What is the difference of Stream Controllers

[RΔY]

I heard they did a hardware revision on controller, just bought one yesterday and its version number is 1001 still. Mine also says version 9 on controller support tab.
What does the new revision version changed?

[FatStupidAmericant]

I've had multiple, and from what I can tell nothing visible aside from maybe the sticker and some build quality stuff

if you used any part from an old or new revision it'd all work the same

[cammelspit]

The difference is virtually nothing. The rev10 and rev9 actually refer to the board revision. Chances are, they redesigned the board to allow the same functionality at a cheaper build cost or so that their robots can assemble it better. Though, there ARE differences with the newest of the controllers aside from the board. I have done some testing and the rev10 boards have a slightly lower cutoff voltage for your batteries. This means that they will actually drain your battery cells lower than the rev9 controllers will. Rev9 controllers will cut off at around 1v per cell and the rev10 boards will cut off at closer to 0.9v. I tested these myself with identical cells charged in the same charger and bought at the same time. They were tested by myself personally once the controller died entirely with a multimeter and was NOT under load when tested. They were also allowed about 15 minutes to return to a nominal voltage before testing was done.

There is no model number difference but I got a controller only about 2-3 months ago for my wife. This controller had a distinctly different texture on the pads and the cross shape on the left pad as a bit shallower. See, my first controller was a rev9 I got OCT2015 and my second controller, for my now 4-year-old son, is a rev 10 bought in DEC of that same year. Physically, they are identical and you would never be able to tell they are different at all aside from opening them up and investigating the board. The newest controller for my wife, the differences are so insanely minor you would be forgiven if you just couldn't tell. Only through direct comparison and long hours spent with all of them could you even notice it at all.

I also noticed that the new controller had much tighter switches for the pads, sticks, bumpers and ABXY buttons and at first I thought it was actually different. Then I realized that my oldest controller has the softest press and the second controller was somewhere in the middle. On a more intense investigation, I concluded that this was just those switches being broken in. My brother has his own OCT2015 rev9 controller but he has used it less than my wife has used hers in all this time and his switches felt about the same.

I just weighed all 3 controllers with a scale that has .01g accuracy. All three controllers were weighed WITHOUT batteries of any kind. The results may not be 100% accurate since I do use those colored controllers pad protectors on all three and there are some daniel tiger stickers on two of them. The oldest and the second controller are the ones with the stickers while the newest only has the pad protectors.

rev9 Oldest controller 234.12g
rev10 Second controller 234.37g
rev10 Newest controller 232.89g

[Da Doom Man]

TL:DR the rev differences are for controller feeling, not functionality (not yet at least, though that would be at least 5 years later.)

[shadowrun4ever]

waouh !
impressive work, cammelspit ! thanks for all the informations !