Cheap Xbox Phoenix Gamepad Controller (Video Games) (Xbox) Price

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Customer Reviews of Xbox Phoenix Gamepad Controller

Broken
[...] This controller has been advertised as being ideal for FPS players due to an invert switch for the right thumbstick. It's a lie. The one I got has a little plastic notch where the picture on Gamester's website depicts the switch. <
>Another reason I've found this controller to be a useless piece of crap is the fact that the left thumbstick button only works when the stick is in a neutral position. This is the dealbreaker for me. Every FPS I've played on the Xbox has used this button for crouching. In Halo 2, there are many places in the multiplayer maps that are inaccessible without crouch-jumping, which is impossible to do with this controller. <
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Good while it lasted
Well, I've had my Phoenix pad for about 6 months now. Had it pretty much since halo 2 came out. The best thing about this controller is the rubber grips on the handles. they are in the perfect position so that your finger tips on the underside of the controller rest on the rubber and not the plastic housing. Another nice thing is the rubber is a much better material than the rubber they use on the mad cats controllers. Those controllers get sweaty and slimy very fast. I can honestly play with the phoenix controller for hours, and never think about the controller, which is really all I ask. After playing with this controller for many months I can't go back to the standard xbox controllers as they make my hands feel sweaty and slimy after only ~30 min of play. <
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>Now the negative.. The freakin rubber on the left toggle came off! After only 6 months of somewhat serious halo play, the rubber grip on the toggle litterally had the top rip off. The toggle itself is a very thin stiff plastic, and has a rubber "sock" on the top. Now that the sock is gone, all I have is a really annoying, and unusable controller. <
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>Now a testament to how much I actually liked the controller.. I tore apart a perfectly good MS controller S to try and theive the toggles from it. Well, wouldn't you know it, the toggles don't work on the phoenix from the xbox controller, so now I'm left with 2 useless broken controllers. <
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>Unfortunately, I haven't learned and I'm going to buy another one. There isn't a single other controller on the market the has the comfort in my hands that this one does. <
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>Controller has other "things" too. <
>a. The toggle tension is slightly lower than the real xbox controllers, so this may take a little getting used to. <
>b. The triggers are not as tight, and smooth as the controller S. <
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>The built-in communicator always worked perfect, and is a nice feature except if something on the controller breaks. Now that it broke, I either have to buy another phoenix with it built-in, or another contoller AND a communicater. <
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>in closing, If I could put the entire controller S guts and toggles in the phoenix housing, it would be the perfect xbox controller. But since no one has or will do that, I'll just use these like their disposable.

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Cheap controller - in price and quality
If you're looking for a 3rd and 4th controller for parties, then this is for you. I got a pair for under $20 each. The layout and size is very much like the Microsoft S controller. Unfortunately, the buttons feel mushy, soft, and cheap. The quality is also inconsistent. For example, the left thumstick on my controller have a "click" when you push down on it (as it should), but the right one doesn't. Some of the triggers scratch against the frame, and they don't have the same tension. The left trigger feels solid, but the right trigger feels too soft. I wouldn't use this as a first or second controller, but at its price, it's great as a controller for parties.