Customer Ratings & Reviews

If you are looking for a a good an affordable pc controller this is it

pretty chill controller. a lot you can do. really made for serious gamers

this is worth the money. best controller I own. The anti drift thumb sticks are great

Needed a controller for my laptop. This one is everything i need and more. I did tons of research until i landed with this

No problems yet the sticks are perfect along with the custom icue settings/connectivity

Had the V1 and once i found out about this one with anti drift i had to get it

Great product. Great for pc gaming. I highly recommend it

This is the best control de pc, there’s not other has it

Amazing controller, with loads of customization and abilities.

It’s okay. Way better choices out there for th price range

This is a must have for PC gamers! I use this every day.

My first PC controller is perfect. For gamesIt has 5 modes to adjust

Love it it’s amazing connection is great response is amazing

I had the original Scuf Envision Pro and upgraded to this one with the new thumbsticks.

Other than the software, the controller itself is good.

Controller is as good as you would expect from scuf

Love!! Bought as a birthday gift and he loved it!!

PC gamepads are a funny thing when you think about them. Once considered novel and perhaps even necessary in the 16 and 32 bit console eras where proprietary connectors prevented you from easily hooking up a (usually much higher quality) console controller to your PC, by the time we reached the PS3 and XBOX360 in the mid-2000s, both lineages had switched to USB connections and within a few years the DualShock and Xbox Gamepad became the most common game controller devices for PC gaming. High-end PC gamepads are a relatively recent phenomenon in mainstream retail channels, with the last decade spawning many boutique companies that offered what they felt were higher-quality controllers for a more “premium” gaming experience that commanded a similarly premium price. SCUF is one such brand that became synonymous with high-end PC gaming and eSports competition, so much so that PC peripheral giant Corsair absorbed them in 2019. The Corsair SCUF Envision Pro controller is certainly a premium-feeling device with great hardware design and loads of potential, but is unfortunately hamstrung by required software that some, myself included, will detest. - Unboxing and Setup Opening the box for the SCUF Envision Pro is a bit of an experience. Elegantly packaged to reveal the controller as if in a gift box, the first impressions I had were quite positive. The controller’s matte plastic surface and textured rubber grips are very high quality - beyond what you would find in a first-party console controller - and the main controller buttons (including those under the D-Pad) have clicky hairline switches underneath. The shoulder, rear, side, and function buttons are a mix of hairline and traditional switch types, all of which feel great to actuate. Sadly, the Envision Pro is not quite plug-and-play compatible. While my computers recognize it as a gamepad upon plugging in the USB dongle, it seems to use DirectInput and lacks any native XInput profile…which means installing Corsair’s iCUE software is a must to use it as a modern PC game controller. I’ll talk more about this application later, because it’s far and away the biggest detractor from what is otherwise very competent hardware. - Gaming Performance After a few minutes getting familiar with the new controller, I opened my preferred eSports title, Rocket League, and went to work on the field. It didn’t take long to acclimate myself, and by the end of the first match I found myself loving how natural it felt to lose 0-6 (it was my teammates’ fault, as always…). The SCUF Envision Pro is just as responsive as any Xbox controller, perhaps slightly moreso because of the hairline switches on the face buttons and relatively short throws for the triggers and thumbsticks. Both sets of analog inputs have firm but forgiving return springs, with consistent return-to-rest force throughout their motion range. The concave analog sticks are shaped just right for a stable grip, and the textured sides of the caps make adjusting your thumb positions easy and fluid. The “anti-drift” hall effect sticks are the major selling point of the Envision Pro, and these are very accurate when using the linear (default) response profile in the iCUE app. I had no trouble precisely adjusting my aim in third person shooters, and taking one of the Marble Blast games for a spin was an absolute joy. One neat feature of the triggers is hardware switches on the underside of the sticks that can change them individually from full-range triggers to clicky buttons with virtually no throw. The trigger grips are also concave for good grip, though I find their protrusions and tapering at the edges a little too much to be perfect (imagine the feeling of a long, though well-manicured, fingernail. Not my preference). The additional grip and shoulder buttons also came into their own with a little customization. Though not the easiest to activate as they tend to shift your grip, I found them handy for auxiliary functions (such as Roll Left and Roll Right in Rocket League, or the clutch in racing games). The upper buttons are on hairline switches while the lower (inside grip) ones are chunkier, more traditional switches. I would’ve liked to see them reversed, but it’s difficult to accidentally hit either set of them. - Comfort As a gamer with larger hands, I was concerned the controller could be smaller and more cramped to hold than it appears in photos online, but I was pleasantly surprised to find it’s about 10% larger in every dimension than even my beloved first-generation Xbox Elite controller. This was particularly important in realizing after I ordered the controller that it uses a “DualShock” style layout; that is, both thumbsticks are symmetrical and located below the D-Pad and face buttons, instead of Xbox style where the left stick and D-Pad buttons are swapped. I usually find the symmetrical stick layout uncomfortable to use, but the Envision Pro is shaped and sized just right where my natural thumb resting position is perfectly positioned between the stick and the associated face buttons. It’s so comfortable and intuitive to hold I didn’t even realize the pad layout was DualShock style until days after unboxing. - iCUE Software & Connectivity With a mere 3MB download from the official SCUF site, I was hopeful that the Corsair iCUE software would be lightweight and functional. Sadly, at nearly 750MB installed the iCUE software exists to bloat up your system and provide duplicate functionality from much lighter monitoring apps or overlays that most gamers already use. If you’re deep in the Corsair ecosystem this probably isn’t a huge issue, but I found the software just far too bloated to feel it added to the experience. It must be running Beyond the excessive and needless bloat, the iCUE software allows full customization of controller mappings, thumbstick and trigger sensitivity/responsiveness, vibration motor adjustment, and the ability to save customizations directly to the Envision Pro’s onboard device memory. Gamers with tastes for very granular customization and macro usage will find a lot to like here with the 6 remappable side/rear buttons and five function buttons below the thumbsticks. The most important part of the iCUE software is, of course, the ability to update device firmware…and I cannot stress how important it is to update your firmware as soon as possible out of the box. I experienced strange connectivity issues on one of my machines when using the included 2.4GHz wireless receiver - the Envision Pro would disconnect and reconnect about once per minute, dropping input and causing games to stutter, lose input entirely, and even crash on rare occasions when using the out-of-the-box firmware. After updating the controller on another PC I went back to the afflicted rig and found it then worked flawlessly. - Bottom Line I was really hoping I’d like the SCUF Envision Pro. For what it’s worth I do enjoy it when I’m in-game, but the fact it needs a companion app to function correctly was a hard sell to begin with made so much worse by needless bloat and increased system overhead. It’s a great controller, don’t get me wrong, but I just don’t like the hoops that need to be leapt through (and lord only knows how much telemetrics data is going back to Corsair every moment the iCUE app is open) to mimic the same basic functionality I get with my archaic Xbox Elite controller by simply plugging its receiver in. So the last question is whether this controller is worth the $179.99 asking price. There are many, many PC gamepad options available at or below that price that have similar quality and functionality, so unless you’re big into SCUF or Corsair peripherals I would do some cross-shopping. However, the quality is there, and the additional function buttons offer a lot of flexibility for those who need it, so long as you can deal with the iCUE application and its foibles. Conditionally recommended.

I thought it would be great but I’m constantly clicking buttons I don’t want to. Returned it and for now sticking with ps5 pro controller.

This SCUF Envision Pro controller might set a new high bar for adding pro-level controller features that are actually USEFUL without making them inaccessible and ruining the experience. From the get go, everything just feels and acts the way you'd want it - while not plug and play, it's very easy to get up and going, which I can't say for other high end controllers I've tried. But, let's start at the beginning. Before you plug in the controller (or the dongle), the materials in the box prompt you to download and install the Corsair iCue software (if you don't already have it installed). That install is quick and easy - then you can plug in the controller (you can charge it separately if you want) or dongle and get started. The controller is pre-configured in a useful setup where the face buttons are mirrored to the back paddles, but you can change that setup if you want (why don't ALL pro controllers pre-configure the paddles, I don't know...but I love that Corsair did) along with the 5 macro buttons on the bottom (again, I love that they're preset, including the volume / mute buttons) and the 2 side buttons that mirror the L1/R1 buttons. You can also change the lighting effects in the software and a few other things (including calibrating the sticks) and update the firmware (you'll want to plug the controller directly in for that). After you're finished configuring, you're ready to play - and the controller SHINES in gaming. I love the smoothness and accuracy of the sticks and triggers - I'm mostly a racing game player and they work really well for both driving and flying games. The buttons feel like they're microswitches and have a nice clickiness to them, similarly with the D-Pad. This really is a modern controller - the ciruclar D-Pad is great for modern games, but may not be your favorite for older / retro games and platformers. You can switch between 2.4Ghz (using the included dongle) and wired USB - I didn't notice any latency issues on wireless but playing wired means you can charge and play at the same time. The controller feels REALLY good in the hand with texture grips providing a solid hold on the controller even in intense gaming sessions and the size and weight are just right for comfort during those longer runs. I guess the only word of caution might be that this is, of course, the Playstation-type layout with the d-pad above the stick on the left side (vs the Xbox type layout that reverses this). I've found it's a very personal choice as to what layout you prefer - so if you're good with the Playstation layout, then you're good to go here! So if you're in the market for a high-end controller that actually makes all the features accessible, this is a great option to check out. Give it a try today!