Does anyone have any recommendations for durable gaming controllers? I’ve had multiple Xbox and pdp controllers, but all of them have stopped working correctly after a year or two. It’s ridiculous. I have one no name controller that’s really old and still works but unfortunately I don’t know what brand it it.
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Gulikit makes controllers with hall effect joysticks that are immune to stick drift. I don’t have one of those, but I have their hall effect joysticks for the steam deck and they’re very nice.
Don’t think there’s one. The physicality involved in interacting with them means something is going to wear out. BIFL for this needs to be coupled with the expertise to repair them yourself.
The 2 conditions you would need is a controller with hall effect sticks, and has a battery you are willing to replace, as a controller battery would not last “a life”
Modifying a OEM controller with Hall sticks and using eneloops is your best bet in this situation.
https://www.xbox.com/nl-NL/accessories/controllers/xbox-adaptive-controller
While not exactly BIFL, this controller is so extremely versatile that you could make parts of it BIFL. Also love this controller and what it represents, so felt compelled to add it to the suggestions :-)
heard the gulikit kingkong 2 is pretty good
There’s a new generation of hall effect sticks that are better, now, offered in other controllers. Can’t remember the names, but a quick duckduckgo should turn it up
Are you referring to these? http://k-silver.com/html_products/JH15-844.html
I have two PS4 controllers. One which came with the console in 2014. They both still work like new. Bluetooth works on iPhone and Windows flawlessly.
I second the ps4 recommendation, I’ve never had issues with any the of the 4 I’ve had for almost a decade.
Assuming you’re using it on PC:
I’ve had a Logitech F310 since they came out over a decade ago. It’s the oldest controller I’ve ever had and is sturdy as fuck.
It’s not wireless, and doesn’t have rumble or anything fancy. It can, however, be switched between XInput and Direct so it works even with older games that don’t have modern controller support.
As much as I love my f310 I wouldnt call it a buy for life. Mine has an issue with a d-pad that makes it so some dirt gets under it and messes with the controls.
I lost more than one street fighter match because one of my direction buttons decided not to work
