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[AndrewRyan]

Decided back buttons are no longer optional and found these three high-quality alternative controllers for the Switch. All have back buttons, HD rumble and can turn the Switch on remotely.

Turns out hall effect sticks have been dethroned by TMR (Tunneling Magnetoresistance) technology. All the benefits of hall effects without the power drain. My top 3 are the Cyclone 2 for $53, the GuliKit Kingkong 3 Pro for $54, and the MOBAPAD N1 HD for $48. All look great but ended up going with the Cyclone 2.
GameSir Cyclone 2
MOBAPAD N1 HD

GuliKit Kingkong 3 Pro

 

[kevboard]

it's insane how many great controllers are wasted on the fact that they are made for the fucking Switch... a system that has almost no games that actually need good sticks and paddles...

like wtf?

you can have the best controller in the world, that doesn't change the fact that the 2 biggest shooters on the platform, Apex Legends and Fortnite are borderline unplayable on the Switch, and all the other ones don't exist on the platform...

Why doesn't Gulikit make this controller for the Series X?

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

What are back buttons exactly? I have seen this mentioned a few times.

 

[StereoVsn]

What are back buttons exactly? I have seen this mentioned a few times.

Can usually program to take the function of other buttons (say L3/R3) or even button sequence.

And the reason so many controllers come out for Switch, Windows and Android is that you don’t have to pay licensing fees. Sony and Xbox are pretty tight with allowing 3rd party wireless controllers.

Anyways, I would love to get one of these, but going to wait and see about controller compatibility with Switch 2 first.

 

[Darkness_Arises]

Can usually program to take the function of other buttons (say L3/R3) or even button sequence.

And the reason so many controllers come out for Switch, Windows and Android is that you don’t have to pay licensing fees. Sony and Xbox are pretty tight with allowing 3rd party wireless controllers.

Anyways, I would love to get one of these, but going to wait and see about controller compatibility with Switch 2 first.

I use a cheap 18 GBP wireless controller from a company called Terios. No hall effect sticks, but includes gyro. I have used it for more than 3 years now and it doesn't show any sign of stick drift. It uses conventional vibration motors, not haptics, which is great as Switch has weak haptics. I hope they upgrade the VCMs to whatever is used in the dualsense for the Switch 2.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

Would be interested in Switch 2 compatibility at this point. I only consider third party controllers that will actually turn the console on.