Need Advice on Finding a Gamepad for PC

[TheZorch]

I've asked this question before and people don't seem to comprehend what I'm looking for for some weird reason, so I'll try to explain it again differently.

 

I'm looking for a PlayStation style USB gamepad for PC where the 4 shoulder buttons are all buttons, no paddles. On nearly all controllers, the lower L2 and R2 shoulder buttons are paddles, and I'm having the hardest time finding one that isn't some cheap $20 Chinesium piece of crap that will fall apart in a week.

 

This is for a friend of mine who needs it for physical reasons. We thought about the Xbox accessibility controller, but that's overkill and way too expensive for his needs.

Please help. Thank you.

 

[Inelastic]

Can you elaborate on what you mean by "paddles?" When I hear paddles, I think of the buttons that are on the back of the Xbox Elite controller that are sort of shaped like paddles, I don't think of the PlayStation controllers as having them. To me, those are more like triggers. Are you referring to their shape or how they work, analog vs digital? I know the Wii U Pro controller has those as digital, but they still have that shape. The Swtich Pro controller has them as digital, and the lower buttons look similar to the upper ones.

[CerealExperimentsLain]

23 hours ago, Inelastic said:

Can you elaborate on what you mean by "paddles?" When I hear paddles, I think of the buttons that are on the back of the Xbox Elite controller that are sort of shaped like paddles, I don't think of the PlayStation controllers as having them. To me, those are more like triggers. Are you referring to their shape or how they work, analog vs digital? I know the Wii U Pro controller has those as digital, but they still have that shape. The Swtich Pro controller has them as digital, and the lower buttons look similar to the upper ones.

He means triggers.  He wants them to be all digital buttons.

 

He wants something like the old Logitech Dual Action Pro.

[WhitetailAni]

There are adapters that allow you to convert a PS1/PS2 controller port to USB; I have one and it's quite useful.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/203319815125?hash=item2f56ce2bd5:g:HoUAAOSwa~pgXPk2

It's not this exact model (mine identifies as a SmartJoy adapter) but it should work well.

[Middcore]

On 8/6/2021 at 4:06 PM, TheZorch said:

I've asked this question before and people don't seem to comprehend what I'm looking for for some weird reason

 

 

It's because you say "paddles." Most people call what you're referring to triggers and would think of paddles as like the extra controls on the back of the Xbox Elite controller, or the paddle-shifters on some racing wheels.

 

If you want something well-constructed I think your best bet is to buy a Switch Pro controller. It isn't Playstation style, it's laid out closer to the Xbox controller actually, but it shouldn't fall apart, and all four shoulder buttons are digital.

 

Virtually any other modern controller on the market will have analog buttons/triggers for L2 and R2 because this is standard for the Xbox and Playstation. The Switch Pro is alone in not having analog triggers because the Joy-Cons don't. 

[TheZorch]

Yes, I meant triggers, digital ones. We're looking at the Logitech controller. PS1/PS2 controllers are hard to find (original) still in box, most are cheap knock offs.