ASUS - ROG Raikiri Pro Wireless Controller for ROG Ally - Black

The controller itself look great, really like the RGB. I dont like that you have to connect it to the Armor Crate app on the PC in order to change the light pattern. The option to be able to switch it via the built in oled screen would be great. I was disappointed with the feel of the controller. It feels like any generic plastic controller. It does not have a premium feel you would expect based on the cost. Mine also had a small creak on the right side under the trigger. You can feel some of the plastic creak, as if something didnt snap in place or didn't quite fit properly. Having to use the USB-C cable foe the xbox series x is not a big deal, would prefer if it was wireless but I knew that ahead of time. The cable is pretty long so I had no issue running it to where I normally sit. My biggest issue, and the reason I returned it, was the placement of the back buttons. I came from an Xbox Elite controller and the placement of the paddles sat right where your fingers rest. On the Raikiri, they sit much further in so I kept having to move my finger a decent amount in order to press them. It was very uncomfortable and I used it daily, for several hours for a week. I really tried to give it time to get used to the placement but I was not able to. Hopefully future versions will either change the placement of the paddles, or add paddles that can be turned so they sit in a different position or add replaceable ones. Overall not a bad product but it was just not for me.

For me, a long time xbox user, it’s gets the job done. As in the ergonomics work decently well, not great, the official Xbox elite series 2 controller is definitely better in terms of build quality and usability. The QA on the series 2 is terrible though so this definitely a worthy secondary option for those tired of busted elite controllers, like me. The back paddles are placed awkwardly on the back, useable, but definitely not super comfortable. The oled screen is very much a gimmick, entirely cosmetic and doesn’t even add that much. RGB is pretty cool looking though. Sticks, d-pad, and buttons feel good, the d-pad is the one thing that this controller has over the series 2, while not hot-swappable it feels much better than the series 2 d-pad. A big loss on this controller is the lack of direct to console wireless, if you wanna use this controller on an Xbox it has to be wired. That’s probably my least favorite thing about it. If you want something that looks cool and is reasonably comfortable to use, then I’d recommend, though I also recommend waiting for a sale, as it is quite pricey as is, somewhere around 100$-120$ would be a good price for this.

First of all, I got to say, I bought this controller with my own money, not a paid sponsorship. I got this controller on Memorial Day and it’s been a couple weeks now. I like the build quality the controller is relatively light week. Add to the fact that it’s a Xbox configuration. It’s very comfortable in my hands and with the extra back buttons behind it it does help me pull off a lot of combos better in fighting games and FPS shooters.. I do like the RGB that’s with the controller it’s not overpowering it settle in my opinion and the fact that you could use the Omori program in the PC to configure your dead zones and how send it if you want your trigger stops to be if you don’t want to mess with the physical buttons And as a streamer myself, it does make it more fun for me to pull off sort combinations, fighting combinations and chick shots, so I got to give Asus their big ups for this one and again this is my own personal review, but I got to give them their credit. They did a fine job with a controller And the fact that it’s a OLED screen that does mention the branding name. I think that is a cool feature.