PDP Victrix Pro BFG Wireless Gaming Controller for Playstation 5 / PS5, PS4, PC, Modular Esports Gamepad, Remappable Buttons, Customizable Triggers/Paddles/D-Pad/Fightpad, PC App, Black

Recently, I purchased a Victrix BFG Pro. I was skeptical, especially with it lacking vibration. I was borderline not considering it, mostly just because of that. After a few articles showing that Victrix will be adding Hall Effect Sticks in Q1 2024. Price being 40 (USD) for a pair. That's incredible pricing. So awesome upgrade. This matters because I also have a SCUF Instinct Pro Wireless (worst), Razer Wolverine Ultimate (my backup), and my new baby Victrix BFF Pro. Stock, the SCUF comes with no Hard Case. Just the basic swaps for D pad and Sticks. I had to purchase the Hard Case EXTRA, for like 40 or 50, I believe. It came with an additional cord, some additional stick top. And other little stuff. Starting left to right again, The hard case is a nice color grey and the inside is textured and looks great. It's the thinnest of the cases and for one that was paid extra in addition to the most expensive controller of the bunch at 200$ (prices are rough memory estimates). The case for the Victrix is ever so slightly thicker and only noticable if you have them side by side. Both would protect a drop in almost all cases. Inside, the Victrix has a top pocket for the EXTREMELY NICE Purple braided cord (type C to Standard USC). Also has stacked Styrofoam layers of tools and replacement parts, which includes the additional fighting pad that can be swapped with the right joy and button combo pad on the right side of the controller. The next up is the VERY sturdy and thick case. Inside is the pocket up top for the cord and the bottom houses the replacement D pades and sticks (which are held on by high power magnets and is the best setup of the three). With the information given, you'd be understandable in thinking that the SCUF was the worst of the bunch. In price? Sadly, yes. In usability? Hell no. The SCUF is my favorite to use. The reverse button placement is perfect *FOR ME*. Durability wise? Horrible, don't buy, trash, borderline a scam. Not only is SCUF already known for that, it turns out this first of the better QC lot was in fact, crap. Within the first 3 months I had to have it in for a faulty button and faulty bumper. Not a quick process since it's inconvenient to have no controller. Thankfully I'm a nerd lol. Got it back and all was golden. Then after a few months, the same button and bumper started not registering clicks either. Not every time. Just 1/10 I'd say. But you would be shocked how much is messed you up lol. Now, sitting at 14 months with it? Not great at all. 2 buttons. 1 bumper. 1 trigger. All faulty. Never dropped. No liquid anything. Kept literally in a hard case whenever it wasn't in use. I play a few hours a week total so this is minimal use. Terrible product. They will fix it. But I gotta pay for shipping and the full repair. So I'm stuck. Worst 400$ I've ever spent on controller and extras. The Victrix is so awesome. I have medium to medium/large hands lol. Not huge. They are on the CUSP of being too small. Which makes them perfect for me, but it might not be for my bigger brethren out there. I have not noticed the lack of vibration a SINGLE TIME. I even tried to pay attention for it and still didn't notice it. So I guess that's neat lolol. It feels light yet sturdy. It's what you would want for long sessions. Light weight and upgradable/repairable. Victrix doesn't sell replacements of anything yet, that I've noticed. But everything points to Q1 for the start of all that. I've been XBOX my whole life so my brain is struggling with the PlayStation symbols. Sell the XB setup for extra. Just a different single paddle. I'd be so happy. This is my go to by a mile. The Razer Wolverine Ultimate is a wonderful controller. The button placement on the back is TERRIBLE. That's all personal preference so I won't knock it for it. Build is solid. Can't speak for other products of theirs. It's very heavy in comparison. By a chunky margin. But it works great. Feels great. Way cheaper in price but not quality at all. They did a great job with that line. So I'd say SCUF - 6 Vicxtrix - 9 Razer - 7.5/8

So I'll start with the best and main feature: The modular face. I can't stress how awesome this thing is for players like me that struggle to find button/dpag/analog setups that work for the way we like to play. For example, I play claw style, so having the 6-button option is a must. Need to go back to play a game where 4-button makes more sense? No problem, just swap the pieces, which is super easy. And those units can be flipped, so for instance, I like the dpad in the top-left most position (by default, that's where the analog stick is, like what you see in the picture), so I simply flipped it. When I'm playing, I also hate having the analog stick in the way, again, no problem, just pops right off (and you get extras). This modular feature is important because if you play enough, eventually buttons and dpads go out. For a long time, I was using the Hori FC4 (original design), which was a great controller and fairly inexpensive, but the one drawback was that it broke down pretty fast. Pro players that use the dualshock will tell you they replace them every several months, at most. Although I haven't seen it yet, I have to imagine that Victrix will sell the face pieces separately, which will eventually not only give players like me the ability to easily and cheaply replace wornout components, but it opens the door for more designs for those pieces in the future. Otherwise, it has a bunch of other premium features. You can go wired, which for many of us is really important, and the wire is nice and sturdy. Same with the case for the controller and all the various pieces to it. It has a built-in feature to program (or turn off) the back-grip buttons, and multiple profile options, so even though there is an app that allows for more input customization (which is also a rad feature), you don't need that to do some basic input customization. It also has built-in trigger stops, which is amazing, and a tournament mode to disable your system buttons and the touchpad. The pad has a nice, heavy weight to it, too. Before I got this thing, it was clear it was designed for tournament play in mind. The question I had was whether the dpad(s) would be any good. I use the old, basic, Nintendo cross-style and so far it's working really well. All of the other features, too, are highly-desirable when in a tournament setting, and they function great. But, they went beyond that to ensure that if you want to use it like a normal, casual controller, you clearly can. So I'll say that at this point it seems the wait was worth it, but I'll end with a caveat: This isn't a casual controller. The price tag should probably tell you that, but I can easily see certain people being disappointed with this thinking it's going to be good for casual use. You really have to be thinking about a competitive setting to see the value you're getting with this pad's features. This controller is comparable in quality to something like the Razer Wolverine v2 but has way better features for competitive play and practice, yet the Wolverine is $70 more. I've used the Victrix for casual gaming already and I can tell you it works great there, too, but unless you're taking advantage of all the features that a non-competitive game *isn't* going to use, then this is probably too expensive. Ultimately, a fantastic controller. EDIT: The Victrix Control Hub now works with the BFG, so that eliminates one criticism I had. Now the only thing left for them to address is replacement parts for the modular pieces. This could be make or break though: I've asked them about this and for now even requesting parts directly is not an option. The clock is ticking on that because when everyone starts to have breakdowns, no one is paying for a brand new BFG when a piece that should be really replaceable can't be replaced. That's going to wreck this thing's reputation.

I don't like that there isn't a mute button but other than that this is the perfect controller. The fact I don't have to buy one for steam and one for PS5 is incredible. I love all the features on this thing. The quick start thing it came with didn't work. Had to just look it up. First link to turtle beach. Idk if you need a PC to change the buttons but their app makes it really easy. Glad I found this instead of spending over twice as much on another scuf.

As someone who plays a lot of PC games and a fair amount of playstation games but doesn't own an XBox I thought this controller would be perfect for me. It had the best of both worlds. It was modular. I didn't play fighting games, but the option for the modular fighting game pad was still there. Trigger locks. All the bells and whistles. But I soon found out that all the sparks and lights and glamor distracted me from the features in a controller I would be missing the most. (I'll get to those in a bit). My controller arrived and I opened it up and the first thing I did was rotate the left side so it was in a standard Playstation layout. I wanted to become more familiar with it so I spent a bit of time with it disconnected from my PC. When the time came, I wanted to do everything right. So I went to the Victrix website and looked up the installation instructions. (it only comes with a qr code to the instructions and not an actual instruction manual). I made sure my computer was up to date with all the latest Windows 11 updates. I downloaded their app as the instructions say to do. Then I connected the wireless dongle and hit the PlayStation button in the middle of the controller to power it on. The suspense was unbearable. I heard the sound of a new USB device connecting to my computer and I look at the Victrix Control hub on my computer monitor...Only to see an Error. I thought, "well, I'm a systems analyst and I'm sure it's a quick fix. Let's see what google says." I googled the error and find that Victrix has a registry edit to fix the problem that seems to be some kind of driver conflict with the Generic drivers steam installs for controllers. I close out of all my applications including the Victrix Control Hub, disconnect the controller, run the .reg file, verify it applied where it says it will in the registry, Open the controller hub app. connect my controller, turn it on aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand same error. "Could Not Connect". After looking at reddit posts and other forums I come to find out that the only way to install the firmware is in a windows 10 computer. That it doesn't work with Windows 11 out of the box. Some forums suggested starting a hyper-v windows 10 box to install the firmware and at this point I submitted a ticket to Victrix to get their recommendation instead. After 2 days of not hearing back from Victrix and also finding out this controller didn't have haptic feedback, rumble, or hall effect, I was done with Victrix and this over priced, over glorified, over hyped controller and decided to return my purchase to Amazon because it was no longer worth it for me to settle for something I didn't want for features that were sub par to me and my gaming style for the premium price that I paid. I would have been happier with the PlayStation Dual Sense Edge controller and that's what I was trying to avoid, as I realized that the PDP Victrix Pro BFG was only adding modularity to their controllers while taking away the features I can't go without. It's not even bluetooth. I mean COME ON. $180 for modularity on the most basic controller you can buy. You might be saying,"oh but the trigger locks and the tactile mechanical switches." What good are those things to me if I can't be more immersed into game play. I don't like troubleshooting new products out of the box. I troubleshoot for a living. I get paid good money for it. If Victrix wants me to troubleshoot their controller out of the box, the controller should be free. To me this controller is worth less than half the price it's being sold for. I started out rating this with 3 stars. But as I started to write, I kept taking stars off because to base your reputation on over hyped hardware with broken software and a lack of features is a garbage business model and I won't play along. It's been 4 days now. still no reply from Victrix about the controller even after I returned it. I'm sure it works with Playstation 5 just fine. But it says PC in the name and it should stand behind that support just as much as it stands behind the console compatibility. I don't recommend this controller to anyone. not even for modularity sake. There's better options out their and their cheaper. Unless you play fighting games to win money and tournaments (the only feature that other controllers didn't have), steer clear of this controller. Save yourself the headache.

I have owned a Victrix pro BFG for about a year now, and I have to say hands down it is one of the best controllers I have ever played anything with. I started playing Street Fighter 6 on a Hori fighting commander octa, and while that is also an absolutely fantastic pad for fighting games, I tend to slide my thumb on the dpad to perform motion inputs and this led to my thumb developing a heavy callus. No knock on that controller’s dpad whatsoever, if you are more of a “roller” than a “slider” then it will serve you wonders. This is absolutely not the case for the Victrix pro BFG though, as one of the interchangeable dpads is a smooth square shape which is specifically built for sliding, and it has not only improved the health of my thumb, but my precision in game as well. This is of course without mentioning the 6 button fight pad module, which has been fantastic for Street Fighter 6 specifically, as you can have all 6 attack buttons on the face while still being able to bind throw, drive impact, drive parry, AND multi button assist to the shoulder buttons. ON TOP OF THAT, you can bind the back paddles to anything to allow for certain specials to be performed, such as one that involves pressing LK and HK, which would otherwise require a claw grip. I did have to rebind the fight pad R1 and R2 buttons to R3 and L3, but the software made this extremely easy to do. I have been taking this controller to local tournaments since I’ve owned it and I always get compliments on it, and I always respond by giving my whole hearted recommendation for this controller. For tournaments specifically, the ability to use this on PS4, PS5, and PC without an adapter has been more than convenient, and the 2.4ghz wireless adapter is also great to avoid Bluetooth interference, should you choose to play wireless. The controller in general also has a fantastic weight to it, and it feels extremely good to hold for long periods of time. I only have 2 extremely minor complaints. The first being that there is no gyro capability, meaning that this controller is not the ideal choice if you are trying to optimize your play in shooters. This is hardly a big deal for fighting game players though. Second, is that I really wish that Victrix sold the stick and button modules by themselves, because I would absolutely love to get white modules to go with the black body. In conclusion, I highly recommend this controller to anyone looking for a new main, especially fighting game players. It will last long too, with the software’s capability to recalibrate sticks and update the firmware. Overall just a fantastic choice.

I was blessed to have grown up during the video game revolution. From the SNES to the Xbox Series X/PS5, I've played and own most consoles on the market, but I've been a predominantly pro-Xbox gamer and still own the original, 360, One, One X, and the Series X. However, thanks to the PSVR2, I finally bought a PS5 (a year or so ago). I play Battlefield on my PS5, since it seems to crash my Xbox, but I absolutely HATE the PlayStation controllers! I have a Zen, but Sony makes it difficult to use with the PS5. So, I decided to buy a controller that had a similar layout to the Xbox controller. I found this one and decided to go for it. All-in-all, this controller is good, but I'm not crazy over the size of the triggers (LT/RT & L2/R2) nor the trigger lock mechanism. The trigger lock is not like the Elite Series and/or similar controllers, but I can deal with it. It feels great in my hands, while allowing for gamers to adjust the controller's layout, which is AWESOME! The only other 2 issues I have with this controller is that it does not vibrate (aka rumble features), which would suck with certain games that I rely on the rumble features, especially when it helps with timing like the fishing in Cold War Zombies and/or Fallout 76. Since I play FO on my Xbox, this is not a huge deal for me, but for some, this may matter. My last complaint is the reliance on the USB adapter. That's annoying, given the limited number of USB ports available on most consoles. Still, I like it. A little pricey for what you get, but still nice.

Pros: The controller is very comfortable, it has great d-pad options & the diamond d-pad itself is the best I ever used; the buttons feel nice on press too. It's great for PC and the Steam app. The case it comes with is very good; I love the fact that you can switch around controller styles & you can make the analog sticks have octagon gates. It was built with many different types of people in mind. I like the fact that this controller was designed & intended for the type of people who don't want to switch between 2 or more different types of controllers to play a variety of games. This controller is very close to perfection in my opinion and Victrix could make the next installment even better if done with even more types of people in mind. Cons: Too expensive, no bluetooth, it's very annoying when you have to use the screwdriver everytime you wanna change the style, and you can't remove the 4 back buttons when not in use. Out the box you'll see that the triggers are super sensitive and activates at times you dont want them to because you slightly pressed them. The software isnt helpful when it comes to the triggers; if you wanna play sfv or any 6-button fighting game, you can't make the R1 & R2 into L1 & L2. This is because as of the time of this review, you cant change what the trigger buttons do in the software app; this could be fixed with a simple update. THE MECHANISMS FOR THE TRIGGER LEVELSp ARE THE WORST DESIGN EVER!! It's annoying to change the trigger levels and a pain to set it to the middle level. Everytime I play a game my finger would accidentally touch/slide across the trigger switcher and it cause the trigger to reset to the default trigger position. In the software app I have the triggers set to activate at the very bottom of a press; so when the sensitive trigger mechanism gets touched & resets the triggers to the top position, the game wouldn't recognize my fingers pressing the triggers down unless I switched it back to the bottom position. When this happens while I play online in a fighting game, I have to stop playing and fix the triggers back to the position where the game will recognize it again; and while I'm fixing all this my opponent gets a bunch of free hits on my character. When this happens every time you begin to realize that this controller is unplayable unless you get rid of the trigger lock mechanism. I very much think this controller should have trigger locks but just not this specific one that this controller has built into it. This controller is too expensive for its flaws. Opinion: This is a cool controller, the case along with the other accessories you get inside the box are all useful and it gives you alot to test with. The diamond d-pad is my favorite part about this controller, it just feels great when playing online in fighting games. I definitely want Victrix to make more fightpads in the future, but the software app customization should be more like 8bitdo and the trigger lock switches should be like the xbox elite controller. It's too expensive for the amount of flaws and frustration it causes. I thought this controller would be the fightpad to make me feel like I could stop searching for a perfect controller to use for fighting games, but that's not the case here. I did see a few youtuber reviews who also agree that this controller isn't worth the high price and that there are too many flaws. There are also tons of youtubers praising this controller and I just wanted to share my experience. I honestly think Victrix can improve on these flaws and make an even better controller in the future; I do like the options it offers but not the execution. For the current price you can probably find more affordable & less stressful options. In my attached review photo; the red controller next to the Victrix pro bfg is an Aliexpress controller that I got in June 2022 for $25-30. It has a great d-pad, the button presses are responsive and works with whatever fighting game you like; I highly recommend it, just search fightpad on Aliexpress and you should see it. At most this is not a bad controller it's just too expensive, if this controller was $100 or less and had the same issues, I probably wouldn't have written so much in this review tbh. If you don't wanna spend almost $200 for a fightpad, then I'm sure you can find cheaper alternatives.

Controller is S-tier in almost every category of things. I'm going to go over the incredibly short list of cons before I go over the list of pros; - won't turn on your PS5 (you can use your TV remote if you have a TV from this decade). - currently doesn't have an app or software, so you have to change button configurations manually NOW FOR THE LONG LIST OF PROS: The ergonomics and overall design/engineering is honestly far superior to any other PS5 or even Xbox controller on the market. It is a HIGH QUALITY, WELL-DESIGNED controller meant for LONG SESSIONS or tournament play. - Configuring back buttons and profiles is super easy, so is everything else, I'll add a link on how to use all the features at the end of this review. - The back buttons feel better than any other controller I've ever held, to include the new Razer, the Scufs, the Elite Series 2 (which are my #2 favorite paddles now). - The D-Pads are wonderful, not loud and clicky like razers but have a nice muted feedback to them, I prefer the hybrid d-pad or the Victrix d-pad. - Super easy to swap out thumb sticks and modules and rotate them. Thumbsticks feel great, the longer one is impressive for FPS/TPS. - Triggers are sensitive, require very little actuation force. Super reactive, really a 10/10, trigger stops seem more like they have 3 stopping points than 5, but still super easy to use. Triggers are also textured for grip, but very soft. - The grips on the controller are perfect. - 2 Year warranty as opposed to other companies. - Customer support is better than any of the other companies who I've ordered controllers from. - l1/r1 buttons have a different feel than any other button on the controller, very similar to mouseclicks. - Controller is LIGHT. This will not hurt your hands after a 10 hour play session. Every single button/stick/interface on this controller is designed with comfort and efficiency in mind. It is SIGNIFICANTLY better than any other PS5 Pro Controller Alternative. Its ergonomics alone make it better than the Razer Pro (F-tier design, and FFF tier customer support). The Dualsense Edge only has two paddles, and a three hour battery life, which also make it an unworthy comparison. While SCUF's quality is nice, they have a 6-month warranty period, and are SIGNIFICANTLY more expensive. SCUF also modifies the DS5 as opposed to building a god-tier controller from the ground up. I've used this controller on both my PS5 and PC and must say that I've yet to experience a better controller. And this review is BEFORE they've even released the software for it. I can't wait to see what that's going to be like! Link to their instructions; https://support.pdp.com/hc/en-us/articles/11045034301325-Victrix-Pro-BFG-Wireless-Controller-for-PS5-PS4-and-PC-User-Guide