tough choice between two controllers.

[I_am_steve]

anyone with experience with hori controllers can you tell me if my next controller should be an xbox controller or should it be the upcoming horipad steam edition. both look appealing and I do really like the steam deck but I don't know if hori's stuff is any good.

[C1REX]

Hori stuff is generally very good. Their arcade sticks are used by many pro fighting games players. Of course I can’t tell if that specific gamepad will be good as well but I guess it should.

However, xbox gamepad usually has the best compatibility. Especially if you plan to play games from other store fronts (epic, gog, amazon, gamepass, etc.) or some older games on steam. I currently play old Final Fantasy 13 trilogy and Xbox controller is the only one I have that works out of the box.

[Electric Cupcake]

Anything is better than xbox crap.

[smokerob79]

Originally posted by Electric Cupcake:

Anything is better than xbox crap.

nothing is better then Xbot for PC gaming.....there the only controllers fully supported.....

[SimicEngineer]

Hori is generally very reputable (they've been in the Japanese console accessory market for about 40 years). The only product of theirs that I have is a Fighting Stick Mini 3, which is decidedly "good enough". My only complaint is that the buttons are a little squeaky.

There's no substitute for waiting for an in-depth review, but from the manual, it looks like the Steam HORIPAD will emulate an Xbox controller with a wired connection but not a wireless one. It seems like the wireless mode is specifically targeted at Steam Deck/Linux use.

[Karumati]

Originally posted by Electric Cupcake:

Anything is better than xbox crap.

as someone who is using xbox elite 2 daily, disagree

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I'd look strongly at RAZER if you want a good XBOX controller. They are currently on-sale also

[ugafan]

The big selling point of the Horipad is the capacitive touch joysticks + gyro. This will make a big difference in first person shooters.

It also has some additional buttons that the Xbox lacks.

The Xbox controller is going to have the better analog triggers as the Horipad controller has a very short pull range.

Personally, I would prefer the DualSense over either, but you'd have to deal with Xbox button prompts in most games. And the controller needs to be recharged frequently.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yea good luck getting the Gyro to work on PC games.

[ugafan]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Yea good luck getting the Gyro to work on PC games.

I use gyro on all first person shooters. It makes it much easier to aim.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by ugafan:

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Yea good luck getting the Gyro to work on PC games.

I use gyro on all first person shooters. It makes it much easier to aim.

A controller for FPS types, wow... I can't never get used to it. But if it's flying or driving sure then I jump over to controller

[ˢᵈˣ FatCat]

just random suggestion, Gulikit king kong max 3 is the answer

[I_am_steve]

Hey just a follow up, are hori’s d pads any good?