GameSir G7 HE Wired Controller, Officially licensed

Unbelievable quality and value
Extremely impressed with this controller – at a similar price to the official Xbox controllers it is superior in practically every way.

The Hall effect sticks and triggers are superb, the mechanical face buttons are incredibly satisfying to click, the build quality is noticeably better than the official controllers, the rubber grips are a nice touch, the included USB-C cable is braided, a generous length, and has a Velcro cable tie attached to it. The wired connection is also incredibly low-latency – easily one of the most responsive controllers I’ve ever used. It even has additional QOL features such as built-in audio controls, and rear-mounted mappable L4 & R4 paddles (although they can only act as a secondary input for the standard Xbox buttons – you can’t map these paddles as individual inputs unfortunately – though this is a limitation of Xinput rather than a design issue).

This controller demonstrates a level of quality that even the 100+ Xbox “Pro” controllers from Microsoft hardly come close to – and for less than half the price. And to top it off, you get a month of Xbox Gamepass ultimate included for free – awesome.

The only thing I would say is that it unfortunately has no wireless capability, although this is due to Microsoft’s licensing policy rather than Gamesir themselves – so can’t really fault their product for Microsoft’s nonsense.

I’ve never used a Gamesir product before, but I’m thoroughly impressed with this one and it deserves all the praise I’ve seen online – Microsoft could learn a thing or two from these guys. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for something a step above the official controllers without even having to pay extra.