I got mine on sale through Amazon at about 129.99. Best Controller I've ever used to play games like Dark Souls 3, Sekiro, Elden Ring.
I don't understand people attributing the anti-friction rings around the metal sticks to drift. The sticks slide silky smooth. However, the sticks hitting the plastic rings can be kind of loud for other people sleeping nearby.
Pros:
-Tactile face buttons, bumpers and D-pad feel great.
-Extra back buttons and top buttons make it easier to do actions that require you to move your thumbs off the sticks. Or do combo actions like getting on and off Torrent in elden ring while still moving forward (keep your left thumb on movement stick)
-Binding top or back buttons to thumbstick click helps reduce stick drift. Smashing the stick in for click inputs and being rough with the sticks by clicking and pushing them will wear them out faster.
-Ergonomics in the palms are nice and rubberized and overall shape is confortable for adult sized hands. I tried Xbox Elite Series 2, and it felt tiny in comparison.
Subjective:
-Back buttons are less accessible than for example: custom buttons drilled into the controller, or paddles that sit inside the grip.
How you bind them according to your personal use case will help with adaptability and comfort. For example the bottom trigger-like buttons and top inner bumpers are relatively easy to reach. Where as the center back buttons are harder to reach and hit in a pinch.
-Only comes with one domed stick cap to change out. I prefer dual domed or dual standard xbox caps.
Cons:
-Sticks will eventually Drift due to them not being Hall Effect, prolong them by rebinding thumbstick click to back/top buttons
-Tactile face buttons can get sticky if dirt and oil from your hands gets in the cracks. (I opened and cleaned mine once and it was more annoying than opening a Joycon or Switch Pro Controller. But it can be done.) So wash your hands and dry off/wash when your hands get sweaty.
-Have to use Razer propietary software to rebind back/top buttons and change rgb lighting. It's an annoyance for most users but I understand they have this so the controller can be used for competitive esports/tournament play. Aside from fighting games, as a PC gamer I see competitive esports games on a gamepad as kind of a joke (auto-aim xD). Most regular users of this controller won't need the esports/tournament viability as well.
-The trigger stops feel terrible compared to the new PS5 iteration of this controller. With the trigger-stops engaged, you feel the trigger bottom out on the plastic mechanism. The new PS version of this controller that sells for about $250, has no adaptive triggers/haptics, but features tactile switch's when the trigger stops are engaged.
In closing. It's hard to go back to regular face buttons/bumpers after using this controller. It's that good for me. The price is my main concern as well, decide for yourself. Your mouse/keyboard controller is how you interface your games. You can always try it out to see how it feels and return it based on your comfort/value. I would grab the PS version if it was cheaper. I can't justify upgrading $250 for tactile triggers as I already have this one.
