Victrix Gambit? Sorry, I was wrong. NOT the Budget Goat controller!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- So I released a video a while ago about the victrix gambit pro controller, and how it was definitely the goat of the budget world.
Unfortunately it seems we have been let down again, by durability in the controller space. Hopefully if you have one, it's still great, but I thought since I gassed up how great the Victrix Gambit was in my review, I had to follow this up with new information.
I'll leaver the old one up as it still goes through what it's got and the features, but had to make this!
Let me know your thoughts and your experience in the comments
Peace x
I just bought it on sale for $70 (US) on sale with a 2 year replacement plan in case any of these issues happen. I've had every iteration of the Fusion Pro by PowerA, and while I generally like them, they don't seem to hold up too well. Especially the trigger stops. Over time they go soggy feeling and the travel increases dramatically. Additionally, on all 3 that I've owned, the edges of the thumbsticks tear pretty quickly under normal use (something I've never had happen on another controller).
I wanted to stay under $80 though and so I took the Gambit on sale with that replacement plan.
Fully agree on the PowerA F2 replacement, you're suggesting. It was also my favorite pick. Was, because it's only amazing, if you don't play with wired headsets. If you do, you will run into heavy white noise issues, frequently popping in. Which are quite loud as well. Had that with the Fusion 1 as well and it is still present in this model. It is really a shame, because it felt overall amazing to use.
It’s made cheaply and if dropped will break easy. As someone who spends thousand a year on controllers. It’s by far the best controller for the price. Elite series 2 and scuffs both have drift and dead buttons earlier.
Drift I can deal with, but this trigger snapped quicker than any dead button I've ever gotten sadly. And I maybe have around 30 controllers at the moment...
I have the controller for about three months, and really impresses me daily without any problem so far!!I could have been happier and will probably get their BFG ps5/ps controller when released! No flimsy buttons or stick drift, whatsoever!Hopefully i dont get any of that in the near or distant future, but in my perspective, maybe I am lucky and perhaps not all gambits are that durable, or are from a different batch?
Sucks the BFG ps5 controller can't be used on xbox
@@michaelmenchaca3685 yes it can
@@sako2874inform me on how this is possible. i have the new bfg ps5 pc controller and was thinking ab getting the gambit for my series x but if no can use the bfg then i’d gladly do that.
@@rackscalling did you see my comment explaining how to do it
@@sako2874 no please let me know. you got discord or ig
I loved the feel of this roller. Buttons in the perfect spot and LIGHTNING fast response. However after 3 1/2 months of maybe 10 hours a week gameplay, my left stick stops moving randomly and my right stick cranks sweet 90s randomly like it's playing Fortnite. I filed a return claim but they have been awful getting back to me. I'm so disappointed because I wanted to love this thing but lack of support and reliability make me look at other options.
The worst thing about this controller is the fact that you cant turn off tje deadzones, you can only minimize them, making fine precise aim movements very tough. Even the turtle beach recon has better input out of the box.
Bro I bought one and the first day I got the thing the back paddle on the left side quit working.
I received my victrix gambit control today. Got it off eBay for $45. My xbox Series X control, had major stick drift. I attempted to fix it but after cleaning the analogs with rubbing alcohol on a q-tip. It won't even pair to my PC anymore. 1st issue I had with the Gambit, was the right trigger being stuck on rapid fire. I was already thinking DOA 🤔. I downloaded the software and did a recalibration and thankfully that fixed it. 2nd issue and major flaw are the faceplates getting in the way of the analog sticks. Playing Overwatch 2, the characters were moving noticeably sluggish.. on both analog stick movements. Google searched and found some similar experiences but folks linked it to bad analog components. Nope its the faceplates limiting movement. So the rubber plate is completely useless without modification.The plastic plate can be salvaged by removing the gates. I was playing without a faceplate and it felt weird but my accuracy was improved even when handicapped.. dead zone is noticeably better than an original Xbox control. Might be to late for PDP to address the faceplates..
Loved this video dude great content !
Love the video how is it still holding up or is it still good im thinking about getting one
i have had my gambit for 2 weeks and for me it is the best controller out there. ( i have only use all of the elite series exept the core one . And it is night and day. would 100% recomend. But u got to do resarch and know the risk. for me tho gambit 10/10
Still going OK?
@@robbied2012
think I had it for over a year and had 2 of those but on the Furia Pro 3 now. But when it works it is the best but got stick drift on the right stick and on the other gamepad the right stick just stops sometimes even when I press it forward.
Interesting. there must be different batches with different quality. I have had my for 9 months or so and I easily have 2500-3000 hours of gaming on it.
and that's on games like rocket league which are not nice to controllers. the controller is still in great shape in every way for me. It's almost sad to hear they lost their way somewhere along the road.
I had same stick drift issues and then software issues with the audio not being easy to customize as it’s keeping’s muting it’s self after turning it up
I got mine off Amazon a while back and I refunded mine due too the left analog stick screwing me over in MW 2019 it would stop sprinting randomly and it got me killed loads and it was an off putting feeling it just felt off and I was on edge when running around the map hoping it wouldn’t do it when I was about too get In another gunfight. I also used it on Destiny 2 and I would randomly stop sprinting and that game you have infinite sprint so it was definitely the controller it happened when I actually pressed the sprint button it would just cancel my sprint immediately I would do the sprint animation for like a second and I’d have too click the analog again too actually sprit which would also screw me over that’s the issue I had with this controller so that’s why I sent mine back. I felt on edge all the time when using the left analog stick so this controller definitely wasn’t for me. I’ve had Scufs in the past one of mine already broke in 3 months after having it my right click trigger broke and I had too pay £80 too get it repaired they are overpriced and terrible and are a waste of money I own 2 PS5 Scufs and I never use them now I use a HYPR PS5 controller Best controller I own only con with it is that the Right and left bumpers are a bit wobbly and loose. But the Scuf FPS controller got that right the bumpers on it are perfect and don’t wobble. Apart from that my PS5 HYPER controller is best controller I own. Another thing I’d like too add is you can over clock controllers on PC and Xbox controller don’t do a full over lock but PlayStation ones do so they are more responsive giving you more of an advantage im pretty sure PS5 ones are the best for this and that’s why I moved over too using a PS5 controller.
I had something very similar happen with mine as well with the left joystick, after only having it for 2 months, the left stick is starting to become unresponsive, tried to recalibrate it in the Victrix hub, but like I would have it all the way over to the side and it would be registering as it fluctuating to the side to eventually settle back in the center even though I never moved my thumb from holding it on that side, ive never had an issue like this with any of my controllers, its always drift, but this is a new issue. So what does this mean for fps like MWII, its a struggle to move laterally or strafe which frustrating for a fast paced fps, or like for Destiny, it make managing your inventory a pain when the cursor just straight up stops moving and then same issue with lateral movements in game. Its honestly disappointing, love the feel of this controller and its features, but they just had to go the cheap route with manufacturing it, so much for quality like an elite or scuf which is the supposed competition.
I actually have this exact issue on the eswap s pro
I had a Victrix Gambit for like 3 weeks. It was great for most all of that time. Everything fine. Until I started messing with audio settings in dolby, switching to dts occasionally, and changing EQ settings in the app and in dolby. And then i started getting random loud pops on xbox voice chat. Not in game. Or in game chat. Just with xbox party chat. Unfortunately the shitty store I bought it from only has a 15 day return policy. So I have to RMA it.
I really do like the controller. And its FAR superior to the power a fusion pro 2 man. Its not even a comparison. I have the fusion pro 2, its hot garbage. I had one get grind in one of the analogs after 2 days. And they just sent me another for free, no need to return the one, or take a picture, nothing. Thats a sure sign they are making hot garbage and they know it. Not to mention it has around 52 grams of weights in the handles to make it feel more premium. And the paddle design, is by far the worst on the market seeing as they stick off the back by a nautical mile.
I would say, no controller does it right. Razer is close, they just need to rethink their awful paddle design. But they're far above most others in terms of durability. However, they still use crappy potentiometers in the analogs so. Its gonna drift. But the mechanical switches they use, are a nice feature. Just wish those dang paddles were not so unintuitive.
Why 4 paddles, and trigger stops, ends up costing us anywhere from 60-120 dollars OR MORE. Is beyond me. Them just taking advantage of us with some cheap garbage imo.
What’s the most quality controller for you? I heard Razer Wolverine V2 Chroma is one of the best as it comes to quality. It is on sale now and it is £89
Yes. Buy it right now! lol
How good are the trigger stops and stick drift on the v2 chroma vs the fusion pro 2? I have had the fusion pro for about a year and the stick drift is my main problem, and my friend has some of the paddles stop working and broken buttons
So I have mixed feelings. I just got one and the software won’t save my settings so every time I restart my pc I need to recalibrate and reassign back buttons. If they fixed this, it would be the best controller because it is FAR superior than the fusion pro 2. The fusion pro 2 build is terrible and even with the fusion pro overclocked the victrix was faster out the box with no overclock.
You're totally right. That and the durability this thing literally slaps everything else out the water, easily!
Yeah I have to recalibrate also on Series X
MINE IS DOING THE SAME!
I contacted them about it recently and they said it seems to be a fw loading issue on some gambit controllers. So they asked that I have the latest version of the victrix app open and then hold down the A+B button and plug in the gambit controller. The app prompted a fw upgrade on my controller and after that now my controller is saving the calibration and other settings again! I recommend you give this a try.
Never had that issue so idk, but my bumper is loose and an input on my RS also puts in an input for my LS so Im bummed atm
Yeah went through 2 controllers in 6 months. Loved the feel, loved the cord, great controller all around especially with the included Dolby atmos. I treat my stuff fairly well but with both controllers the sticks would either stop working at random times or with my 2nd controller the right stick would randomly have input without touching the controller
That is EXACTLY what happened to me.
Bumpers broke extremely fast and it has the most aggressive stick drift I've ever experienced
You can get a new Nacon Revolution X on sale for $60
From what I heard is that the powerA Fusion is less reliable if not the worst controller (reliability wise) but its way cheaper (i think 60$)
Same people are saying it's terrible controller 😂
Yeah my trigger stops broke in 2 months on the powerA
It does have a 2 yr warranty so you can get a replacement
I had it for 2 months and I got a issue where when I move my left stick it also moves the right stick and now I got a Audio issue where the footstep sounds are inverted and distorted. It was a decent controller but I don’t recommend if you don’t want to run into dumb issues like this. Never buying another non Xbox made controller atp
These are on sale right now for $40
Where? That's a crazy deal
my analog stick jus stopped working 😑 press down on it and it doesn’t analyze in the game
It's on Amazon mate the new one
Another thing to add is they have terrible customer serivice, got the victrix pro fs-12 and it disconnected constantly. Took them 2 weeks to answer my first ticket, when that didn't fix anything it took them 4 weeks to answer my second ticket
Did they send a confirmation email that they received a ticket, I sent a ticket but over 30 hours later, no email confirming that even received the ticket.
I have just ordered one , coming tomorrow, 50 quid . If it lasts 6 month , i will be happy . Coming from a scuf controller that lasted 9 month and now has horrific right stick drift . Disgraceful how they cant/wont make a controller without this problem.
How you getting on with the controller bud? Thinking of ordering it.
Maroon its the best controller
Can you test the nacon revolution x?
Is that this one mate? amzn.to/3W3KL9Y
@@Sr2Media yes
Stop clicking down on your anologs the bar bends and screws up your controller if your heavy handed with them I'd suggest the nacon pro revolution x it's solid pro controller but try look for a controller with holographic anolog sticks
Gambit is a great controller but because its budget , its made with cheap materials. The LT button on my gambit broke within 2 months of use. Disappointed
All of these controllers are made in china or the parts come from china, which makes them junk. Scuff is a very nice controller and feels premium but soon stick drift Donnie will be knocking on your door.
I was going to get this but I’m not sure now I see alot of people saying it amazing and I tasted them months and they still use it today and some that say it broke in a few months now I’m not sure I’m just looking for a better Xbox controller but I hear reliability is a problem on All premium Xbox controllers
Mine Gambit stick drifted day 2. I dont recommend this controller
The internet is only going to have negative comments around every controller. I've owned an elite series 2 and a power a pro2. They both work great after a year but more importantly I don't think they make the difference that people advertise like you are going to be some amazing gamer. If you want the most meaningful things about a pro controller you can buy a power a enhanced or a pdp rematch and put a control freek on the stick(they both have 2 back buttons)
Unless you want wireless then you want the elite series 2 or the core
Nice.
Personally I wouldn’t buy, I have a gambit and it has a left stick issue now where it drifts backwards after 6 months of use,
I like it but it take’s getting use to
The power A is a terrible controller homie… wtf r u on about, I’ve never used a more cheaply made controller in my life. 😂
That's why I like opinions mate. Everyone's allowed one 🤙
@@Sr2Media not even an opinion, it’s a fact. Picked up stick drift and the left back button would get stuck inside the controller all within 2 weeks of use. If you’re not playing competitively with it then it probably isn’t as bad but then that begs the question of what u need a controller with back paddles for if u aren’t playing anything competitive?
I agree at first it was awesome but over time software glitches with lose RB bumper button. And the worst of it all was the snail like slow customer support. Took 3 weeks just to get a shipping label for warranty return and replacement. It's sad. If this controller was built better and wasn't just built and thrown out this controller would be the best period. But I swear it's sad very sad.
This controller is sh*tshow. My Gambit drifted so badly and i used just 1 week. I sent back to the amazon
Literally is the worst controller my mom got me it for christmas and the right analog stick and left one keep scrolling down super fast and the controller just came out of the box
The victrix gambit?
Recalibrate it, happens to me
I just got one from GameStop with warranty and it's working amazing out of the box. When paddles/sticks start failing I will replace it with a new one for free.
forgot to add the right analog stick keeps getting stuck the triggers didnt work and the paddles are the worst placement and i keep hitting them on accident
@@knoxzlmao Did you contact PDP support and submit a ticket if so any updates?
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