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the Nintendo switch has been exploding with accessory options and one of the biggest is pro controllers now of course Nintendo has their own wireless pro controller for 70 bucks but there are a lot of Cheaper third-party options that have been popping up that are wired one I've talked about before is the Hori pro controller but it now has a competitor in the form of a pro controller from powera now how does this one stack up against the Horine even against a Nintendo's own wireless pro controller let's find out now before we go into the in-depth of how this controller handles how the buttons feel and everything let's talk about the obvious downsides of it being an off-brand cheaper controller option there's a lot of functions present and the Nintendo pro controller that is not in this one you're not getting a rumble feature which is a big thing that's missing you don't have NFC reader which isn't that huge of deal because you can just use joique on and you don't have any motion controls which for most games isn't really a problem but if you like using those for a few handfuls like Zelda right here that's gonna be a big note for you as well and then there is of course the fact that it is a wired controller however that is actually kind of one of the upsides for this controller at least compared to the Hori while they are both wired controllers an important difference between the two is the fact that the Hori wired is a hardwired controller you cannot remove that cable which can be really annoying the powering one on the other hand has a removable microUSB cable so it's easy to replace if anything happens to the cable damage-wise you can just switch it out and it makes it a lot easier to store and carry around the controller rather than having this big bulky thing with an unremovable mass of wires and then the other big upside to this controller especially when you hold it up side by side with the pro controller is that it's very obviously actually very close in design the Hori went for something that was very differently shaped and for the most part to its detriment whereas this controller is very clearly the same exact setup with button placement and everything some of the buttons are a little differently shaped there's a few grooves here in there that are a bit different but for the most part this is pretty much the same comfort level as this now as for how the actual controller handles once you're using it well that's where things get a little more murky while the button placement is pretty much the same as the actual Nintendo pro controller when it comes to actual button quality things are definitely a drop off even compared to the Hori one as well the main AVX wise are very stiff feeling and not in a way that's actually like beneficial the stroller buttons on the most part very similar to the switch controller which is nice the biggest areas though where I've hang with this thing are the sticks in d-pad the d-pad on this thing is just flat-out awful it kind of feels like when you press down in any one direction you're just pressing the whole thing down there's not really a good sense of differentiating between up down left and right and the sticks are very loose feeling it doesn't feel very comfortable or nice to use them it's entirely usable but compared to using the pro controller or even Joe icons or even just the Hori controller which is other cheap alternative it just doesn't feel like that great of a controller to use and of course this is a $30 wired controller so you're not looking for the ultimate experience but as I said the Hori for the same price just feels a little more comfortable as far as the buttons go one other big upside this one does have though is it comes in flashy designs now this one right here is a Mario themed one that's red you can see all this little flower print with the fire flowers leaves star right here they also have another one that's more Zelda based and that actually looks really cool with kind of a black design gold trim here and there great looking controllers just not the greatest buttons in the world you know ultimately if I'm gonna say which pro controller you should grab aside from obviously just the Nintendo one you're looking to save some money I'm still leaning towards the Hori this does have some upsides in terms of the gripping more comfortable I like the removable cable but ultimately as far as how actually button quality is going to go and your experience while playing games that's just going to be the better option right now