Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra High-Performance Wireless Gaming Controller Licensed for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC & Android – LED Dashboard, Charge Dock, RGB Lighting, 30-Hr Battery, Bluetooth, Black

I’ve had this controller for 9 months and have put some serious usage on it and I have to say that from the reviews I was worried about it holding up but that has not been the case.First off, what’s in the box. It comes with the controller itself, two different pairs of thumb grips that slide over the existing thumb sticks, braided USB-C cord, charging mount, wireless dongle, and a carrying case. The carrying case is nice, is a durable cloth exterior with a velvety interior, haven’t needed to use it so it’s holding up fine. The charging mount is interesting. You plug it into the device that you’ll be using the controller with and you’ll have wireless gaming on that device as the USB dongle has a spot on it to plug into. I ultimately decided to not use the mount for now, I use the braided cable it came with, which is 10 feet, to keep the controller plugged into my pc as that’s where it’s used most frequently. The dongle I took out of the mount (ended up having to wedge something in between the mount and the usb to get some leverage the first time to actually remove it) and I have that plugged into my Xbox series x in the living room so if I want to use it I just unplug the controller and walk out of the room. Works out because I don’t have to resync or move the long cord with the mount around the house. The thumb grips are nice, they’re not needed but I use them anyway so the original grip on the thumbsticks themselves are still in good condition and I can’t see any wear on the ones I decided to use.I opted for this controller for one big reason, that being the built in volume controls. Since the launch of the Xbox One I’ve been using the controllers that ship with the consoles because they just work. I didn’t like that weird headset that came with the One so I picked up a pair of XO7’s and it came with an adapter that plugs into the bottom of the controller (the weird rectangle looking port with two squares around it that I always see people asking what it is) and it always gave me freedom to increase the volume of everything going through it along with having the audio being split between console sounds(games, YouTube, Netflix) and party chat so I would be able to turn people down in those intense search and destroy matches on CoD and such if needed. I still have that adapter and still works great, so does my controller that came with my Series X, but I wanted something new. While the built in volume controls are what was the final deciding factor, what drew me to this over say, the official Xbox Elite 2, was the bottoms themselves. I was curious about the mouse click feedback and got me thinking about all the times I’ve had to take a controller apart to clean them because of a button getting stuck. These buttons don’t seem to have that issue at all and while it feels weird at first it in my option feels so much better. Yeah you’re getting mouse clicks every time you press A B X Y RB LB D-pad or any of the rear mounted buttons but if you’re using to mouse clicks then it shouldn’t be a problem. Remapping the rear buttons is easy and takes less than a minute to do, no extra apps or anything for that, with the built in screen it has its own menu to do everything you want. *There is an app you can download though if you want the notifications from your phone to show up on the screen, I used it a few times and mainly if my fiancé is out and she needs to get ahold of me it’ll pop up in the screen and the controller lights will change letting me know I got it* the controller also has trigger stops which I pretty much keep on unless I’m playing a shooter and you don’t have multiple options like the Xbox Elite 2, it’s just on and the triggers act as button presses or full on trigger. Overall the performance of this controller has been overwhelmingly positive from me and I do implore anyone wanting to change it up a bit for something new to get this controller, as long as you take care of your things I don’t see durability being an issue. I wouldn’t let younger teens or children use this, or any controller that has a bunch of functionality at that, just for the fact that they could get upset at a game and throw the controller and damage it and I’m sure it’s not as durable as the stock Xbox controller, especially with a built in screen. Oh and battery life is about 8 hours continuous play

UPDATE 2: So a week has passed and they never bothered to respond. Sent the controller back for a full refund today. Thankfully Amazon had my back or otherwise I'm not sure what would have happened.UPDATE: I'm very sad to have to update this review from 5 stars to 1 star. I have developed the same left stick grinding issue that is plaguing many others. Support initially responded to my ticket but has since ghosted me for 3 business days. I'm giving them until the end of today to respond... if I don't hear anything I will be returning the controller.ORIGINAL REVIEW: As someone who has been through two Series 1 Xbox Elite controllers and THREE Series 2 Xbox Elite controllers let me tell you I have absolutely had it with stick drift. Stick drift inevitably affects any Xbox, Playstation or Nintendo controller because they rely on potentiometers for their thumbsticks which degrade over time. Anecdotal reports of some people saying "I have never had that issue" are irrelevant... they either don't notice it, or haven't used the controller long enough to develop it. On my third Series 2 Elite controller I started replacing the thumbsticks myself which requires soldering and is quite tedious but doable.I have been waiting years for a premium controller option for Xbox that would incorporate Hall-effect thumbsticks which eliminate stick drift entirely. Impressively, that's only the beginning of my positive feedback about this controller from Turtle Beach. The tactile, clicky feeling of the ABXY, bumpers, D-pad, and rear buttons are welcome and feel very premium. It's significantly lighter than the Xbox Elite controllers, and yet retains a premium feel. The charging base attaches via USB and also provides a USB-input for the controller's receiver so that you don't need two separate USB ports which is excellent. The on-board screen is very handy for making on-the-fly configuration changes to the controller and it is quite intuitive to navigate.The only feature missing compared to the Elite controllers is the thumbstick tension adjustment. This would have been a nice thing to have but it is in no way a dealbreaker.Overall, while I obviously haven't spent a lot of time with this unit as of yet, I am very optimistic that this will be the current best-available Xbox and PC controller. I will update this review if anything changes significantly, but initial impressions are extremely positive.