Customer Ratings & Reviews

I've tried a few gaming controllers throughout the years and this one is by far my favorite. It feels comfortable in your hands, customizable LEDs, has really good feedback when pressing the buttons which are clicky and feel quite precise, it has extra customizable buttons on the back to help map shortcuts, and even has built in TMR, Tunnel Magneto resistance sensors, which help basically eliminate stick drift and help with better accuracy and precision in the joysticks. Also has a really long battery life clicking in at around 50 hours. Would highly recommend this controller.

Great controller. Very light and easy to fit in a laptop bag with the thumb sticks pulled out. The clicky buttons are easy to get used to since they click like mouse buttons on the Logitech G502. The only small complaint I have is on the software side, which hopefully will be updated. When you use it on an ROG laptop, the armory crate button does not open armory crate. That only works for the Xbox Ally. The software being only cloud based and barely in the base PC Armory Crate app feels bad and less integrated than it could be. Again, I hope they update it soon.

I’m really happy with the ROG Raikiri II Xbox. The quality is really excellent and the controller feels very solid and premium in the hands. I especially like the clicky feeling of the buttons and d-pad. It makes every press feel very satisfying and responsive. The battery life is also good, and I really like the included travel case. Perfect for bringing the controller with me without worrying about damaging it. I bought it together with my ROG Flow Z13, and honestly they are a perfect combination. The controller works very well with the Z13 and makes the whole setup feel more complete, especially when I want to play away from my desk. Overall, I’m very satisfied with this purchase. Great build quality, great buttons, good battery life, and a really nice case. Definitely recommended.

This is my first luxury controller I have ever purchased, I have to admit, the controller feels like you are holding an expensive controller. I got it so I can play on my Ally X while I have it docked in my living room. It's worked amazing. I have had a little bit of lag here and there but other than that, the controller is amazing. I also want to try it on my Gaming PC.

I like this controller, it feels good in the hands but having to use your pc to adjust the settings could be a let down if your a xbox only player. Took me a few days to get used to the short triggers for FPS games but now i’m hitting shots I never hit before.

The controller works perfectly in every single game and that rgb design its crazy 10/10

Absolutely worth the money. The new TMR sticks feel incredible and I don't have to worry about drift anymore. I have many Xbox controllers, including an Elite Series 2 (and DualSense for PS5), and this is the best controller I've used yet. If you're on the fence, give it a try. I love mine.

I use this controller for my desk and my laptop. Quickly switch from bt to the dongle. Good build quality

Ever feel like you don’t get the response time you want out of Xbox stock controllers? Well, look no further, this one has a hair trigger. Adjust the sensitivities as you like but this one has never given me any issues for PC or Xbox while providing more accurate responses.

Controller has been great for playing with my rog so far! Been having alot of fun with no issues. Stays charged for quite some time. No lag with the controls when using wirelessly . Love the adjustable sticks. Havent used the back bump buttons yet.

Software without armory crate is pretty good even tho it's web based. The compact and light weight feel vs the elite 2 is so good. I've been waiting for Microsoft to come out with an elite 3 and this scratching that itch. Only minor thing I wish it had was more grips texture on the front of the controller like the elite 2.

I'm very picky about paddles and polling rate. I was able to overclock this to 1,000 and it reflects that on the Xbox. The back paddles/buttons are perfect. They have a similar placement as the victrix BFG but I do not accidentally press them like I did with the BFG. Very clicky, software is easy to use. Can map buttons without software or PC(but to get the firmware update you need the PC) love the color rgb mode selections and the 2.4hz dongle option. I did a polling rate test and SOMEHOW it's showing the same speed on the wireless dongle as it showed wired(0.93ms average at 950hz) big win, worth the money. Also it's durable. I would have broken the shoulder buttons by now if they were breakable like the victrix gambit(broke 3 of those just being spastic)

I love this controller it works amazingly well and I'm surprised it's one of my favorite controllers

Lightweight nice grip connected to my xbox ally x best thing in it its lightweight but I don’t like the buttons

I love the 3 different ways this can connect. Very comfy to use. Comes with a nice case and you can charge it while in the case! One of my favorite purchases in a while.

Absolutely amazing. The buttons are clicky and satisfying, and the sticks and triggers are very precise. Having a charging dock is a huge upgrade from swapping AAs constantly.

I love it!! My first pro controller. I love how it sinc the rgb lights wit my Xbox ally x, and the bulwark dock!!

Ridiculous controller actually. Puts the elite series 2 and even the razer wolverine v3 pro. I thought those 2 were the best controllers on the market before I got this one and now those 2 never get used. Well actually i use my series 2 for android/ios devices bc IT IS NOT Bluetooth for those devices ONLY PC does it have Bluetooth for. It does not specify this.

Best feeling in the controller no stick drift no problems no issues best controller in 2026

_____ *Pros: -Great build materials and build quality -Precise and accurate TMR joysticks -Satisfyingly clickity D-pad and face buttons -1,000Hz polling rate on PC via USB-C cable or 2.4GHz USB receiver -USB dongle compartment right on the gamepad -Easy to toggle between the full-travel and short-throw shoulder triggers for different types of games -Fast and easy pairing -Stable Bluetooth connection with low latency -Three ways to connect – USB receiver, Bluetooth, and cable -Very comfortable for long gaming sessions -Excellent battery life _____ *Neutral: -The Asus ROG Ally buttons are useless for PC gaming _____ *Cons: -Asus Gear Link and Armoury Crate often did not detect the gamepad (tried Bluetooth, USB-C cable, and USB dongle). -No on-the-fly mapping and profile switching – you have to use the Asus app on the PC to make changes. The Asus Raikiri II gamepad is an excellent gamepad if you’re going to use it primarily or entirely as a PC gamepad. The controller is relatively light despite its high-tech internals and components and long battery life, and it feels ergonomically very comfortable in-hand even during long gaming sessions. The RGB lighting is not in-your-face obnoxious, and if you can manage to get the Raikiri II recognized by the Armoury Crate app or the web browser-based Gear Link utility, then you can customize many aspects of the game pad, such as lighting, dead zone adjustments, responsive curves, and button remapping. Up to five different profiles can be customized and saved, but there is, unfortunately, no on-the-fly method of switching between the profiles – you have to connect to the PC Armoury Crate app and make the switch, which is very frustrating for gamers who plan to use the controller across different platforms and across different genres of games. As for me personally, the lack of an on-device, on-the-fly profile switching is not a huge deal since I’m mostly a non-pro PC gamer and I’m pretty content with the out-of-the box factory calibration and settings. But I presume pro or competitive gamers will mighty be frustrated by such an oversight made by Asus. Hopefully Asus will release a mobile app that can make profile switching easier or introduce the feature via a future firmware update. I tried using both the desktop Armoury Crate app and the web-based Gear Link app, and my experience with both was so-so. The Raikiri II did not get detected 100% reliably, even when using a seemingly sure-fire solution like the USB-C cable connection method. It fared the worst via Bluetooth, and I had the best success via the USB receiver. It was highly frustrating and shocking, really, that Asus is SO bad at this. I have high-end gamepads from Turtle Beach (Victrix Pro BFG) and SCUF (Envision Pro v2), and I never experienced such software issues – they just worked out of the box and detected the gamepad every time, all the time. Fortunately for me, the gamepad was ready-to-go out of the box and plug-and-play, and it was easily recognized by all the games and emulators I tried it with. When I’m playing games with the Raikiri II, that’s when the gamepad really shines. As mentioned earlier, the gamepad is relatively light and highly comfortable to grip and hold, and the tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) joysticks plus the micro-switch inputs (ABXY buttons, D-pad, bumpers, and rear buttons) led to highly fun, accurate, and satisfactorily tactile experience. I love feeling and hearing the clickity sounds that the buttons make, and thanks to the responsiveness and low latency, my hands did not get sore as quickly compared to generic, low-cost gamepads that are available all over the place. As you can probably tell by now, I have a strongly mixed feeling about the Asus Raikiri II gamepad. On one hand, I love its excellent hardware – premium build materials and components and quality in-hand feel, high-tech, predictable, and anti-drift TMR joysticks, satisfyingly clickity buttons and triggers, long battery life, and excellent compatibility with games. But on the other hand, the experience is more than moderately ruined by the lackluster software (Armoury Crate and Gear Link) and poor planning by the design and engineering team that worked on the Raikiri II. Hopefully, Asus will do the RIGHT THING, and keep on improving and updating the Raikiri II instead of crossing it off as a loss and implementing the user-requested features into the Raikiri 3 or whatever thee next-gen gamepad they want to release next. Although the gamepad is nice, hardware-wise, and it’s fun to play games with, I cannot rate it higher than 3.5 Stars, because the Raikiri II feels like an incomplete product that Asus, hopefully, will not give up on. I honestly will not recommend this to my friends who play games across multiple platforms (Xbox, PC, ROG Ally) due to software issues. And it would be a “maybe recommend” if they are exclusively PC gamers. Asus is normally known for quality and reliable products, so I sincerely hope they do right and keep on refining and updating the Raikiri II. So in simple terms, do your proper research and know what type of gamer you are before you drop your hard-earned coin on the Raikiri II gamepad. It could be a good fit for you or it might not.