HORI HoriPad FPS Plus - (PS4) PlayStation 4 & (PS3) PlayStation 3

I was skeptical about getting a third party controller. However, this is the best controller I have probably ever used. Yes, there are cons, but those aren't detrimental to this review because those cons are advertised with the product. The controller works great, and the assymetrical layout is very fantastic. The touchpad works fine and all of the buttons and joysticks have no flaws. Yes, the instructions are in Japanese, but a simple youtube tutorial can help you wto use the special buttons on it, which I don't really use anyways. The cord is exactly 9.8 feet long, and it is very light due to missing vibration device and battery pack. Again, these are in the description of the controller, and not really issues to me. I am so thankful I bought this controller and it has already made a significant improvement in the amount of fun I have when plahying PS4.

I had been an Xbox gamer for my youth and part of the reason was that I always freaking hated the playstation controller. Nowadays my hands cramp from how tiny it is. The left joystick is uncomfortable and imprecise. The triggers are buttons (alright for shooting, crappy for driving etc.) My gf and I recently opted for a PS4. I was on board but disappointed that I would have to live with the controller. Until I found this! My god it's even better than the microsoft gamepad! It fills the hands, it's comfortable, it's light but feels very sturdy. The triggers are buttons but this is really only a problem for driving sims so it feels very good in normal gaming. Highly recommended!

This is an okay controller. It's not great, it's not spectacular, it's simply "okay". It works and it does so well in some cases. However, there are downsides to this controller. Let's start with the cons. Cons: * No headphone jack * No accessory jack * No rumble * No LED light (both a con and pro) * No speaker * No SixAxis * Shoulder buttons can be difficult to use until you get the hang of it. They're buttons, not triggers. * Paint job wears off of buttons * Drift is common on some games * Controller can disconnect randomly * PS button won't turn on the PS4 What this all means is that games that require any or all of the above may be diminished when using this controller. For example, playing Detroit Become Human (or any other similar SixAxis games) won't be possible with this controller. Meaning, it has no motion detection. So, if a game asks you to jerk the controller down or forward, this is not possible with the Hori Pad. For games that send audio to the controller's speaker, this also not possible (Grand Theft Auto). Pros: * Asymmetrical Joysticks like the Xbox One * No LED light to blind you at night (see, I told it was also a pro) * Fully functional and full sized touch pad * Auto-repeating programmable button press * Sensitivity setting on bottom of controller * Re assign buttons on the controller * Reasonably sturdy build * Mostly rugged design * No batteries * Extremely light At $50, which is not far off in price tag of the full featured wireless PS4 controller from Sony, you'd really expect something more. Yes, it's a USB controller, which means it is wired... and that's good in a pinch, should you need it to be wired. The difficulty is that it doesn't have all the features, such as it is missing a speaker, rumble, SixAxis, the LED, a 3.5mm headphone jack and the accessory connector. This means you'll need to figure out other ways to hook up a chat headset (i.e., wirelessly) or a keyboard to the PS4 if you want to use this controller. Does this controller offer any benefit over its wireless cousin? None that I can really tell. I was expecting a much more responsive controller with USB, but in reality the Sony SixAxis wireless controller functions just as well for responsiveness as this wired controller... and because the PS4 controller is full featured, it has more options for the price. A primary benefit of this controller is that it has no batteries. This means you don't have to stop your gaming session in the middle and swap controllers. You can continue to play indefinitely, assuming your game doesn't crash, of course. No need to worry about controller batteries at all. One other thing that I always do for all of my controllers is to place silicone joystick tops on each joystick. This does a few things. One, it gives me a similar grip no matter which controller I'm using as I always use the same tops. Two, the silicone tops protect the joystick tops from wearing off or falling apart. Three, they're replaceable when they wear out, unlike the built-in tops... making it easy to replace the silicone grip tops. I can also move the tops from controller to controller. That helps me with pretty much any controller, but it works out well on this Hori Pad. It also helps the controller last longer. I've owned a single Hori Pad for going on 3 years. Though, the painted symbols on the buttons have mostly worn off. It's not by any stretch a perfect joypad. No. Is it worth $50? Um... it depends. For me, it was. For others, it may not be. $50 is a price point that should really offer better value and quality for the money. If you use the programmable repeating action of the joystick, it probably is worth the $50. If you never use this feature, it probably isn't. It also feels a bit cheap in the hands and is very light... surprisingly light. That lightness is mostly because there's no rumble or battery to weigh it down. Even the lack of a 3.5mm headphone jack, accessory jack, LED and speaker all further reduce the weight of this joypad... making it easily one of the lightest joypads I've ever used. It is, in fact, the polar opposite in weight of the Xbox One Elite controller, which is easily one of the heaviest controllers. Holding a brick in your hand can be very fatiguing. Having a light controller, at least for me, is an excellent pro and helps me play games longer without fatigue. Being asymmetrical with its joystick design also aids in reducing fatigue. This controller has a lot of trade-offs for that $50, though. I'd suggest reading through the pros and cons above to understand best how this controller might work for your gaming needs and what trade-offs you may be required to consider. Ignore the dust all over my controller's image, but this is how mine looks after having used it since 2016.

Love this controller. It only took a few matches on starwars battlefront to master this controller. Nice light weight, comfortable feel, quality. I dont mind the wire either. The turbo feature is excellent for semi automatic First person shooters. You can go to you tube to watch tutorials on how to program the controller because the intructions arent in english. Setting the turbo button is easy, just press and hold the turbo button, while holding down the button you wish to activate. Do it a second time to make the button full auto, without having to press the button at all. Repeat a 3rd time and it deactivates the button... This controller gives you an edge. Ive been playing video games for over 30 years, this controller helps save my aging fingers from having to button mash lol. Ive been using this controller for about a month now, and i prefer it over sonys PS4 controller. I dont walk away from playing with saw hands anymore.

I was so excited to use this controller after getting my first Sony console - I can't stand the Dualshock layout. I overlooked some of the reviews on here about poor build quality because I'm a very casual gamer and figured it would be okay for me. It worked great, for about a year and a half of extremely light use, before the left analog stick started tearing off. It was uncomfortable, but I made do for a few weeks. That is, until it started jamming in a way that made it feel like I was lagging in-game. Had to give up on it today. Don't recommend unless you're okay buying a new one every year. I have Gamecube controllers that have thousands of hours of use and abuse over 15 years that are still in almost perfect condition. This controller saw very little use and no abuse and is rendered useless by the smallest problem. And, of course, there's no way to order replacement parts for it so I have to buy a new one. Needless to say, I won't be buying this one again.

Lighter than a Dualshock, comfortable to hold and inputs are responsive.

Xboxタイプのパッドに慣れてしまうと、PS4のパッドでは使いづらくてイヤになるほどだったので、こちらを購入しました。 有線なのでバッテリーが無いぶんパッド自体も軽量で、耐久性も高く４年使っている現在もドリフトを含め不具合はゼロです。 PS5用も出して欲しいです。

Si buscas un mando cómodo y de gran calidad para la PS4, este es! El cable mide 3 metros (más que suficiente para prácticamente cualquier salón/habitación) y al no ser bluetooth el tiempo de respuesta es mucho mejor que hasta el de los mandos oficiales de la consola. Al no tener ni batería ni sistema de vibración el mando es ultra ligero. Los sticks asimetricos (estilo mando xbox) son MUCH más cómodos que los tradicionales de sony (aunque al principio puede costar acostumbrarse a ellos). Resumiendo, un mando MUY recomendado si buscas algo cómodo, duradero y de altas prestaciones.

Hatte das Gamepad permanent im Einsatz, wodurch es zu meinem Liebling favorisierte ist. Warum es mir so gut gefiel, obwohl es keinen Kopfhörereingang, Dual Sense Funktion oder Rumbelmotoren verbaut hat, weil es für mich einfach super in der Hand lag und es 1 Jahr ununterbrochen funktioniert hat. Keine Tastenausfälle, Selbst die Thumper klicken noch um zu rennen. Nun ja, letztendlich ist dann die Gummierung an den Thumpern abgefallen, nach einem Jahr finde ich das schon eine gute Leistung. (Neupreis 79Euro damals) Zu den Feature von analog auf digital zu stellen, sehr einfach via Knopfdruck & Bestätigung über farblicher LED. Die Zielhilfe, konnte ich mich nie dran gewöhnen, daher habe ich sie auch nie verwendet. (Bin auch zu der Erkenntnis gekommen, dass es keine Kaufentscheidung sein sollte, da es keinen Vorteil bring, ist nur eine Spielerei) Dann wiederum die Dauerfeuerfunktion, die geht ist aber sehr langsam, die Geschwindigkeit kann man wohl einstellen, habe aber nach einigen versuchen und Youtube-Videos, nicht herausbekommen, wie es gehen soll, mir war es nicht möglich. Also konnte schon irgendwie 3 Stufen einstellen wie beschrieben, sahen aber alle gleich aus. Mir ist das aber nur aufgefallen, weil ich einen anderes Gamepad habe (günstigere da funktioniert nur das) bei dem muss man sich im Vergleich, bei der Dauerfeuerfunktion fest halten. Trotz alledem ist mir das Gamepad ans Herz gewachsen, vielleicht auch nur weil es so simpel zu bedienen war oder weil es so super leicht, ist für seine Größe. Es muss jeder für sich entscheiden, ob er ohne diese Funktionen leben kann aber dafür erhält man einen treuen Weg Begleiter.

Pour ma part, ce pad est parfait pour jouer notamment aux FPS, et je pense aussi pour tous ceux qui préfèrent l'ergonomie des pad de la Xbox 360. Filaire ? Très bien, la connexion est assurée, au maximum et sans risque de coupure comme avec des batteries. Pas de vibrations ? Tant mieux, ça ne m'aide pas pour jouer et je coupe cette option de toute façon. On ne peut pas allumer la console depuis la manette ? C'est vrai, cela demande un effort insurmontable... Les gâchettes ne sont pas analogiques ? Tant mieux, pour un tir rapide c'est un avantage ! Mis à part ça, le mode d'emploi était en japonais. Mais on trouve facilement sur Youtube ou ailleurs des explications. Celles ci permettront de tirer parti de l'auto fire et des autres fonctions dont je ne me sert pas.