Xbox Wireless Controller - Pulse Red Series X

So, these XBox controllers. They apparently have a Bluetooth bug that stops them from working properly with the majority of devices. Only the XBox works with them flawlessly, as it's permissive to their strangenesses.I tried to connect it to my Linux laptop, but I got the same problem that I got with a pair of headphones that have a bluetooth bug in the connect phase. The headphones are supposed to advertise some information, such as audio profiles, but they don't, and the laptop just boots them off, and they try to reconnect... rinse repeat.The same thing was happening with this controller. It was trying to connect, would be recognised by Steam, but nothing would work, and I'd find that the controller had lost connection and been kicked off a few seconds after it had connected.It seems that the controller has a bug, which M$ know about, because if you download the XBox firmware updater app when the controller's connected to a windows PC, the app immediately spots there's an issue and installs a later firmware.As soon as you try to connect the controller after the update, it works perfectly.But if, like me, you don't have a spare windows machine lying around, you'll need to beg/borrow/steal a Windows PC to load up the software to update the firmware. IT doesn't run under Wine / Oracle VMBox properly, sadly.Once the controller is patched and connected, it's great (for a controller). Don't get me wrong, I think using controllers is awful in the majority of games. Give me Kbd + Mouse any day for anything other than a simple racing game. But, for a controller, this one is pretty neat.The electric volt colour was my boy's idea. He really liked the green, so asked for that one. It does look nice, but slightly out of place with all his blue LEDs. Nice brushed finish to the texture, though.A pretty good controller, but they need to start shipping patched units!

The Electric Volt Xbox controller doesn’t just look great—it performs flawlessly. The vibrant neon yellow color really stands out (in the best way), and it’s even better in person. It feels solid in hand with a comfortable, well-balanced grip that makes long gaming sessions a breeze.The buttons are responsive, the analog sticks are smooth, and the textured grips on the back are a nice touch for added control. Pairing was instant with both my Xbox Series X and PC via Bluetooth—no hiccups.Battery life is strong, and it supports rechargeable packs if you want to ditch AA batteries altogether.If you want a controller that pops visually and delivers the same top-tier performance Xbox is known for, this is an easy 5 stars. Stylish and reliable—what more do you need?

Lovely controller and great colour

The media could not be loaded. This controller works great, and feels like high quality (as the price tag should reflect), and I haven't had any major issues yet.The grips have a sort of "sandy" feel to them (not made of rubber), it's very hard to describe unless you can get your hands on them yourself. It does provide a nice surface to hold on though, despite the way I've described it. All the buttons have nice clicks to them, and feel very responsive, and the D-pad uses clicky buttons instead of membranes, which I find to be an interesting choice, but it works quite well. The sticks are made out of a nice rubber material in the middle, while the outside rings have a nice textured feeling to them (much like the grips on the sides).One very nit-picky problem I found though was that the analog sticks wouldn't exactly "centre" properly (as shown in the video). The sticks felt like they kind of wouldn't centre properly unless I physically aligned them to be, but this issue does not affect gameplay at all from my experience. Another super small thing I noticed is that I have to press quite hard on the Xbox button for it to actually register, compared to other controllers, where it feels just like the normal buttons. If I had the skills to right now, I probably would swap out the sticks for better ones (such as hall effects), but hey, if it's not broken, don't fix it.Those 2 issues would not be a problem to me at all if I was thinking of buying this beforehand anyway, so I'd recommend this to anybody that just wants something that works.P.S. These controllers don't come with a cable, which for the price tag, you'd think they would... (2x AA batteries are included though)

Good controller nothing special about but the colours are nice overall does the job at the end of the day

Good product,came in one piece everything works perfectly 🥰

Nice colour, buy the wireless elite 2 if you are a proper gamer, before I did I bought so many of these which would always end up moving in a direction on its own and that kind of nonsense is unacceptable when you're having a gaming Sesh that requires perfectly tuned sticks and buttons.I have 12 of these controllers which can't handle the hours of constant gaming and wish I'd bought the elite 2 much earlier because they used to knock these basic controllers out for £50 +\- £10 over time. Elite 2 at £150 or less when deals on is not expensive when you've bought 3 basic ones that all end up in the same way after a couple of month's of real gaming Seshes. Like doing a 36-48-72hr no sleep gaming Mish with absolute concentration and focus. Elite 2 is a stronger and has a longer lifespan.Obviously the elite 2 will inevitably start to breakdown but if you purchase the 2-3yr insurance for not a lot you will be able to have a brand new one once it starts to fault, mine started to open at the seam which was disappointing but I had the insurance for 3yrs or 2yrs and was under 20 quid. That little bit extra supplies new elite 2 and comes standard with a new 12 month replacement.