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Whats the verdict on the Switch Pro Controller D pad fix?
- Thread starter BurritoBushido
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have you gone to test button inputs in system settings? i didn't notice anything when i played zelda, but the test clearly showed the d-pad is fucked.
For a company that had one of the best D-Pads for generations, they really seem to have dropped the ball hard with the Switch. Guess I won't be buying a Pro Controller any time soon, I'm getting a Switch next month and was planning to get a Pro Controller along with it because I don't want to suffer through playing with the joycons on a grip, gonna have to tough it out it seems...
This is a good thread to read: https://www.resetera.com/threads/yo...-pro-controllers-dpad-with-office-tape.58860/
Having just did the modification last night as a result of this thread, gunning for a hard 50% coverage on the D-Pad contacts killed the bad diagonal inputs which made doing things like Style Switching in Devil May Cry 3/4 feel way better, but also can drop multiple double-tap inputs maybe once every 20-30ish attempts which is actually a problem for DMC3/4. At this point I'm trading one problem for another. I'm gonna take it open and gun for a third of the contact coverage for more consistency, but so far it's not the dream fix it was made out to be.
You'd have to pay me to use a controller this ugly. Jesus Christ what is it with tech companies designing these "gamer" things with such horrible aesthetics? It's like they've learned nothing from why iPhones became so popular in the first place.
They probably can't use the aesthetics Apple uses because the perception for those/their devices is massively counter-intuitive for peripherals.
There are two issues with it and the Xenoblade pro controller fixed one of the issues, with the up capacitor extending too far/being too sensitive. The other issue is the pivot is slightly too low, which the new version didn't fix
the verdict is that even when the Dpad is fixed it is by no means a good Dpad: too clicky, too small, too stiff. try to do a half circle on this thing and you will fail to do so. Retrogames suck on this thing.
The tape fix worked wonderfully for me. At first I covered too much of the contacts and it made it too unresponsive, so I pared it down and now it works great. Regularly use it for direction-sensitive actions like Tetris.
I don't remember how much I left covered, but it I'm fairly certain it's less than the half shown in the tutorial page posted above.
I don't remember how much I left covered, but it I'm fairly certain it's less than the half shown in the tutorial page posted above.
How so? I'm not talking about using a touchscreen. I'm talking about using low-profile plain colors with no XTREME patterns on them. Something sleek and elegant.
Nothing as of yet. I just bought a powerA wider grip so that if I played docked I use the joycons dpad. At least it's accurate (and I'm used to separate button dpads from four generations of the dualshock)
What was the flaw again? Because mine only miss input if I try to do left to right and back super fast without lifting my finger and i tried fixing that with tape but no luck. Just pressing forward or backward doenst give any diagonal miss input
There are 5 different skins other than that
It's there to a varying amount with all pro controllers. Mine's pretty ok for it, but I can force it to happen reasonably easily. Doesn't happen in normal use. My friend's one is a damn nightmare though.
That isn't any better.
Edit: Looking at the other colours, the white and red ones are ok; no where near as garish as the Zelda, Mario and black ones; though still not to my taste personally. A far cry from Apple elegance that AtomicShroom was advocating for.
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How is the one you quoted not better than the gaudy LoZ one?
It's Black with Red buttons/Dpad.
You want a matte surface, so it prevents fingerprints and smudges on the peripherals. If Apple is making a controller, they would probably make it smooth, shiny, and glossy.
Tried the tape fix on my first two pro controllers and while it certainly helps it's not 100%.
RMA'd those and the two replacement ones had the same issue.
Didn't bother doing the tape on those since I just bought two MayFlash USB adapters to use with my Wii U Pro controllers.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/8bitdo-or-mayflash-for-wii-u-pro-to-switch-adapter.41778/
RMA'd those and the two replacement ones had the same issue.
Didn't bother doing the tape on those since I just bought two MayFlash USB adapters to use with my Wii U Pro controllers.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/8bitdo-or-mayflash-for-wii-u-pro-to-switch-adapter.41778/
i am testing the dapd now on my xendobalde 2 controller, and i am using 2 hand, one at each dpad button
wow, meanwhile testing the dpad on the elite controller with regular dpad using the X one adapter from Brook using only my left hand
non, i got no reading error, i may continue using the elite on the switch.
the X one adapter is very good, only downside it doesn't wake up the switch, also it add a Bluetooth and motion sensor to the Xbox one controller.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/anyone-else-using-the-wireless-brook-x-one-adapter.13890/
wow, meanwhile testing the dpad on the elite controller with regular dpad using the X one adapter from Brook using only my left hand
non, i got no reading error, i may continue using the elite on the switch.
the X one adapter is very good, only downside it doesn't wake up the switch, also it add a Bluetooth and motion sensor to the Xbox one controller.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/anyone-else-using-the-wireless-brook-x-one-adapter.13890/
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What does the Switch Pro Controller offer over the Wii U Pro Controller? Analog triggers? HD rumble?
Thinking about just buying those Mayflash adapters since I already have 2 Wii U Pro Controllers.
Thinking about just buying those Mayflash adapters since I already have 2 Wii U Pro Controllers.
I used tape to fix mine about a year ago and it's still going strong. Maybe eventually I'll need to reapply it if the tape wears through.
So, I have known a couple of people (two, to be precise) who claimed their pro controller didn't have this problem. When I had them test it on the input screen both of them had tons of incorrect inputs pop up. I am pretty convinced that every single Pro controller suffers from this problem. I think some people are far less sensitive to it (they probably don't play games that require precision). I can't imagine playing Puyo-Puyo Tetris with the Pro controller and feeling like it was an acceptable option.
Indeed, it is absurd. Yet I haven't used mine in a long, long time. So I am considering doing the mod just so that my controller is functional enough that I will use it. *sigh*
Mine seems to be working fine. Just tested it. Weird.
The bad dpad has put me off playing certain games on the Switch. My pro controller also squeaks when I use the analogue stick!! It's so annoying! This combined with the lack of headphone jack make it a pretty disappointing experience.
Microsoft went from a pretty bleh dpad on the launch Xbox One controller to one of the best dpads of all time.
It would be great if Nintendo made a new pro controller, but Nintendo have never done a controller revision beyond the Classic Controller Pro, and that was only due to pressure from Capcom to get Monster Hunter.
Microsoft went from a pretty bleh dpad on the launch Xbox One controller to one of the best dpads of all time.
It would be great if Nintendo made a new pro controller, but Nintendo have never done a controller revision beyond the Classic Controller Pro, and that was only due to pressure from Capcom to get Monster Hunter.
i am testing the dapd now on my xendobalde 2 controller, and i am using 2 hand, one at each dpad button
wow, meanwhile testing the dpad on the elite controller with regular dpad using the X one adapter from Brook using only my left hand
non, i got no reading error, i may continue using the elite on the switch.
the X one adapter is very good, only downside it doesn't wake up the switch, also it add a Bluetooth and motion sensor to the Xbox one controller.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/anyone-else-using-the-wireless-brook-x-one-adapter.13890/
Wow, that's a cool adapter! If it was a little cheaper, it would have been an impulse buy for me - like this it costs only a little less than a new controller.. Does it go on sale sometimes?
Verdict: it sucks so bad.
Shame because the rest of the controller is perfection: everything feels right, the front facing buttons, the bumpers and the two sticks (except the triggers that should be analogue), but the d-pad is unusable on the games you should use it more.
Shame because the rest of the controller is perfection: everything feels right, the front facing buttons, the bumpers and the two sticks (except the triggers that should be analogue), but the d-pad is unusable on the games you should use it more.
I'm still waiting on Nintendo to fix this before I buy a Pro controller. It's absurd how long it's been.
It would have probably been the best controller in a generation of amazing controllers. However, the D-pad makes the Switch Pro the natural successor to the 360 controller: an excellent controller with an awful D-pad.
I have four and one of mine has this issue. But I use the stick for all my games so doesn't bother me.
Best example is to grab the Puyo Puyo Tetris demo and try Tetris. As you may know, Tetris has for some time had a feature where you can press up to instantly drop your current piece all the way to the bottom. It's important to use when you want to play fast - but ultimately as it's an instant commitment to piece placement it's optional and you can also just hold down to speed up the piece drop.
The Pro D-pad is unusable for this game because of all the unintended up inputs you will get while you're pressing left and right to move pieces.
Same here though I do suck at HK.. Never occurred to me to blame the controller!
Not to say my controller isn't also messed up, but I've honestly never experienced playing a game and had some kind of catastrophic unintentional d-pad press like so many here have seemed to.
Have literally never had a problem with it. I'm sure there have been times when I've done something in-game that I didn't mean to, but I literally forgot about it milliseconds later after correcting it. Like a bad jump or something.
Just for anyone who's seeing this thread and is afraid to buy one. The pro controller is great IMO.
Have literally never had a problem with it. I'm sure there have been times when I've done something in-game that I didn't mean to, but I literally forgot about it milliseconds later after correcting it. Like a bad jump or something.
Just for anyone who's seeing this thread and is afraid to buy one. The pro controller is great IMO.
sadly no, it was a kickstarter project, so i doubt it will go cheaper then that, i bought it for $45 second hand but never used, it as originally for $50.
Send it in for a repair. Nintendo will fix it. They fixed mine when I sent it in last year (along with my left joy-cons).
I did it on mine and it helped, but all in all it's just an absolutely shitty d-pad design-wise and it desperately needs to be re-engineered.
Really? Where do you live? I did the left joy-con thing here in the UK. Wondering if they will do Pro too.
The pokken controller is cheap and has a good dpad if you want something for fighting games or retro games and don't need sticks or gyro or wireless.
Or you can get an adapter for a dualshock 4 if you have those already.
Or you can get an adapter for a dualshock 4 if you have those already.
Hollow Knight is not an issue at all even with a faulty dpad. It has no diagonal inputs and 99% of your moves will not be fucked up by an accidental down or up input. I played through it with the Pro dpad even though mine is definitely faulty.
You can still test it on the main menu of HK though. Other games will give you more problems.
