Customer Ratings & Reviews

Was kind of hesitant about this controller because of some of the reviews but I gave it a shot and I am glad that I did works really good same pad is awesome playing street fighter would highly recommend .

Great product it was a birthday gift and my dad loves it

While this controller tries to come off as fancy with all its bells and whistles, underneath it all is a fairly basic controller. The build quality is decent for the price, but don’t expect it to compare with higher end controller as it just can’t compete. The controller fits well in hand but is very lightweight which to me makes it feel on the cheaper end. I prefer a heavier controller that feels more robust, but that is really personal choice. If you prefer a light controller, you might prefer this. The sticks move extreme easily with very little resistance which makes it more difficult to give accurate motion with the sticks. The buttons are harder to press than average. Not necessarily a bad thing, but something to know. The triggers and bumpers feel pretty standard and include trigger locks. The sides are made of rubber, but not the back. It is so smooth that it doesn’t really offer any more grip than plastic does and to me doesn’t feel any better. A better grip would go a long way. The main feature of this controller are the pivot controls. This allows you to switch between a standard controller layout and a fighting/arcade layout. To switch it, you turn the sticks to sink them into the controller, unlock them on the back and flip over the controls and lock them. This is done on both sides. This is a clever feature and switching them is very quick and easy. I did have a problem getting that layout to work with games. For some reason, the buttons were not compatible and behaved badly with a lot of games that it should have worked with. Using the standard layout on this controller worked fine with those games. I was not able to get the alternate layout to work with relevant games making it kind of useless. The sticks are hall effect which should go a long way. The connection uses a dongle. I had no problems with the connection, and it never disconnected on me. I used this controller with my gaming PC and had no compatibility problems with it aside from the pivot alternate controls. It does include a screen that has helpful information on it, most importantly, the battery level. You can also easily select the profile you want to use from the screen with the menu and bumper buttons. The screen allows you to map buttons on the controller without the use of any software and configure the profiles. From the screen menu, select the button you want to map and them select from the list which button you want to map from. There is a slide control that is used to scroll through the menus and selections. You can also map the slider to control volume, mix chat, and profile select. That is a very nice extra control to have. There is an app that you can install that allows you to set up button mappings which you can also do right on the controller, adjust stick sensitivity and dead zones (I played with this and couldn’t find any differences in the settings), lighting (which I couldn’t figure out how to adjust), and firmware updates. The firmware was already up to date when I opened the controller. While the app was well laid out and simple to use, it didn’t offer me anything that I couldn’t already do right on the controller. Overall, this is a decent controller that competes with other basic controllers. The pivot feature unfortunately didn’t work with my games making that not so useful. There may be other games that it does work with but none of mine. The sticks feel a little too loose for me and buttons too firm. The screen is a big plus, works well, and allows you to configure everything without the need of any software. If you want something customizable on the controller and don’t mind a controller that feels fairly basic otherwise, this may be for you, but if you have the funds that you want to spend, I recommend spending a little more money and get something that feels a little higher quality.

Easy to use, very user friendly and quick response! It’s a must have controller.

Another contender arises for the top controller for Xbox / PC. This one definitely wins the points for being the most unique and versatile, but is it the best? Out of the box this controller feels large. For those of you with bigger hands, this might be a good thing. People with smaller hands, might have a little trouble with the size of this controller. I will post a picture below comparing it to the Elite Series 2 controller, which so far has been the best one I have found for Xbox / PC. My hands are on the larger size, so I didn’t have much of a problem with the size. The controller feels solid and it has a good weight to it. One thing I didn’t like compared to the Elite controller is that its not as rubberized of a texture. For me it slid around in my hands a little bit more. It does have some grip, but not as much as the elite. The buttons feel like more of the mushy type instead of the clicky type. I found them to be very responsive though and to me, they worked just as well as the Elite controller did. That’s just more of a feel preference whether you like clicky or mushy. The thing that sets this one apart from others is the rotating controls on each side of the controller. This way you can customize the controller to suit the game you are playing with different button and joystick layouts. You can even twist the joysticks and they will rise up a little bit making them taller if you prefer as well. It does feel a little “gimmicky”, but in my testing I did find that all different combinations worked very well. The controls lock into place well so there is no movement or wiggle and depending on what type of game you are playing, having the different layouts can be a big advantage. Another thing that sets this one apart is the small screen that displays different functions and social notifications and things like that. I have to say I never really found myself using that screen much, but for some people who do a lot of online gaming where you are communicating with lots of people, that might be helpful. The controller also has a companion software package where you can customize all of the buttons and lights and things like that. I usually just use the standard layout and don’t care much about lighting so I played around with it a little bit and I found that the software worked well, and did what it was supposed to do. Overall, I found this to be a very solid, and unique controller design. Turtle Beach is definitely trying to be innovative and come up with something new that will benefit all kinds of gamers. I think they have a very solid product here that a lot of people would be happy with. For me, I compare it to the Elite controller which is my current favorite. For me, I will still be using the Elite controller. I just like the feel of that controller better. While this one is a lot more customizable, for me, that one is still the king. But don’t let that stop you from giving this one a try. It is still a great controller that I think a lot of people will love, but its just not for me.

📦 UNBOXING: Inside the box, you’ll find the Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot controller, a USB-A dongle for use with PC, and a USB-C to USB-A cable for data and charging. Other than that, there’s a quick start guide to introduce you to the basic functionality of the controller. 💪 BUILD: The build of the Stealth Pivot controller is lightweight, and despite its looks, it weighs 2-3g less than an official Microsoft Xbox Series controller with Energizer rechargeable batteries installed. Turtle Beach is using some sort of rubberized material on its grips, but since it’s very smooth, it doesn’t really give a premium feel, even if it provides a slightly more secure grip than the textured grips on Microsoft’s first-party controller. On a positive note, Turtle Beach has opted to use hall-effect thumbsticks which should virtually eliminate stick drift during ownership. On the face of the controller, there are two rotating button modules that give you alternative layouts for different styles of gameplay. To change between modules, you’ll need to twist the hall effect thumbsticks like thumbscrews to collapse them before rotating. This is a pretty clever design, but it does feel a little janky as it is unclear where you’re supposed to push to rotate the module. The backlit display provides an interface to program some of the buttons, and additional features like social notifications from your smartphone. Under the Xbox button is a slider which can optionally be used for navigating menus on the display, or controlling headset / microphone / chat mix volume or EQs. The slider can also be pressed in to select options in the interface, but I frequently found myself accidentally pressing the Xbox or share button due to how small it is. Near the bottom of the controller face, you’ll see a plus button [+] that functions as the entry point into the display’s menu system. Atop of the controller, you’ll find 2 adjustable trigger stops for those games where you want a quick trigger response (like FPS games) instead of a variable trigger response like you may want from flight sims or racing games. These togglable switches feel pretty easy to access since the switches protrude from the rest of the chassis. At the rear of the controller, there are 2 paddles (P3 and P4) which I found were positioned for my middle fingers during gameplay. Just above the paddles, you’ll find the locking switches for the rotating button modules. In my opinion, these switches are too shallow and should protrude more from the chassis. I have to use my fingernails to toggle these, which isn’t practical for everyone. Moreover, I feel like there is quite a bit of resistance while toggling these switches—so much so, that I question if something will eventually break. Finally, at the bottom of the controller you’ll find a 3.5mm combo headset output which you can use when using the controller via USB or wirelessly via the included dongle. 🛠️ SETUP: When using an Xbox console, the Stealth Pivot can only work via wired USB. PC users on the other hand will be able to use the Stealth Pivot via wireless connection with the included USB-A dongle, via Bluetooth connection, or via USB wired connection. On PC, the Stealth Pivot is natively recognized as an Xbox controller when using the USB-A dongle or when via wired USB connection, but when connected via Bluetooth, it is recognized as a “6 axis 16 button gamepad with hat switch”. So if for some reason you find yourself needing to pair with Bluetooth, you may have to configure the gamepad in Steam or within the game itself. I also found that I could not use it with Apple devices over Bluetooth, unlike Microsoft’s first-party controllers. Turtle Beach claims it should work with Android devices, however. The majority of my testing was performed on both Xbox (wired) and PC (wireless + wired). ⚙️ CONFIGURATIONS: As someone who plays 2D side-scrollers and precision platformers, I often find myself wanting to use the D-Pad as my primary input for movement, and that’s where the left module comes into play. Twist the thumbstick to collapse it, and unlock the module from the back of the controller. Then using the thumbstick inward towards the display to reveal the module with the D-Pad and LSB/RSB buttons. Then lock the module in place by re-engaging the lock on the rear of the controller. This is probably my favorite module as it puts the D-Pad in an ergonomic position, and still gives you quick access to the LSB and RSB buttons which are notably less commonly used in these kinds of games. Doing the same for the right module reveals an ABXY layout with an additional P1 and P2 button which can be reconfigured. However, Turtle Beach moved the ABXY location downward left, and put the P1 and P2 button upward right of the ABXY buttons. In the standard Xbox layout, the knuckle of my thumb rests on the A button, but in this configuration, my knuckle rests on the B button. As a result, I end up pressing the wrong button much more frequently when I use this button module. I’m sure others can acclimate to this layout, but as someone who prefers the standard location of the ABXY buttons, I think I would have personally preferred that Turtle Beach put the P1 and P2 buttons in place of the right thumbstick. Additionally, pressing in with a bit more force on the X, Y or P1 button does exhibit a bit of plastic flexing, so I do have some concerns about how the controller will hold up over time. Other than that, I really like the adjustable trigger stops, since I often play games where the variable sensitivity of the trigger is not needed. Being able to swiftly press the trigger button with minimal force is great. 📺 ONBOARD DISPLAY: The LCD on the Stealth Pivot is small and backlit, and serves as your primary way of remapping buttons P1 through P4 and re-mapping the D-Pad to the left or right thumbstick. Re-mapping buttons on the controller is fairly straightforward. Press the [+] button to engage the display (which diverts all controller inputs to the display), then use LB/RB to navigate to the profile that you want to re-map (you have 5 onboard profiles in total), then Press A. From there, you can navigate to the “Button Mapping” or “D-Pad Mapping” menus. The Button Mapping menu will let you remap the P1, P2, P3 and P4 buttons by scrolling through a list of the available options, then selecting one. The D-Pad Mapping menu lets you map the D-Pad to function as a L or R thumbstick. Pressing the [+] button will re-engage the controller from any submenu, so you can try out your controls, then press the [+] button again to re-engage the display and resume where you left off. While this is fairly intuitive with some practice, I think the biggest downside of this strategy is simply the amount of time it takes to re-map. I often want to tinker with different configurations while actively playing a game before I settle with a final layout, and this user experience requires a bit more patience. If you’re the kind of person who knows exactly what you want and doesn’t like tinkering, you can set it and forget it on the Stealth Pivot. But if you need to go beyond your 5 onboard profiles, you’ll likely need to use the mobile app to swap profiles out in favor of other ones. You can also use the LCD to pair with the wireless dongle, pair with a “smart device” via Bluetooth like an Android phone or Windows PC, and to pair with the mobile app for Android or iOS which can be used to configure the controller or receive social notifications. In my experience, the social notifications feature is very barebones, and not something I imagine most people will use. It’s cumbersome to navigate through the onboard display, and you’re much better off simply looking at your phone, as it will take less time and you can actually respond from your phone. One minor gripe I do have is that the manual claims that the slider can be remapped to cycle through profiles, but this was not possible via the onboard display nor the apps. 💿 SOFTWARE: As for the apps, you can configure the Stealth Pivot via the “Turtle Beach Control Center 2” app on PC and Xbox, iOS and Android. Personally, I found it to be a pretty clunky user experience that is sometimes unresponsive. Unfortunately, if you want to store more than the 5 onboard profiles, you’ll need to use one of these apps. While the Xbox and PC apps will cloud-sync profiles to your Microsoft account, the mobile app does not. Personally, I will try to limit my usage of the app as much as possible. While the app lets me view the firmware of the controller when plugged in over USB, it doesn’t seem to do the same for the wireless USB dongle, despite following the instructions to connect the controller wirelessly. While there were no firmware updates for the controller at the time of this review, I cannot verify for the USB dongle. 🔋 BATTERY: Turtle Beach claims up to 20 hours of battery on this controller, which isn’t competitive, but shouldn’t be far off from a first-party controller with a good pair of batteries. Thankfully, you can always plug in using the 2.5m cable to charge while playing. 🧐 CONCLUSION: Overall, I think Turtle Beach is taking some pretty cool risks with the Stealth Pivot. They set out to create a modular controller with hall effect thumbsticks and programmable buttons, and they absolutely succeeded in that. The Stealth Pivot is awesome for precision platformers and retro games that rely on the D-Pad. But it first fell short for me by moving its ABXY layout on the right button module, causing frequent mispressed buttons. But worst of all is its very cheap dysfunctional app ecosystem. Turtle Beach has a lot of cool ideas with this one, but I think they need to refine their hardware design, apps and user experience to release a product that lives up to the premium price paid by the customer.

The versatile control switching and great feel of the Stealth Pivot make it an excellent controller for any type of game! Design The Stealth Pivot has a very solid feel to it. There's a black and white dot matrix display on the top/front. Battery life is excellent so far! The box says it will last 20 hours. I've put in a bunch of hours and it's still showing 3 out of 4 bars left on the battery level indicator. Besides the standard buttons there are two additional triggers under the controller, that are programmable. There are two more programmable buttons on the right pivot module, if you flip it to the side with six buttons instead of the right stick and four buttons. The sticks are concave, which I like, and I think they have a great feel. There's one on each side of the left pivot module. There are two switches on the bottom to lock or rotate the pivot modules. There are also two switches on the back to change the mode of the triggers from standard to short actuation. There's a headphone jack, for audio. This controller also comes with one of the nicest 8' braided USB-C to USB-A cables I've ever seen! No only is it long, it at least seems heavy duty or thicker than most, and seems to be high quality. Besides a cord for connectivity, which is required for XBox use, it can be used on PC with the included low-latency 2.4 GHz wireless dongle that's also include. It can also work with an Android phone, Android/Google TV, or Chromebook using Bluetooth or "Smart Device" mode as they call it. Features The Stealth Pivot has a lot of features! Some are more common, some I think are not common but I'll just list some of them here. - Change, "Pivot", controls for different types of games - Configure up to 5 different Profiles in the controller, just using the controller and switch between them on the controller - Anti-drift sticks, they use magnets and "hall effect" to track movements and should never drift - Great battery life, rated for 20 hours and I believe that so far. It's only down one bar out of four after lots of playing games and configuration - Easy to use small screen interface, I expected this to be more annoying and cumbersome but I think it works very well - Bluetooth/"Smart device", tested this and it worked great with games on my Android Phone, Android/Google TV, and Chromebook - Low latency, 2.4 GHz USB Dongle (this only works with PC, tried on some other devices) - Headphone jack, I tested this and it worked great on my PC, I like the "Quick Slide Dial" for changing the volume - Haptic feedback/Rumble that you can adjust the intensity of - Standard or short actuation trigger - Control Center 2 app (I tested this on the PC) can be used for configuration and updating firmware, my controller and USB Dongle (they're updated separately) both came with the most recent version of the firmware. - You can also connect to the Control Center 2 smartphone app to receive text messages on the controller screen - Some cool mapping options for the programmable buttons are "Pro-Aim mode" for fine aiming with a stick, Left or Right Stick, Y or X axis, Max or Min are button options too, as well as Left Trigger Max and Right Trigger Max, all of which I think are great options. The Pivot Modules I was a bit skeptical about how well the pivoting the right and left modules would work but very impressed with the implementation of this great feature! My two concerns were that when switching modes, either twisting the sticks or rotating the modules, would not work very well. I think both functions work great and they do not happen by accident, the stick will not retract back inside while playing a game or the module will no pivot when you don't want it to. Also huge, is the fact that when I use it I never feel any extra play with the rotating modules in there. It just plays like a normal controller and feels very solid in use. I've never felt extra movement that shouldn't be there and thought to myself, "Oh, that's right, these pivot.". It's easy to change the modules. You twist these sticks to make them retract or come back out. To switch/rotate the modules just flip the corresponding switch underneath and then press on the one side of the module for it to rotate. You can always tell which direction because there's a black line with a small arrow on the one end pointing in the direction to push. You can mix and match, you don't need to keep two control sets paired together. I'm actually liking the buttons and the stick on the right paired with the D-Pad only on the left for retro games and side scrolling action games. I like the position of the ABXY buttons better on that side, though the other side gives the extra two programmable buttons. Right now, I often hit the programmable extra two buttons (P1 and P2) instead of Y and B when I have that side up. Still, I like the option of using the programmable two buttons. It would kind of be nice if all of the buttons were programmable, or at least ABXY, because then I could change the mapping so that X and Z were the extra two, Y was X, B was A, P1 was Y, and P2 was B. I can, of course, maybe P1 Y and P2 B. I created one profile that disables all the extra buttons. Besides hitting the wrong button sometimes with P1 and P2, I also squeeze the P3 and P4, the new programmable, trigger buttons underneath with my 4th fingers (ring fingers). But I'll I'm getting used to them and it was easy to create a profile that disables them all. The two extra triggers (P3 and P4) are disabled by default. Control Center 2 App I used the Windows version. The one for Android said it wouldn't install on my phone. I love the Windows version! The display size of it is odd. It seems to be made for a 4K display. I'm glad I have a 4K display because it does work very well on there. It shows all the settings and you can create button mappings, set dead zones for triggers and sticks, set audio options, vibration, and more. It has a cool live display to show the effect of the dead zones for the triggers. You can also set vibration independently for the left and right handle, with options of 0 through 10 for intensity. You can select a handful of EQ options for the audio including "Superhuman Hearing", to boost quiet sounds, that you can enable. The app also makes it easy to map the buttons. They're easy to map on the controller screen but it's always nice to see more at a time. You can also map slider/rocker-dial/Quick Slide Dial. By default it's volume down, mic mute, and volume up. It's very cool that you can also map the a right or left stick to the d-pad. The app is also required to update the USB Dongle firmware as well as the controller firmware, as I mentioned above. There is a "Lighting" section but it doesn't seem like you can chance the color. It's sort of a purple color that set and it only shows on either side oft he Quick Slide Dial. I'll include some screenshots of the app to show what it looks like and some of the options it has. Summary I think the Stealth Pivot is an amazing controller! They took an idea that could have turned out poorly and did an excellent job with it. If there was anything that they could improve on, I would rather use a switch to change between different types of connections, like Bluetooth (Smart Device) and the USB Dongle. Going into the menu in the controller screen isn't bad but for some reason I feel like a switch would be a better choice for that. I like having the programmable buttons there. I'd rather have them than not and look forward to getting used to their placement more so I can use them more often. This controller does a lot and I think it does it all very well - while being a great controller to actually play games with by combining great features with a solid feel.

Amazing controller with tons of features and feels of great quality. Came in a small box with the controller, braided USB type C to A cable, PC Wireless USB dongle (more on this later) and a quick start guide. Setup on a PC was easy, just plugged the USB dongle to the pc and turned on the controller, it automatically synced up and was detected on Windows. I downloaded their control center 2 app from the Windows app store and it recognized it. First I checked if there was a firmware update just in case (the app asks you to plug the keyboard with a cable to the PC for this), but there was none. Then I explored all the options the app gives you, wow! Tons of customization; you can create profiles that get stored on the controller (once you make changes in the app you don't need to have it running on the background, so this is great), tune the sensitivity of the sticks, triggers (you can set them to be short and direct or with a larger travel and press sensitive). The single best thing about this controller, is that the thumbstick are using hall effect sensors (aka, magnetic), what this does compared to the regular controllers you get with your console or other cheaper ones is it avoids STICK DRIFT over time, because its not using a potentiometer, but using magnets. Another amazing feature, that I have not seen before anywhere, is you can rotate the grey parts where the thumbstick are and change the layout of the controller, doing so, now you don't have thumbstick anymore, you have your D-pad and extra buttons that you can map and program like a macro if you want or to perform an specific command (amazing for fighting games in example!). The controller also has an amazing display that shows the connection type, battery level, what profile you are on currently, chatmix audio vol level, button mapping and can also show you social notifications like messages from your friends online, this is amazing, everything at your palm of your hand. The only con I could find was that for Xbox per Turtle beach you can only use it on wired mode (it does support audio/chat/mic on the controller, it does have a plug), wireless is PC only. Hopefully the can work around this release a future wireless dongle compatible with Xbox, but this should be enabled from the get go... .who uses still cables with their consoles? I'm luck that I use it mainly on my PC. If you are looking for a great controller, with tons of functions, customization, great battery life, this is the one!

It’s like an Xbox controller with customizable button layouts and hall effect joysticks. As someone who’s been a multi time victim to stick drift, I’m very happy to see another hall effect controller in the market. Without getting deep into it, it basically makes it impossible for the joysticks to start drifting which is one of the most common defects controllers develop as they get older. If you’ve had any OEM controller for longer than 2 years, you’re probably already familiar with this. But outside of just upgrading the joystick sensors in this controller, the Turtle Beach Pivot offers 4 programmable buttons and allows you to physically swap the joystick, D-pad, and button layouts in seconds. There’s 2 gray parts of the controller that literally spin around to reveal a different button and controller layout, kind of like a fireplace that hides a hidden room. It’s a neat feature, because while I like the default Xbox style layout for FPS and racing games, I like to swap the right side for the 6 button layout for fighting games. It really depends on what you like and for what game, but the flexibility in layout changes are great if you play a wide range of games. Unfortunately, it doesn’t allow you to program macros or keyboard buttons, so the 4 programmable buttons are restricted to duplicating existing buttons. There’s also a noticeable amount of latency using the Bluetooth connection to my Pixel 7 Pro Android phone. Games are still playable, but it’s nothing like the USB dongle connection which is quick and responsive. I wouldn’t get this to use as a controller for my phone, but it’s excellent for PC gaming. If you’re looking for an Xbox style controller with hall effect sensors, this is one of your best bets and the customizable layouts are just the cherry on top. FUNCTION Works great with the USB dongle and wired connection on PC. It’s practically plug and play, but it’s worth downloading the Control Center 2 app to unlock the calibration and firmware update options. You can also reassign the 4 programmable buttons there, but I like that it can be done directly on the controller too. This is where the little screen on the controller comes in handy and it’s extremely useful for quick mid-game adjustments. However, the controller won’t allow you to create custom macros or button combinations for the programmable buttons which was really surprising. Like I love having rear paddle buttons, but it’s a lot more useful if it wasn’t just a copy of an existing button. Especially as a PC controller, where macro functions or assigning a keyboard button would come in handy. There’s also a programmable rocker button that you can assign to control either the game or chat volume if you have a wired headset plugged into the controller. Speaking of wires, if you use the USB-C port for a hardwired connection it also activates the trigger rumble effects which was cool to experience. Not a lot of games use it, but I love it for playing Forza Motorsport because the bumps give tire grip feedback that offers clues before traction breaks away. Both the hardwired and USB dongle connections work great on PC without any noticeable latency. The only issue I had was using the Bluetooth connection to game on my Pixel 7 Pro phone. Games were still playable, but there was an obvious delay to compensate for. Maybe it’s an issue with my phone or something that can be fixed with a firmware update, but for now, I’d recommend gaming with the USB dongle only. DESIGN It’s similar to the Xbox series X controller, but a tiny bit larger and heavier. With both joysticks up, the button layout should be familiar except for the 2 programmable rear paddles. If that doesn’t work for you, the left joystick can be flipped around for a D pad only setup and the right joystick can be flipped around for a 6 button setup sans joystick. This layout kind of reminds me of an SNES controller with a series X body. It takes a few minutes to get used to the shift in button and joystick placement, but it’s nothing that playing more didn’t fix. I’m always a little concerned about adding moving parts to things, but everything feels sturdy and the pivot parts should hold up well to abuse. It has a solid and tight feel all around with slightly soft plastic for the grips and a dense matte hard plastic for the main body. The screen is bright and easy to read and makes for a controller that feels pretty high class overall. PROS - Hall effect joysticks (eliminates stick drift) - Joysticks have good tension - 4 programmable buttons - Easy to program buttons directly on controller - No noticeable latency with USB dongle - Can easily recalibrate controller and set dead zones with Control Center 2 app - Swappable button, joystick, and D-pad layout - Convenient for people who like to play FPS and fighting games with a controller - Adjustable trigger range - Easy to read screen - Programmable buttons - Same body shape as the Xbox Series X controller - Trigger and controller vibrations - 20 hours of rechargeable battery life - Feels well built - Excellent customer service CONS - Cannot program macro functions - Programmable buttons can only copy existing buttons - Noticeable latency with Bluetooth to Android phone connection

As a long-time gamer, I have learned over many years that in general, at least to me, 3rd party controllers are rarely if ever as good as their first party counterparts. That has improved somewhat in the past decade or so with some compelling examples that have changed the market for the better. From old school tropes where you’d always hand your friend the 3rd party controller since it put them at a disadvantage, to now there are options that are arguably better than the brand names, the Turtle Beach Stealth pivot controller for Xbox and PC falls somewhere in the middle. As first glance it looks nice, with a clean palette and smooth edges with good build quality, and while it does have some weight to it it is also not so heavy as to become uncomfortable for longer term sessions. It feels familiar yet slightly different compared to a typical Xbox controller but not in a bad way, although that feel will be subjective. The pivoting action of the two control modules is relatively easy to perform and makes for a very unique design that can fit well for the right kind of gamers, particularly for fighting games. It has a USB-C port on top for charging and connecting hard wired to Xbox, and the battery has lasted around 10 hours at a time for me so far. It includes a very long cable and a USB dongle to plug into and use with a PC. Lastly you can also sync it via Bluetooth to your phone for mobile gaming or streaming. So, it is very versatile. Hair trigger locks and back buttons make up the extra niceties as well as the small screen that I find somewhat unnecessary. The screen can do things like show you phone notifications if you download the app and set it up that way, to showing you extra animations for certain games and changing settings on the controller itself. I never ever look down at my controller when I play so I don’t find the screen useful at all and would gladly trade it for additional battery life as 8-10 hours is far from class leading. The screen and LED lights also always stay on when it is plugged in, even when it is done charging which is annoying. It controls well and I enjoy playing games on it, but I don’t feel like it does anything in particular that makes it a must have device. It’s definitely interesting and could fit a niche for a particular type of gaming enthusiast, and maybe that just isn’t me. Overall, I find it good but not quite great.

[PROS] Adaptive Design: The star feature is the best part of this controller. The pivot functionality can be used with ease and adds important versatility to the controller. For fighting games, it's great. For emulation, it's even better. Being able to adjust my controller for different systems as well as games is amazing. Comfortable Feel: As a person with larger hands, the controller feels full in them but not overwhelming. The side grips have a smooth texture that adds a subtle touch making it easier hold for extended use. As a person sensitive to loud and clicky controllers, I love the implementation of membrane buttons. It makes gaming more enjoyable for me and tolerable for my spouse. Excellent Charging/Battery Life: Many factors play into how long a controller will last before it dies completely. I wasn't able to realistically test the 20hr claim, but I was able to get over 12 hours use without needing charge. My battery was a little under 50% which is very comparable to expectations. I was impressed how quickly I could charge my controller once battery level became concerningly low. As a bonus, the USB input slot is large enough to accommodate most third party cables. [CONS] Limited modifications: I'm a hug fan of the pivot functionality, but there's a few more hardware customizations I would've preferred. The thumbstick height adjustment is okay, but there are only 2 heights. Having a taller height would've been nicer. The adaptive triggers only have 1 stopping point. More premium controllers have at three at the most. [MIXED BAG] So-So Software: The software feels heavy to use, however, I was able remap all of my desired bindings. For the ultimate, hardcore gamer, the software make come off as lackluster or not streamlined. Limitations do exist such as the number of profiles and requiring the software for things you want to be able to do on the fly. [CONCLUSION] I'm pretty content with the Stealth Pivot controller. It works well for the fighting games, but shines in the emulation department. It works wired for Xbox, but I prefer a wireless connection. I would recommend this controller for anyone who doesn't have extreme expectations.

I prefer playing on a controller even when playing PC games, as it’s more comfortable. The one requirement I have for the controllers is to have mappable pads/buttons on the underside of the controller, so that I can keep my fingers on the joysticks while pressing buttons on the back. I’ve owned at least 8 different controllers like this, so when I saw Turtle Beach creating another one with some other attractive features, I had to pick up the Stealth Pivot Wireless controller. Pros: - Customization for your play style with settings and re-mappable buttons in app. - Hall-Effect joysticks! - Wireless dongle for PC included. Cons: - Rotating Button Modules are cool, but in use I found limited cases where I preferred the alternative layouts to the default 2-stick layout. - Control Center 2 is horrible to use. - Plastic Material feels cheap compared to other controllers. Setup: The Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot Wireless controller works as plug & play on the PC, at least if you want to use the default settings without any customization. I was able to plug in the controller with the included wireless dongle, power on, and connect to the PC without any issues. Similarly, the wired connection using the included USB-C to USB-A cable worked perfectly. Though with gamepads like this that have multiple buttons, with some being remappable, you will always want to customize them to get the most use out of it. Software: I downloaded Turtle Beach Control Center 2 from the windows store and knew right away I was going to be extremely disappointed. This app launches on PC in full screen but doesn’t resize correctly, so it feels like you’re using an old Xbox 360/PS3 App on a PC. It’s not enjoyable aesthetically. Nor is it intuitive to navigate the settings, when attempting to map the remappable buttons on the back of the controller, P3 & P4, I had to try 3 or 4 times to get the mapping to work. But the worst part, you had to Alt+Tab out of the Control Center 2 and when navigating back the app would reset back to the launch screen. It’s a huge waste of time. The Control Center 2 is on V1.2.7.0 while the firmware on the Stealth Pivot Controller and transmitter are on V1.0. I hope these both go through multiple revisions, as there are multiple little improvements that would resolve the issues that make me not really want to use the software. Feel: The Stealth Pivot Controller is made from a smooth plastic that feels a bit cheap and gets slick after long gaming sessions if you have sweaty hands. The side grips look textured but are sadly just for aesthetics and don’t provide any added grip. Overall, I’d say the controller feels better than a cheap third-party controller but not as high quality as other game pads with similar features. The best feature in my opinion is the Joysticks, they are very responsive and have zero drift, but the big benefit is they will have zero drift years from now thanks to the use of Hall-Effect switches. Moving them in any direction has the same smooth fluid motion. The Hall-Effect sticks were one of the main reasons I picked up the controller. Pivot Button Modules: The Joystick and button/d-pad section can be flipped to provide alternative button layouts for customizing your play style. This is cool, but only functionally practical for side scrolling games or fighter games that don’t use 3-dementional movements as both alternative layouts remove the Joystick. I played around with the other configurations but found myself going back to the default layout with 2 joysticks as it was more comfortable to hold and fit my playstyle. That’s unfortunate, as I like the option to have alternative playing styles with the other layouts, but I need to find a game that fits into that limited category to make use of those layouts. Performance: After getting the controller configured for my playstyle, I didn’t have any issues with lag or latency in the wireless mode. The responsiveness was the same as if I had the controller directly plugged in with a cable. The 20-hour battery also performed solidly; I was able to go through multiple days of long gaming sessions on a single charge. If the controller isn’t used for a while, it will turn off which helps save power but can be a bit confusing when you pick it back up and get no response. Other Features: The On-Board Social Notifications was a nice idea, but similarly to the Pivot Buttons, I didn’t find it added any benefit to my game play. I could see the benefit when playing on a Console, where you only have 1 screen. But my setup for the PC has multiple monitors, so it is easier for me to have my messages up on the non-game screen, so it only takes a quick glance over to read. With the limited space on the controller, longer messages were broken up and harder to read which would take you away from the game. Like many higher end gamepads, the Stealth Pivot has trigger locks that reduce the activation distance of the trigger. But within the Control Center 2 settings there are also settings to adjust the deadzone for the triggers, so if you have heavy fingers that you rest on the triggers, the triggers will not activate until you intend to activate them. The deadzone configuration also works for the joysticks. Also included is a Pro-Aim Focus Mode, that greatly reduces the sensitivity of the joysticks when pressed. This is a feature that is usually reserved for gaming mice, it helps if you tend to be a sniper in an FPS game and need that steadier aim to land the shot. Conclusion: The Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot Wireless controller is a good addition to the higher end game pads, with plenty of features found on other controllers like remappable buttons, trigger locks, and customization options. Plus, features not often found like Hall-Effect Joysticks and “Sniper” mode for sensitivity. The biggest downfall is the Control Center 2 software, that ruins the whole experience. I’d wait until the software goes through a few more iterations before considering picking up the Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot.

There is a lot to love with this controller. One of its main selling features is that the thumbsticks and buttons rotate into a completely different configuration more akin to a "retro" gamepad (with a d-pad and extra buttons; I included a picture of this alternate layout). (To do this, the thumbsticks rotate into a depressed position, which took me a minute to figure out.) In addition, there is a lit display on the top of the controller that provides some feedback on the status of the controller. The controller is also programmable and the activation depth for the trigger buttons can be changed between one of two settings (long and short). Compared to a traditional Xbox controller, this would be my go-to controller without a doubt. The controller is accompanied in the box with a USB-A to USB-C cable and a PC dongle. So, why is this not a five-star rating? I currently use an Elite controller and this controller, by comparison, feels very plastic-y (for lack of a better term) in my hands and I would even say it feels a little "top heavy" as opposed to being balanced in the hand. It is also a little bulkier than my Elite controller (not crazy so, but enough to nag at me). The thumbsticks also feel a little "sloppy" and not as crisp as my Elite controller. Ultimately, if half-stars were allowed, I would probably give this controller a 4.5 star rating. Given my previous comments, however, if I had to round down or up in my review, I could not give a 5 star rating given the shortcomings I mentioned. Now, with that being said, if I never used an Elite controller before, I would probably endorse this controller with a 5 star rating because it is very similar to a standard Xbox controller and provides more features. In comparison to an Elite controller, however, it does fall just a little short. Still, that is more of a preference thing and, if this were my only controller, I would be okay with that.

TLDR: Interesting customization options but ultimately falls short of the competitor’s Elite series controller in fit and finish. Add to that, buggy software and firmware make this a no-go for now. INTRODUCTION The Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot has some unique features, not found on a typical controller. The ability to rotate the controls and switch to a different configuration is novel. A device that allows you to have the tried-and-true XBox stick configuration or switch to an old-school SNES configuration is slick. The Stealth Pivot has all the necessary features that one would expect in a high-performance gaming controller. Features worth noting include: Bluetooth 5.1/ 2.4GHz connectivity, up to 20 hours of battery life, Hall effect thumb sticks, mappable buttons, a 3.5mm audio jack, a slide switch to adjust in game settings, an old-school, customizable LCD display, force feedback, and even the ability to pair to an Android device. USE The Stealth Pivot has the familiar XBox controller layout without a great deal of heft for something that offers so many adjustments and features. I was surprised at how light the controller felt when I first picked it up. Turtle Beach should be recognized for bringing novel innovations to the humble controller. The first and most obvious are the “pivoting” controls. The Stealth Pivot allows the owner to switch from a standard XBox style control layout to a SNES configuration. This is extremely effective for games like Mortal Kombat. If Mortal Kombat is your game, this controller should be on your upgrade list. It will allow you the functionality of the MK button layout along with a full-featured XBox controller in one tidy package. To go along with those unique control configurations is a set of switches on the top of the controller that allow you to independently change the left and right trigger switches. You can have the traditional long-travel trigger switch, or with the flick of the button, you can shorten the switch travel to mimic a mouse. Making trigger switch activation quicker. Neat. Turtle Beach has also installed an innovative LCD display at the top of the controller. It can be configured to show things like battery level, chat volume, button mappings and even posts from your social media feeds. Slick. Having a battery level indicator handy is a nice feature. I wish more manufacturers had a battery level indicator. I don’t know how many times my current controller has died right in the middle of a game. So frustrating. NEGATIVES First. Here’s the biggest hangup with the Stealth Pivot. The firmware for the controller and the dongle are at v1.0. It shows. Even with the latest Turtle Beach Control Center software downloaded from the website, it feels like beta software at this point. It is in no way ready for primetime release. It just plain doesn’t work. I tried the app on both a Windows 10 and a Windows 11 computer. Neither computer worked. Changes made in the app do not get programmed and carried over to the controller. The ability to change the LCD display doesn’t work. The lighting controls don’t work. You still have all the functionality of an XBox controller and its buttons, but none of the customizations work properly. Second. Changing customizations requires you to manually connect the controller to the PC via the included USB-A to USB-C cable. Unlike my other peripherals, the Stealth Pivot cannot be programmed or changed via the 2.4GHz wireless dongle. I’m thinking that this will eventually be changed via a firmware and app update, but as of now, there is no programming link between the two. This is something that I don’t experience on my other devices. Third. This is more of an aesthetics thing more than anything else, but compared to my current Elite controller, the Stealth Pivot just feels cheap. The plastics feel cheap, the switch movements feel cheap, and most importantly, the complete lack of any form of rubberized material feels extremely cheap. CONCLUSION Unfortunately, I can’t give the Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot a recommended rating. There is just too much left on the table. Aesthetically, I could overlook the cheap feeling of the controller if it brought the goods, but the Pivot does not. It feels cheap, it looks cheap, and to add insult to injury the software and firmware just don’t work properly. I tried 2 different computers with 2 different versions of Windows, and I could not get the Pivot to function as advertised. Even simple lighting adjustments don’t work properly. If Turtle Beach can work out the bugs in their software are firmware, it might persuade me to change my opinion, but no amount of software tweaking can alleviate the cheap feeling. NOT RECOMMENDED

Great for Fighting Games, Metrioidvanias, and Retro games, but not the best for shooters And pretty average for everything else. I played Black Ops 6, Battlefield, XDefiant, First Descendant, Throne and Liberty, Final Fantasy 16, Marvel Rivals, Tekken 8, SF6, and Guilty Gear Strive for PC. Diablo Immortal, COD Mobile, Dungeons of Dreadrock, and Sparklite. For some reason it worked well in all the mobile games except Dungeons of Dreadrock. The D-Pad in that game did some odd behaviors. It was mirrored and reversed at the same time. So left up, right was down, up was left, and down was right. No matter what I did, I couldn’t get it to function properly on that game. This includes the ‘flipped’ mode D-Pad as well. I want to preface this with the fact that I used it on PC with the dongle, and on my Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra over Bluetooth. I chose not to use it on my Xbox, because it required it to be plugged in. This was a deal breaker for me for the Xbox. It comes with an 8 foot cable, but still too short for my needs. I did plug it in and it works, but I didn’t do more than that since I didn’t feel like standing there or moving a chair over to play a game. I tried the wireless dongle and the Xbox didn’t recognize it. Where this controller shined was in games like Tekken, Street Fighter, and Guilty Gear. Fighting and retro games benefited from the ‘flipped’ mode that the controller comes with. I thought this was a cool feature. It is a gimmick especially if you don’t play retro games or fighting games, but if you do, it can come in handy. Where I thought the controller was pretty average was Throne and Liberty, The First Descendant, and Final Fantasy 16. It didn’t do anything to stick out. It didn’t do anything to make it noteworthy. Since all of the ‘competitive’ edge the controller tries to offer doesn’t exist in these type of games. I didn’t see much improvement over a standard controller. Now for the bad! On XDefiant, BF2042, and Black Ops 6 I really struggled! This was ultimately why it got a lower score from me. I really was sold on the Hall Effect sensors, back buttons and screen. But it ultimately didn’t matter since I couldn’t really use it and feel confident with it. The reason why I think it was so bad with shooters was the inconsistency of the right thumbstick, no matter what I did in the settings I couldn’t get it going properly. It felt floaty, and seemed to ignore my sensitivity setting within the game. It also doesn’t seem to have any resistance to the right thumbstick, so it is super easy to move. I tried 5% to 20% deadzone. Also tried 0% deadzone. I tried the Precision, Standard and Fast modes of the sticks and still couldn’t get it to feel right. I don’t know why but it felt so bad with shooters. After some time, I eventually got used to the weird floaty feeling and the sensitivity of it, but because it was inconsistent, I felt like the controller was to blame for a missed shot, not me. For example, it would move at a consistent rate, but then sometimes, it’d move slower, then speed up causing me to overshoot my aim, or undershoot my aim. It was super frustrating. I switched back to a standard controller and immediately felt at home. I got the resistance I preferred and a consistent and predictable movement within the game. I don’t know what is going on here. I spoke to a buddy of mine about it and he proceeded to tell me it was likely the Hall Effect sensors since I’ve never used them before and just haven’t gotten used to them, but I don’t know if I believe that. If this sounds like something you’ve dealt with before then maybe it is, but I don’t know enough about Hall Effects to say otherwise especially since this is my first experience with them. The last two things that weren’t that great for me was the PC software and the battery life. It seemed like with vibration enabled and lighting it didn’t last the 20 hours claimed. More like 7 hours or so. I suppose if you turned off the lighting, vibration, etc. it can hit that 20 hour mark. And the software, just horrible. Luckily you don’t “HAVE” to use it since you can technically remap all the buttons on the little controller’s screen. And even better you don’t need to register for an account to use the software on PC. At the end of the day, I was disappointed with the physical feel of the controller, how the right thumbstick controls, software, battery life, and the shortness of the cable, but liked the flip thing for fighting games and retro games. I enjoyed the mapping convenience, not needing an account to make changes to the controller, and things like that. Ultimately I do think Turtle Beach has a lot to do to improve this. Perhaps after some firmware revisions it’ll get better. And perhaps in time this will be an amazing controller. For now though I have a hard time recommending it based on my experience.

oh boy... I don't like to dunk on tech gadgets too often, especially when it's something new, something cool, and something with potential. But the Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot control just isn't quite ready to replace any of my gaming controllers. Yes, it is really cool that you can rotate the control and tuck away the joysticks and turn it into a "retro" gamepad for old school side scrollers or fighting games. But THE BIGGEST problem with this controller is the joysticks. They have some serious deadzones. Is it hardware? Is it software? I feel like it is probably hardware related. I don't see how a firmware update might fix the issue I experienced. Even if they can manage to fix it with a firmware update, I would not recommend this controller today. I played Fortnite, Rocket League, and Call of Duty online with this control. The joysticks are so bad, that I could not hit anything with it. My team mates called me out and disrespected me in chat lol. The joysticks just are not responsive at all. You will find yourself missing balls, missing shots, missing everything that you would normally have no problem hitting. I'm no engineer, and I don't understand what would make a joystick perform with deadly accuracy. But what I can tell you, that I've been gaming with controls that have joysticks since the Nintendo 64 and PS1.. and the joysticks (even though they perform a magic trick and tuck themselves away) are horrible for any sort of competetive gaming, or even any game that requires a flick of the joystick. The build quality is very plasticky, the control is about the size of a Xbox series X controller but it feels a lot lighter. The screen and RGB lights onboard are cool. The triggers and buttons actually feel quite nice. Battery life is very good. You can pair this wirelessly with a PC with the included dongle, if you plan on using this with XBOX, it will only work with a USB C wire. In the time I spent gaming, I never noticed the screen display anything other than the battery life, and "profile" setting I was using. You can download software to customize the buttons for your PC, there is currently no firmware for the control. So for now, the performance of this control out of the box is no bueno. Like I said before, the joysticks do have a cool trick where you can rotate the cap and it will retract itself into the control, then you unlock the back with the flick of a switch and the pads will rotate to reveal a D pad, and a 6 button layout on the right side. It is pretty cool for retro beam em ups and retro fighting games like street fighter. But I don't think it's worth the headache and bullying you will receive from your team for missing every shot and pass with this control lol. Anywho.. I would not recommend this controller. Especially if you plan on using it for any sort of competitive online gaming.

Frustration: I had high hopes with this controller and after three days of frustration I have lowered my expectations. After charging the controller I downloaded the latest Control Center 2 software and while the software looks impressive it sure isn’t intuitive and it lacks instructional/directional information. Using the Control Center software I verified the controller and the dongle had the latest firmware installed. When I started using the controller I noticed that the left thumbstick did not work at all and my right thumbstick only caused left directional movement no matter where I pushed the thumbstick. I tried to use the Control Center software to diagnose and resolve the issue but in the end It took several factory default resets and power downs to get the controller thumbsticks to work properly. Bottom line is that the software for this controller does not feel fully developed or refined and because of that I am reluctant to recommend this controller. Overall Thoughts: I found that the thumbsticks once working were extremely “light” because they are hall effect switches and don’t have any mechanical contact. At first I was overshooting and oversteering everything but as I became more accustomed to them I became more accurate. I can’t say that I was better because of them but maybe in time I might improve. The button and trigger feel and activation was consistent and felt good in my hands. The ability to PIVOT between thumbsticks to all switches has some appeal in some games but I’ve been using a standard X-Box type controller for so long I am not sure that’s a major advantage for me. The extra two switches on the back side of the controller were disappointing, they are great switches and easy to access however you can only configure them to mimic a controller key function. I was hoping to be able to reassign a keyboard stroke or a macro like I can to the spare buttons on my Roccat Kone gaming mouse but that isn’t the case. The controller has a mostly smooth plastic case without any rubberized grips but even with the lively vibration feedback I never felt like I was losing my grip. The switch placement is typical and overall its an easy controller to handle. There are adjustable trigger locks that limit the distance to engage the lower triggers and they work nicely but the lock/release switch is not something you can manage while in game. The display panel provides basic information such as battery charge and connectivity as well as providing some additional configuration of controller’s switches and the ability to change profiles. The controller can store up to four profiles but be warned that to configure those profiles and get them loaded into the controller can be frustrating due to the Control Center 2 software. The only RGB lighting on the controller are two LEDs mounted dead center and provide very little value. On a better note the controller works well with my Stealth headset. There is a slider switch on the controller that allows you to control the audio.

I got this controller after try one of the scuff envision controller which have a flawed D-pad I might add. So I found this gem on the store shelf and have fallen in love with it. It feels great in the hands. It has great battery life. Works great on PC and Xbox God knows Xbox series controllers are not for fighting games. But this controller manages to do 2 things great be a great standard controller and a great fighting game controller. I love the button mapping features being built into the controller you don't even need the app to make a lot of adjustments. But there an app available. I also use it on my switch 2 with an adapter and it works great there also. And it was over $100 dollars cheaper than the other controllers. I recommend you give it a try. I'm going to buy another one just in case they stop making them. I didn't give it 5 stars because I have had it long enough to see how durable it's going to be on and it does have Hall effect analog sticks.

This is a rather unique controller that might turn a couple heads. That being, that the two control sections can be rotated to reveal a different controller configuration. At the back of the controller, there is a slider for each of the rotatable modules to lock them in place, or unlock them. The joysticks can be rotated to make them shorter so the module can be rotated. You can actually use the joysticks while they're shortened, but you don't get the full range of motion. The buttons on both sides of the modules appear to always be active, so there isn't any loss of functionality or deadzone when rotating the modules, if you wish to rotate them mid-game. It's not made very clear, but the RSB and LSB buttons are the Right Stick Button and Left Stick Button (e.g. clicking in in the joysticks). The screen isn't super high quality, but it gets the job done. Using the buttons on the controller and a little return-to-center dial below the Xbox button you can program the extra buttons. While you're are in the controller menus, the controller buttons are effectively disabled (except for navigating the menus on the controller). You can map the d-pad to one of the joysticks, and the P1/P2/P3/P4 buttons to any of the standard controller buttons, which includes for things like the triggers, a maximum press or a minimum press, which is pretty neat. You can connect the controller to your phone using the Turtle Beach control center 2 app, and use your phone to program the controller, and also select which apps trigger the notifications on the controller itself (e.g. discord notifications). The only annoying part of this is that you have to manually reconnect the controller to the app every time. So, the feature has limited usefulness. The controller is a bit chunkier than your average controller, but not uncomfortable, and still very usable. Battery life is very good, allowing a full day or more of gaming. The range and connectivity is also very good and reliable. Overall, you might think this is a gimmicky controller, but it's actually a very solid controller.

This is probably my 3rd turtle beach gaming controller. First one is the original recon for Xbox and pc(I mainly game on pc). That has served me well for a while, so much so that I bought another one for my son’s pc set up. He liked it as well. This pivot controller works great like you would expect with adjustable triggers, programmable back buttons and joy stick sensitivity customization as well. I prefer the triggers to be set to short action mainly for warzone and other FPS games. But to be honest I like it for story mode games too. Just being able to press the button and have a fast reaction is great. Back buttons are probably the best I’ve tested, they are perfectly placed and are shaped properly as well plus the size of the back buttons will suit almost everyone! They work perfect and never had a problem just make sure you clean them regularly or gunk might make them stick after a few months of use. LCD is nice and gives you the option to adjust setting if you don’t want to use the app. I like to use both honestly because the app is faster to set the functions of the buttons imo. Wireless connectivity is good tho I did have some initial lag and latency when I first set up and started using, but after a little while it went away. I use wired mainly since I’m used to it but nice to have wireless as well. Now for the pivoting part of this controller- it’s very cool, but I don’t see myself needing or using this feature but again nice to have and not need. Aiming seems more accurate with this model vs my old recon. Can’t say much other than I am enjoying this controller more than any others I have tried out so far. It works well, it looks great and it’s affordable too.dont have anything bad to say after using steadily for a week. I say give it a shot I’m sure you will like it as well.