Logitech G F710 Wireless Gamepad, 2.4 GHz Wireless with USB Nano-Receiver, Controller Dual Vibration Feedback, 4 Switch D-Pad, PC - Grey/Black

I upgraded from the Logitech wired version of this. I was surprised by how much heavier it was, but still not too bad. Much of that weight is surely the battery and vibration motors (which the wired version lacked). Otherwise it works fine just like the wired one. I thought that it would be charged with something like a USB cable, but no, it appears to just take two AA batteries. I don't think it has an off switch so I assume you just put it down and forget about it when you're done; I guess it transmits when you pick it up and do something. Pretty easy to work with. Recognized by Steam controller configuration.

First I want to point out that this gamepad uses a dongle when connecting to a PC (which is a good thing). I have had issues with several Bluetooth gamepads that are only Bluetooth for PC gaming. There is a strange issue with windows 7 and windows 10. At some point depending on how many times you install/uninstall the Bluetooth only gamepads windows will not install it correctly and the joysticks no longer function under windows. I have researched this extensively and contacted a maker of another gamepad and the only solution I found once this happens is to reinstall windows because once you do this they start to work again (not a practical solution). This is NOT an issue with this gamepad since it uses a dongle when hooking up to a PC. In fact it shows up in the control panel like a xbox 360 controller and even though the Bluetooth gamepad no longer installs correctly this one continues to work. So in short avoid the Bluetooth ones when that is the only method of using it with a PC. I would also recommend getting a copy of Pinnacle's Game Profiler which will also you to map the gamepad if needed with certain games.This is a great PC gamepad. It is a little heavy but that is probably because of using regular batteries. I definitely would prefer to put up with some additional weight and have a device that will last longer because you can swap out the batteries yourself. An internal rechargeable battery will eventually fail to hold a charge and then you will not be able to use it wireless maybe corded (providing you can use it that way).Build quality is great and here is one feature all the other makes of dongle using gamepads should include: dongle STORAGE. Which for this gamepad is in with the batteries. Thank you Logitech for thinking of dongle storage. It drives me crazy when you have a device that uses a dongle and which is large enough to have had a place made in the device to store the dongle and yet there is none.So if you are looking for a PC gamepad that uses regular batteries and not an internal rechargeable battery I would recommend this one. It just depends on what you prefer; but as mentioned already all internal batteries fail eventually it is only a matter of time.

So, I'm assuming most people looking at this product will be trying to decide between this or an Xbox 360 controller, so I'm going to compare and contrast them. When used in Dinput mode (There's a small switch at the top of the controller to toggle the modes), this controller can be customized to use macros (keystroke combinations) and so used as a remote control for programs like iTunes and probably other programs if you're clever (I am not). So it's somewhat more versatile in this regard than the 360 controller as far as I know. Of course, an Xbox controller can also be used with an actual Xbox so the Xbox controller is more versatile in that regard. When used in Xinput mode it's essentially an Xbox controller and works well with all of the computer games I've tried to play. It works great with Steam's Big Picture mode and as of writing I've tried out Team Fortress 2, Limbo, Cave Story+, AudioSurf, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and They Bleed Pixels and it works perfectly. The buttons are responsive and give good resistance, the triggers are sensitive and give a little more resistance than an Xbox controller. It has a nice weight and I like the directional pad much more than the Xbox controller's.The first problem I have with this controller is that it's slightly uncomfortable after being used for ~50 minutes, since it's a little small for me, but I'm a full grown adult male and I get similar sensations from using a mouse for too long so this will vary from person to person. I have Xbox 360 controllers and find those to be more comfortable for prolonged use.The biggest issue is that this controller will not work out of the box in Xinput mode on 64-bit Windows systems. In order for it to work in Xinput mode on my Windows 7 64 bit OS, I had to download the drivers for an Xbox 360 controller and edit a single file (specifics can easily be found by Googling), which isn't a difficult fix but perhaps intimidating for people who aren't too computer savvy and very frustrating since Logitech does not have their own fix and users had to improvise one.In short, if you don't care about using it for things other than video games/have a 64-bit operating system and don't want the hassle of having to fix the driver problem/have an Xbox and would like a multiple purpose controller, get an Xbox 360 controller. If you would like a remote control for iTunes/more customization options/have a 32-bit OS or are competent enough to work out a fairly simple fix, get this controller. For me using my computer as a stereo and assigning macros to buttons is worth the hour I spent getting it to work and the slight discomfort.EDITSo after looking at reviews for a second time, I noticed that a few people complained about the controller performing poorly on first person shooters. This is an odd criticism to me since mouse controls are superior to console controls for FPSs and 3rd person shooters (apologies for sounding like a PC gaming elitist). I bought this controller primarily for action games and platformers like most of the games mentioned above and others like Bastion, Prince of Persia and Recettear (Tests pending while I re-download those games) and the controller works excellently while keyboard controls for a platformer are very frustrating. Although I will admit an analog stick is a bit nicer than WASD for movement in an FPS, so I managed to play TF2 by holding the controller in my left hand and using a mouse in the right. Best of both worlds (like I said, I'm not clever).

Have had one for quite some time now. Was getting iffy on a button. (used it so much) So bought a new one.