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Which wired controllers, without batteries, would you recommend for PC? (lemm.ee)
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I'm often close enough to my PC while playing games that wireless seems a little unneeded, but more than that, I just want fewer batteries to manage.

Adjusted title to mention preference for no batteries.

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[–] WatDabney@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

That's what I've used for years now, and I have no problems with them.

I actually have three of them, of varying ages, all of which still work fine. The older ones have simple switch shoulder buttons and the newer ones have analog triggers, and that's pretty much the only notable change they've made over the years.

The only "problem" I've run into with them is that the buttons and/or the pad will accumulate dust over time and stop working dependably, so I have to take them apart and clean the contacts every year or two. Which is very easy to do.