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Zippy6 on 06 April 2025

Here's my Switch 2 pro controller then. EasySMX 05.

It was less than £30, has hall effect joysticks and works great on PC too.

It's not quite as good as the 8bitdo Ultimate and the battery life is a bit worse, but for the price it's a bargain.



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curl-6 on 06 April 2025

I really didn't expect this to be frank, I thought we'd be forced to buy the new one just to get an extra $114 (AUD, dunno what it costs elsewhere) out of us, would've been an easy way for Nintendo to increase their profit margin.

It's not exactly standard; I think you can use Xbox One controllers on Xbox Series, but I don't think you can play PS5 games with a dualshock 4 for instance.



Wman1996 on 06 April 2025
curl-6 said:

I really didn't expect this to be frank, I thought we'd be forced to buy the new one just to get an extra $114 (AUD, dunno what it costs elsewhere) out of us, would've been an easy way for Nintendo to increase their profit margin.

It's not exactly standard; I think you can use Xbox One controllers on Xbox Series, but I don't think you can play PS5 games with a dualshock 4 for instance.

Correct. Some other examples in history

-DualShock and DualShock 2 are compatible with each other's consoles. One of the few issues is selected games on PS2 that require the rarely used pressure sensitive buttons.

-Atari 2600 and 7800 are compatible with each other's controllers.

I got an Xbox One X in 2024 and it's nice that I can use a Series controller. The used console I got even came with a Series controller instead of an Xbox One controller. 

As I've said, the Switch 2 Pro Controller is still a want for me, but not as required to play games since my Pro Controller is still in good shape.



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curl-6 on 06 April 2025
Wman1996 said:
curl-6 said:

I really didn't expect this to be frank, I thought we'd be forced to buy the new one just to get an extra $114 (AUD, dunno what it costs elsewhere) out of us, would've been an easy way for Nintendo to increase their profit margin.

It's not exactly standard; I think you can use Xbox One controllers on Xbox Series, but I don't think you can play PS5 games with a dualshock 4 for instance.

Correct. Some other examples in history

-DualShock and DualShock 2 are compatible with each other's consoles. One of the few issues is selected games on PS2 that require the rarely used pressure sensitive buttons.

-Atari 2600 and 7800 are compatible with each other's controllers.

I got an Xbox One X in 2024 and it's nice that I can use a Series controller. The used console I got even came with a Series controller instead of an Xbox One controller. 

As I've said, the Switch 2 Pro Controller is still a want for me, but not as required to play games since my Pro Controller is still in good shape.

Yeah it sometimes happens, though for instance you couldn't use the Wii U Pro controller on Switch, I don't think you could use the 360 controller on XBO, PS3 controllers didn't work on PS4, etc.

Since it's not a standard thing, it's a nice thing to have on Switch 2 that I personally didn't expect.



Pajderman on 07 April 2025

Nice! Have a controller in the shape of a GameCube controller that I use with my switch for playing smash. Being able to use past generation controllers is something I have wanted for a time, but thought wouldn't happen since it seems like an easy money grab.