The Switch 2 Pro controller is clearly the most refined gamepad Nintendo has ever made. It’s just a shame that it’s so expensive and doesn’t have Hall effect sticks.

Third-party options may soon duplicate its features at a fraction of the cost, but this is the best there is for now.

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If we weren’t already big fans of the 8BitDo Ultimate 2, the fresh yellow design could make it our favorite Switch 2 controller bar none.

Perhaps the biggest improvement comes with those analogue sticks. Good lord, they feel incredible. The standard Joy-Con controllers have been improved in a similar way, with the sticks feeling much smoother than on the Switch 1. With the Pro Controller, this is far more pronounced thanks to the extra travel afforded by the larger sticks.

While a Switch 2 Pro controller costs $85, third-party devices are often much more affordable. Gizmodo received a bounty of controllers from multiple manufacturers for review, including several devices from 8BitDo and Gulikit specifically to test them on the Switch 2.

The only gamepad that can wake the new console is Nintendo’s own upgraded Pro controller — even the original Switch’s Pro controller can’t. But that could soon change as GuliKit, which previously noted that the Switch 2 “uses a new system protocol,

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The Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller is the official controller for the Nintendo Switch 2, and justifies its high price with exceptional build quality and unique features. Tweaks to the physical design of the previous Switch Pro Controller make this trailer more ergonomic alongside bigger,