I use a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. It does the job for all of the systems I have on Retroarch.
8bitdo SN30 Pro controller for games that dont requires use of joysticks, Xbox Elite V2 for games that use one or two joysticks.
8bitdo is the way to go for sure. Can’t beat that dpad. I personally use the 8BitDo Ultimate since it has a 2.4 connector built into the dock. I have the dock plugged into my Steam Deck dock, so it’s perfect for emulation on the big screen. Then if I turn on my Switch, I flip the toggle to Bluetooth on the controller and it becomes a Switch Pro controller.
Dualshock 4
I got a Dualsense recently and love it. The USB C charging is especially nice.
I have a dual sense, but not actively using it because it has stick drift (received it from cousin with drift) waiting on if hall effect replacements get released for it in a short time frame before just replacing the stick box myself.
Outside of that, its the only reason why im using a DS4 over it. Mainly ise DS4 because other controllers tend to have middling/low end dpads
Use the 8bitdo SN30 pro, the one with out the handle grips. Works for so much. Even use it to play more modern games, tho it can get a little in comfortable.
I use the now infamous billionaire submarine controller, but I’ve had it for years. Logitech F710. A shockingly solid controller, though its wireless is a bit spotty.
I also have the retrobit saturn pad that I bust out for fighting games, and a couple stadia controllers I use for multiplayer.
Also a big fan of using a PS2 controller with an adapter.
I use a horipad mini switch controller. I have small hands and bigger controllers feel unwieldy.
Retro-Bit Saturn pad, just feels right for most 2D games. Soon I will be using an 8bitdo Neo Geo CD pad though.
this controller fucks. I love it.
I’m personally a big fan of the PS3 dualshock controller, be it a mix of childhood PSX nostalgia and it actually being pretty dang great. I’ve tried a bunch of others and always come back to it.
Getting it to act nicely on windows PCs takes a bit of effort though.The 8Bitdo Pro 2!
Great feeling controller, quite like a switch pro controller. The sticks, handles, buttons, and triggers all feel great! Bluetooth connectivity for PC has been… not great. But it works well with my switch, or when i have it wired to my PC. My biggest gripe about it is that I can’t seem to map things to the pad buttons on the bottom? they seem kind of wasted, but that may be a limitation of x-input.
I bought an Xbox 360 USB controller when they were the hot new thing, and I’m still using it.
It is a great controller in fairness
XBox 360 wired controller.
I’m a little crazy but I get original controllers and get USB adapters for them.
Me too.
Was rocking the 32x version of Mortal Kombat on my Sega 6 button arcade stick just a bit ago.
People may hate it but I don’t. DS4 is just incredibly comfortable to me. That’s been taken over by the steamdeck recently though
Just the PS5 dual sense or my steam deck itself.
I use a series x controller for basically every game I’ve played on every platform, since 2021.
For a while I used a razer kishi on my phone but it wore out after about a year. Now it only works for a few minutes before disconnecting, then it won’t work again unless I unplug it for a few hours.
I use a Dualsense (PS5) controller. The motion controls built into it make it a no-brainer for some Nintendo games, vs my Xbox One controller which does not have this feature.
