PDP Victrix Pro BFG Wireless Gaming Controller for Playstation 5 / PS5, PS4, PC, Modular Esports Gamepad, Remappable Buttons, Customizable Triggers/Paddles/D-Pad/Fightpad, PC App, Black

So I'll start with the best and main feature: The modular face. I can't stress how awesome this thing is for players like me that struggle to find button/dpag/analog setups that work for the way we like to play. For example, I play claw style, so having the 6-button option is a must. Need to go back to play a game where 4-button makes more sense? No problem, just swap the pieces, which is super easy. And those units can be flipped, so for instance, I like the dpad in the top-left most position (by default, that's where the analog stick is, like what you see in the picture), so I simply flipped it. When I'm playing, I also hate having the analog stick in the way, again, no problem, just pops right off (and you get extras). This modular feature is important because if you play enough, eventually buttons and dpads go out. For a long time, I was using the Hori FC4 (original design), which was a great controller and fairly inexpensive, but the one drawback was that it broke down pretty fast. Pro players that use the dualshock will tell you they replace them every several months, at most. Although I haven't seen it yet, I have to imagine that Victrix will sell the face pieces separately, which will eventually not only give players like me the ability to easily and cheaply replace wornout components, but it opens the door for more designs for those pieces in the future. Otherwise, it has a bunch of other premium features. You can go wired, which for many of us is really important, and the wire is nice and sturdy. Same with the case for the controller and all the various pieces to it. It has a built-in feature to program (or turn off) the back-grip buttons, and multiple profile options, so even though there is an app that allows for more input customization (which is also a rad feature), you don't need that to do some basic input customization. It also has built-in trigger stops, which is amazing, and a tournament mode to disable your system buttons and the touchpad. The pad has a nice, heavy weight to it, too. Before I got this thing, it was clear it was designed for tournament play in mind. The question I had was whether the dpad(s) would be any good. I use the old, basic, Nintendo cross-style and so far it's working really well. All of the other features, too, are highly-desirable when in a tournament setting, and they function great. But, they went beyond that to ensure that if you want to use it like a normal, casual controller, you clearly can. So I'll say that at this point it seems the wait was worth it, but I'll end with a caveat: This isn't a casual controller. The price tag should probably tell you that, but I can easily see certain people being disappointed with this thinking it's going to be good for casual use. You really have to be thinking about a competitive setting to see the value you're getting with this pad's features. This controller is comparable in quality to something like the Razer Wolverine v2 but has way better features for competitive play and practice, yet the Wolverine is $70 more. I've used the Victrix for casual gaming already and I can tell you it works great there, too, but unless you're taking advantage of all the features that a non-competitive game *isn't* going to use, then this is probably too expensive. Ultimately, a fantastic controller. EDIT: The Victrix Control Hub now works with the BFG, so that eliminates one criticism I had. Now the only thing left for them to address is replacement parts for the modular pieces. This could be make or break though: I've asked them about this and for now even requesting parts directly is not an option. The clock is ticking on that because when everyone starts to have breakdowns, no one is paying for a brand new BFG when a piece that should be really replaceable can't be replaced. That's going to wreck this thing's reputation.

I bought this controller to play fighting games, and not for the six button fight pad, but for the circular dpad. At first, I found it a lot more sensitive than the DualSense and I really didn’t like it. But the damn thing was expensive, so I kept forcing myself to use it, and I eventually adjusted. For the first few months, I used it strictly for fighting games, but I ended up using it for other games at a steadily increasing rate, mostly because I’d forget to charge my DualSense and didn’t want be attached to a cord (This thing pretty much always has some charge). So, I’ve had my Victrix for a year now, and it’s become the only controller I use (Well, not totally true, on especially lazy days, I’ll use the DualSense to turn my PS5 on). I love this controller. It feels great in my hands, and I like the shape and weight. It’s got all these features and customizable options, and I don’t really use any of them. I have the circular dpad in the upper position, both sticks down, I keep the shoulder buttons set at full movement (don’t use the stops), and I disabled the back buttons cause I kept accidentally pressing them. Why in the world did I buy this thing if I’m not going to use it to its full potential? Hell if I know, I had money to burn, and now it’s my favorite controller. So the Victrix is perfect for me, but I can say with certainty that will vary on a person by person basis. There’s no haptic feedback, no rumble, doesn’t make noises at you, and, as mentioned, it can’t be used to turn the PS5 off and on (The lack of these features no doubt contributes to the robust battery life). But I personally don’t care about any of that. That said, many do. To each their own. Mine happens to be this.

Hello everyone: I bought this controller in late July (it is mid December as of me writing this), I mainly bought this to play shooter games, primarily Modern Warfare III and Warzone on Playstation 5, and It has served me incredibly well, the back paddles and button locks still work phenomenally 6 months out and I have still yet to have any sign of stick drift. All of the accessories work perfectly from the extra sticks to the fight pad. I chose to use the XBOX configuration as a person with bigger hands and it is really comfortable. My only complaint is that when using the wired mode, you must turn on the console first, then unplug the controller and plug it back in if you leave it plugged in, THEN you turn on the controller. Aside from that, that is my only gripe and it is minimal. As for the tips: Definitely use the thumbstick attachments if you choose to play shooter games, and if you want to buy Kontrol Freeks, make sure to buy the XBOX ones because the thumbstick pad radius is smaller than Playstations. The backpaddles are easily customizable with the button on the bottom and you can also get extra customization with the controller personalization on both the console and PC. I have not used the wireless connection, I prefer the wired version and there is little to no input delay but I have noticed the best performance when plugged into the front USB port on the console and it does not work with extended external USB ports from my testing. Hope all of this helps, I think this controller is well worth the money, even if it seems expensive, it is an investment well worth making in my opinion. Thank you for reading!

As someone who plays a lot of PC games and a fair amount of playstation games but doesn't own an XBox I thought this controller would be perfect for me. It had the best of both worlds. It was modular. I didn't play fighting games, but the option for the modular fighting game pad was still there. Trigger locks. All the bells and whistles. But I soon found out that all the sparks and lights and glamor distracted me from the features in a controller I would be missing the most. (I'll get to those in a bit). My controller arrived and I opened it up and the first thing I did was rotate the left side so it was in a standard Playstation layout. I wanted to become more familiar with it so I spent a bit of time with it disconnected from my PC. When the time came, I wanted to do everything right. So I went to the Victrix website and looked up the installation instructions. (it only comes with a qr code to the instructions and not an actual instruction manual). I made sure my computer was up to date with all the latest Windows 11 updates. I downloaded their app as the instructions say to do. Then I connected the wireless dongle and hit the PlayStation button in the middle of the controller to power it on. The suspense was unbearable. I heard the sound of a new USB device connecting to my computer and I look at the Victrix Control hub on my computer monitor...Only to see an Error. I thought, "well, I'm a systems analyst and I'm sure it's a quick fix. Let's see what google says." I googled the error and find that Victrix has a registry edit to fix the problem that seems to be some kind of driver conflict with the Generic drivers steam installs for controllers. I close out of all my applications including the Victrix Control Hub, disconnect the controller, run the .reg file, verify it applied where it says it will in the registry, Open the controller hub app. connect my controller, turn it on aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand same error. "Could Not Connect". After looking at reddit posts and other forums I come to find out that the only way to install the firmware is in a windows 10 computer. That it doesn't work with Windows 11 out of the box. Some forums suggested starting a hyper-v windows 10 box to install the firmware and at this point I submitted a ticket to Victrix to get their recommendation instead. After 2 days of not hearing back from Victrix and also finding out this controller didn't have haptic feedback, rumble, or hall effect, I was done with Victrix and this over priced, over glorified, over hyped controller and decided to return my purchase to Amazon because it was no longer worth it for me to settle for something I didn't want for features that were sub par to me and my gaming style for the premium price that I paid. I would have been happier with the PlayStation Dual Sense Edge controller and that's what I was trying to avoid, as I realized that the PDP Victrix Pro BFG was only adding modularity to their controllers while taking away the features I can't go without. It's not even bluetooth. I mean COME ON. $180 for modularity on the most basic controller you can buy. You might be saying,"oh but the trigger locks and the tactile mechanical switches." What good are those things to me if I can't be more immersed into game play. I don't like troubleshooting new products out of the box. I troubleshoot for a living. I get paid good money for it. If Victrix wants me to troubleshoot their controller out of the box, the controller should be free. To me this controller is worth less than half the price it's being sold for. I started out rating this with 3 stars. But as I started to write, I kept taking stars off because to base your reputation on over hyped hardware with broken software and a lack of features is a garbage business model and I won't play along. It's been 4 days now. still no reply from Victrix about the controller even after I returned it. I'm sure it works with Playstation 5 just fine. But it says PC in the name and it should stand behind that support just as much as it stands behind the console compatibility. I don't recommend this controller to anyone. not even for modularity sake. There's better options out their and their cheaper. Unless you play fighting games to win money and tournaments (the only feature that other controllers didn't have), steer clear of this controller. Save yourself the headache.

I nervously purchased this as a renewed like-new condition product. I prefer the offset layout and additional back paddles for fast pace games like Returnal which made my thumbs sore on the PS5 DualSense. Thus, the main criteria for purchase was ergonomics for my aging hands. To that end the Vitrix delivers thanks to its customization. The tension on the sticks is slightly more than the PS5 DualSense. I appreciate how focused the controller is by stripping away rumble, speaker, and mic as those features are distracting and annoying in certain cases. I have dozens of controllers and this is quite comparable to the Xbox Elite Series 2 in size and build. For the renewed price I find immense value in the Vitrix. Should it have come with the Hall Effect modules instead of being a $40 accessory? 100% yes, but I expect long term durability. The Vitrix Control Hub is straightforward for firmware updates/customization and manually switching the back paddles is equally so. Lastly, the faster 2.4GHz connection to the PS5 is something I appreciate vs Bluetooth. It’s not placebo and response is a touch quicker. Because of the negative reviews I was reluctant to purchase the Vitrix but glad I managed expectations and am finding this to be a delightful addition to a much needed option in the PS5 lineup against the Edge and Scuff alternatives. My runs have immediately become more effective in Returnal. There’s more precision to my surprise.

I was blessed to have grown up during the video game revolution. From the SNES to the Xbox Series X/PS5, I've played and own most consoles on the market, but I've been a predominantly pro-Xbox gamer and still own the original, 360, One, One X, and the Series X. However, thanks to the PSVR2, I finally bought a PS5 (a year or so ago). I play Battlefield on my PS5, since it seems to crash my Xbox, but I absolutely HATE the PlayStation controllers! I have a Zen, but Sony makes it difficult to use with the PS5. So, I decided to buy a controller that had a similar layout to the Xbox controller. I found this one and decided to go for it. All-in-all, this controller is good, but I'm not crazy over the size of the triggers (LT/RT & L2/R2) nor the trigger lock mechanism. The trigger lock is not like the Elite Series and/or similar controllers, but I can deal with it. It feels great in my hands, while allowing for gamers to adjust the controller's layout, which is AWESOME! The only other 2 issues I have with this controller is that it does not vibrate (aka rumble features), which would suck with certain games that I rely on the rumble features, especially when it helps with timing like the fishing in Cold War Zombies and/or Fallout 76. Since I play FO on my Xbox, this is not a huge deal for me, but for some, this may matter. My last complaint is the reliance on the USB adapter. That's annoying, given the limited number of USB ports available on most consoles. Still, I like it. A little pricey for what you get, but still nice.

Pros: The controller is very comfortable, it has great d-pad options & the diamond d-pad itself is the best I ever used; the buttons feel nice on press too. It's great for PC and the Steam app. The case it comes with is very good; I love the fact that you can switch around controller styles & you can make the analog sticks have octagon gates. It was built with many different types of people in mind. I like the fact that this controller was designed & intended for the type of people who don't want to switch between 2 or more different types of controllers to play a variety of games. This controller is very close to perfection in my opinion and Victrix could make the next installment even better if done with even more types of people in mind. Cons: Too expensive, no bluetooth, it's very annoying when you have to use the screwdriver everytime you wanna change the style, and you can't remove the 4 back buttons when not in use. Out the box you'll see that the triggers are super sensitive and activates at times you dont want them to because you slightly pressed them. The software isnt helpful when it comes to the triggers; if you wanna play sfv or any 6-button fighting game, you can't make the R1 & R2 into L1 & L2. This is because as of the time of this review, you cant change what the trigger buttons do in the software app; this could be fixed with a simple update. THE MECHANISMS FOR THE TRIGGER LEVELSp ARE THE WORST DESIGN EVER!! It's annoying to change the trigger levels and a pain to set it to the middle level. Everytime I play a game my finger would accidentally touch/slide across the trigger switcher and it cause the trigger to reset to the default trigger position. In the software app I have the triggers set to activate at the very bottom of a press; so when the sensitive trigger mechanism gets touched & resets the triggers to the top position, the game wouldn't recognize my fingers pressing the triggers down unless I switched it back to the bottom position. When this happens while I play online in a fighting game, I have to stop playing and fix the triggers back to the position where the game will recognize it again; and while I'm fixing all this my opponent gets a bunch of free hits on my character. When this happens every time you begin to realize that this controller is unplayable unless you get rid of the trigger lock mechanism. I very much think this controller should have trigger locks but just not this specific one that this controller has built into it. This controller is too expensive for its flaws. Opinion: This is a cool controller, the case along with the other accessories you get inside the box are all useful and it gives you alot to test with. The diamond d-pad is my favorite part about this controller, it just feels great when playing online in fighting games. I definitely want Victrix to make more fightpads in the future, but the software app customization should be more like 8bitdo and the trigger lock switches should be like the xbox elite controller. It's too expensive for the amount of flaws and frustration it causes. I thought this controller would be the fightpad to make me feel like I could stop searching for a perfect controller to use for fighting games, but that's not the case here. I did see a few youtuber reviews who also agree that this controller isn't worth the high price and that there are too many flaws. There are also tons of youtubers praising this controller and I just wanted to share my experience. I honestly think Victrix can improve on these flaws and make an even better controller in the future; I do like the options it offers but not the execution. For the current price you can probably find more affordable & less stressful options. In my attached review photo; the red controller next to the Victrix pro bfg is an Aliexpress controller that I got in June 2022 for $25-30. It has a great d-pad, the button presses are responsive and works with whatever fighting game you like; I highly recommend it, just search fightpad on Aliexpress and you should see it. At most this is not a bad controller it's just too expensive, if this controller was $100 or less and had the same issues, I probably wouldn't have written so much in this review tbh. If you don't wanna spend almost $200 for a fightpad, then I'm sure you can find cheaper alternatives.

Bought the Victrix Pro BFG and Dualsense Edge a few days apart with intentions of keeping only one. Honestly leaning towards the BFG as for my purposes it's just better. I have mainly played on Xbox for the past 3 console generations so I'm very familiar with the stick layout. I have gotten used to the Sony layout but still I have 8-9yrs on the Xbox layout. Also the battery life just blows the Edge away. The BFG averages around 20hrs per charge while the Edge is 4-5. Turning off the vibration and haptics to mirror the BFG still only gets like 6-7. That is on a brand new controller. I'd hate to see the battery life after a year with degradation. The Edge does feel more premium despite being $20-$25 more. Still they both feel great to me even when I switch the BFG to the Sony control layout. That freedom and better battery life will most likely be my determining factors in keeping the BFG over the Edge. Update 4/8/24: Went against my gut instinct and returned my BFG and kept the Dualsense Edge. Used it for 2 weeks and did decently but still noticably worse than I did with the BFG. Ended up buying another BFG and my first game back on Apex I dropped 10 kills and team won the match. My accuracy is just much better with the BFG. No matter what I change on the Edge, the BFG just feels better in hand to me. I do use it in the Sony layout with traditional d-pad and it just works. Plus back to having 20hr battery life is just a quality of life thing. Definitely recommend the BFG especially for shooters. For other games I use the Edge of standard Dualsense.

I have been using Sony DualSense controller with my PC for a while, and I was considering buying DualSense Edge, but I didn't for two reasons: 1- DualSense was will known for stick drift issues and I am not welling to have issues with a controller with that amount to pay (even though the stick can be changed to a new one with the Edge). 2- It has only two extra buttons at the back. Victrix amazed me with the built quality, and the design. Reviewers claim that it is light weight that feels cheap, I didn't feel that at all. It needs some time to get used to it since there are extra buttons, and it feels different in the hand compared to PS DualSense. The four buttons at the back gives you the choice for more customizations. I play Rocket League and it helped me to gain back ranks that I lost before due to extra buttons at the back (faster speed flip for those at the community & and ability to boost and drift at the same time). I totally love it, but I definitely need more time to get used to it perfectly. Drawbacks are: 1- The need for the USB dongle for wireless communication. 2- A bit noisy clicks. 3- Track bad didn't work for me as a mouse. Overall, definitely worth the price I've paid for it.

it feels solid, and very good control and reaction times..

Works wonderfully I just wish I could reorder another power cord like the one that came specifically with this one. Other than that it's a cool controller!!!

Controller keeps disconnecting! Terrible!

Me encanta que cuente con 4 botones configurables en la parte inferior a diferencia de los 2 con los que cuenta el dualsense edge, la batería dura mucho más tiempo porque vibra y me gusto que los joysticks se pueden desatornillar y girar para colocarlo como uno prefiera, cuenta con otro adicional para los juegos de pelea como el mortal kombat.