Turtle Seaside’s budget-friendly Designed for Xbox REACT-R controller for Xbox Collection X|S, Xbox One, and Home windows is a formidable adversary of any third-party controller priced beneath $40, with a few caveats.
When trying to find a budget-friendly controller, Turtle Seaside won’t be the primary firm that involves thoughts, because of its continued success within the audio business, however the firm does provide a few controllers, and for the worth tag, its most up-to-date and extra budget-friendly possibility is perhaps the perfect bang you may get on your buck… actually.
The Turtle Seaside REACT-R is a wired Designed for Xbox controller that you should utilize with Xbox Collection X|S, Xbox One, and Home windows PC. It gives the corporate’s ‘Superhuman Listening to’ know-how to be used on any wired headset, full audio controls on the controller’s entrance and two remappable rear ‘Fast Motion’ paddle buttons. You possibly can presently buy the React-R from the Turtle Seaside retailer for £34.99/$39.99/€44.99.
Turtle Seaside REACT-R Wired Recreation Controller for Xbox Collection X|S, Xbox One, and Home windows
I have been utilizing the Turtle Seaside REACT-R as my each day controller for the final couple of weeks and would say I’ve undoubtedly put the poor factor by way of its paces, however to be honest, it is dealt with all the things extraordinarily nicely. Construct-quality-wise, it is by far the perfect controller I’ve used at this worth level. The REACT-R is way lighter than an official controller (300g), which appears to be the rule of thumb with budget-friendly controllers, however its common arduous plastic shell offers it a construct high quality that’s leaps and bounds forward of different corporations’ choices. It is sturdy, snug to carry over lengthy durations, and feels prefer it may have some respectable sturdiness to it. We have labored with PowerA’s Enhanced Wired Controller for Xbox Collection X|S a good bit right here on TA, which is priced in the identical vary as this controller, and the REACT-R feels much more sturdy and of a lot better high quality in each side.
The shell options diamond-cut grips on the arms, in addition to on the bumpers and triggers, which truly gives a snug grip as a substitute of being there as a extra aesthetical addition. The bumpers and the remainder of the REACT-R’s buttons really feel stable when in use and provide minimal noise suggestions, however the triggers are noisy — why do they at all times must be noisy! A small buffer would do the trick completely right here, however that’s the solely gripe I’ve with the buttons, which is not precisely a giant deal.
The rear remappable paddle buttons although, and I admit, they’re ones I do not have a tendency to make use of fairly often, are exceptionally good. The precise change feels prefer it’s on the within of the arm as a substitute of the again of the controller, so whenever you’re holding it, your fingers relaxation comfortably inside their cradle-like form, which gives the identical grip as the remainder of the controller. They’re straightforward to press however I am but to unintentionally click on them when performing different actions — they’re by far the perfect rear buttons I’ve come throughout.
Essentially the most discerning function of Turtle Seaside’s controller is its audio-enhancing controls, which allow the agency’s ‘Superhuman Listening to’ operate on any wired headset plugged into the REACT-R, no matter whether or not it is a Turtle Seaside headset or not. All of it works by way of the management panel on the entrance face, which has buttons to allow the Superhuman Listening to and mute your mic, in addition to controlling your general headset quantity and mixing recreation and chat sounds by way of a management button and the D-pad. The complete system is basically intuitive and gives a fast solution to management your audio ranges with out having to fumble about with the headset controls mid-game or carry up the Xbox audio menu. It is my favorite a part of the controller no doubt, and the function alone makes it a controller value having.
After all, utilizing the audio panel depends on you having a wired headset to plug into the three.5mm audio jack, and with out it, the audio panel is out of date. The REACT-R is wired itself, so with the addition of a wired headset; you may be good and snarled — it is undoubtedly value it, although, in the event you’re blissful to make use of wired equipment. The REACT-R comes full of an eight-foot cable, and whereas it is fully situational, it is barely too quick for my front room wants — ten ft would have been nice!
The Turtle Seaside REACT-R Wired Controller for Xbox Collection X|S actually does give you extra bang on your buck over its opponents in the event you’re blissful to cope with the wires. It is nicely constructed, feels sturdy, and genuinely gives a superb expertise whenever you’re enjoying over lengthy durations of time, whereas the addition of the corporate’s proprietary audio know-how provides components not discovered on most different controllers, particularly at this worth vary. My time with the controller has been satisfying and principally optimistic, apart from a few points, and it speaks to the extent of high quality Turtle Seaside continues to supply with its peripherals. Proper now, the REACT-R is by far the perfect controller I’ve used that is priced beneath $40, making it a straightforward suggestion to make in the event you’re in search of a brand new controller with out breaking the financial institution.
A take a look at unit of the REACT-R was supplied by Turtle Seaside for the needs of this text.
