Bionik VULKAN Advanced Wireless Gaming Controller For Windows PC, Android, Steam and VR Devices with Programmable Paddle Buttons- Dual Connectivity - Android

Where did this little gem of a controller come from? And how come I’ve never heard of this company before?I saw this while randomly searching for pc game controllers, and decided to take a chance on it. Glad I did. It’s great.It does loosely resemble an Xbox Elite controller. There are four buttons/paddles on the back, and the layout and shape are Xbox-like. The analog sticks can be swapped out with taller ones, and rather than use magnets, these attach by screwing them in. There is a disc style d-pad that actually feels pretty good, but it can’t be removed and replaced with a cross like the Xbox Elite. The analog sticks feel and work very well, with little to no noticeable dead zone, and the triggers have incredibly smooth action and feel very close to the Xbox One controllers. There are no trigger stops on this controller, however.The back buttons can be remapped with the small switches shown in the photograph. R4 and L4 can only be mapped to the face buttons, though, and RS and LS can only be mapped to the triggers, bumpers or analog sticks. Kind of a bummer that you can’t map any buttons to any of the rear triggers.The controller works via Bluetooth, a 2.4 ghz connection (with a dongle) or wired. Bluetooth ONLY works in Android, not pc. The controller even has a small slit on the battery compartment to store the dongle so it won’t get lost.Performance with this controller is great. I used a Mayflash-S converter, put in the dongle, and was playing Modern Warfare on my PS4 without issue. Wired performance was even better. It uses 2 AA batteries.Overall, very impressed. I recommend.

I just got this controller recently cause the price is amazing and the controller looked to good to be true so I took a chance an glad I did been using it for quite awhile, before I explain more I also tried wireless and wired connection to my xbox to see if it will work and it WILL NOT work, don't know if it was because I have the ORIGINAL xbox one but it DIDNT work for me so console players id suggest not getting this one unless your a pc player or mobile gamer looking for a new controller, maybe it will work with the newer gens or newer types of xbox one like s or x but as of I know it doesn't work with the original. Also been playing a lot of halo infinite and cod on my pc with it an I gotta say it works like a charm its gonna take awhile to get use to using the back buttons but once you do they are reallyy helpful in actual games. it also connects super fast wireless and wired like a snap of a finger, automatically turns off when not in use to save battery life like other controllers, the extra joysticks etc are a really nice touch id switch um around and get use to using different ones as they can really have an effect on how you play like the high joysticks are real good to use if you master them you'll get way more leverage and be able to turn faster etc pair that up with the back buttons and master the controller I think you definitely will improve on gaming than before. so if your looking to get better on pc or improve in gaming in general but yknow don't wanna switch over to keyboard and mouse cause trust me it is pretty hard not easy at all specially when you have like 10 years of controller muscle memory on you but id recommend this controller 100% for fellow pc an android mobile gamer, sorry console players id maybe insist on finding another controller to save you from wasting your money no one wants a controller that's not even gonna be able to be utilized or played with.

Pros:-For the money, this controller is a 5/5-paddles\back buttons-programmable on the fly-no software on my computer-swappable sticks, need I say more.Cons:-programmable back buttons are somewhat restrictive>The small back buttons map to face buttons (A, X, Y, B) and the paddles only map to LB, RB, LT, RT, LS, RS. these are the only way to program the paddles an trigger.-not super ergonomic. Makes using certain buttons aquard to use at times (strangely enough the standard bumpers feel the worst to use, but I map them to the paddles anyway, just be aware.)-AA BATERIES! but you can plug it in directly with the pretty nice cord they sendConclusion:Pretty nice for the price. My main concern was the joysticks dying quickly (like the more expensive ones I've tried), but it's already outperformed my expectations at purchase 5\5

I loved the shape, form, and placement of the buttons and paddles on this controller. One of my favorites I've ever had to be honest. I bought this for effeciency in Rocket League which it helped me for comfort. This was great for Forza Horizon 5 touge drifting. This was great for American Truck Simulator and quick reactions while also being able to use quick basic controls. The problem I had is in roughly a years time this controller developed stick drift on the left analog, I treated this thing very nicely. Never dropped, never slammed, kept it clean. But I get it these parts still wear out. I took the controller apart to view the board and it had wet damage on the boards in multiple locations, which again I kept this thing very clean, and only dry cleaned it never with liquids. The REASON I give a 1 star review is because I emailed Bionik support to ask if I could buy the parts needed to replace and fix my controller to continue using, vs paying full price for a controller that is bound to break again and according to recent reviews has been often. I emailed them on October 1st asking this simple question, with an automated confirmation email. It is now October 11th and I haven't heard a yes, no, maybe, or **** you from them. 1 star for lack of quality, not answering customer support emails, and seemingly not assisted in sending part repairs. Thank you for considering the future with this controller, you can expect 5 months to a year before you need to replace the entire controller again.