DualShock 4 Wireless Controller for PlayStation 4 - Silver

I didn't know I could like a controller this much. It has a touchpad that I can use as a mouse on my laptopSo, I run Windows 10 on a lower end convertable laptop, and Windows 7 on a much more powerful gaming laptop.Light gaming:For games like Don't Starve and Stardew Valley, I can use the touchpad with Steam (it has native DS4 support!) as a mouse. It's useful during certain times in both of those games, mostly Stardew Valley. You can also change the touchpad click to basically anything, since it essentially works as the R button.Hardcore gaming:So on my gaming laptop, I actually use the SCPToolkit instead of Steam and have this working as an XBox 360 controller, because it has better support for games and you can use it without running the Steam Client. The vast majority of my games are not in Steam. With that, I can use it via bluetooth, which I really enjoy, because I tend to like to be further away from that machine which is plugged into a monitor/television. It works in my shooting games (though I don't play any hardcore FPS) such as Fallout and Borderlands, as well as in my open world / RPG games like Skyrim and Dragon Age.It's comfortable, and the padding on the analog sticks doesn't seem to be as annoying or prone to breakage as the Dualshock 3. The directional buttons are less hard on my thumb and the L2/R2 button recession is nice. On the PC, the Share button works as Select, and the Option button works as start. PS activates stuff in Steam. I have no idea what the EXT port does, and the charging port is the standard microusb, meaning I can finally get rid of all the miniusb cords I had lying around specifically for my old controller. Or rather, put them in the basement where I'm going to put that raggedy old controller in case I need it, heh.The only sad thing is that in neither situation does it yet seem to be possible to use the speaker in the controller.Update: Support for using the controller as headphones has been added, but it has to be plugged in so I never use it.

One of the best controllers I've ever had (and I've had quite a few). The sticks are super accurate and feel "hair trigger" style where even the slightest movement is read, making it perfect for games that need precision. The buttons all feel durable and easy to press, the d-pad makes precise movement trivial (although if you play something like Super House of Dead Ninjas and constantly hold Down while running, expect your thumbs to get tired, lol). The triggers are solid and, again, very precise. So if you like having customization in shooters between hair triggers or full stops, you're good to go.The touch pad isn't something I use too often since I'm a PC gamer, but I can see many situations where that would come in handy, like for inventory management or other things so you can save your other main buttons for important actions. The Start and Select buttons (I refuse to call them "Option" and "Share"...blegh) aren't exactly difficult to press, just a bit unconventional, but I'm getting used to them. And finally, the gyro and accelerometer for motion controls, on PC anyway, are a bit difficult to set up correctly. Once you do set it up it seems to work fairly well, but I only see myself using that for flying games or something, not much else.Overall, I love this controller to death! I speedrun a ton of retro games and this has helped me a lot, it has since replaced my old horrible gamesir controller (the d-pad on that thing sucked and the sticks had massive deadzones making precision hellish). Probably the only controller I could see beating it would be the new 8bitdo analog snes controller (i love retro controllers) but I have yet to get my hands on any of them, so who knows.

I ordered one of these when they were down to $40, gladly picking silver to stick out from the black my brother owns. For the people who wish to cut to the chase about the controller, and forgo the backround info for compaisons I will use later skip to the ***I intended to use this both as a updated replacement for my PS2 to PS3/PC-USB adapter, (illustrative name), which was Directinput, requiring either developer support per game or software such as steam's controller manager, which uses heavy CPU to emulate xinput.Pros:For the PC users out there, software is available to near perfectly emulate the 360 controller, while using little cpu (like 3% of my 1.8ghz proscessor)****Shape-wise the PS4 Controller wins out on its legacy counterpart, giving a nice small form fit to my hands, and a D-Pad that has an inset, preventing any sores, mid-thumb****Its analog axis are tight and accurate, I have found myself playing fighting games using the stick, due to how good it feels.(compare to dpad)Cons:***** The D-Pad is too sensitive, and requires a certain touch to it. You cannot use the flat of your thumb to execute any command that requires moving directly from right to left or visa versa without hitting up or down. For the type of games I play, this can be borderline dealbreaking, and was happy to find out about the analogs performance.

Bought this years ago and I’m still using it today!