NACON Revolution PRO Controller Gamepad PS4 PlayStation 4 Esports Designed

Overall I'm very pleased with the NACON Revolution. It took some set up and some getting used to, but once you figure out the right settings it's a great replacement for the DS4. The build feels sturdy, the finish is a nice matte and the face buttons and L1/R1 are big and clicky. The L2/R2 triggers feel pretty nice too. With an interesting design. Maybe not as good as an Xbox Elite, but better than the standard DS triggers.The sticks feel good too. The only down side is that you can't customize stick length, which is essential for a pro controller. I had to improvise and put a short KontrolFreek top on the right stick to get it to the right length. The fit is a little snug, as the KF thumbsticks are designed for the standard Dual Shock thumbsticks, but they work fine. They're fairly challenging to pull off, but I never do that so it's not a big deal.The fine tuning that you can do with the PC software is pretty nice. I found a NACON-produced Destiny profile that was pretty much perfect and you can load up to 4 different custom profiles. You can of course remap buttons and also assign macros to the buttons on the back. I haven't done this, but it seems like a cool feature. You can also change the actuation angle for the L2/R2 triggers, making them essentially hair triggers. Not quite as nice as the trigger stoppers you get with the Xbox Elite or SCUFs, but it definitely makes a difference. You do fire faster once you get used to not having to fully depress the triggers.The 4 dorsal buttons are interesting. I initially ignored them since my control scheme didn't require them and their position seemed inconvenient compared to SCUF/Elite paddles. I was after a wired controller with a higher quality level than the DS4 so the dorsal buttons weren't a selling point. However, after I tried an actual SCUF that changed my mind about the efficacy of rear paddles. The modern SCUF controllers, and their dorsal paddles, feel awesome and after messing around with one for a good 30 minutes or so I almost bought one. I regained my senses though and remembered that the Revolution has dorsal buttons that "should" serve the same purpose.After trying to use the dorsal buttons in the same way that I use the SCUF paddles, I found that they were a decent substitute. They feel pretty good and I really have no complaints with their utility. They don't feel quite as good as the SCUFs, but they work well.I also, for even further comparison, tried out my Xbox Elite controller on PS4 with the help of a Brooks converter that I had gotten primarily for fightsticks. It works great for using an Xbox Elite on PS4 though so it provided the opportunity for a good second test. The Elite also feels better than the Revolution, but the lack of ability to plug in a headset to the controller on PS4 is unfortunately a deal breaker.So at the end of the day the Revolution is a great, high quality, wired replacement for a standard Dual Shock. The build quality is very good, the buttons feel great and it feels good in your hand. The SCUF and Elite have more features and the SCUF aesthetic customization options are amazing, but at about half the price of either it's a great option. I definitely recommend it for a solid wired controller that is a significant improvement over the Dual Shock, but much cheaper than the Elite/SCUF. I put quotes around "PRO", because I don't think it is versatile enough to accommodate the needs of true professional/try hard play. It's more the "first step into a larger world", but a very satisfying one.(PS: An aside, but in my opinion the Elite is the best controller of all three. The build quality is the best and it is only slightly edged out by the SCUF in terms of features. It's very well made and cleverly designed. Apparently, MS had to license the dorsal paddle design from SCUF, but much like Apple it took a clever design and perfected it with even better design, great aesthetics and amazing build quality.)

Software-based controller is a nice idea, given that the software should be well designed and the hardware has the capacity to support robust software tweaks. That is not the case here.To save your time looking for verified user reviews on various web sources, there is an unusually common problem with the right joystick. In short, there is an input lag problem with aiming. Dual Shock can draw a fairly smooth circle with the aiming joystick, but Nacon Revolution draws more of a rounded square. With its tragically unintuitive sensitive settings on its PC software, this problem escalates into a frenzy of back-and-forth toning. The result of such experiment will only convince you to leave the damn settings alone.After many official firmware updates and official response claiming this issue has been fixed, one could only assume that the developers has too given up on a failing product.For someone who's been updated with its current price on Amazon, I was amazed by how fast it has dropped from $180 to $90 in less than a few weeks. Now one might think it is a bargain, but from a product designer's standpoint, do not compromise with a product like this. You might want to hold the throttle before lending your support of a mediocre product.To clarify my dramatic tone and justify a 3-star review, I will lend my most honest and simple observation and opinions as closing. It is a fantastic idea to map multiple button controls in a single paddle, in another word, modding. In what they called Macros, you do have the freedom to program repetitive sequences of control in a single button. However the consistency in execution is far from desired and resorting back to a PC for just mundane task is simply hurting. My personally reason for getting an elite controller is the convenience of back paddles and trigger adjustments. Although the trigger settings can be tweaked, the heavy springs in the triggers just seem to neutralize the benefits. And last but not least, the paddles... This is the most frustrating thing to me. Incredibly inconsistent input, and with the slightest release of pressure, the inputs cuts off like it hates you or something while the paddles are clearly pressed.For whomever read this far, sorry for wasting 10 minutes of your life. But laugh at me if you want, I seriously regret getting this beautifully polished chocolate-covered turd.

I've had this controller for over 6 months now, and I must say, this is one of my favorite ones to play with. However, this particular version has started to give out on me. I'm a bit abusive when I handle controllers, which is why I've been searching for good 3rd party ones to sate my need. I was using the Hori PS4 plus controller before switching over to the nacon, and the transition was very smooth. I loved the fact that you could change the weight of the controller, as well as tune it to your specifications with their software. However, I started noticing that certain buttons (the back ones in particular) would stop working. I opened it up to see the problem (because if this was going to be a constant issue, I might as well have voided the warranty to find out if it was worth getting a new one anyway) and found that the little plastic tabs on the triggers and buttons that were used to actuate the buttons on the circuit board of the controller itself were small and seemed a bit brittle for my kind of usage. Suffice to say, I'll be switching back to a Hori FPS Plus, but if you are looking for a controller with sublime aesthetic with low latency, and a large capacity for customization, you can't get anything better than the Nacon. Just be conscious that this controller is less a tool of battle and more a piece of art.