Microsoft is slightly less tight-fisted with third-party gamepads than Sony, and you can find one or two nice, inexpensive wired alternatives to the Xbox Wireless Gamepad for the Xbox One. And, sadly, we can't recommend any wired third-party PS4 controllers most models we've seen that aren't purpose-specific (like Hori's fighting-game-oriented, analog-stick-less Fighting Commander) are products from dubious brands only available online from Amazon and other reseller sites.

If you want a conventional gamepad that isn't a DualShock 4, your options are a wired controller or a much, much more expensive custom or semi-custom job. Sony is pretty dedicated to keeping the PlayStation 4 an almost purely DualShock 4-controlled system: There are very few third-party wireless gamepads that play nice with the console. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Inexpensive Third-Party Gamepads Here are your options for all three major systems. There are plenty of alternative controllers you can pick up for your console, whether you just want spare gamepads for same-screen multiplayer with friends or very specific, custom controllers for your favorite genres. Your gaming experience doesn't have to end with them, though. The Xbox Wireless Gamepad and Sony DualShock 4 are built well and comfortable to use, and the Switch's Joy-Cons are ingeniously multifaceted. And, let's be honest, it's probably a pretty nice controller. If you own a video game console like the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, or Xbox One, you already have a controller for it.

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