Retro Fighters Defender Next-Gen PS1 - PS2 - PS3 - PS Classic - Switch & PC Compatible Wireless Controller (Gray)

Pros: + Plug and play. + Feels great, reasonably sturdy - just don't throw it out a second story window. + Holds a charge for a good bit of time, comes with a charger which is USB-C. As it should be. + The analog triggers (L2, R2) feel especially nice + Compatibility is generally impressive, even worked with my iPad using the USB receiver. Neutral: ~ Others seem to report concerns with how Turbo works for this controller, though I cannot speak to that as I haven't used the Turbo function so I cannot verify. ~ Playing with this on a Switch can be disorienting button-wise if you don't know the Switch controller button layout by heart. This is intended for Playstation games afterall, though. Cons: - No Bluetooth support

Great controller. Feels really good in my hands. Buttons feel great. No issues at all.

Easily the best third party ps2 controller I’ve bought, it feels great although it’s closer to Xbox’s controller form, and it’s very lightweight. The pressure sensitive buttons work very well too. If there’s any latency, I personally couldn’t tell. Battery life is long and doesn’t take too long to charge. The only complaint I have is that both triggers are super sensitive, they respond with such light pressure that I’m unable to lightly rest my fingers on them as I normally would a modern day controller. Some people say it gets better over time so I’m hoping that’s the case but it took a couple hours to get used to not having my fingers touching them while resting.

Background: I have used this product solely for PS2. Games I have tested it with: Tony Hawk 3, X-Men Legends, Fallout Brotherhood of Steel, Simpsons Hit and Run, among others. I’m not sure if the other reviewers are paid reviews or just people excited about how this thing looks out the box without using it, but I have had a bad experience with this controller for PS2 both when I bought it originally AND when I was sent a replacement by the company. To RetroFighters’ credit, they were very quick to send me a new controller when I emailed them, but that doesn’t help much when the product has issues. Controller feels decent in the hands, maybe a little light. Texture on back of grips is nice. Color selection is nice. Buttons feel good. Overall controller feels sturdy. Sticks are reminiscent of PS4 controller and I prefer them to the domed sticks of PS2 controllers. Controller is already paired with its dongle. Charges fast, USB-C is nice. All buttons as a rule are very sensitive. Face buttons are responsive. Never had any issues with missed button presses. Shoulder buttons feel good even with PS2 given their modernized design. No issues with missed presses on the shoulder buttons. The joysticks are another story. In Tony Hawk, where you have to do a quick up/down movement to manual, the controller frequently doesn’t register the input. It is a strange combination of every button/stick being very sensitive yet with very fast movement on the stick, it simply cannot register the input. Tony Hawk is essentially unplayable with this controller. Moving around in a game like X-men Legends where fast stick movements aren’t required, is not an issue. The most frustrating issue is that when trying to play Tony Hawk and manual, after a while, the controller eventually develops a strong left drift on the left stick. Once this happens the controller is unusable until you pause and use the re-pair button on the back of the controller. It happens repeatedly, and it does this on the original controller I bought AND the replacement I was sent, so it is not an isolated issue. Overall, the controller is only suitable for some games. This is disappointing because the whole point of the controller is to have a modern, wireless replacement. If I have to go back to using the wired controller with cord extension for various games, what did this replace?

Out the package it was simple to set up and connected without a hitch. USB-C charging is also nice as a broken cord/lost cord will not be as much as a problem. My main issues come to the feel of the controller sadly, it just does not compare to the original PS2 controller I used. The bumpers are a bit too smoothe, lacking that nice click the originals had, the DPAD is solid, but the original felt a bit more solid, the buttons are nice As well but too suffer from the lack of that original click. A decent choice though.

Works for my PS2 (which is the whole reason I bought it). But I also just so happen to have a switch, and I just had to try it out on Nintendo. Now I can 100% say this is better than any switch controller I have personally used. Ever. Same goes for the ps2 and especially ps3. I never liked the ps3 dual shock because the handles are way to small. This Retro fighter feels more like a ps4 controller. I have not yet tried it out on my PC or Ps3 but I'm looking forward to it. The fact alone that this controller works for both my ps2, ps3 AND my laptop and switch is just mind blowing to me. Such a cool cool controller. Anyone who gives bad reviews about this product are wrong and I strongly advise to ignore them. The bad reviews very closely made me reconsider buying this but I'm so glad I went with my gut. I would give unlimited stars if I could. Best item I've ever bought on Amazon.

retro fighters have put out a lot of great controllers, and many of them becoming my favorites. This one is the best out of all the ones I've had for it's comfortability and how it's useful for so many consoles. Of course it's using the Playstation format of layout. It comes with 2 dongles. One for the PS2 (maybe PS1? Haven't tried it since I don't have a working PS1) The USB dongle can be used for the PS3, PS Classic, Switch and PC. I don't recall it working with the PS TV tho. It's pretty much plug and play. The PS3 recognizes it as a wired controller - not a wireless controller like the regular PS3 controller. It does have a kinda cheap plastic feel to it - much like the rest of their controllers. It's not as good as 1st party controller. But when it comes to 3rd party controllers; Retro Fighters are pretty much the masters.

Worked great a month in using it on my PS2. Lately it has been disconnecting while playing ( I sit less than 4 feet away from my retro setup.) Also, when its not having connection issues its not reading inputs (dropped alot of inputs doing the God Of War qte's both on the buttons and left analogue stick.) Ive actually had no issues with the generic wireless PS2 controllers that I got from ebay months before buying this one. Really wanted this one to be my go to controller. Either get the 8bitdo adaptor and just use a ps4 control or wait for the updated Defender controller that Retro Fighter well release some time soon. Hard to rate this. When it worked it was a good. But having connection issues and misreading inputs wipes that away when youre really into the game youre playing. 2 out of 5. Hopefully with the next revision they'll iron out the kinks.

So good and no lag. Worth the money and not a cheap version of the same thing. Fit for all games and can be used on a pc with the free adapter included in the box.

Wil je je systeem langer en draadloos gebruiken? Dit is hem! De aankoop waard. Deze controller heeft meer [lading] dan de originele controller [PS3-termen]

i wish it was better to play sports games like playing baseball etc.

Parfait. Testé sur ps2 et ps3. La meilleure alternative.

コントローラー自体に文句はないんですが、使用する時と使用が終わった際のドングルを抜き差ししなければいけない事が気になります。あまりコントローラーを探すのに時間をかけられなくてこの商品を選びました。USBポートが早くダメになりそうなのは気になります。