GameStop US launches "Candy Con", a customizable Nintendo Switch/PC controller with Hall Effect sticks+triggers (starts @ $34.99)

[Devilgunman]

I'm surprised it took them this long to do this. I'm intrigued.

 

[Ryengeku]

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Literally a Simpson gif for everything.

 

[Maximum Spider]

If you're wondering, this does have a gyroscope. The OP doesn't mention it, but the actual link does.

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Neo I genuinely love your passion for gyro lol

 

[Dunfish]

Gamestop lawyer: "The only way to prevent microsoft litigation is to put start and select in the dumbest possible location"

 

[Necromanti]

If you're wondering, this does have a gyroscope. The OP doesn't mention it, but the actual link does.

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Oh shit. Was prepared to write it off entirely.

 

[Doc Laserstein]

I had zero expectations coming into the thread, but it seems like a surprisingly compelling offering.

 

[Rizific]

Got my attention. I just default to Xbox controllers anyway. Let's see how this plays out.

 

[Nyandeyanen]

The silver-y finish reminds me of an Ouya controller.

 

[Arttemis]

Absolutely awful name, but if these are actually decent quality, they have an unbeatable price. Can the battery be improved, though?

 

[Taffy Lewis]

Gamestop should've pulled an Amazon Basics years ago when they were still getting a decent amount of foot traffic in their store.

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They've had store brands for a very long time, didn't and won't save them. Especially not cheap third-party controllers, even Mad Catz went bankrupt, after all.

 

[Taffy Lewis]

Are you okay? It's fine to let people discuss an affordable new controller with quality constituent components. We understand you hate GS.

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I don't hate GS at all, I'm entirely indifferent to their existence. What is very annoying are the superstonk-types constantly pushing their weird agenda and pulling people into what is essentially a scam with Q-anon like fervor and bizarre conspiracy theories. It's why that "review" on reddit is entirely untrustworthy.

 

[Cheesetriangles]

What the actual hell is that start / select button placement.

 

[ConflictResolver]

Gamestop should've pulled an Amazon Basics years ago when they were still getting a decent amount of foot traffic in their store.

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The UK buying/selling store CEX does this, it's actually a great way to quickly get a cable from an old device without messing about on the internet.

 

[mgfanjay]

Oh my that bottom button placement is dreadful. They reinvented the wheel into a block there

 

[mountainmohawk]

when this says dual vibration, it just means a standard motor in each grip, right? No HD style for switch games?

 

[funo]

seems to be US only, would have been an insta buy for me, tbh

 

[Dinjoralo]

Oh that sounds really cool actually

Oh, those bumper buttons are gonna be shit. Those switches aren't lasting more than a few months before they start bending backwards.

 

[stopmrdomino]

Site has been updated to reflect the hall effect sticks.

• HALL EFFECT THUMB GRIPS as Standard: Hall effect joystick adopts magnetic induction principle, close to 0 wear and tear under normal use, effectively prolonging the life of the joystick. Drift resistant, 5 million service life. High smoothness paired with joystick algorithm.