Once Sony seemingly resigned itself to sticking with its tried-and-true DualShock design, leaving third-party companies to come up with better options, a number of big brands have tried to crack it with the same success that Microsoft enjoys with its stellar Xbox One Elite. Discuss all the latest and gain troubleshooting for your various ASTRO products such as the new A50 X Wireless Headset, A40 TR Headset and MixAmp Pro TR, A30 Wireless Headset, A20 Wireless Headset, and A10 Headset. Mappability streamlines the controller for any genre and playstyle while improving response time and accuracy. This locks the trigger from having to travel as far as it usually would and therefore allowing you to fire faster. It’s ridiculously customizable, has a remarkable build quality, and could genuinely make you better at certain games, especially shooters.

Set up wasn’t quite as easy as I expected, as the C40 really didn’t play nicely with my Turtle Beach headset. In the C40, you just hold down a button on the back of the controller, select the rear side button you want to program, and then the button you’d like mapped. I can say with confidence that the C40 solves nearly every complaint I have with competing devices from Scuf, Razer, and others that have tried their hand at the high-end, “elite” gamepad market. The laptop features a 128GB SSD with Windows 11 Home pre-installed, so you won't have to deal with installing an operating system yourself, and a 14-inch display with Full HD resolution. I found myself accidentally pressing the rear buttons more often than I'd have liked, particularly during intense action games like Devil May Cry 5.You can remap these triggers during games by holding a small button on the back of the controller for 5 seconds. Two small rest switches above the triggers activate or disable mechanical stops that shorten the L2 and R2 trigger pull distances. But because it can't turn on the PS4, my old DualShock 4 always has to tag along like an annoying little brother. Lift up the matte-finished box and you'll find the controller lying in its padded clamshell carrying case, black with details picked out in red and gray. The program was very simple to use and allowed me to create custom setups and assign them to the pads two inbuilt profiles.

A small remapping button between them lets you manually assign them inputs, if you don't want to use the Astro software to customize everything.The controls on the sticks are tight yet responsive, the perfect balance with an excellent general feel. Most players interested in the C40 TR won’t be coming from something like the Xbox Elite, but if they are, the single rear trigger might seem less inspiring.

The niggling quality of life issues and the more frustrating technical issues with phantom inputs and expensive replacement modules don't leave a good impression. I just purchased it, plugged it in via the wireless dongle, and Steam recognized it as a PS4 controller, thus allowing you to configure the touchpad and gyro.A lot of the top PS4 pro controller makers now offer that option, including Scuf and lesser-known but highly regarded brands like AimControllers, Battle Beaver Customs, and Evil Controllers. ASTRO builds on its groundbreaking pro gaming gear with their first high-quality pro controller built for the serious gamer.

You have toggles like the wired/wireless switch and the profile 1 or 2 switch, allowing further customisation on the fly. Originally posted by Newgun66:I’m about to purchase the C40 to use exclusively on Steam Big Picture and need the gyro and touchpad to work. Additionally, the rear buttons are programmable, providing a competitive advantage by allowing players to map essential functions to more accessible locations. It's also concerning that with how deeply recessed the port is, it can be problematic using third party cables, if you wanted a longer or lighter cable.

I have been pulling my hair trying to get the touchpad and gyro to work because right now it only shows up as an Xbox controller even after removing drivers.