PDP Afterglow Prismatic Wired Controller (Xbox One)

Ok, so I've had this controller for about a month and here's my review.Positive -This is effectively an unofficial elite controller for the same price as a standard official controller without the extra buttons. It doesn't feel cheap like other unofficial controllers and in terms of what the controller does, it's amazing.Its selling point are the wheels on the back. On Halo 5 I've replaced actions that usually require you to click the sticks (run, crouch) with the wheels, I've also replaced actions I need to take my thumbs off the sticks for (jump, change grenades) with the wheels. Now I can aim and do these things at the same time, giving me an advantage over other players.The wheels are a little tricky but all in all you have 6 extra buttons by assigning individual actions to 1) pushing the wheel up, 2) down and 3) inwards like a button. Easiest for me is pushing the wheel down, second is pulling the wheel up, hardest is pressing it in. If you can master these three moves on both wheels (which is tricky but not that hard) the controller has more potential than an elite, which only has four buttons on the back.You can download an app on the Xbox for this controller so you can set multiple profiles up and save them to the console. On each profile you can change the colour of the lights, the button mapping (only on the back wheels, not the regular buttons) and the rumble, both in the triggers and the main controller. You can even control each individual rumble option, so you can make one trigger rumble more or less than the other, one side of the main pad rumble more or less than the other, if you do desire.Having the ability to not click the sticks in and also have less rumble means gaming aggravates your hands much less, which is pretty important to me.The controller also has sound options. You can mute your mic, change the overall volume and change your chat mixer. All very useful.The lights are really cool too and it's interesting to be able to see how the rumble works.Differences neither positive or negative -The controller feels slightly different to an official one, so you have to get used to it and your aim might be a little off for a few games. It's barely noticeable but I had to get used to it at first.The triggers also seem to activate quicker so they're more sensitive. Not sure if this may actually be better for shooters, it probably makes you react quicker really. Could be a positive!Negatives -There's only a 3.5mm jack for headsets, not usb type connections like the normal Xbox pads. This was fine for me but if you're buying it for someone else you might want to check what kind of headset they have.It's wired but my cable isn't as temperamental as others say theirs is. It's never disconnected but if you lean on it and make the cable taught it might disconnect. It's a long cable though, so it's unlikely to be stretched out/taught. 99.9% of the time it's fine for me.The casing feels smooth and less 'grippy' but you can grip it fine.Often when I plug it in with the mic already connected, my mic makes a buzzing sound to other people until I disconnect/reconnect the controller. It's not a big deal though, just a minor inconvenience and official pads often have you disconnecting/reconnecting the mic so it's not too dissimilar.Overall this pad is very good, its features are amazing and the fact there's an app available makes it even better. The few minor downsides won't stop me giving it five stars. It's a great upgrade from a standard official controller for the same price, and it may even have more potential than the elite which costs over £100. If you want a elite but don't have the money I'd get this! Or if you just want another controller that looks cool, this is easily better than an official controller of the same price. 5 stars!

Definetly worth the money, I bought this after my xbox one controller broke and Im glad this was the case. This controller isnt only visually appealing due to the tube lighting and being able to see the internal components but it has some very practical and amazing feautres which are hidden. Very similar to the xbox elite controller this controller also buttons on the back to which you can program its function making it an incredible tool for gaming, it has two wheels which can roll up down and be pressed in giving you six thats right SIX buttons you can program allowing you to make it possible to never take your thumb off your joystick making you into a killing machine on first person shooters. The plastic the controller is made of is smooth and very comfortable to game with even in a long game session above 5 hours. The product came very well packed with a ton of packing material to keep it safe, not only was it well packed but came very quickly taking 3 days to arrive after purchase so all in all this product is amazing for the cost.

For anyone who is afraid this is a bad controller, rest your mind is not. The design is only slightly different from the official controller but it does not in any way prevent you from playing. I actually prefer this design is easier on the bumpers. The controller I received was a bit too sensitive on the left trigger but I believe this was an isolated case and in no way a reason to return as I'm used to it and it does not bother me. All buttons work well as they should and the sticks are nice and smooth, and very durable able to withstand countless pressing left to right. But the main thing about this is the lights which are an awesome feature. There is a glow stick around the edges which can be customised in both color and light intensity. There are also two wheel buttons on the back side of the controller which can be customised with any button you wish but I find them useless altough remember the saying (better to have and not need, than need and not have). The only real issue I have with them is the mute microphone light. When you want to mute the microphone a bright red light turns on in the middle which if u play at night it can be anoying on the eyes. Also if u are using normal headphones like I do without a microphone, there will he a constant high pitch noise of other players side (so I've been informed based on halo 5, I don't know about other games). I don't know why this happens when I don't have a microphone. So u have no choice but to have it on mute all the time therefore the light becomes anoying. Also it is transparent design which let's u see everything inside and I actually like that. There is vibrations feature on both the controller and the triggers. The instruction manual offer all the information needed. Overall I am happy with muly purchase but will rate 4 starts because of the microphone issue I described

Still using the controller little brother thought was cool wanted one but he has a PlayStation

Never buy these, they are cheap and rubbish - this was my second afterglow pad, cuz I did not learn my lesson after the first one, but they break in a matter of weeks, grrr, so annoying. Let me save you the time of this happening to you. Even though the console pads for the XBox can't compare to the PS4 pads in terms of duribility, the official XB1 pads are as good as it gets unfortunately, plus the official XB1 pads aren't that much more expensive than these spangly shiny flashy pads. So Obviously, I am not going to recommend these, so my advice is to always buy the official XB1 pads