The Best Game Controller - YouTube

- Hey, guys, this is Austin.

So there are a ton of different controllers to choose from,

but which one's the best?

To find out, I gathered a few of the best ones around

and to start with we have the PlayStation 4 DualShock 4.

This is a big improvement over the last generation.

However, there're couple other options

that you might wanna look at,

including the Xbox One Elite.

Now, this is a controller that honestly,

I think is probably one of the best that I've ever tried.

You have customizable things like the D-pad.

You can adjust how the sticks are.

There's a lot that you can do,

even with paddles on the back,

however, we can even take it a step farther.

If you really want to get on that customization game,

Xbox has a Design Lab option,

so essentially, what this allows you to do

is take a standard Xbox One controller,

which is already good and pretty much

customize it however you want

and by customize it however you want,

I mean give it a different paint job.

You actually can't get all the extra buttons

and stuff from the Elite, I mean, unless

you get one of these, but that's for later.

You design it, we build it.

Well, let's see what I actually designed.

Oh, right, it's orange.

So this is the masterpiece of a controller that we made.

It's got that whole Creamsicle vibe with the orange,

got the orange grips and the white everywhere,

but you have a little bit of gray

on the thumbsticks as well as the buttons

and if you wanna take it one step farther,

you can add a message to the controller,

so I added my gamertag, also my Twitter

and my Facebook and my Instagram,

definitely make sure to check me out,

links in the description,

but on top of that, you can also get it on your controller

and of course, this is a standard Xbox One controller.

It comes with AA batteries because, I don't know,

Microsoft hates rechargeables, I have no idea.

If you really want to take things to the next level,

you can get a Scuf controller.

Now, this is the version for the Xbox,

however, there also is a PS4 version.

Did you order this controller?

I don't know if I actually know

what this controller looks like,

so this is a Ken special right here.

I picked out the awesome Creamsicle look of this one.

This Scuf controller, I have no idea what it looks like.

Oh, no, oh, no, oh, no. (laughs)

Ken, what is this, what is this!?

Ken, what were you?

Okay, so if you (laughs)

want the ugliest Scuf controller of all time.

God, that is, yeah, okay,

so if you want a Scuf controller that looks like this,

your boy Ken'll hook you up, I guess.

Did you see that Scuf controller?

It's red and black, why didn't you get one of these?

(stammers)

You know what this feels like.

This feels like when you go into Subway

and they're like, "Okay, what options would you like?"

and you have that moment of panic of like,

"I want anchovies and spinach and bologna

and the sweet bread." and then you get this

and then you wonder where you went wrong in life. (laughs)

I actually do like the texture on the back of this thing.

You know what, it feels almost like a truck bed liner

if you've ever felt one of those kind of rubbery things.

That is definitely not going anywhere.

Something else you get with Scuf are paddles,

so this is one of the things that you can customize

before you order the controller,

so we went all out and got all four,

but these are mappable to, say, like your face buttons

or basically, whatever you want, I believe.

I mean, to be fair, this is like by far,

the most expensive controller here,

so I would expect it to be cool, but this is alright.

What's cool is all of these controllers

will not only work on the console, but also for PC,

so on the Xbox One side of things, they all work

out of the box if you plug them in via USB

and the newer ones such as

the Xbox One Design Lab controllers have Bluetooth built in.

If you don't wanna use Bluetooth,

you can also pick up the adapter,

so this is just a little USB wireless adapter

for the Xbox One, so even with some

of the older controllers that don't have Bluetooth,

plug this into your computer and you're good to go.

The same thing applies for the PS4,

so if you pick up the DualShock 4 adapter for PC,

it actually works for a Mac too

if you wanna do that for some reason,

then you just pick up this guy, plug it in,

and you're up and running with the DualShock 4.

Now, that's actually one of the advantages

of the DualShock 4 is that it's cheap, so right now,

it's around $45 or so, but you usually can find them

for around 50 and that's cheaper

than pretty much anything else here.

Now, of course, you can get a standard Xbox One controller

for about that price, but as soon as you get

into the custom options, it gets pricey.

So the Design Lab controller is $80.

Now, that does give you full customization

of all the colors and buttons and everything

and for $90, you can get your name engraved on it,

so it's not that much of a price premium,

however, when you get up to the Elite, it gets pricey.

This guy is $150. (cash register ching)

Mind you it does come with this carrying case,

which not only is a nice place to store your controller,

but you also get a ton of different options for it,

so for example, you can add your paddles,

which just pop right on here

and what's cool is all these are completely magnetic,

so if we want we can get all of our paddles

and with the Xbox One Elite, you actually

have a button right up top here,

so you can slide between two different profiles,

so that's easy and on the Xbox,

you can actually select tons

of different profiles and have them saved,

so for example, you can have a custom controller set up

for, say, Forza, maybe one for Call of Duty,

one for Battlefield, whatever you want.

The idea that everything on the Elite controller

is based on magnets is really cool too,

so if you want say a domed thumbstick,

you can easily swap that on or

if you want something a little bit taller,

it just pops right on, you're good to go

and like I said earlier, the Scuf

is definitely going to cost you,

so if you just want more of an aesthetic build,

kind of like the Design Lab,

you're talking about and around the $120 range,

however, if you really want all the bells and whistles

with the custom grips and the paddles

and all that kind of stuff, this thing is gonna cost you.

The big question though, is with all these controllers here,

sure, it's nice to see which one looks the coolest,

but which one is actually the best one for gaming.

(vocalizing)

Ken, you're gonna kind of like

make it appear right there, right?

Yeah, it just appears right there,

so is this gonna like you ignore all of my mouth noises,

like add actually like a cool sound effect

and then like as I wave my hands,

like I'm gonna need like a puff of smoke

and then the computer appears, got that.

So to start with, we have the Design Lab controller.

Now, even though on the outside,

this is a custom controller,

on the inside, it's pretty much exactly the same

as any other Xbox controller

and because of that, it's solid,

so while sure, it doesn't have some of the cool paddles

of the Elite, oh, I got it, I got it,

what's cool about the Design Lab controllers

is that since they're all based

on the updated Xbox One controller

with Bluetooth and the headphone jack,

it means that while you can still use this with a PC

and the standard wireless adapter,

but if you're computer has Bluetooth,

you just pair it right up

and it's gonna work right out of the box.

Next, we have the Elite controller.

So there're actually a couple of advantages to this

and one of the more subtle things is just the feel

of the controller, so it's a little bit heavier

and I really like the slightly kind of, I'll say grippy sort

of texture, but it's like a very soft rubber.

It doesn't sound like it would be good on a controller,

but it actually feels nice.

Next, we have the Scuf controller.

So this one's a little bit more of a mixed bag.

On one hand, it feels solid, so I like the grip

and the way that the thumbsticks

are weighed, it actually is really nice,

however, the thing is you're paying a lot for this

and honestly, it doesn't really feel

that much different than another Xbox controller.

The thing is I prefer the way the Elite controller

does customization, so say I'm playing Horizon 3 right now

and I only want two paddles, well, it's easy

as just taking them off or say swapping thumbsticks out,

whereas with the Scuf, what you order

is pretty much what you get.

Last, but not least, we have the DualShock 4.

Now, if you're on a PC, you actually have a lot if choices,

however, on the PS4, it's pretty much this or a Scuf.

Now, on the PC, you can get the DualShock 4 to work

and of course, it's not a bad controller,

but it's gonna require some work.

Like the Xbox controller, if your computer has Bluetooth,

you can pair it that way and otherwise,

you can pick up the wireless adapter or use a USB cable,

however, unlike the Xbox controller,

it is not natively supported in Windows,

so what that means is either you have to rely on a couple

of rare games that actually natively support it,

which is not easy to find

or you need to use a program such as DS4 for Windows.

Now, that's gonna let this emulate an Xbox 360 controller

and as you can see, it works just fine

once you get it set up, but it is not as smooth

as just plugging it in and getting it going,

like the Xbox One, so what is the best game controller.

Now, if you hadn't noticed, I didn't

include every controller of all time

and that's for good reason, these are my favorites,

however, if I had to pick just one,

it would be the standard Xbox One.

This controller, I feel like, is a really nice sweet spot

of something that's nice and comfortable to use,

that has a lot of cool features.

It works pretty much everywhere that you'd want to game.

If you had a little bit more money to spend,

the Elite controller is a good option,

but my biggest problem with it is that

while I do prefer it to the Xbox controller,

it's triple the price and honestly, it's hard to justify,

so I'm curious, what's your guys' favorite controller?

Definitely be sure to let me know in the comments below

and of course, if you guys wanna check out any

of the ones I took a look at in this video,

the links will be in the description.

Anyway, guys, thank you so much for watching

and I will catch you in the next one.