Raizer Raion: Fightpad for PS4 and PS5, Arcade Fightpad

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The display of third-party trademarks and trade names on this site does not necessarily indicate any affiliation or the endorsement of PCMag. Having all six buttons on flat on the face, lined up intuitively as they would be in an arcade makes a world of difference in understanding 6-button games like Street Fighter V. Mayflash's Magic NS Converter remedies this problem, allowing you to play various controllers on the Switch. Addressed the issue of not being able to save changes to the D-Pad Input Settings in the HORI Device Manager.

The official FightPad PRO is a tournament-grade Mad Catz controller designed for precision and comfort. The Razer Panthera, considered serious hardware for dedicated gamers, is compatible with PC, PS3, and PS4. We’ve looked at the Hori Fighting Commander, the Razer Raion, and now the PowerA Fusion Wired FightPad. It's compatible with PC and consoles, but more importantly, you can customize this controller easily.

We suggest you try out this controller once you're more well-versed in the medium and want to min-max your performance. There is much more space on its face: The analog sticks and the round wells that house them are gone.

Of course, if you're going to put the time in to learn your preferred fighting game on a new controller, you'll want to choose just one. That said, it's fairly telling that many professional players still make the effort to bring the chunkier controllers along to tournaments, and the D-pad design lacks the sheer precision of the other two.I had no problem executing shoryukens and power dunks, even if the pad doesn’t feel nearly as crisp as the Raion’s. If you’re a fan of the button setup of the Hit Box, but are looking for a more modern and minimal feel… Let us present to you the Snack Box Micro by Junkfood Custom Arcades.

Join GAME Elite today and earn up to 10% points back with GAME Elite - Our exclusive membership service from GAME.Instead of a stick to control your movements and motion inputs, the fightpad has something more akin to a D-pad.

Plus, certain fighting games like Street Fighter split their moves into light, medium and heavy kicks and punches, so it's nice to have them all lined up together rather than the heavy ones being by the trigger buttons. On the left side of the controller’s face is a slightly raised D-pad, as well as a short-throw analog stick with an 8-way gate designed to increase accuracy on inputs with a bit of tactile feedback.You might think that 8BitDo's take on the classic SNES controller would be a bad fit for fighting games, but that's not the case. Even though there are hundreds of modern controllers, sometimes it's better to have a simple and classic controller in your hands.