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the nikon revolution and the razor ride you are the two professional grade control is officially licensed for use with the ps4 we've pitted them against each other across a range of categories like button field button placement and the accessories that you get hopefully you'll get a good feel for both controllers and work out if one of them is the one for you now the Nikon's made a really good move by keeping the left thumbstick where sony has had the d-pad since the ps1 the right stick has a rounded logo on the top and I found that got quite slippery after a little while razor has gone for the conventional DualShock joystick placement with the roger they've also included removable silicon covers if you want a different tactile feel to the standard rubber surface the revolution's joystick placement is superior and it's something Xbox owners have had forever the net cons for programmable buttons are all underneath and set almost flush with the grips children are raised to make hitting them easier but I found they needed more forceful push which shift your hands away from the triggers I couldn't reliably hit em1 and em2 the ride you also has four macros - on the underside of the controller and - located right next to the triggers they're all really easy to hit and if you wanted to you can even remove the triggers underneath leaving the button flush with the controller accessing those additional buttons is also way easier on the ride you they've got a quick control panel on the bottom that lets you assign those macros on the fly switch profiles mute your mic and adjust the volume the revolution has four profiles where the ride you can only store two custom settings so in the face button face off I've got to go with the Nikon I just really like the size and the feel I thought the razor's buttons were a bit small and a bit clicky it's really interesting because I really like the mechanical keyboard feel and sound of it but also the the fact that the macros are so much more accessible means you don't really need larger face buttons providing access to four extra buttons across four fingers also makes a lot more sense than - after a few hours of practice I'd completely replace my use of the face buttons with macros leaving my right thumb free to continue to aim at targets you can also turn on hair triggering and reduce the amount of play in the triggers by locking them off the revolution requires a dedicated app the advantages you get for separate profiles and a lot more customized ability in terms of sensitivity on your triggers and your thumb sticks but you have to put the effort in to get it working properly the revolution also gives you one other way to customise the controller it's got internal channels that let you add weight so you can get a feeling right in your hand but there's just something about the shoulder buttons on the revolution and the grip that has it feeling a little bit off one of the things I find really crummy about the Nikon is it doesn't have an app for Mac computers so I can't actually do any of the customization on the other hand customizing controls on the ride U is super easy you hold down the assignment button the macro and the macro you want to map to it the controller vibrates confirm and that's it we've got to give this one to the ride you right like being able to map jumping switching weapons reloading to your trigger fingers it just feels so much more natural both controllers accorded the ride you connected by a micro USB and the revolution uses a five pin which probably explains the superior audio quality in the neck on the Nikon is just super clear I had to turn the volume down because chat was just too good yeah the ride you it was a real letdown especially in comparison to the Nikon the unit we tested it was worse than a standard ps4 controller the ride use silicon grips removable triggers and thumb stick covers make it the better built controller it also includes a hard shell travel case while the revolution only comes with a soft carry bag the ride you is the pricier controller but those extras make a decent case for paying that little bit more so I think it's obvious I'm completely sold on the right ear buttons feel better the macro is easier to access it's just it's the control I kept going back to I'm inclined to agree I mean it's more expensive but it just felt better in the hand the first time I picked it up but it's not perfect the audio quality was disappointing and two profiles felt restrictive if playing multiple games while we preferred the ride you the Nikon does have a lot going for it it's a controller for someone who wanted to tinker and get it working exactly how they want and a few of our colleagues and friends were swearing by it