Hyperkin Duke Wired Controller for Xbox Series X|S/Xbox One/Windows 10 -White- Officially Licensed (Xbox 20th Anniversary Limited Edition)

As someone who grew up on PlayStation and 360, the Duke's size is no joke. This thing is stupid massive and the moment you pick it up, all the complaints about it's size suddenly feel validated. After messing around with it for a while, the Duke really doesn't feel that bad. I have relatively average sized hands and to be honest, the large grips feel pretty dang good and my thumbs fall right where the buttons and left stick go. The D-pad and right stick do feel a little too far apart however. More importantly are the addition of two bumper buttons to the top of the controller. These basically compliment the old black and white buttons and they're mapped the same but these make a huge difference in the Duke's usability for modern games. They are a little bit of stretch to reach and don't feel quite as nice as the bumpers on the regular Xbox One controller but I'd much rather have them than not. Honestly couldn't imagine throwing a grenade without access to the right stick. The Duke now also sports a detachable microUSB cable instead of a fixed cable. This is honestly kind of a mixed blessing to me since I've had controllers develop bad ports from having microUSB cables yanked out of them. Having a detachable cable is also a little weird since the Duke isn't wireless, which is pretty odd because, just look how big the thing is. I honestly can't blame Hyperkin for not having this feature since Microsoft has some sort of proprietary license on their wireless technology but it is a little funny that Microsoft didn't let it slide for a remake of their own product. If you don't mind the size of the thing, you'll find that the Duke feels rock solid. The triggers are smooth, the sticks feel great, and the face buttons have a nice audible click when you press them. I played several hours of Rainbow Six Siege, Battlefield 1, and Call of Duty Infinite Warfare with the Duke and found it works fantastically. The size, coupled with how spread out some of the inputs are and the skewed button layout will take some getting used to but the Duke feels like a legitimate controller and it honestly took me by surprise. It is quite expensive though at $70 for a slightly unconventional controller that doesn't even feature wireless. Regardless, the Duke is fun way to revisit one of the darker times in Xbox's history and if you're like me, there's a chance you might even like the thing.

This is exactly what I needed. My hands are big and extended gaming can lead to joint pain. Using your middle fingers to actuate the triggers puts your index fingers in the perfect spot to press RB/LB. In this hold, all eight of my fingers rest comfortably against the controller body. Getting used to using your middle fingers on the triggers is considerably easier than you'd expect, even for games that require delicate partial throttle manipulation like Forza. I felt 98% as proficient as using my index fingers inside the first week. You could use your index fingers on the triggers, but this negated the ergonomics for my big hands. RB/LB become very difficult to access and gaps form between my supporting fingers and the controller. Quality is good. The triggers and thumb-sticks respond as you'd expect, but the buttons stand out. They actuate with a clack. They make the buttons on a 360 or Xbone feel mushy by comparison. I love it. The switches certainly aren't mechanical, but the noise level is probably a little louder than a Cherry Brown keyboard. It also looks like they spent on the packaging. Unboxing this is a real occasion due to the form cut foam. Cons: The white jewel button feels mushy. It works fine, but lacks the clack the rest of the buttons exhibit. It's a small flaw for me because the jewels mirror RB/LB which my index fingers always rest on. Also, the price. This is almost twice as much as I'd really like to spend on a controller. I would not consider a wireless controller for myself, but many people expect that at this price. You probably require nostalgia or big hands to justify the price. Other Thoughts: Others have complained of the cable failing on them. Every controller I've ever owned has eventually failed because the wires wore out where the cable meets the controller. For this reason, I always remove the cable at the Duke's body when not in use, even if I'm getting up for a brief bathroom break.

I really wanted this to work. I like the size and the weight. I can actually hold the controller sides with my whole hand instead of gripping it between my fingers & that ridge at the top of the palm. I don't have any of the hand issues that people with big hands report when using a normal controller but I'd still rather use the Duke and would consider it worth the money. But ... It took all of a week for the left trigger issue to start. I can go to the controller testing website and see the left trigger stuck at random values, usually anywhere from .05 to .2, instead of going to zero like it should. I've attached a screen snip showing the gamepad tester website readout showing this. This happens about one press in 5 right now and will often but not always fix itself if I tap the controller. Unfortunately it is already making problems in my Stellar Blade playthrough since that game uses left trigger parries a lot. The issue may have been there from the start and just wasn't noticeable playing Hades 2. This appears to have been a known issue for literally years. I'll try the firmware upgrade and revise upwards if it works, and if that fails I'll try a replacement since Amazon's 30 day period isn't even up yet and I did actually buy the warranty after reading about the trigger issues. I hope one of those works since I'd really like this to at least last a year. Luckily I bought a second, cheap controller with this and that one works without any problems. Sadly as you might see in the attached picture, neither stick rests at 0 either for the Duke while that $25 backup controller? It does rest at 0. EDIT: I calibrated the controller and it looked like the issue was fixed. Too bad that was a lie. I still see random left trigger activations in games.

Die PS4 hat ihre Exklusivtitel, dafür kann man mit der One nun endlich all die Third Party Spiele mit dem schlechtesten Controller der Welt spielen. Danke Microsoft, danke Hyperkin. Mal im Ernst, man bekommt hier genau was beschrieben wird: Eine fast identische Neuauflage des riesigen Xbox Controllers. Dieses Monstrum von einem Controller fühlt sich genau so an wie das Original. Es fehlen lediglich die Memoryslots und das Kabel ist ein abnehmbares Micro-USB-Kabel. Das Xbox Logo ist ein eigener Bildschirm und gleichzeitig eine Taste und zeigt jedes mal beim Drücken die Xbox Bootsequenz. Während dem Zocken strahlt einem das Xbox Logo entgegen. Dieser Controller mit Bildschirm ist eigentlich komplett sinnlos, aber die Idee dahinter ist super. Er ist jetzt über 16 Jahre alt und obwohl man daran praktisch nichts verändert hat, lassen sich alle Spiele problemlos spielen. Es ist einfach ein Stück Geschichte. Für meinen Geschmack ist der Preis allerdings etwas zu hoch, da es eben doch "nur" ein Kabelgebundener Controller ist. Trotzdem 5 Sterne.

自分の指が細くて長い？ので最高にフィットして操作しやすいです。 エスコン7対応フライトコンのようなデカさもいいですが、やはり両手で持てるデカさのほうが使いやすいです。 振動もあるので気持ちいです。両手で持てるHYPERKIN "S Wheelも良さそうですね。

Omg what an awesome controller. I can’t stop playing my Xbox one with this beautiful beast. The Duke brings back nostalgic memories of just pure enjoyment. I have already cleared Halo 1 and 2 (for the 50th time) and it just felt like this was the way to play my games. The duke style isn’t for everyone since it’s pretty big, but It was a perfect fit for me and I plan to play all my games with this controller on my Xbox and PC

Es una gran pieza de colección y de decoración. Para jugar no es lo mejor, es incómodo vs los estándares a los que estamos acostumbrados

When I got it out of the box, I was honestly very surprised at how cheap it felt. I had an Xbox, and the original controllers for that didn't have a rough seam right along your palm. They felt like they had a little weight to them, and the textured plastic on the outside made them feel a bit nicer overall. This, on the other hand, feels practically hollow, and the smooth plastic makes it feel like it came off AliExpress. When I plugged it in, I got my first problem. There's no indication here or on the Hyperkin site that these didn't work with macOS. I expected a perfectly ordinary Xinput controller, which it IS, but due to Hyperkin having their own device IDs, it's not recognised, unlike an Xbox One controller. There appears to be no driver or workaround for this that works on current versions of macOS. This is a problem that only matters for USB controllers, apparently, but the Duke is wired only, it doesn't have bluetooth. I didn't check the specs and there's nothing to lead me to believe it would have bluetooth, but for the price, I expected it. The thumb sticks sit so low in their gates you can literally see into the controller through the gap. I have genuinely never seen that before, and I have bought a LOT of controllers in my time It worked fine, with zero configuration, when plugged into my Steam Deck. It just feels like crap, and has possibly the worst build quality of anything I've paid more than $20 for. Honestly, Mad Catz PS1 controllers looked and felt better to use.