Customer Ratings & Reviews

I would buy this controller again (and did). We (my son and I) each use one of these on separate xbox ones). I bought this controller for three reasons - first it's wired (thus faster than wireless), second it has programmable buttons, and third - because it is professional I thought it would be more resiliant in use. First - concerning mic muting - the package and internal documentation is a little miss-leading in that you cannot control the microphone or volume through the controller unless you go through the Xbox menu or the game menu. You cannot instantly mute the mic on a headphone directly through the controller. Second - you cannot actually program the thing to do anything with the programmable buttons except move for example the "X" button to one of the four programmable buttons. You cannot program the buttons to do a series of button presses for example to simulate button presses and mute the mic (or do anything else). The in the box (clearly not by english speakers) instructions seem to say "expect a software release to allow muting". Contacted the firm (very slow to respond - they took many days without a peep) and they said "oh - that was for the xbox software" and "you can always use the mute button on your headphones". This tells you clearly they are not real gamers and second tells you how long ago they made this stuff (xbox has been mutable through the menus for a long time). For serious gaming with teams it is vitally important to be able to mute a mic in game while continuing to play without removing your hands from the controller. Reaching to your headset and fiddling with buttons or going to the xbox menu and fighting the menu to mute and un-mute the mic takes precious seconds during which you are totally out of action. You can easily miss a kill or be killed and points matter to you or your team members (if that is your thing). You can be toasted just while trying to mute the mic. Second - the term "programmable buttons" is VERY miss-leading. In english what does "programmable" imply to the reader? They added 4 buttons to the controller and all the additional buttons can do is emulate 1 button each which you get to pick - that is it. so if you want programmable button 4 to be the X button - it can. Third gripe is the controller has a very weird slightly off hand size and button placement. I have average male hand size and my son has smaller hands than mine and the controller in-hand feels like it's been made for someone smaller than either of us. My son has found a way to effectively use one button of the additional four they provide (for the x button). My son is an unbelievable FPS player in PvP. When he is on your team - you win - that's it. So if m son is telling us the controller is weird shaped and the button placement is pretty bad - then it is - and his hands are a little smaller than mine. I agree with his thoughts as I cannot make effective use of the buttons either due to finger placement and grip configuration of the controller. Bottom line - the controller is faster than a wireless controller which was one of our objectives. If that is one of your objectives - buy it. It does have additional buttons and you can make each button "act like" one of the other buttons on the controller - it is NOT programmable in any real sense. Third - pay attention to the grip and make sure you are comfortable with how it feels and where the "extra" buttons are - as this cannot be changed. You will find it will be hard to adjust how you use your hands if you are a long time gamer. In a positive sense - so far (30 days) the controller has lasted longer in-use than any of the xbox controllers that came from Xbox. I have strong hands and get into the games and frankly (search the web for controller failures) almost all of the controllers fail a lot specifically either of the two joy sticks on the controller as you push them down and move them in all the directions you are supposed to move. If you push a little too hard (down or in any direction) you almost always will ruin the controller. In addition - none of these controllers have user serviceable parts (search the web for DIY xbox controller repair) and see for yourself. However if you have gentle hands and control your in-game excitement all controllers will last a long time. My son has never killed a controller this way (my daughter - also a gamer has killed one) but I have killed 4 controllers this way (always the right joystick). This controller has lasted the longest so far but I'm also being very careful (and my FPS PvP scores show it). All in - the next step up is a real professional gaming controller that costs a couple hundred bucks. For the typical person this controller is a good buy and will help improve your game a tiny amount. it cannot work miracles but if you are an enthusiast and play a lot of games the 25 milliseconds extra you get matters. Last comment - that additional response boost from the controller is totally wasted unless you also have a TV connected the right way to the xbox so you can make use of that extra speed. Read up on your TV and evaluate how fast your TV responds to changes (in the picture from the xbox). Most TVs take longer to display input changes from the xbox (or playstation) than it takes a wireless controller to respond. Many TVs from several manufacturers have only one port on the TV designed for gaming (often but not always HDMI port 5). If you do not have your entire gaming rig (including the TV) set up for gaming - a faster controller will not matter (with the exception that you will not have the hassle of batteries always failing in-game). I will buy another one of these if the need arises.

I was skeptical but in the end I really liked this controller. It is wired so maybe not good for a large living room setup but fine for a bedroom or office setup. The programmable rear buttons are low profile and the lights on the front are fun and nice to look at. Price match on Amazon for the lowest price. And get the insurance. It's worth the extra couple bucks. Upgrade with it in a year or so or when you have extra dough trade this controller for the elite.

I didn't like this controller, since you can't put Kontrol Freeks on it. If you don't use Kontrol Freeks, then it seems to be a nice controller. I found the buttons on the bottom to be a bit awkward, but I have large hands. My brother seems to love it. I would say if you want a wired controller this would be the best that you can get. I ended up with a xbox elite controller. That one can't use KF's either, but they have premade sticks that are taller. Love it!

I was comparing it to the microsoft elite controller, the buttons on this controller are weird in the back. Also the joysticks are bigger than standard xbox so no Kontrol Freeks. Also the LCD colors are amazing I had so much fun messing with them. But Remapping the controller was kind of hard, never got around to figuring it out. Returned. Worth the extra cost and wait for the Elite controller.

I like the large analog buttons and rumble feedback, though the feedback could have being stronger considering its pulling power directly from the usb socket. The performance buttons on the back are too low almost flushed with the controller body, which in turn makes it hard to reach therefore making them useless, so I hardly use them. It does not have a solid feel. The body could have being wrapped with rubber film for better grip. I am too old to be wowed by the lights on the controller. The trigger buttons have a better precision feel (=the pressure you apply to the trigger buttons affects the response on the game like the pressure you apply to a power drill) than the standard xbone wireless controller but it's not so noticeable. I would not recommended it as a cheaper substitute to the xbone elite controller. I felt the controller was overpriced even at the daily deal sales price.

For $35 this is a pretty good controller I have used it for mostly halo5 and have probably put 40hrs play time on it with no issues. The main negative feedback I have is that the thumbsticks are wider than a normal controller so it feels off and if you use control freaks they will not fit. Also the base of the thumbstick is fatter and it seems to give you less control. Basically seems like there is not much range of motion from center to full direction. This had a big impact on my accuracy but my remedy was to take apart the controller and swap out the right thumbstick for an Xbox 360 thumbstick which had the same size pin hole on the bottom. (Do not try this with an xb1 stick as the hole is to small on the bottom of the stick) basically if you want to try a controller with extra buttons to see if it really helps your game before spending $150-200 on an elite or scuff I think this is a good investment and a good controller. One more negative is that the headset has no controls on the controller itself, so to adjust game and chat volumes you have to do it from the settings on dashboard.

Good controller for people who want can't effort Elite controller. Works same as elite. Very smooth controller, with different program settings. Mapping button and different lights.

Not the Xbox elite but very comparable price all the set up in Google as the Xbox meet for half the price would preferred wireless but no complete good quality feels great in the hand and buttons are easily programmable

Very nice build. I actually like this controller better than Microsofts base controller. The analogs are double the size of Microsoft's which I found to be made for a child. My only complaint would be the programmable buttons on the back are not placed in the right spots. They are to difficult to press for a FPS.. Not a deal breaker for me. I wanted a wired controller. Was tired of Microsofts controller charging ports disconnecting when barely moving the controller

I know many swear by the Wireless controllers, but I just feel like i get more control and feel with the wired. This Controller feels nice in my hand and its never glitched since I got it. Perception is reality and it could just be me thinking its better, but I do feel like I have better control in the games with the wired controller. Plus I never have to worry if it is charged or if i have new batteries in it.

I only bought it because the elite controller was out of stock I was going to settle for this controller then after taking it home and messing around with it I felt cheap the buttons didn't work in the right I gave it at 3 * because it work okay and look cool but nothing like I thought it would be I did get the elite controller and I love it it's well worth the money

Great controller for the money. Handles better than more expensive controllers.

Outstanding but needs a manual for controller. Turtle beach not a fan.

i purchased this controller thinking that it would be a cheaper alternative to buying a microsoft elite xbox one controller, since it had a few of the same features (sort of). the two main features that sets it apart from being a normal controller are the trigger stops and the programmable buttons located on the back of the controller itself. the trigger stops worked just fine and did exactly what i expected them to do. if anything else they felt like i could snap and break them if i really, really tried to. the programmable buttons on the back were a good idea, but poorly executed. they were extremely hard to press, and had a very brittle feel to them. at first i thought that maybe i just had to get used to them or that they just needed to be "broken in", but this was not the case. eventually one of the back buttons broke and got stuck inside of the controller itself. this happened in less than a week of play. i ended up having to go back for a brand new replacement. when i got home i found out that the replacement controller was broken right out of the box. two of the back buttons didnt work at all. i went back to the store and decided on getting a return instead of another replacement.

I wanted an Elite Controller without the Elite Controller cost but this is not a good substitute even for half the price. It feels cheap, it's smaller than expected and the extra buttons on the bottom are difficult to manipulate. The packaging makes you think it's an authentic Microsoft product when it is not. I am returning it.

This is an awesome controller. Super long cord that is made of fabric (not plastic). The buttons are very tactile and the sticks are solid (not loose).

Love this controller. IMO this controller is way better than the original that comes with the Xbox One. Great feel to it and nice precision.

At first I was concerned I wouldn't like this controller because of the wire - but I have been pleasantly surprised that it is a non issue. I no longer worry about the batteries going dead while I play. It feels good in your hands and the additional options are very nice.

Easy to program, light features are cool, definitely noticed a difference in controller response time.

works great, just plug and go. great options for gaming