Hori Split Pad Pro "Giant Joycons" for the Switch

[Rhaknar]

Amazon UK got mine to me a couple days early. I love it, playing Doom in handheld no longer feels like shit and it also fits in the dock nice and snug.

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welp my order is still unmoved as of yesterday (sunday) and while the split pad has been showing as coming out on the 30th (today) all week, today (the 30th) it says "delivered in 1 to 2 months"... this whole thing is a huge mess.

I havent been able to check my order yet because im at work but im sure ill be fucked when I check it later.

 

[Deleted member 25094]

welp my order is still unmoved as of yesterday (sunday) and while the split pad has been showing as coming out on the 30th (today) all week, today (the 30th) it says "delivered in 1 to 2 months"... this whole thing is a huge mess.

I havent been able to check my order yet because im at work but im sure ill be fucked when I check it later.

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Mine is still showing due for delivery tomorrow.

 

[Rhaknar]

Mine is still showing due for delivery tomorrow.

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but has it been shipped? Mine still arriving says Oct 2nd-4th (im not in the UK) but it hasnt shipped or been charged sooooooooooooooo...

edit: used the automatic helper and it says its scheduled to ship today hmm... I DONT TRUST ROBOTS THO!

 

[Deleted member 25094]

but has it been shipped? Mine still arriving says Oct 2nd-4th (im not in the UK) but it hasnt shipped or been charged sooooooooooooooo...

edit: used the automatic helper and it says its scheduled to ship today hmm... I DONT TRUST ROBOTS THO!

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Won't get a shipping notice or charged until it ships probably late tonight in my experience. I can't see it not arriving tomorrow otherwise the order would have been updated with the new date. They're probably just getting new stock delivered, then selling out of pre-orders for that stock before it arrives so they order more, rinse repeat. I'm sure our orders are fine and accounted for in the batch due to get to them today.

 

[SparkleMotion]

Those things look goofy as hell. No rumble is also a dealbreaker. I'd pay more for ones with rumble.

 

[Full Metal Jumper]

I put my order in for mine with Amazon UK yesterday and it says I'll have it tomorrow. Didn't get any message about a 1-2 month delay anywhere.

 

[Rhaknar]

I put my order in for mine with Amazon UK yesterday and it says I'll have it tomorrow. Didn't get any message about a 1-2 month delay anywhere.

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Go to the product page :p

 

[Slayven]

They must have underestimated demand, damn I knew i shout have preordered

 

[Capra]

Maybe they thought it being branded as a DXM accessory would make it more niche? Or maybe they have a separate one without the branding coming out?

 

[Deleted member 25094]

They must have underestimated demand, damn I knew i shout have preordered

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If your order still says tomorrow then you've probably got the last of the batch. The product page now is giving a date of when they just expect a batch in.

 

[Full Metal Jumper]

Go to the product page :p

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Ah, it wasn't there yesterday. I'll guess I see tomorrow :)

 

[names2hard4you]

Having been using these for a few weeks, it's hard to go back to Joy-cons once you get used to the size and bigger analog sticks. Pretty much everything about these is better, the lack of rumble isn't a deal breaker for me anymore, just the gyro. Which by the way, props for trying out a left joy-con and right Hori to see whether it works, if push comes to shove ultimately that would be my way of playing a shooter in handheld mode

 

[Falus]

I quote myself from another thread. If you don't want to miss the rumble I have this set up. It's amazing and the dpad is flawless

Here is my setup. I've tried 3-4 grip case before finding this one absolutely amazing (with trigger grip but you can chose on the fly )

i can play for hours (thanks v2 battery life ) without any hand issue , confort is optimal

I've added some thumb grip too I have a lot these are my favorite

and this d-pad (they give two of them see my picture above I love this one more for diagonal it's 100% hit)

Im super happy with this setup , and I often play docked too (50-50) and this grip case is dock compatible. No need to take it off

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[Nif]

I thought these would feel more comfortable, but for some reason my hands still cramp up. I'm back on the joycons for now.

 

[Deleted member 5582]

Got mine today. I want to write more later but spoiler that this is not as stupid as it looks:

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

Looks good but would really want a model that's wireless with its own dock so that I can have 4 controllers finally.

 

[mrmoose]

Looks good but would really want a model that's wireless with its own dock so that I can have 4 controllers finally.

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Do you already have three controllers, because even if these were wireless they would make for poor split controllers.

Honestly, I'm ok with these lacking wireless, but I severely underestimated how important rumble is to the feel of the system (which means I'll likely have similar problems with the Lite).

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

Do you already have three controllers, because even if these were wireless they would make for poor split controllers.

Honestly, I'm ok with these lacking wireless, but I severely underestimated how important rumble is to the feel of the system (which means I'll likely have similar problems with the Lite).

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That's why said I'd want a dock with them. Just a small piece of plastic that sucks them together

 

[Deleted member 5582]

Been playing around with these for a few hours in various games.

+ The dpad is great, has a bit of the HORI mush to it but it's larger than the one in the HORI left joycon and has a tighter feel to it.
+ The analog sticks feel very nice, there's little to no deadzone, they move smoothly and consistently, overall remind me of the DualShock 4 stick feel but with a concave top
+ Face buttons feel very good, pressing off center they move with exactly the same force as on center, there's a distinct pressed feel with little mush despite the rubber dome
+ L/R feel good, if you press off center to the left or right it's the same amount of force to depress as Nintendo tends to do with their shoulder buttons
+ Shoulder buttons are nice and big and have the same press feel as the face buttons
+ Stick clicks are a lot more satisfying than the joycon sticks

- ZL/ZR are kind messed up, you need to press right on center, if you're off at all you need to use more force. It's weird that these are screwed up cause every other important button is good, and even the stupid rear "FL/FR" buttons are good.
- FL/FR buttons shouldn't exist. They're right where I want to grip and remind me of the stupid vita rear touchscreen. Thankfully they're not mapped to anything by default but I'd prefer them to not be there at all.
- Ancillary buttons like +/-, Home, Turbo/Assign are rubber and feel like they could rip off pretty easily, plus they aren't satisfying at all to press
- The grip feel on the whole isn't great. I feel like since they're already huge they may as well have just made them larger and easier to handle; probably still more comfortable than normal joycons for extended play but I'd need a few more days to decide on that.
- No rumble
- Pressing "Home" doesn't wake the switch from sleep mode.

As mentioned above, using the left split pad with a normal right joycon isn't as crazy as it seems. You get rumble with this setup, the normally awkward grips are focused on one side and somehow it feels easier to hold, the asymmetric different sticks remind me of the GameCube controller, and you get a better dpad than the HORI left joycon. It looks pretty dumb but feels good and plays well like this.

 

[Deleted member 25094]

Hah after me saying in posts yesterday that I was confident my order would get here today, it still hasn't shipped from Amazon. Despite it saying it'll arrive by 8pm tonight, given it's not been dispatched I'm not holding much hope it'll arrive today.

 

[Rhaknar]

mine shipped from amazon uk yesterday, will be here friday in theory

 

[Deleted member 25094]

mine shipped from amazon uk yesterday, will be here friday in theory

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What date did you order?

 

[Alvis]

I want these, but... is there any travel case out there that can fit the switch with this thing attached? I currently use the Game Traveler Deluxe case

 

[Alvis]

Wait, so gyro aiming doesn't work with this? Doesn't the Switch itself have a gyro sensor?

Can someone enable gyro aiming in a game and test whether it works? It should... the Switch has gyro integrated

 

[Rhaknar]

What date did you order?

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September 13th, I think it was the day they went up for pre-order

 

[Maximo]

Wait, so gyro aiming doesn't work with this? Doesn't the Switch itself have a gyro sensor?

Can someone enable gyro aiming in a game and test whether it works? It should... the Switch has gyro integrated

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Has to be game enabled I believe otherwise not every game will work no, most use the joycons.

 

[Deleted member 25094]

Amazon UK apologised for me not getting the item today, said my warehouse doesn't have stock so they've put me on a priority to have it shipped from another warehouse and I'll have it dispatched in the next day or two. I can't see it happening but there you go.

 

[KyngKee]

Sucks these don't have rumble. I really need these my hands are really too big to play my switch in handheld mode, but I like playing in bed at night when I can't sleep. Any alternatives you guys have found? Just need something to make the grip bigger and more comfortable to hold even if it's just a grip or case...

 

[Maximo]

Sucks these don't have rumble. I really need these my hands are really too big to play my switch in handheld mode, but I like playing in bed at night when I can't sleep. Any alternatives you guys have found? Just need something to make the grip bigger and more comfortable to hold even if it's just a grip or case...

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https://www.satisfye.com/products/switch-grip-pro

I currently have the Satisfye Grip for my switch and I really love it, not everyone may like it but I really like the right side being bigger to offset the asymmetrical design of the switch. Have had a grip case before that was symmetrical in design but found that more uncomfortable.

 

[KyngKee]

https://www.satisfye.com/products/switch-grip-pro

I currently have the Satisfye Grip for my switch and I really love it, not everyone may like it but I really like the right side being bigger to offset the asymmetrical design of the switch. Have had a grip case before that was symmetrical in design but found that more uncomfortable.

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Thanks I'm going to check this out...

 

[Deleted member 25094]

Quick 5 min impressions. The travel on the sticks is huge, particularly the left stick. I've probably got smaller hands so it feels a bit unnatural to push the left stick so far up, I'm having to stretch my left thumb right up. There's also not as much of a bump on the backs of the grips as I expected for my hands to rest on.

The pads are super light, buttons feel nice enough. LZ and RZ are a bit too far away for my hands, having to stretch to use those.

It might take quite a lot of use for me to adapt. Or maybe the controllers are just suited to those with larger hands.

Games where I need to push forwards to walk could result in some kind of strain. I'll try some Dragon Quest tonight and see how i feel.

But really initial impressions are .... hmm, middling. Not sure they're going to work for me, they might just be TOO big. It doesn't feel like a Pro controller split off, it feels like a giants controller.

 

[Rhaknar]

got mine today, 1 day earlier than expected, some impressions:

- its super awkward at first, like your brain is trying to process the size.
- I like the sticks, I like the dpad, I like the buttons.
- it definitely passes the "play lying down" test. OG switch was always awkward for me to play in bed, I couldnt really hold it above me if I was lying on my back, I had to turn to the side and shit, which sucks when you wear glasses. Well, I've just played like an hour lying on my back with no problem, so love that.

All in all, super happy so far, I really want to try a FPS now, and some sort of 3d game. Also gonna try the "lap test" later when I take it to work.

(I have big hands btw)

edit: like the above user said, the "travel time" on the sticks is deffo bigger than usual, certainly bigger than normal joycons, I notice it especially on the right stick after booting up Ys 8 (since its 3d)

 

[ara]

You guys got Pro controllers to compare the stick travel to?

 

[Deleted member 25094]

You guys got Pro controllers to compare the stick travel to?

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It's got a LOT more travel than the Pro. The Pro feels just right to me with the sticks but the travel on the Hori is just a bit too much for me maybe. It feels like a substantial difference to push the left stick up all of the way compared to the Pro.

 

[ara]

It's got a LOT more travel than the Pro. The Pro feels just right to me with the sticks but the travel on the Hori is just a bit too much for me maybe. It feels like a substantial difference to push the left stick up all of the way compared to the Pro.

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Damn, that's a shame. I also think the Pro sticks are more or less perfect for me, so this is unfortunate to hear.

 

[Randroid]

I'm mostly playing Darksiders 2 with them at the moment and really like them. I do miss rumble but I used to turn that off often ayway due the noise that makes - I tend to play on the couch while my partner watches television and the vibration can be very loud, haha. I also feel that the grips kinda dig into my hands? They're a little too pointy at the bottom. Also also I wanted to assign the minus-button to the left button on the back. But that button combination doesn't work. Overall though it's much comfier portable gaming for longer stretches.

 

[MoogleMaestro]

Some rumble would really be nice here. Doesn't look **too** bad, as far as 3rd party controllers go.

 

[Slayven]

Damn amazon went from 1 to 2 weeks to 1 to 2 months. Slayven am cry

 

[cowbanana]

Finally got mine from Amazon UK today, they shipped last monday (to Denmark).

First impressions are good. Buttons travel/register as expected and the d-pad is surprisingly good, but I haven't tested diagonals extensively. Overall they seem to do what I wanted from them. Great alternative to Nintendo's drifting garbage controllers.

Edit: I played a few games with the d-pad and so far it's the best one I've tried on the Switch to date. It's pretty much perfect and diagonal inputs register nicely. I'm very happy with this purchase.

 

[Slayven]

Finally got them, they are everything i wanted. My only negative is I wished they had a little more weight

 

[Maximo]

Currently my favourite way to play my Switch after trying two other Grip solutions, never thought I would enjoy DOOM on handheld but the more comfortable grips have made for a surprising enjoyable experience.

 

[Mantorok]

For anyone who just wants a more comfortable experience but without too much expense I can recommend this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07SYQ92MJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I still may look at the hori one as well though due to the pro-controller-style.

 

[Winstano]

I ordered these way back when, genuinely thought I'd cancelled the order when the massive delay was put on the shipping, and they showed up a couple of weeks ago. I can finally play my Switch on the sofa with my wife watching TV and not have it cramping my hands up any more.

 

[OrochiJR]

I can finally play my Switch on the sofa with my wife watching TV and not have it cramping my hands up any more.

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I ordered mine yesterday for the same reasons. Should be a massive improvement over the standard joycons.

 

[retroman]

I've been using the Hori grip for months now and I can't imagine going back to the regular Joy-Cons. I love it!

 

[Deleted member 7148]

I just ordered one of these due to the praise I've seen. Plus I hear it has the same d-pad as the Hori d-pad joy-con and I really like that d-pad. Should be here tomorrow.

My joy-cons keep drifting and my hands get cramped and actually fall sleep on me when I'm playing. Hopefully this helps.

 

[Fox1304]

I got those for cheap a few weeks ago. And the best feature is the turbo with A button for JRPG (looking at you, Pokémon)...
Launch a fight, put turbo on, come back 1 min later.

 

[Fadewise]

For anyone using these and now looking for a travel case, this one is almost a perfect fit with the controllers attached. Not quite as snug as a case designed for the standard Joycons, but it works well.

 

[Spazerbeam]

This is going to sound crazy but I don't think they're big enough. The handle on them is super small and my hands still cramp up :(

 

[Slayven]

This is going to sound crazy but I don't think they're big enough. The handle on them is super small and my hands still cramp up :(

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Yeah I can see a something bigger and maybe a little more weight to make them more balanced