Mods for Controllers

Marketed as a toy, the Switch product team chose off-the-shelf technology which is nice, but bought it  from a low bidder, which means drift

Choose this to have both sticks upgraded.

Premium feel, great design, and a steep price tag.  Nintendo went cheap for the sticks again.  Upgrades are much desired on this controller.

No longer marketed as a toy, Nintendo still chose cheap joysticks on their fastest, most expensive hardware to date. Huh. 

(Feb 2026, sticks still in pre-production)

Possibly the best modern controller on shelves, yet the manufacturer chose to cheap out on the Joysticks.

The DualSense TMR mod has been a best seller since it was introduced.

The GOAT has a major design flaw.  Can you guess it? 

Upgrade yours to TMR technology to fix this flaw. 

USB-C charging mod to modernize also available.  Micro-USB begone.

In a rare pro-consumer move, these mostly shipped with mid-quality hall effect sticks! Superb! 

The mid-quality sticks are aging, the plastic cracks apart internally. DS3 are often modded with stronger, newer Hall effect sticks. No one seems to make TMR for it.

USB-C charging mods also available! Look at that dumb Mini-USB still there

These joysticks featured bespoke, high-quality internals from the factory, and usually only need replacement when cracked or drifty.

The thumbstick on the PSP usually just needs cleaning and a new rubber bit, but just in case, we can swap that guy out too.

Released in 2013, revised in 2015 with a headphone jack.  Commonly known as the "XBOX One Wireless Controller"

These earlier models had no bluetooth, bumper woes, and used low-ish quality sticks but were quite beefy/sturdy and able to charge a battery pack via the micro-USB port.

• TMR is a common mod for these. Send yours in.
• TMR is compatible with the magenetic hall effect sensor in the triggers.
• USB-C charging is available with iffy battery cover mods (cheap), or USB-C port mods (less cheap).

Microsoft kept improving the design with each revision. Bluetooth was added in version 3, low energy Bluetooth in version 4. Also a "share" button. The newer revisions still use lowish quality sticks and AA Batteries

Upgrades to TMR are very popular.

USB-C charging is available with iffy battery cover mods (cheap), or USB-C port mods (less cheap).

Elite Controllers have two models

The first Elite was unveiled in 2015. It uses the same sticks as the non-Elite, as well as AA batteries.

TMR Upgrades are quite recommended on Elite and Elite 2 controllers.

USB-C charging is available with iffy battery cover mods (cheap), or USB-C port mods (less cheap).

The second Elite revision is a major one. Series 2, was announced in 2019 and includes USB-C charging and an internal Li-Po battery. It uses improved, but still drifty sticks. 

TMR Upgrades are quite recommended on Elite and Elite Series 2 controllers.

USB-C charging is built-in for Series 2 controllers.

Asus chose Hall-Effect sticks for the Ally X which is great

Microsoft kept improving the design with each revision. Bluetooth was added in version 3, low energy Bluetooth in version 4. Also a "share" button. The newer revisions still use lowish quality sticks and AA Batteries

Upgrades to TMR are very popular.

USB-C charging is available with iffy battery cover mods (cheap), or USB-C port mods (less cheap).

Elite Controllers have two models

The first Elite was unveiled in 2015. It uses the same sticks as the non-Elite, as well as AA batteries.

TMR Upgrades are quite recommended on Elite and Elite 2 controllers.

USB-C charging is available with iffy battery cover mods (cheap), or USB-C port mods (less cheap).

The second Elite revision is a major one. Series 2, was announced in 2019 and includes USB-C charging and an internal Li-Po battery. It uses improved, but still drifty sticks. 

TMR Upgrades are quite recommended on Elite and Elite Series 2 controllers.

USB-C charging is built-in for Series 2 controllers.