So as a kid, I had one of those garbage 3rd party controllers for the PS2. And since then, I have only used 1st party controllers bc of my MadKatz fear.

But I recently picked up the 8BitDo SN30 Pro and the Pro 2 and GOOD GOD these are great controllers. Too early to tell, but very well might be my favourite of all time.

They feel great, they’re affordable and — most importantly — they have a D-pad that doesn’t make me want to put the controller through a shredder.

If anyone is looking for a good controller for the steam deck, you could do a lot worse than these