Logitech wireless controllers may look cool, but my experience with them has been quite disappointing. Hoping to make all my gaming as convenient as Game Cube sessions, I spent $40 a pop on three Logitech controllers, two PS2 and one Xbox. Before spending money I check out a product’s reviews and this purchase was no exception. Everyone seemed quite satisfied with the wireless controllers and people touted the merits of the Logitech brand; they were no Mad Katz.
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It turns out they’re no Nintendo, either. The Logitech controllers lose their connection significantly more frequently than the Nintendo made Wavebird controllers. Often this amounts to a mild annoyance but sometimes, depending on what I’m playing, it can lead to near instant death. It’s hard to gauge, but I think the PS2 controllers crap out a lot more than the Xbox one, but that may just be because I play my PS2 much more than my Xbox.
In addition to an iffy wireless signal, the Xbox controller has shitty buttons. I have to really slam down the “A” for it to register. Worse, one of my PS2 Logitech controllers now has a busted right analog stick, thanks to the combination of Katamari Damacy and crap workmanship. This means not just that I can’t play games that require both analogs with the controller, but that when I’m playing a game it can handle, I still have a dead wobbly stick hitting my right thumb constantly.
Of the three wireless Logitech controllers I bought, two of them are unacceptable, and one of those is flat out broken. The company may have a reputation for making good products but I do not recommend these controllers. They do look pretty slick, though.