5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!!

K. · May 15, 2025

(function() { P.when('cr-A', 'ready').execute(function(A) { if(typeof A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel === 'function') { A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel('review_text_read_more', 'Read more of this review', 'Read less of this review'); } }); })(); .review-text-read-more-expander:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #2162a1; outline-offset: 2px; border-radius: 5px; } I've been waiting for a long time for a quality replacement for the absolutely terrible Elite controllers that Microsoft offers. I've endured through 3 Elites (all developed shoulder button and trigger issues, along with stick drift in a very short amount of time), tried the Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra (a complete let down with that kind of price point both in build quality and software), and 2 Razer Wolverine V3 Pros (horrible software experience, poor connectivity, bad build quality, even worse support by Razer). The typical offerings of third party controllers have been good to great in only a few places, only to be a letdown in most other features.Nacon almost nailed this controller perfectly. I had thoughts to only give it 4 stars because of some minor "annoyances, but compared to other offerings I had to give it the 5th star. Premium feel and build quality, face and shoulder buttons are just clicky enough but not so much so that it seems more gimmick than functional. Triggers are smooth and offer trigger stops that alters to a mouse click, quick trigger. The software to program is offered both on XBOX as a native app and on PC, and is intuitive enough to accomplish what you need to in remapping buttons and settings. Connectivity has been perfect, booting up the console each time the controller is engaged and turned on.It also comes with a dock, instead of just a charging cable, which is a nice touch. The dock can be a tad finicky to seat the controller properly, but nothing too bad. The added extra sticks, weights, and stick rings are fantastic. They apply with a satisfying click, and are easy enough to take off to change out. The weights are unique and allow for the right amount of heft that suits you, easily inserted into the hand grip portion by way of covers that slide off of each side.The minor issues mentioned would be that the battery life isn't amazing. Probably due to the screen, but you can remedy that a bit by dialing down the brightness. A lot of companies are adding 2 extra paddles right where the grips are that seem to me to be useless. I found this to be something that in on the Razer V3, and I had to disable them completely because I couldn't not hit them accidently. Additionally, the profile swap button is on the bottom of the controller right where my finger lays and I have found that I've accidently changed the profile I'm on mid game. Again, these are very minor, especially considering how long I've waited for a controller that gets me from ever having to go back to the trash Elite controller ever again.Lastly, at this point, no controller should be without minimum hall effect sticks, which this controller has. So they even check that middle Bingo square of the bare minimum and company should hit (see Microsoft who still refuses to put hall effect stick on a $200+ controller that is notorious for stick drift). All in all, I recommend this controller to anyone and everyone looking for a premium experience out of an XBOX controller.

1.0 out of 5 stars Firmware update is DONKEY BALLS!

B.M.O. · May 20, 2025

Well, it feels amazing in my "little" hands, despite many reviews saying it's too Chonky. I don't feel that the size is a deal breaker for those of us without large mitts. The clickiness of the buttons and D-Pad is fantastic. A perfect companion to my custom mech keyboard. You can really tell it's a premium device (and you should for $200!!!!).How does it feel playing games? I can't tell you. After it showed up a week later than promised, I'm stuck in an endless cycle of updating the firmware. The first try got to 18% and stopped. Second try I got up to 68%. Third try as I type this and it's stuck at 1%.The kicker here is once you try the firmware update, you can't use the controller if it fails. So I'm just stuck hoping that eventually I can get the firmware update to complete so I can actually use it. Will update my review at the end of this saga, which is going on 2 hours now.

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb

J.B. · June 3, 2025

Superbly designed controller Nacon. BRAVO ZULU. This is my 3rd pro controller. I have the Razer Wolverine V3 pro, which is fine and great, but it's customization is a little lacking. Then I had the absolutely abhorrent Xbox Series Elite controller. This Nacon is by far the most amazing with the best customization and the feel is purely heavenly. The buttons are nice and larger than normal with tactile feel. Hall effect triggers and sticks. My only gripe is the packaging looks cheap and the software had to be ran twice in order to update but otherwise I'm satisfied. Christ is king.

4.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating at first but good controller.

B. · May 23, 2025

This is a tough one. The apps for both xbox and pc are terrible, and updating the controller took hours and quite a few tines of Uninstaller the apps and trying again. It was a very frustrating experience right out of the box. That being said, once it was finally updated, fantastic controller. Buttons and sticks feel great. i love that I can change the weight. The apps need some attention, and their generic support email respose was no help. Hopefully I will never need to use the apps for anything else.

5.0 out of 5 stars Not your average elite controller

T. · June 4, 2025

Super sick, I thought I would have to order control freaks but it comes with a raised analog stick. This thing is awesome. It’s definitely bigger than a traditional Xbox controller. It comes with weights that give it a nice heavy feel to it. I say you buy it, and see how awesome it is in person. Reviews don’t do it justice.

2.0 out of 5 stars Vibration motor randomly stops working

A.A. · May 31, 2025

Overall not bad controller at first sight in terms of latency, but lacks MacOS support and shift key support, the hand grips creaking out of the box, which is too bad for $199 controller, but it is not the worst thing, the worst thing is that after few days of very accurate usage the right vibration motor randomly stops working, you need to shake the controller a little bit to get it working again.. weird device…I wrote to their support, but I’m not sure if they have support, no response. Very disappointed, not recommended as this seems to be just another experimental device with awful build quality from Temu