PDP Gaming Afterglow™ Wave Enhanced Wired Controller for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Windows 10/11 PC, advanced gamepad video game controller, Officially Licensed by Microsoft for Xbox, Black

No Issues to Report (Until a year later)
I saw other reviews mentioning various problems they’re having, so I figured I should write my positive experience. This is a review being made on the day of receiving it in 10/23; I’ll update in the future if anything changes. Gonna keep it short and sweet with each point.Just got it earlier today, I ordered it to replace an old controller. The box was not damaged at all nor was the controller. Everything looked brand new, nothing sketchy to report there. I use a controller to play certain games on my PC (running Windows 10, if that matters to someone), mainly shooters, so that’s what I bought this for. Worked straight out of the box once I plugged it into my computer, lights and all. I saw someone here mention that the USB C cable is “barely attached” to the controller, and it seems that the person just didn’t fully push the cable in. You’ll know it’s fully plugged into the controller when you hear a very audible click. It is in there very securely, I think the other person just didn’t know to push harder. No trigger or analog stick squeaks/noises happening for me as of now, and the back buttons are not “the loudest things on the planet” as someone said here; they sound completely normal. I personally always planned on disabling them from the get-go because I knew I’d accidentally be hitting them, but for what it’s worth they were pre-mapped to two controls and they did work properly before I turned them off. I played a few hours of a game and everything worked perfectly fine and as expected. I have no plans on using the headset jack on the controller because I have a bluetooth headset for my PC, so unfortunately I can’t comment on that.I can’t think of anything else to say or address in regards to the other reviews. Everything works normally for now, it’s a super pretty and clean-looking controller. Hope this helps 👍Edit 10/2024: Left analog stick broke and dislodged today during a game. I’d have to order a new stick and reassemble the controller with the new analog in order for it to remain usable. Very disappointed, as I liked the look of the controller a lot. Never had a controller break like this before. Served me well over the past year.

Not good
Its been a month and Both the controller are already breaking down the control I have the rgb stopped working and when I try to configure it to see if I can turn it back on again the rgb reconfigure causes the app immediately crashe and the joy sticks stop working and the one i got for my nephewAnd mine have the same problem where the controllers will randomly be disconnected even though they are both wired.

High Quality Controller. Better than OEM
This is my second PDP controller, and while there are some few issues, overall, it’s built nicely and it’s a controller I’d recommend.Build quality as usual is very good. Controller feels great to hold. The port where you plug in the USB-C cable is grooved to prevent port breakage. It’s the same with the older version of my PDP controller, which still functions 3 years later. The face and shoulder buttons are sturdy, unlike Microsoft’s original Xbox Series X controllers that has shoulder buttons prone to easy breakage due to cheap, flimsy materials.The analog sticks aren’t hall-effect versions, just the regular ones, but the way the chassis is designed, it minimises the chance of fault and drifting. The only thing that bothers me is that the analog stick feels delicate even if it isn’t. It’s not easy to explain.The D-pad is sufficient. It’s sturdy. It’s better than most when playing fighting games, but I don’t recommend it if you want a controller strictly for fighting games. The problem is that it’s easy to unintentionally lesson the force needed to keep a continuous diagonal input, which will cause you to drop combos or guarding.Now, there are extra buttons underneath, two of them. They’re great if you need the extra support or wants to remap your analog trigger buttons to these buttons instead. Beware, they are sensitive and are easily pressed, so it will take some time getting used to. If you don’t care for them like I do, they can be disabled in PDP Software.The microphone quality is good. It’s a step up from the previous PDP controller I had. Then, there are other features that I nice to have but I don’t generally care for. These are the shortcut features mapped to the D-pad. They work as intended.PDP has their own controller software that can be used to configure your controller setup, do troubleshooting and configure deadzones and RGB lighting. It’s high quality and easy to navigate and install.Overall, a high recommendation. You wouldn’t go wrong with this controller. I’ve only had it for less than two months, but it’s been great so far, and sufficient (not perfect) in fighting games.

Coolest controller I’ve ever seen!!

Pour PC & Console La manette est petite pour ceux qui on de grande mains vous allez avoir des crampe! Pour ce qui est de la disposition et le type de bouton ces une autre histoire. Les bouton en dessous de la manette son mal disposer. On a tendance a appuyer dessus par erreur ce qui complique les chose quand on fait des action dans certain jeux vidéo. Manque de rétro éclairage pour les touche X,Y,A,B et LB,RB,LT,RT dommage que on ne peux pas la personnaliser en changeant les touche pour du retro éclairé. Ainsi incompatible avec des kit de personnalisations. Il manque des fonctionnalité que les ancienne manette avais pour personnaliser la couleur du RGB ce que je trouve dommage si non manque quelque information dans le guide qui viens avec. Mais le design reste jolie! Je l’utilise dans le but de remplacer mon ancienne Afterglow qui malheureusement ces briser. Qui étais la version Transparente. Ca mérite amélioration. PS: Ajouter une fonction Turbo sur ces manette aussi les macro personnalisables avec l’ajustement de la sensibilité de la zone morte des analogue s.v.p! Le turbo ces une fonction que quand on appuis sur le bouton en le tenant il répète en continue la touche en boucle.