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Joystick Durability
Customers have mixed opinions on the joystick durability of the 8Bitdo Ultimate Wired Controller. While many are pleased with its solid build and responsive buttons, some have reported issues with stick drift after several months of use.

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Quality
It feels good to hold, the buttons feel good to press, and the fact that it has multiple profiles for the back buttons is awesome.
I've been using it for a few months now pretty solidly and it still works fantastic.
Power a controllers develop really bad stick drift within just a few weeks, sometimes even right out of the box!
With previous controllers, i felt that the buttons or triggers were too hard, or that the joysticks had drift even when i adjus... Read More
Competitiveness
D pad works better than original xbox controller, allows me to do combo moves in fighting games that i wasn't able to before.
This controller is the xbox controller perfected for me, as it is smaller and more in form with a playstation or switch pro controller.
In which i think companies like microsoft, and sony, can do a better job on making there product last.
Out of all the brands i have tried, this one has had the least problems and the lowest disruption frequency.
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- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 2,126 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 17 2025.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As a pc player ive been using a ps5 controller until recently as the form factor of the xbox controllers never appealed to me as i found the shoulder buttons too high or uncomfortable to reach
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Of course not all pc games support playstation buttons and i do prefer the aymmetrical joysticks found on xbox and nintendo controllers over the playstations layout
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The ability to completely remap the controller buttons and use the paddles on the back is a nice addition and well executed though it isnt something i would use myself
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Anyone who felt the xbox controller was uncomfortable or a little too large needs to give this a shot
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
With previous controllers i felt that the buttons or triggers were too hard or that the joysticks had drift even when i adjusted and adjusted them endlessly
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This one is one of the best controllers ive had considering that all the expensive controllers ive purchased start drifting before six months
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I really don’t care for how a controller looks
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I’m more focus driven on how the products works
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