• CaptKoala@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    Made a comment in another thread the other day, but as a gamesir x2 pro owner the telescopic controllers are really good now too.

    I got the USBC one so no input delay or battery to recharge, cost me $100AUD, built solid and there are mod guides out there now (I’m gonna add a 30mm fan or two to keep my phone cool it can get a bit hot under heavy load.

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      8 months ago

      Isn’t it amazing this capability was basically right there from the beginning of mobile gaming?

      It really shows badly corporate business practices utterly destroyed the ability of mobile gaming to innovate and improve as a medium for years and years. We might as well be almost 10 years behind where we should be in the evolution of the mobile gaming scene and it is honestly appalling.

      I am so glad we have options like your gamesir x2! I use an Xbox controller just because I already had one, actually for awhile I was using a wired Xbox 360 controller which would sometimes work for games that weren’t even designed with controller input because compatibility is so good with 360 controllers lol.

      How do you like the joysticks and buttons on the gamesir?

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        8 months ago

        The pro is the one to get I’ll tell you, unless you have a Z-Fold, in which case get the X2C (I think) that just released, that one’s got the port on the left, meaning when unfolded it sits with the screen unfolded upwards.

        The standard X2 has buttons for the triggers, pro has travel. The joysticks aren’t hall effect on mine iirc, but they’re very accurate and it’s surprisingly comfortable. You can also swap the ABXY around as they’re magnetic button caps, and they’re held in so well I need pliers to pull em. Only issue I’ve got is left on the D-pad is a little finicky and it makes combos a bit difficult at times on some games.

        You can mod the X2 pro so it stretches out and fits a 10/11" tablet but it’ll stretch the springs out, or add fans if your phone gets a bit hot like mine under heavy load (I’ll likely be adding a 30mm fan or two).

        I give it a 9/10, -1 for D-pad jank.