Budget Price, Pro Features: Mytrix Switch Pro Controller Review

In this episode, we unbox and test out the Mytrix Pro Controller designed for the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Switch Lite, iOS, and Android to see if this budget price controller has Pro features.

Playing the Nintendo Switch in docked mode with the Joy-Cons is just not a pleasant experience. The sticks are way too small, they tend to drift, and the buttons are too small, and it's just not a great way to play. A solution many people, including myself, have gone with has been the Switch Pro Controller which delivers a much better experience but is also fairly expensive. If you have multiple people in your home who are going to play, what are you going to do if you need more than one Pro Controller? The team at Mytrix is hoping to deliver a solution with their controller, featured here.

Out of the box, the overall shape and design I would say is closer to the Xbox Series S and X controller than the Switch Pro Controller. They offer a number of different colors and schemes with this particular model, and we went with the Zero-Kirin version that features a Gundam on the face. Charging is done by an included USB-C cable, and The controller features a 600mAh battery pack. Most of the major features from the Switch Pro Controller are here, wake from sleep which many budget controllers omit, Rumble, RGB lights behind both the sticks and the buttons that are independently controllable, and gyroscopic controls. One feature which is missing is NFC for Amiibo support.

In the hand, the controller feels very good. It doesn't feel budget or cheap, it actually feels quality. The one thing I will say is the surface of the plastics feel rather smooth and slick, some sort of texturing here would have improved that feature in the hands. The face buttons all feel very clicky, and even though the analog sticks are not all effect sensors, they are still very smooth. The D-pad feels very similar to a Sega Genesis D-pad and again felt very smooth and precise during initial testing.

I started out testing with the Super Street Fighter Anniversary Collection, as this is a good test for lag, latency, and delay. I personally prefer using the analog stick myself over the D-Pad with Street Fighter so that's what I started with, and within 20 seconds I was able to pull off all of Ryu's moves. The analog stick impressed me immediately, I must say that. The button presses were all terrific as well. It was so good that on the very first round with this controller I got a perfect score against Zangief. I almost duplicated that in the second round using the D-pad, but I missed one of my inputs and he got a hit in on me. He only got one other hit on me the entire round while using the D-pad, so far so good.

Next up was Super Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, definitely a less challenging game as far as the controls and putting them through their paces but still something that many people will play with this controller. Once again everything worked well, even the tilt controls for steering even though I did not show them on screen. The one thing I did not realize was someone had used my profile since the last time I had played so the auto accelerate and auto steering assist were both turned on. I turn those off and it worked beautifully.

Everything that I threw at this controller worked beautifully. Kirby and the Forgotten Land, ideal. The rumble is absolutely phenomenal and I really felt it while playing Kirby. The auto and turbo fire works perfectly too, as playing any of the on-rail shooters, shmups, or anything along those lines worked great as well. Star Fox was a perfect example of this. And the D-pad worked great for the Nintendo Switch Online games, like Super Mario World, Metroid, Yoshi's Island, and Mario 64.

Why it RoX:
- Only $40
- Multiple styles and colors available
- RGB lights
- Precise sticks
- USB-C for charging
- Turbo and AutoFire
- Integrated headphone jack
- Programmable back buttons

What could be improved:
- Typos in the instruction manual
- Not compatible with the fixture gaming S1 or S2
- I would prefer that the back buttons would not be programmed to anything out of the box

Should you buy one?
This is an exceptional controller for the money! For only $40 you get a lot of terrific features. It is well-balanced, precise, and comfortable, and it just works. Myself, I'm not a big fan of the back buttons, but I know that I'm a bit odd as far as that goes. Beyond that, the typos in the instruction manual made setting up and controlling the lights a little bit more challenging initially, and it simply does not work with the Fixture Gaming S1 or S2. Beyond those most minor of nitpicks this is definitely a controller which you should have on your shopping list if you are looking to pick up something to replace a broken controller, Joy-Cons, or just need additional controllers for your Nintendo Switch.

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