"Nintendo's Switch 2 Pro controller committed the one cardinal sin no gamepad should ever perpetrate: it made me lose. Nintendo's $90 first-party controller exclusive to the Switch 2 has large, snappy stickstoo snappy, in fact. Flicking the joystick from one side and releasing it will cause it to flick back so fast that the gamepad will register an input in the opposite direction."
"While playing the first Hollow Knight on Switch 2, difficult bosses like Nightmare King Grimm became nearly impossible when having one pixel out of place could be the difference between saving my skin or a trip back to the bench. Such failures of hardware design can be rage-inducing, but I kept returning to the Switch 2 Pro controller for one reason: convenience."
The Switch 2 Pro controller has overly snappy joysticks that can flick back and register unintended opposite inputs, undermining precise controls in demanding games. The controller retails for $90 and is exclusive to the Switch 2. This behavior makes precise platforming and boss fights, such as encounters in Hollow Knight, significantly more difficult. The Pro controller retained a convenience advantage by being able to wake the handheld from sleep, but third-party options now match that capability. Gulikit's TT Pro and TT Max offer cross-platform compatibility (PC, Android, iOS, Switch), include a 2.4GHz dongle, and start at $70 and $80 respectively. Controller choice requires trade-offs between layout, features, and price.
Read at gizmodo.com
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