Thrustmaster GPX LightBack Xbox 360 and PC Gamepad

i just received the pad and only used if for a half hour or so. the feel is comfortable, i have large hands and though it is a lot smaller than i had expected it is surprisingly comfortable. i will revise this after i use it over the weekend. the sticks feel much better than the XBOX stock controller the buttons are good and responsive. the triggers are a little stiffer and i can see they may tire my fingers over a long haul but i wont really know til i use it for 8 hours or so. the only part i dont care for arae the upper bumper buttons which seem not as sturdy as the rest of the controller. i think my review is in line with what i read from other reviewers. the pad is smaller but feels better constructed than the stock 360 controller. time will tell how it holds up . i was even able to use my Kontrol Freek on the right thumbstick and it feels like it is solid and not going to slip. the price is much better than the stock controller for the xbox but I HATE the whole proprietary wireless thing. i would love to have this controller wireless. if you are looking for an option to the standard pad this is a great option.

My Purpose--I bought this pad to use with my *PC*. I am not a big console user, so my review is primarily for PC users.My Pad Usage History--I've been using game pads for 20+ years, and have owned many different types. This is the 3rd Xbox360 Pad that I've owned. The first two were Microsoft OEM pads that I keep with my Xbox360 (which I rarely use). I also own 1 PC-only pad (Logitech) which I've had for over 2 years.On to the Review--I find this controller to be significantly more sturdy and reliable than an OEM 360 controller. It also looks a lot cooler. One of my OEM controllers already had some loose analog response right out of the package, brand new. But this one feels and functions perfect and solid in every way. It is very well built, to the point where it puts Microsoft OEM controllers to shame--even the ones that work well out of the packaging.Some other reviewers have noted that the triggers might fatigue your fingers. It's true that the triggers require more pressure to use than OEM controllers. Personally it doesn't bother me, because I feel like the beefier springs also provider better kinetic response to your hand and are also more durable and will last longer. Further, there's a gaming purpose to these beefier springs. The controller is designed to allow you to easily sense and micromanage exactly how far (in or out) you have moved the trigger... and even has an LED indication for you to visually view this detail, incrementally. So there is a method to the madness, rather than it just being a random quirk.Considering that this is supposed to be a 360 controller, this pad is NOT programmable. It wasn't marketed as such, so that's fine, but I'm just saying. Even though I have several other OEM 360 controllers, I've never actually connected one to my PC. Pads made for the PC frequently are programmable, which is why I've never tried a 360 controller until now. I've never wanted to lose that customizability. Yet, after being thoroughly disappointed with the overall "feel" of gaming with my "pc-only" controller, I've kept looking... Which is what spurred me to buy this one. And honestly, my eyes have been opened by using an actual XBox360 controller on my PC.It turns out that a 360 controller makes huge amounts of difference in how console games play on PCs. I run a Microsoft Windows machine, so it detects 360 controllers without hiccup. In the past, I have sworn and cursed every time I bought a new PC game, and had it turn out to be a game which was first made for console and then "ported" onto PC platform. Such games are notoriously terrible to play on PC... because of the awkwardness of the controls makes them unbearable to play. HOWEVER, since connecting this 360 pad to my PC, suddenly my console-ported PC games respond and play as if I were playing on an actual console. The awkwardness is gone. Such awkwardness is always still present when I use an exclusively "made-for-PCs" game pad.In retrospect, it sort of makes sense, if you use a pad that was designed for a console, then your console games should work pretty well with it (even if said console games are being run on a PC). In a nutshell... this pad has made console-ported games on my PC actually worth playing. It totally makes or breaks the experience. In theory, any 360 controller should accomplish this end... but, as I stated earlier, this controller feels to be of particularly high quality and durability compared to OEM 360 controllers.Bottom Line--If you don't think that finger fatigue (from the beefed up trigger springs) will be an issue for you, then I don't think you can go wrong with this controller.

I've bought this for a PC.The analog sticks are indeed more accurate than Microsoft's X360 controller. The triggers are a bit harder to press and seem to have a smaller course, although they seem more accurate.The digital buttons feel cheaper than Microsoft's, as well as the Xbox logo art.Trust me you won't care about the LED lights because you'll be looking at the screen, not at the controller. These are not worth the extra price.Gaming:It was a pain to install the drivers for this one on Windows 8.1. It is NOT recognized seamlessly. I had to search all over the Internet to find out the user must force Microsoft's X360 drivers onto this.Even after figuring out the drivers, I couldn't make this work with Star Citizen because the menus got all crazy on the analogs (I don't care if it's at Alpha, because Microsoft's works just fine, and Thrustmaster claims this to be fully compatible with Microsoft's drivers).On Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed the controller doesn't vibrate ever on single player. BUT if I plug in a second controller (a Microsoft one), then it is the Microsoft controller that vibrates, even though I'm playing with the Thrustmaster (and vice-versa - Thrustmaster's vibrates when Microsoft's should).After failing on both games I gave up on this and sold it. For a piece of hardware way more expensive than the original Microsoft equivalent, I was really disappointed.

This is a great controller overall. The size is great, all the buttons are as responsive as they should be, and the thumbsticks do make a slight difference in your gameplay. Unfortunately, my controller started to suffer from thumbstick drift almost immediately. If I leave the controller sitting on the table, every five minutes or so the controller will drift to the right; i.e., if i'm on the Dashboard and have "Play Game" highlighted, after a few minutes the controller will select the main tile in the middle of the Dashboard, and then move one more to the right, and repeat this so that after about an hour the Xbox will be on the Settings screen. Other than that, this controller is great.

What I can tell is that this is really good controller '. I already spent 8 day playing 10 hours a day and is great. Well made controller '. I just plugged in and my windows 7 64-bit found the driver. If anything goes wrong I will update my review here. I highly recommended this controller. Is much better than my Xbox 360 controller '.5*** UPDATE ***After playing 5 months the LB Button start playing up. Sometimes works sometimes not.3* now sorry.*** UPDATE 2 ***After contacting Amazon customer service and asked for replacement or refund they did a refund straight away ( reason out of stock). Then I ordered a new one (exactly the same) from a Third party and sent the other one back to Amazon.I am really satisfied.Thank you Amazon.

Bought to replace my Logitech F710 wireless, based on reviews I went for this one, when it arrived I was surprised how light it was compared to the Logitech granted it has no batteries. It felt so much better to hold the axis sticks felt solid and the triggers to, shoulder buttons all OK.The main problem was the vibration which compared to other controllers was a let down. Example in Just Cause 3 when you grapple the ground and reel in to activate the wing-suit or parachute you get a little rumble with other controllers. On this all you get is a whine as if the rumble does not even get started.Installation was not as simple as plug and play, had to download drivers still did not see it, tried installing by manually selecting the drivers for it, still no luck. Search on the internet suggested disabling a setting in the bios, and low and behold that worked unfortunately that setting also rendered all USB ports to USB 2 speeds.Sent back and got official XBOX PC controller, which plugged in and worked straight away

I purchased this primarily for racing games and if you prefer controllers to racing wheels, this is a good choice. The travel in the triggers is longer and smoother than the standard Xbox controllers. So you are much less likely to experience wheel spins and lock-ups. I can't accurately comment on steering since I use an FPS Freak button on the steering stick to lengthen its travel (size of hands is a big factor in determining whether the FPS Freak might be a good additional option for racing with this controller - try it without first).This controller definitely improved my lap times. But don't expect it to put you on a par with a racing wheel on most, if not all, circuits. If you don't or can't set-up a wheel for repeated use, or simply want a physically more relaxed approach to playing racing games, this is a really good compromise.

I have been using this for a few months now, plugged into Windows 10 and just worked no drivers or messing (as expected). I personally like the feel better then a standard xbox control. My friend who plays a lots of games with controller (lots more then me) said responded was the same as his 60 euro one but the buttons where a bit firmer then his for buttons but that something I like in a controller.Seen someone complaining about the vibration, my works great with just case 3 thing he just had a broken controller.I never look at the lights not sure why they are there.. I to busy looking at the screen to look down at the controller to see some lights. I preferred it to be a bit cheaper with no lights, hence the 5 stars

Not a bad controller at all, in some ways I prefer it to the official Microsoft pads. It just has one issue. If you take your hands off the controller while in the main Xbox Live menu, every ten to twenty seconds you can see 'travel' from the dual sticks as the selected item moves over to the next on the right...I'll try to explain.I had a Razer Onza controller that if you were playing a game, let go of the sticks, your character would continue to move.This does the same, but to a much less extent. If you put it down while watching a DVD, the playback controllers keep appearing as they would if you were touching the sticks.I have 2 of these controllers, they both do it.Fortunately it is so slight you won't notice during actual gameplay.