Best review ive seen for this. I know you felt the video was kind of long but for an in depth review that isnt half assed i think it more than justified the time. Just finished ordering one now and thankful for the pro review on it! Subbed and liked as well TY

Hi, great video. I saw that you did a review on Logitech F710 as well. Do you think this is a good alternative if you’re someone who’s accustomed to the F710’s pad? or would you say Raion is better? Thanks in advance!

Hey, do you recommend this item for first timers like myself? I’m looking to purchase this item to play street fighter but I’m going to try out the regular PS5 controller before I have a verdict

Great review,may I ask your personal opinion if this dpad particularly good for Tekken?

Thanks for the Video! I want to buy this Controller only for PC usage, which version should i buy, the PS or Xbox one ?

Nice review. Do you know how to have PC fighting games display the PlayStation buttons when using the hori controller? Every time I plug it in and load up a fighting game it display buttons in game as xbox buttons.

What did you use to change de sensibility, all I found in the Hori website is the file that says "HORI Device Manager Setup 1.0.30" and all my software warns me about it, thank you for the video!

where do i find the app i just bought a new ps5 octa and cant seem to work it with the app it is stuck on device manager for xbox

Hello, in 10:30 you change the sensibility of the dpad on your pc. is this setting is saved after if i go on ps5 /ps4 or another PC for a tournament or something ? thanks for the video !

Hey Bim the kombat pad for mortal kombat 9 and 10 and 11 had a 6 button layout and I love that controller and that is because I still play games on my PS4 and I want to buy a PS5 and buy mortal kombat 1 but that's what I'm skeptical about so what controller should I buy if I buy a PS5.

You hit the nail on the head with the Octa. If they had put the clickiness and speed the D-pad instead, I would have been 10 already.

Just gotta comment super late in your vid, the d-pad sens settings sounds so dope. I can understand for sure a use for that with the games I want to play. I just don’t have a pc to modify that unfortunately. Thanks for the video.

Hi Thanks for the video. I ordered the xbox version of this controller but is there a huge difference ps and xbox versions?

Does the playstation version come with the firmware update that removes the d-pad automatically registering nuetral inputs while rolling your thumb around? This was a huge complaint i heard avout the xbox version.

Thanks for the breakdown! Very informative! I may get both because I collect anything 6 Buttons

Do you get the same input errors as the Raion(not low blocking just standing up) in games like SF5 or Strive?

@BimBurger The SOCD on the dpad vs shoulders buttons is what if you press back+forward with shoulder buttons = forward or neutral ¿ i want to know if I map the shoulder buttons to directions like back or front what will happen if I press back and then with shoulder buttons press forward ¿ is it last win or neutral ¿

It has turbo?

great review! im looking for a new controller since sadly my raion dpad has gotten loose and has a hard time registering diagonal inputs now (which really sucks because ive only used it for about 2 months and it's my fav fighting game controller). I tried going into the controller and fixing it myself since i had already modded the controller when i got it and put a lil pivot in the center of the dpad so it doesnt input all directions at once but I wasnt able to find a problem other than I think the elasticity of the rubberpad membrane has gotten worse. I hear razer has silently updated the controller and now has a pivot in the dpad but I fear the same thing will happen and it will get loose fairly quickly, how has your raion held up to now btw because im curious about it's durability and maybe i just got unlucky. the raion these days is also dirt cheap 30$ so i might just get another one even with the risk, tho the commander octa is definitely giving it a run for its money. for me a big feature of the octa is that is has a notched analog stick (i also hear it's less loose than most analog sticks which is great for fighting games) because before i got the raion i used to just use the ps4 analog stick because i despise using dpads, in fact for the raion i actually just hot glued an old n64 thumbstick to it and essentially made a tiny arcade joystick which was perfect but alas didnt last long. also it's kind of funny a lot of your cons are actually pros for me, I prefer holding a fightpad like a controller so the handle is great and the clicky buttons is also a pro since i dont smack the buttons either. sorry for the rant lol but all that in mind i think im gonna end up getting the hori instead since it seems to have more features i care about and will hopefully last longer.

my google drive can't scan the file for virues its on official site ? should i download it

So I’ve been looking for a small ps5 controller Alternative that’s more of the size of a ps4 controller. With that said , how smaller than the ps5 controller is this one, is it like the size of a PS4 controller ?

Would you recommend either controller for 2D games in general in addition to fighting games? I think the dual sense d pad is too mushy.

Will the customizations made on the companion app on PC carry over to PS5?

Does the hori app apply the changes to the dpad when used on ps4/ps5?

How do you know if the dpad adjust carries on to the ps5? Apparently the profiles only save on pc mode.

YESS insta sub, I was looking for a vid comparing it to the raion(hopefully with the rev2 or pivot fix)

Where did you get the non Xbox device manager software for the controller?

Is this controller good for games like guilty gear? That's mainly what I'll be using this for if I get it.

so how does it compare to the raion? i didnt hear it through the review

Where did you find the download for the Hori Device Manager for the PS version of the Octa? I can't find it anywhere.

Can you install the app on ps5 also or must you install it on pc?

I've been looking for a fight pad that can perform clean diagonal inputs because there is this blocking technique in GG Strive that requires you to repeatedly press diagonal down. With regular dpad you'll likely back dash accidentally or won't block at all because it's difficult to press back and down at the exact same time. If this controller solves that then I would want to buy it.

Does this have turbo mode?

Am interested in this but I heard the dpad & shoulder buttons on the xbox version kinda easy to break. Anyone has first hand experience using this ps version for some time?

Can it be repaired whenever the d-pad,buttons and analog are broke?

hi man, nice review. i now have both the xbox and ps5 versions of the hori octa and i immediately noticed some things: xbox octa does not allow you to remap the 4 main face action buttons, while ps5 octa DOES allow it, so this is a welcome change. however, ps5 octa does NOT have a PROFILE button anymore like on xbox octa. when i use xbox octa on pc i just first configure the 4 profiles in the app, and then i can close the app and just use the profile button to switch profiles on the fly on the xbox octa. how am i supposed to use the ps5 octa on my pc now ? since i no longer have a profile button, do i have to ALWAYS LEAVE the pc ps5 octa app OPEN running in the windows background? any ideas? sorry if it is a dumb question, i received the ps5 version just yesterday so i still have to familiarize with it. thanks, take care.

What sensitivity is recommended and optimal for this controller?

I pre-ordered the octa but noticed the raion is currently priced at 60€, should I cancel the order and go for the raion ?

Great review. How can i use turbo on this controller to assign one button to repeatedly keep being pressed? is that possible?

Hey bim a nother question.on my labtop i only find Hori device manager for xbox does this works with hori fc octa for ps5 ? This fight pad is for ps4- ps5 - and for pc.greet

How does it work on mk1

Man, I have searched far and wide (Pokémon reference lol) for a fight stick here in Canada and the options are barebones at the moment. The only fight stick that I’ve seen for sale here in Canada is the fighting stick alpha (the one I want) which was readily available but now is sold out thanks to SF6 lol so when I should have purchased one months ago I didn’t. Looked at Mayflash, Mad Catz and Qanba and nothing. They don’t ship outside or certain countries or the United States. Closest I came was yesterday when I purchased the fighting stick alpha from Canada computers (which said on their site “available for online orders only, sold out in-stores” only to get an email a couple hours later saying the item is actually on back order (that’s a bit misleading and scummy). I do have the Victrix Pro BFG controller and tried it out but didn’t like it very much for fighting games. The Victrix fight sticks are available and can ship to Canada but it’s listed at $546cdn without duties/taxes included lol. Looks like my only option is to pick this controller up and wait for my fight stick from Canada computers to come back in stock and ship to me (if it ever does)

I'm a fight pad player myself. I've used the fighting commander before this one, I'm currently using the raion, but I think the best one I've used with the six button layout is the 8bitdo m30. It has the same circular dpad but the cross is more pronounced. The face buttons are solid once you get used to the size of the upper three buttons (which are smaller), and the shoulder buttons are satisfying to press. My biggest issue with it is that it's really small and it has caused my hands to cramp, and also since it's only a switch/PC controller, I can't use it in PS4 tournaments. I'm kind of tempted to pick this one up just to try out the novelty of playing with the gated analog stick with the six button layout. I only play soul calibur so there's a bigger deal of 3d movement, wonder how it works with the analog stick. I actually know of one soul calibur player, an Ivy main, who uses the analog stick to pull off her command grabs. Thanks for the vid!

very nice review, i just ordered this because my last ps5 controller started giving me drift issues while playing guilty gear strive. What would you say the durability is like on hori pads? I'm not rough with controllers, and honestly needed the ridges on the analog, I've been playing on analog for fighting games since 2018, and I cannot get used to dpad

damn, what happen to the turbo button feature for this controller

Does anybody know how to reset the controller's firmware back to factory settings? I accidentally updated it with the old version (first release) firmware update, and now it won't detect on my PC. :(

If you could get the Raion for 60$, would you take it over the Hori Octa ? Thank you for your answer.

is it better than the old fighting commander ? that's all i need to know... i'm using the old one right now for like a year and it's still working fine

The Razer d pad didn't suit me at all I kept getting miss inputs. I expected it to be more like a Sega Saturn pad, so maybe the hori d pad on this would work better for me.

My ps5 controller suffers from drift and more annoyingly if my leg is in between the controller and the console the controller becomes unresponsive. Anyone know if this has better responsiveness or is it a console problem?

Where can I find the download to the HORI Device manager?

Had a friend receive his and on arrival it wasn't recognized on pc. He followed a firmware update guide and we checked to see the firmware is FOR the PS5 Octa, but now the controller is only recognized as a Hori Apex Racing Wheel...... Anyone else experience or fix this?

Is the dpad same as the sega saturn dpad?

The razor raion is not offical for ps5 games I seen :/ someone testet with the brook wingman Stick and games like tekken 8 Mk1?

I'm switching from a PS4 controller to a Hori Octa ps5 version . Its bugging me that the HORI comes up with the XBOX buttons in Steam and in my Games such as Multiversus . anyway around this

How do I get the software for this controller? I can't find it anywhere. Can you help, please...

Is this d pad better than the dualsense??

How do I change the sensitivity on for it on the PS5?

I have aDHD and other problems, if my conroller has a joystick and a dpad ill keep using both and never master either

Good to know, thanks.

I don't own the Razer fightpad so I will definitely try this Hori one. I'm looking forward to seeing if I like it as the old Hori fightpad was good but would go bad after awhile. Hopefully I will enjoy the octa, as I hate Sony D-pads for fighting games, it struggles hard with diagonals and quick inputs.

A lot of bad reviews about the d-pad and L/R trigger quality on the XBox version of the Octa… I was waiting for this release but for $60, I might have to go with another brand. Supposedly they break after 3-6 months.

I wonder if this would make for a good N64 controller for Emulation

How do you turn off the assign mode?? I’ve mapped my buttons but it’s not turning off after holding it for 4 seconds???

how do I install the firmware for this controller?

Dose the razon work on ps5? for Ps5 games?

is the Razor only for Playstation? I have an Xbox series X

Is it easier to do the one as well?

Is the durability good on these? I'm tired of paying $70 for duelsenses, and they start drifting and misinputting when i'm playing fighting games.

Dude, try remapping the shoulder buttons to direction for easy EWGFs.

The razer raion has 4 switches in the dpad like any pad

You didn’t say how to get to the software

Are any of those compatible with mac?

hello, for FPS mode is good controller ? can play good in MULTIPLAYER SHOOTERS, BATTLE ROYALE?

I was scared the dpad would be horrible but it turned out to be a great pad. I have no problem doing electrics with mishimas.

How the hell do i reassign the buttons on my computer? They don't really give good instructions

I used to play analog, still prefer it but it got stick drift when I played guile,I wonder how long the hori analog lasts with Guile

Where can I use the app to remap my buttons?

Me and all my friends are analog stick players. Me myself am not that good but a couple of my friends are so good with it they beat everyone else at locals who use sticks and boxes consistently.

Does it have a turbo feature?

the 3.5mm auido jack works on PC too.... my raion woked on PC fine.. and im willing to bet the hori will as well.. i just ordered one .. my raion was stolen... and you cant buy them anymore :(:(:(:(:(

I don't understand the complaint about the handles. Surely the point of getting a fight pad is to be able to play with your thumbs. For me, at least, using my fingers on the buttons is much more of a barrier to using arcade sticks than the joystick itself (and if you want to do that, why not get a stick or a hitbox?).

hi. where can i get the software hori octa like u're using

I have the older Hori fight commander and its great, I've returned 2 OCTAs because the dpad, although it feels good it is very inaccurate, and my 3rd on is the worst of them. The analog stick feels great however. I won't ever buy another one until perhaps the next iteration.

I loved the one I HAD but it wouldn't work correctly. The PS5 mode wouldn't work at all no matter what firmware updates I did and would disconnect all the time. That being said it's a fantastic fighting controller if it works😅

Does this controller work with ps5 games

this is the only good english review of this pad thanks a lot

Is the Razer Raion compatible with the Ps5?

So this controller is just for fighting games?

I need turbo fuction just to get past parts of games as my reaction time is slow.

Does the Razer work with PS5 GAMES?

Is it good for mortal kombat

can no one just make their own version of the razer raion that is normal? I haven't used that controller in 2 years I think but the ergonomics were lacking, felt horrible to do qcb/f motions and whatever else. why all these "fightpad" controllers still use rubber membrane material is beyond me.

Just got mine from amazon and within 30 secondes of gameplay I can tell the Dpad is not for me. Gonna end up returning it. At this point i'm just going to stick to official saturn controllers and use adapters.

I miss the eight-way directional buttons that were on the Sega Genesis and Sega Saturn controllers back in the Sega Genesis and Sega Saturn days. Four-way directional buttons are not all that great for fighting games.

where is the hell secend gear stick?

To get a good d pad even to play zangief is a nightmare many times my do doesn't comes out 🙄

Anybody know where I can pick this up?

I got it and the d pad feels horrible to me. Worse than a normal ps4 or xbox controller. Trying to do an ewgf is clunky in comparison

I prefer analog but only if it’s offset. I was at my very best when using an old Xbox 360 controller. Just ordered the OCTA and gonna try the analog because of the gate.