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Replacing my Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Thus far I have been playing on my XBox 360 wireless controller, but the rubber has worn off one of the sticks so far, i can feel the edge of the hard plastic beneath it when I play. The springs in the triggers are creaking as well.

So I am looking for a replacement.

Some people recommended the 8BitDo controllers. The 8BitDo Ultimate 2.4 Ghz Controller offers hall effect sensors and a loading dock for the same price as a regular Xbox or Playstation controller.

I found some posts about the compatibility with Linux. The BT+2.4 version seems to have more problems, but even the 2.4Ghz version needs some tinkering.

Does anyone have any experience with 8BitDo in general or the 2.4Ghz model in particular? Are there other controllers I should look at? I mostly play rogue likes with controller and would like a XBox/Playstation style controller.

Thanks.

Edit: Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. I used them and watched some reviews. I went from the 8BitDo Ultimate 2.4Ghz to the GuliKit KK 3 Max and finally landed at the Flydigi Vader 3 Pro. Ordered it from Aliexpress (not available at Amazon in Europe) for under 50€.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I use the 8BitDo Ultimate, the one with the Xbox button layout (A bottom, B right) as opposed to the Switch layout one.

It works out of the box under openSUSE Tumbleweed for example. Steam recognizes it (make sure you have steam-devices installed) just fine.

Keep in mind that 8BitDo's firmware update tool isn't available for Linux though. It might work via Wine but I didn't try it. There's a button remapping software also available for Windows. Didn't try it under Linux either, but the profiles are saved to the controller so once set up, you don't need the software.