #1 all around controller in my books for a while, probably until Gamesir releases something else or maybe if Microsoft actually decides to make an Elite with hall affect sticks. We shall seeThere is, however, one critical flaw. On the current firmware, my controller sometimes turns my Xbox back on when I shut it down. It seems to happen intermittently so there may be a specific thing I’m doing that I’m not aware of, but that means it could probably happen to you too. The only way to stop this loop is by unplugging the controller. Furthermore, when the console is successfully turned off, the controller won’t wake the console up from sleep unless you plug it in. Pretty annoying but a price I’m willing to pay for a great controller. I’m hoping this could be fixed with a firmware update, but we’ll have to see.

I had two basic requirements. One, have hall effect sensors (for at least the joysticks.) And two, have low latency via USB. Gamepadla shows this controller as one of the fastest USB gaming controllers and so I had to check this one out. I didn't care too much about wireless options because I prefer to play competitively with wired controllers. Customization and calibration via the T4K app from the Microsoft Store is very intuitive, useful, but not required. A lot of the basic customizations and calibrations can be changed via specific button combinations shown in the user manual. But using the app allows you to change the controllers default 250Hz polling rate and bump it up to 500Hz or 1000Hz.I uploaded screenshots of some of the results from Hardware Tester and Gamepadla for reference. Pleasantly surprised how well this controller performs. Gamepadla latency tests speak for itself. Hardware Tester shows the joysticks at an almost perfect zero while at rest. (Try getting a value that close to zero with a brand new Dualsense Edge or Xbox Elite.) When using the default joystick settings (RAW mode disabled), the circularity is almost perfect with a 0.4% error reading. But this makes some games that don't benefit from perfect circularity harder to play, such as Rocket League and possibly some fighting games. Raw mode enabled allows the controller to get a more square deadzone.While the controller doesn't have a premium feel like the Xbox Elite Controller, what makes up for that is the clicky tactile buttons, hall-effect joysticks/triggers, and customizability. Holding the controller did take a little getting used to and did not feel quite right at first compared ot the Xbox Series or Dualsense controllers. But it is starting to feel more natural after using for a few hours. Other than that, this controller is well worth the $40. Would probably have paid a little more than that if I was able to purchase it in store.