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I want to replace my old GameSir G3s with a controller preferably under €70-75. Initially I wanted an european gamepad but the only 2 options (ready2gaming and snakebyte) was so non existent or questionable that I had to swallow my EU nationalism.

Gaming style:

  • Only use controllers where it's highly recommended
  • Preferred genre for controllers would be arcade racing and JRPGs mostly
  • Will only play on wireless (2.4ghz)

Preferences:

  • Either TMR or high quality HE sticks
  • Doesn't look boring (preferably it has some amounts of LED / RGB)
  • Xbox stick position layout (I want to try it out)
  • Linux compatibility (don't care about consöles)
  • Doesn't have a shit QC (8bitdo's are apparently like that)
  • I have larger hands, so maybe not a small controller

Currently these are some controllers that seems to be in my range. I'm interested if you know about even better controllers.

  • GameSir Cyclone 2
  • GameSir Supernova
  • FlyDigi Direwolf 4?
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[–] CorrenteAlternata@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It lasts like 6-8 hours

mine does definitely more than 8 hours...maybe yours is defective?

forgetting to charge the PS5 controller is way more annoying.

In that regard the experience on Linux is better than on Windows: on Linux I can see the level of charge directly in the Bluetooth menu, and then I can plug it in after I finish using it

[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

I have four of them, purchased at different times and they’re all the same.

You can look it up. 6-12 hours is the most commonly stated battery life depending on feature use.

And I’m on Linux when I use it with my pc.

[–] mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

my new ps4 controller also does only about 6-8 hours, but that's with vibration turned on