Thrustmaster eSwap S Crystal Orange Pro Wired Controller (Compatible with XBOX Series X/S, PC)

I absolutely love this controller. I love the buttons, the joy sticks and having the ability to change them out, the feel of it, and it's the perfect weight. It is larger then a standard controller but once you get used to it, this controller is AMAZING!The click of the buttons is super satisfying, the buttons on the back feel great, and I just overall love the thing. Will happily buy more joysticks for this controller moving into the future.

TL;DR This is a trap item. DO NOT BUYI've had this controller for about 2 years now. And whenever I use it for any game that requires the full capacity of it, I'm always disappointed. 2 months in, both my sticks had drift, and now after barely using it one of the triggers has drift too. This is just insane to me how low quality this item is for a pro controller. In comparison to my PS4 and Switch Pro controllers, which are more than 3xs the age of this one, and around the same price point they are still completely fine.Here are the Pros:1. Good looking controller2. Mechanical Face Buttons3. Hot-Swappable Sticks4. Mechanical D-Pad5. WiredNow...Here are the Cons:1. Terrible Base sticks. Horrible Horrible drift even worse than the Nintendo Joy-cons. Failed within the very first couple months with very very light use. I'm not kidding.2. Terrible Trigger buttons. Even these can drift somehow. I've never heard of or experienced trigger drift before this controller. The drift is so very bad.3. Face buttons, shoulder buttons and D-pad, though mechanical feel mushy4. Terrible mapping software (adjusting deadzones to deal with the drift doesn't seem to do much of anything when using controller in games, even though the GUI of the mapper shows you otherwise)5. No wireless option (no wireless on ANY of thrustmaster's controllers.)6. Responsiveness feels questionable even though it sports some of the the lowest latency around coupled with one of the highest polling rates of any controller (this might be subjective). Feels inconsistent even though its wired.7. The better H2 & H5 stick modules can cost up to 3/4 the amount of the eswap S ($65) at the time of writing this review--which is now almost half less than what I bought it for in 2023 ($115); the H2 & H5 sticks are $39.998. For certain games Thrustmapper Triggers the anti-cheatDo not buy this controller unless you got money and time to waste.

I have Elite Series 2, Scuf for Xbox, 2 different Scuf PS4s for PC n now eSwap S…. I play FPS 99% of the time. Battlefields, CODs and WarzoneMy favorite overall controllers r the PS4 scufs but I can only use them on my pc.PROS: eSwaps responsiveness, absolutely 0 deadzone n precision make it my favorite Xbox controller. Sniping in BF n COD feel so good on these sticks because (when functioning like intended) once u get them on target the don’t move and so so accurate. BF especially. The software is good enough for some additional customization which makes a difference n is easy to navigate. U can do super crazy hair triggers, map, adjust deadzones and response curves. I can pinpoint what the changes r doing exactly to my responsiveness better than I can with Xbox app software, but Xbox app is nice to just have the preset curves to play around with and cycle through.CONS: the controller is a hard plastic slick grip. It looks rubberish in the ads but it’s not. It’s like default Xbox controller plastic with slight texture to it. overall feels underwhelming and I was very disappointed on arrival. Xbox elite feels very well crafted in ur hands. This is not that. Not uncomfortable just a bit cheapish.MAJOR CON: after 3 months of limited usage (I was mainly running WZ with PS4 scufs on PC) my Sticks started malfunctioning. I guess it’s stick drift but it’s not a gradual drift like I’m used to, it yanks my aim down or to the side in a big glitchy motion. I tried swapping the modules n it only helped so much. I just got replacements and they are working but I’m gonna assume they too will malfunction rather soonish. I hope I’m wrong. The thing is my friend bought the eSwap X for the 4 paddles but his sticks did the same thing as mine. I set deadzones at 20, 30 n 40 to see if it still did it n it did, so just complete malfunction n it’s unusable when it’s happening.RECAP: most responsive n accurate controller for Xbox I’ve ever had. I would choose to use over anything on Xbox. BUT will break at some point…. If u r on PC I prefer a PS4 or ps5 scuf (people have durability issues with them as well but I haven’t yet over a year). Scuf also has grip so it feels better in my hands. But I think thrustmaster sticks r even more accurate.

Honestly I seen the reviews and was kinda worried but I have a buddy who swore it was a good controller which I mean when nothing wrong with it, it is! But literally after not even having the controller for 2 weeks the B button was starting to not register about a forth of the time I’d press it so thankfully Amazon let me return it for a new one. But now about a month and a half later my left trigger (LT) is starting to act up and when I press it in and release it sometimes for let’s say shooter games for example, ill stay zoomed in for a couple seconds extra before it lets me zoom back out. Theres an app that you can download with the controller to correct it I guess but why spend all this money for something that just isn’t gunna work fine right out the box without having to correct it. Also I get the whole gimmick thing with the controller as well is to be able to change the sticks out but literally after that month and a half both the sticks went crazy on the stick drift and I had to order 2 new sticks cost about another 50ish dollars cause it’s like 20 dollars for a thumb stick plus shipping yikes. Anyway. I do like the way the controller feels and the way the buttons click but yeah not worth for the problems I’ve been having. Don’t recommend.