Forget all the boring matte black exteriors of today’s gaming devices. In that wonderfully gaudy decade known as the 90s we all liked to play it loud with controllers and consoles sculpted from translucent colorful plastic. Even famously aesthetically constrained Apple got in on the game with iMacs. The neon chunky chassis just looked radical as well. And you could see all the parts and chips inside like they were guts or something.
If you’re looking to bring back a little bit of that style for you or your innocent kids this holiday on Nintendo Switch, check out the Afterglow Wireless Deluxe Controller from PDP.
Physically the Afterglow Wireless Deluxe is pretty close to a Switch Pro controller. Overall it’s a bit lighter and smoother, even including the analog sticks which are hopefully less prone to drifting. The shoulder buttons are a tad sharper, and you’ll have to get used to a few ancillary buttons like plus and minus being in new spots to make room for the new function button. But overall I found it very comfortable and ergonomic while playing, say, the highly technical fighting game character Terry Bogard in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Nintendo packs so many weird features into its controllers that third-party manufacturers tend to make decisions about what to keep, what to remove, and what to add onto. The Afterglow Wireless maintains motion controls, which performed fine for precise Overwatch aiming. And it works wirelessly up to 30 feet for 20 hours.
However, unlike other official Switch controllers, you recharge this one over microUSB instead of the newer USB-C. More noticeable is the lack of NFC for amiibo scanning as well as no HD rumble. In fact, there’s no rumble period, something that would bother me more if not for the fact that the Switch Lite is also without vibration.
Fortunately, your $50 also gets you features not seen on other Switch controllers. You can program two extra back paddle buttons on the back. And there are all sorts of ways to customize the glowing colorful lights shining out of the clear body. Pump up the brightness. Set it to a specific color. Have it cycle through the whole rainbow. Or wildest of all, have the colors directly react to your button presses in the game. The only feature I wish the controller had maintained was the audio jack of its wired-only counterpart.
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