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You might want to check out the Xbox One Elite controller. Sounds like what you're looking for - a much better feeling, and it makes a regular Xbox One controller feel cheap.

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Oh this reminds me I actually own an elite controller... I put it back in the box after trying to use it a few times with my Xbox.

I kept hitting the buttons on the back by accident, but I never tried using it on my computer or anything outside of the Xbox itself.

It felt really good in my hands though. I'm going to go try right now, thanks for the reminder!

I actually took those paddles off for the same reason! Don't forget that you can remove them :)

Also, I was really bummed out that the paddles can only be mapped to the existing buttons and can't be used for additional functions (even on a PC!)

I was hoping this Stream driver would solve that but apparently it's a hardware design (and a bad one IMO)

And it's not all existing buttons. For example you can't map either of the stick clicks or the start/back buttons to the paddles.

Another annoyance is there is no quick way to switch more than 2 configs. I would love to be able to set it up like the SC where you can map the config to a specific game so it is alway set correctly.

http://shawnquereshi.com/2016/02/binding-the-elite-controlle...

This makes it sound like it's not a hardware problem.

Oh wow, thank you so much for that link!

Or remove the larger paddles and put the smaller ones in their place. I have a couple of Scuff controllers and got used to how you had to give their paddles a good hard press to get a reliable response, so the switched-around smaller paddles on the Elite controller were a little too easy to knock initially. I eventually got used to how responsive the Elite controllers paddles are with the added benefit of having more grip space by removing the larger set, even compared to the Scuffs. Now the Scuffs feel like using a potato - very plastic-y and dull compared to the all-metal magnetic-locking set. It's like the difference between a quality chef knife and one purchased from a $2 store.

Also love the circular all-metal D-pad and thumb-stick extensions...and switches providing adjustable travel for the triggers...and the configuration toggle switch. It's a sweet piece of hardware.

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