PowerA Battle Dragon™ Advanced Wireless Controller for PC & Cloud Gaming: Magnetic Hall Effect, Asymmetric Rumble Motors, 30h Playtime (Not for iOS)

Excellent controller for the price. I was jsing cheap ant esports controller , then i mobed to cosmicbyte ARES controller , then powerA battle dragon core , finally purchased this one. Its worth it.Pros:-----------1. Excellent joysticks feedback2. XYAB and Dpad and LB RB all are mechanical. It gives awesome feedback while playing like a 4k rs mouse.3. Battery is 800mah but for me lasts about 16-17 hours and more easily.4. Trigger lock 3 stages are there. Its very useful in fps shooters.5. 1000hz wired and 500hz wireless polling rate. Extremely useful and responsive.6. 4 macro buttons which can be assigned to even LSB and RSB ones and obviously any other keys also using the program button.7. When battery dies you can chatge and llay at the same time using given usb c cable.8. Dongle is very well built and provides very good wirelless 2.4Ghz strength without latency.9. Looks and feels awesome.10. Packaging and powerA app for windows are great.Cons:-----------1. Polling rate is 1000 hz in cosmicbyte blitz in wireless mode. But it is discontinued i guess , can't find it anywhere.2. I checked using gamepad tester in pc, the sticks have an avg error of 8-16% in both sticks , which is not acceptable at this price point. As similar priced gamesir g7 has 0.1-0.5% stick error. But this doesn't affect gameplay for me. Its ot noticeable also.Overall a great controller with many features for the price.If u have around 7-8k budget can go for battle dragon pro wireless lumectra of 7.2k price. Or if u have 10-12k budget u can go for PowerA fusion pro wireless lumectra which has cool rgb and excellent controller for 10k.

That golden drgaon really took this to the next level...This is one of the most amazing, look and feel controller in the market but the few issues:1. I played god of war just out of the box it worked fine but after calibration with the steam it stopped working on god of war and the motor also stopped working.2. never worked on BT.3 Calibration via their app or manual calibration sucks it just does do the calibration properly.so i returned it as the calibration isn't working. Guys if you are buying remember that even if you did calibrate it for once you are done for good.

This controller is fantastic . Probably has the best Hall effect joysticks and triggers. Build quality and gameplay is super premiumCircularity test shows a 10-12% similar to first party Xbox or dual sense controllers due to a squarish output . Not a flaw, in fact gives fantastic gameplay due to games being designed for squarish inputProsSuper smooth sticksAwesome unmatched design, 4 mappable buttons, trigger locks and buildLong battery life around 16-20 hoursConsDoesn’t work with iosNoteWhile calibrating , there is chance due to delay , you may end up switching from XINPUT to direct input . All your buttons and stick functions get exchangedNOTHiNG toWORRY, just press select and start for 3 seconds and wait. It will switch back to XINPUT. Same thing if u connect to Android by OTG, when u connect back to PC, just switch back to XINpUt . Faced this issue and took some time to figure.

I would have give it a 5* if it comes with USB C. It use the old USB B 2.0 and that's inconvenient.Review update after a year.1. Stick shaky signal -> On hardware gamepad tester, left stick shows shaky signal when drifting around it. I actually fixed it by open it up and spray WD-40 on the analog housing.2. Shoulder button broken -> The shoulder button breaks because the plastic that hit the button breaks. I open it up and apply superglue as well as reinforce it with a tiny piece of plastic. It worksThis controller is simple to open and fix, unlike xbox controller that uses specialized screw.

So i am using this controller for about two months. I have used many controllers so far this is the best one.. Yes there are some issues with the controller like:- there are drift issues when you check on controller tester and error rate is also high for controller with the price. But to be honest no issues in gameplay i have tried it with many games. Hall effect sticks feels and feedback is really good.- Vibration feedback is not even, like right vibrator moter has a low frequency and left moter is more powerfull which feels off in starting. But now it feels great.. vibration feedback is so good and premium like you can actually feel machines footsteps in horizon forbidden west.-built quality is premium.-button quality and micro buttons feels great.-adjustable triggers are very useful.- only draw back is you cannot map combos in macro button.4.5/5

This controller is excellent—comparable to official Xbox controllers in both performance and feel. The build quality is solid, with satisfying tactile feedback from the buttons. The joysticks are highly responsive and precise, while the triggers operate smoothly. I tested it across Bluetooth, USB, and wired connections, all with zero input lag. Given the performance and price, it’s a smart alternative to the official Xbox controller.