ASTRO Gaming C40 TR Controller - PlayStation 4

The actual cost of the controller is the price listed plus replacement analog sticks every 3-6 months, and a second controller for when you have to wait for replacement sticks to arrive or be in stock. The rest of the controller is built to a great standard and the anlog sticks are very obviously designed to be effectively disposable. Scumbaggery has turned a potentially brilliant product into unreliable garbage. I'll be avoiding Astro in future.

One of the best elite controllers out there for the ps4. Smooth response from all the buttons. Loved the trigger stops, really comes in handy when playing games like cod or battlefield. It also has that premium feel when you hold it. On a full charge it lasted more than 12 hours. Easy to remap the buttons as well. So far it's an amazing experience. One thing i disliked about this controller is that there is no way to check battery levels on ps4.

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This is a real good controller with a couple quirks. The feel of this controller is second to none. It is a real good build and feels good in my larger hands for sure over the DS4. I took a chance even though reviews have been less than stellar. I can say my first month was great, then the stick drift issues so often reported started to happen to me. Like so many others I was on YouTube and forums trying to figure out what is going on. I did the recalibration to no avail, and finally came across a YouTube video where a guy took the stick apart and vacuumed it. That worked for like two weeks and low and behold the issues came back. What has ended up working was just removing the top of the sticks and rotating in place 4 or 5 times without taking it apart. All the sudden the L3 run works and no more stick drift. I might have only done this twice in the last two months. A little quirky, but it just works. Must be something about that little extra range of motion that fixes the issues on the internal stick. I think that is why the vacuum video kinda worked due to doing basically the same thing. You need to get it to work in the range of motion to where the stick kinda sticks. You will see what I mean when you do it. Yes I wish it turned on the PS4 and yes I wish I didn't have to go to my settings every time to get my camera mic to work, but the feel of the controller and operation through the programing of the controller makes those couple of issues livable. Having the ability to have 2 programs loaded is paramount to this controllers success.

Took a chance on this controller and absolutely love it. I was playing with CM StrikeForce on PS4 for Fortnite and find this is a great upgrade. Some issues with trigger pull sensitivity and driving ATV’s but I believe this can be adjusted, I just don’t care to.

First off, this controller is an outstanding controller. If you compare with the Xbox Elite Controller, this one stands as the superior alternative, but that doesn't come without room for improvement. Please take note Astro, because this review is for your eyes (both the good and the bad). Packaging and Case: The packaging is compact, and everything is packaged as if you're going to a friends house...in the carrying case. And the carrying case is a very high quality case. In fact, I would almost say that this case is highly water resistant, in fact. The zipper is the same type of zipper that you would find on waterproof coats and bags. Nice touch Astro...we definitely notice these details. There's a nice A* logo on the top, and it's a semi-hard clamshell case. I can see the logo wearing off, but not after some extreme use. You can't go wrong with the build materials chosen. Opening up the case finds no cuts as well. There's even a nice Velcro strap to hold your charging cable in place. The inside is lined with a similar material to what they use for their headphone earcups. It's soft, yet thin, so this may wear down over time. Still no complaints at all (I'm just giving you all the details, folks). First thing I noticed is probably what bothers me the most. Inside of the case included the following: 1 nicely made alan wrench for the screws on the controller face (to reposition the left side) 2 small rounded analog control sticks 2 medium rounded analog control stick 1 medium concave analog control stick 2 small concave analog control sticks (attached to the controller for shipping) 1 usb wireless dongle 1 usb charging cable everything else was assembled on the controller What's missing when you see their pictures? Amazon shows it. They show it. Everywhere shows it. The concave disk D-Pad attachment! In fact, I placed a case with Astro, and with Amazon, because I thought that it was forgotten at the warehouse during assembly. Even when Astro was on the phone, the representative said that they've been getting slammed all week because people are asking for the item. Well, duh...you included it in the pictures. Of course people are going to think it's missing. The representative compared this to a car advertisement, where when you go to the dealer, the car you see in the magazine isn't really what you get...because that car has all the options...when in fact, you're getting a base model. I thought that explanation was the worst rubbish I've ever heard in my life. Hence the impetuous for this review. That's crap... Controller: The controller itself is outstanding. The clicks are crazy good. The feel/weight is outstanding, although if you have small hands you may struggle a little bit with this controller. It's definitely larger than the Xbox Elite Controller, but in a deceptive way. Oddly enough, this controller weighs LESS than the Xbox Elite Controller, but because of the way that it's shaped...it feels heavier. Xbox Elite Controller: 339 Grams with the lower arms attached Astro C40 TR: 317 Grams I thought that was sort of odd, since it feels heavier in the hand. It's well constructed for sure. The ability to change the positioning of the left analog/dpad is outstanding. Well done Astro! I do have one complain about the controller itself, which I don't see many others talking about; the start and select buttons are laughably small/useless for any game that requires them. I play a lot of Apex Legends, and I use the start/select buttons quite a bit in game to look at the map or to get to my inventory. It's damn near impossible on this controller. That's one downside for me, for sure. Maybe it's minor to most, but it matters when you need it. Maybe many people just haven't run into this yet...it is a new controller after-all. Software: Again, the software is out-freaking-standing. It just makes the controller that much better. It's ultra-friendly to configure the controller. But there's one thing that seriously bothers me...and that is that I can't program keyboard functions on the controller for when I use it on the PC. What an absolute freaking shame! I think to advertise this as a gaming PC controller, you should be able to remap for keyboard functions. That's what pretty much everyone is doing. Otherwise, you have a PS4 controller outright, that just happens to work on the PC. You get 4 stars because of the misleading picture, and for a couple of SMALL gripes...seriously. Otherwise, this is the best darn controller on the market....period...hands down!