ConsoleTuner Titan One for PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360

For those who cannot find comfort in a particular controller to another, the Titan One serves as an excellent remedy. As a controller converter, it does its job well with no lag input. The device's drivers are kept up-to-date on ConsoleTuner's website with community-made mods available. The converter's drivers allows tons of customization for turbo function and controller input. I personally use the Titan One to get my last-gen arcade sticks to work on the Xbox One, and suffice to say, it works very well. There is even a driver option where the device locks itself in a mode called "Tournament Mode" with a "T" displaying on the device's display for those who compete in fighting game tournaments, where turbo function et al are disabled.The converter is made with solid plastic and is pretty durable. I've dropped it once or twice and carried it around a lot in a bag and it still works to this day. The converter fits well into USB inputs and does not budge when wiggled. One thing though is that USBs inserted into the converter's USB input has to go in upside-down. It's not really a problem and is more likely a design choice to make the device itself small and compact.Continuing on with the device's list of caveats:- The initial set-up was a little difficult. Instructions can be found on their website, but it was also a bit difficult navigating ConsoleTuner's site for the instructions.- The device requires a WIRED controller for the console of choice of which you want to get another controller to work on. So for example, if you want to get an Xbox One controller to work on PS4, you will need a PS4 controller.- Every time you remove the converter from the console, the device does not retain the output of the device, so you will have to set-up the converter again if it leaves the console's USB. However, the converter will identify controllers within seconds.- Apparently the PS4 has issues with the converter's compatibility requiring the device to reboot itself every 10 minutes. ConsoleTuners is currently working on a workaround, but PS4 owners will have to deal with that. The rebooting process takes like a second, but in a competitive setting, this is an issue.Other than that, for $70, you can't go wrong with this converter. It's a solid buy if you can get around its caveats. No modding or real computer skills required.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To convert a controller:1: Insert converter into the USB input of console of choice (e.g. PS4).2: Insert the wired input of the console's controller (e.g. PS4 controller) into converter's USB input upside-down.3: Wait a bit. The converter will identify the controller and will display a notification that the controller has been identified.4: Remove controller's wired USB from the converter.5: Insert the wired input of desired controller (e.g. Xbox One controller) into the USB of the device upside-down.6: Wait a bit. The converter will identify the Xbox One controller and convert its signal into the console of choice.7: Test controller.

So... Let me tell you about my 2 month journey with this product.To be fair, the Titan One did exactly what I expected it to do. Allow me to perform button combinations at the press of a single button, or macros, on a console platform. More specifically the Xbox One. It didn't stop there. I did take the controller on to the PC and used my program profile from the Titan One there and it worked with zero issues. If you are on the fence about if you should get one I'd say go ahead and buy it...... Just not from this vendor. Or even better get the Titan 2.So initially this product, a USB stick, worked fine! I opened the case and immediately felt how cheap the casing was. It comes with the territory with these kind of products so it didn't bother me too much at first. Then the first issue happened.I pulled out the USB and the contacts "shoe", the silver part of most USBs that is on the very far left of the picture, was left in the Xbox exposing the actual contacts, the little prong thingies on that object in the right and the broken little piece you see in the picture. And no... I didn't just shove the USB into the Xbox in fact if you decide to purchase the Titan One you'll see that it actually is quite loose in the port because of its design. A bad flaw to be sure.Me, being a little bit of a tech guy, was upset but still knew there wasn't really an issue. I put the "shoe" back on the contacts and positioned my Xbox so my table would support the USB stick. Was OK for a few weeks.Then it was pulled out again by my son. This one is on me in a sense but, mind you, a USB is secured into a machine by the "shoe" so essentially my USB stick just sat there next to the machine with the contacts in the machine and USB touching.This time I inspected the contacts and noticed that 1) There was no grounding solder that keeps the shoe on to begin with and 2) the far left contact was loose... At this point I knew it was only q matter of time before it broke.You have to have your controller wired through the USB unless you use a workaround which, at this point, I wasn't even going to consider. And seeing as its not secure at all in the machine because of the "shoe" it didn't matter what you did it would eventually fall out the machine. Every time the cord would sway would mean it would fall out. Needless to say I played the "fix it" game until, eventually, the contact broke. That's when I reached out to the seller.I reached out to the seller before the holidays hoping to hear from them. No response. I waited about a week or so after the holidays. No response. At this point I felt there was a need for a review. I wasn't asking for a refund primarily I would much rather take an exchange or replacement.TLDR: The casing quality leaves a lot to be desired. If you are not extremely careful it WILL break on you. You could circumvent this by using tape, a couple of rubber bands, something to secure the housing. If it does break you can count on THIS vendor NOT responding to your concerns.Although, to be perfectly honest, if you're considering the Titan One I REALLY recommend the Titan Two. It's about 40 bucks more and it eliminates EVERY ISSUE I mentioned. An overall better product. I'm going to fix this one and sell it on eBay to recoup the loss... Of course it'll be more stable than it originally was.