I actually love the form factor of the Hori Alpha, I find it super comfortable to rest my palms on, there's plenty of room and it's not too big for me. As for the Qanbas, I think all 3 should be $40-50 cheaper, the drone 2 for $80-100, the Titan for $170-180 and the Obsidian 2 for $250 would make a lot more sense and the sticks would be a lot more desirable than they are now. About the Victrix, as you comment it's a shame they didn't take the opportunity to add the L3/R3 buttons. It's also worrying that it seems that the new PS5 versions tend to have a higher than expected fail ratio. However, just because of the chassis and its construction they play in a different league.

Hori Alpha is just a all around great stick that you previously brought up with price and how easy it's to mod. I'm in the process of customizing my Alpha sticks and the easy access it offers to do that is fast. I do want an obsidian 2 but would have to save up for that bad boy but for now the Hori Alpha will be my main for the time being😊 Love your videos and thank you for the hard work you put into your videos to keep everyone informed.

Great review of different arcade sticks…..just purchased a Qanba Obsidian fight stick! Between your review and Maximillian’s I felt confident pulling the trigger on this purchase now. The weight, design, and form factor really appeal to me without breaking my wallet (although not “cheap” by any means). Looking forward to setting up my PS5 Slim this weekend, downloading SF 6, and playing around with my new high quality arcade stick when it comes Sunday! 😎

Great video, you saved me money and provided great info I needed on the Titan 💪🏾

I just bought the Qanba drone 2 as my first fight stick. It's reallt fun to use. The only thing i dislike about it is that it's a little loud. I'll end up using it for a while

If I could have features. I loved the way MadCatz TE2 stick was done. They did make the TE3 but it won't work with the PS5. Would love to see a version created for with a selector switch for PS5, 4, 3, and PC. Have a True 8 Position Joystick included with a selector for Thumbstick, and Left Joystick. Lockout feature. I loved the screw on locking feature for the USB cord of the Madcatz TE2. Same idea could be applied for a USB type C. Have the Ball or Bat Top screw on top for the Joystick and have the ability to lock it so it won't unscrew. Dewalt makes a great design of how the phillips bits are held in the drill. DEWALT 8V MAX Cordless Screwdriver Kit, Gyroscopic, 2 Batteries, Electric (DCF680N2). Have the locking and unlocking ability to remove the stick like this drill does would be an awesome feature. It holds in 8 sided bits very well and they don't wobble at all. Buttons that can be back lit. They could light the position of the joystick as well with arrows that light up. Extra buttons on the top is the best placement vs back buttons of the TE2. The ability to have artwork installed on the front cover like the TE2 has. Fingerprint resistant plastic. The wideness over too vertical. Slide proof padding underneath. A mounting stand that is adjustable to ones sitting height that is stable or standing height and can lock the controller to it and be able to adjust the pitch of the controller from flat to slightly tilted and is very stable. Can collapse and be put into a carrying bag. Access to the parts inside and can fold up the USB cable and joystick tops inside the case for transport or storage. Also make a version of the hand held controller that is like the same layout as the 8 buttons on top and the left thumb controller. The miniture joystick on the left side is harder to control in street fighter series like games on those kinds of controllers. Can still have all the other buttons like they normally are for other games. Just more options for configuring what is most comfortable for each person of where they like certain buttons. Maybe the others could be used to program for two or 3 buttons being hit at the same time for one button for the extras. Since Street Fighter like games give those options. Such as two buttons at the same time for throws could be one button. They could always add more buttons to the sticks to allow for programming those ideas as well. I noticed in SFV that there were more programming button configurations than there were buttons available. So making a controller that can have more buttons to cover everything would be a great idea. It is just a matter of finding where to place them that would make the controller the most comfortable to use. Spacing is a key thing and button size is also something to consider. Don't want the buttons to be too big so that people with small hands have trouble reaching them. 3 rows of buttons would be great and the ones used the most should be at the bottom two layers. Less used buttons for multi-button combo press ones could be positioned at the top row. I've seen controllers in the past that has the ability to rotate knobs to control the rate of rapid fire before on NES and SNES systems before. I created my own modification for the Sega master system. It allowed the sega genesis controller to be plugged into it and it worked. A, B, and C did the same thing for D, E, and F buttons. All I had to do is cut the traces and wire up 555 timer circuits and place pots and capacitors in and solder and I had a way to create adjustable rapid fire. I did the in the Rocky Game for Sega Master System. The Speedbag training I was able to get max and got my skills up to max before I had to verse Ivan Drago. It was a project I did when I went to Eastland Career Center in electronics. Was a great learning experience applying what I learned in school, before controllers like this were being created.

My Victrix is on the way. It will be here on Monday. Can't wait..

I ended up ordering a Hori Alpha.. turn out it was out of stock and have to wait until August for it to arrive! Oh well, got something to look forward to...

I think I am going to get the Obsidian 2. In the place where I live, the official distributor is listing it at ~US$250 and it's currently on sale at ~$210.

I have a mayflash f300 and it works with the ps5. The only thing that I done to it when I was using it on the ps4 is that I modified the joystick part from square to hexagon.

I used your link for that mitsu stick for your hori alpha and it’s very loose i even chose the ss plate like u said

The mayflash F series has always been the absolute best choice and best value for my use case. I'm glad the f700 has ps5 compatibility out of the box.

My favorite has been. The Hori fighters edge for ps5 . Love the big size .

Thank you for checking all of these fight sticks. i was sold on the Drone 2 til i read your review, then after your Drone 2 explanation i was sold on the Fightstick alpha, and after that i was sold on the Titan and that's more or less where i am - because the reason you stated, it might feel wrong as i hold it on my lap and im 6'2. but i also get a bit of wrist pain in my current situation with the Razer Panthera, which mind you is an amazing fightstick. i paid $200 for it years ago, and id consider it to be a "heavy weight" stick. so i figured if i go with something a bit lightweight, maybe more ergonomic id be able to play more comfortably. Titan looks amazing for that, and the quality of the parts are good too, its more or less a better version of Drone 2 if your review is anything to go by. in my heart sure i kinda want the obsidian 2, but i fear id run into the same issues as the razer panthera causes me now.

well I wanted to get an Alpha and mod it with sanwa parts, but there's no easy way to buy one in Canada... only place I found that could take orders said it's backorder and don't know when it'll be available.. while I could order an obsidian 2 from Qanba and get it in a week or so. Sure, it'll cost more, but I'll be sure to receive it before SF6 comes out... Decisions, decisions...

Did I hear right at the end of the video there is no toggle to switch the stick between left stick, right stick or d-pad when needed on the Victrix?! I've been eyeing this stick for a while but haven't wanted to spend so much yet. That might be a deal breaker and I might lean towards the Obsidion 2.

My two favorite commercial sticks are Victrix pro fs and the Nacon Daija. The Obsidian 2 is good, but the cable is not detachable, changing the artwork requires you to purchase a clear plastic cover (they have them at Focus Attack), there’s not a lot of room for the joystick so I was unable to use the crown 2d 3D lever and the black plexiglass gets easily smudged. It does have a nice weight to it though making it stable. The Victrix and the Daija took into consideration that your wrists rest on the joystick after hours of play. The Victrix curved aluminum is comfortable and it stays cool. The Daija has a pad to rest your wrists on.

Victrix is not easy to mod, there’s very little space inside the stick, if you have big hands it’s hard, also has many flaws for a 400 stick

Have to say the form factor of the Hori Alpha is perfect for taller people. Im 6'7 and it has the perfect size for my legs

How to mod the alpha so it can have removable usb cable?

The Sega Astro theme you did that stick is awesome. Who made that overlay?

Brook makes great adapters for all systems, giving the option of buying any fighting game controller really

What about the Nacon Daija for the PS5?

If the Victrix Pro had a L3 and R3 button it would be a no-brainer for me. Sure $400,- is hefty, but at least it is "justifiable" unlike the whole new Qanba range of fight sticks...

I just wanna play KOF XV on my PS5 and not pay too much! What would be the best recommendation?

the real question, ho dispositive its better? yostick or botons for direction?? thankyu for u video sir, u won a one subscriptor (sorry my bad inglish)

Can you put custom art under the plexi on the Obsidian 2?

Was looking drone 2 i got sanwa parts for my other sticks i thought around 90 100 ill buy it to have one for my ps5..

If vicitrix ever does limited editions again like they did for street fighter before i will have to get one

qanba obsidian 2 vs NACON Daija if same price , which would u pick?

Can the sport games for ps5 be user friendly such as madden 24 and nba 2k 24?

Can you use the stick for madden 24 and nba 2k 24 for the ps5

Which sticks have turbo buttons mode please? For ps5

thanks!

I ended up going with the Victrix because no matter what I bought it was going to be expensive since I was going to have to import it. So figured I might as well spend the money on the Ferrari.

Razer Panthera OG is my preferred stick. Hope Razer can come up with a stick for the ps5 as well.

How do you feel about the Mixbox for ps5?

what about the Nacon Daija PS5 ? :)

really think i might pick up the hori alpha purely cause it just looks so ez to mod the crap out of it.

Nice vid 👍. Got a question for you; Are you familiar with the Mayflash arcade sticks? I have one that I use for PS4 and Switch games It’s not compatible with PS5 games but there’s an adapter called the Magic-S Ultimate that supposedly lets it be used for PS5 games Have you heard about this? Or do you have any experience with it?

There's also that Nacon Daija 2/White PS5 stick but I understand that it's more of a European market only item (it's like a Razer Panthera but slightly smaller) for about 290 euro. Yeah for price and brand, I would pick the Hori FS Alpha out of all of them due to familiarity of the Hori Real Arcade Pro.N, it's form factor resembles a thicker box shape to the FS Alpha and I believe that Hori also has a companion app for it to custom profiles and bindings. My current sticks for this generation are my Padhacked Victrix replicate and Hori Fighting Edge (2017/PS4).

Why was the nacon daija 2 left out of this one?

Thanks for your videos. I have ordered a HORI Alpha + Sanwa JFL myself - I liked the features and price point of this combo the most. Qanba seems way to overpriced and have too many flaws at that price.

You can still use the original Drone on ps5 if you dont want to pay for the drone 2 for entry level stick

I have the alpha and the obsidian 2. I even modded the art already. The plexi it comes with had a plastic film that can be removed. Then you can remove the black paint easy. I did.

My Razer Panthera Evo works on the PS5 w/ every fighting game I've played be it GG (PS5 version) KOF etc... where's the compatibility issue? All JLF sticks and Sanwa Denshi buttons... I dunno... nothing I've seen here are worth it. When SF6 drops... or a good MvC sequel (lol) I'll check again. or update my PCB and parts... the Panthera Platform is amazing... I've owned about 6 or 7 in my FG endeavors... and outside the MLG Mad Catz, It looks like everyone went backwards...

Stick prices these days are insane, I still have my HRAP 3 and 4 which cost 100$ years ago and these sticks today cost 3-4x the price for marginal improvements at best. At least the Hori Alpha has a good design with the case.

What do you think about the Qanba Pearl VS the Qanba Titan? I have the pearl now and I'm wondering if it's worth the upgrade. I want a viewlix layout and I'm conflicted if I should just mod the Pearl or get the Titan.

I’m searching an arcade stick with silent buttons like qanba q8

The Hori Fighting Stick Alpha was an easy choice for me. Just affordable and has everything you need. Qanba has really inflated their products to way beyond afforadable means. The Drone started as a good beginner stick and now it's asking for a premium price. The Titan and Obsidian 2 are close to the Dragon price, but the Dragon definitely felt more luxury. Victrix on the other hand...I don't know what they're thinking. The fact it plays on PS5 natively suddenly makes it worth $100 more than the PS4 equivalent? TBH if you don't have a stick and want one. Hori is the way to go. If you have a previous fightstick from the last gen then just get the Brook PS5 converter it's cheaper. I bought the Hori before even seeing information about the converter. I hope Hori comes back w/a more premium version of their sticks like they did with the Fighting Edge last gen. I know it'll probably be a better choice and still under Qanba's price offers.

I would really like to hear your opinion on the Nacon Daija. It has a detachable cable like the Victrix for a $150 less, and is customizable like the Hori Alpha. Also, what is your thoughts/experience with detachable USB-C cable sag ? Its a cool feature, but I think that is a major problem.

For $80 your better of getting the Monoprice Dark Matter. Comes with a full aluminum Cabinet + Sanwa Buttons & Stick. Fully Moldable+ 1ms Latency. Great stick..

Puyo puyo tetris 2 (PS5) doesn't accept any input device except dualsense. But that is the obly game in my library that has this issue

As someone who’s used a Qanba drone for the past 2-3 years with a budget of $150-$250 would you recommend the Titan or the Alpha? i’ve also looked into FightBox sticks but they seem a bit iffy

Seems nothing is beating my Blade.. Hori Fighting edge 2017 with Santa parts🤷🏾‍♂️

I’d love to see a direct comparison between the obsidian 1 and obsidian 2.

It's strange how the games and sticks have kind of inverted this generation. SFIV/PS3 era - high-quality game with a ton of high-quality arcade stick options SFV/PS4 era - Street Fighter was very bare-bones and Esports focused, but tons of high-quality sticks with their own characteristics. SF6/PS5 era - the game is insanely over-the-top, polished, high budget and loaded with content, but so many of the arcade sticks this generation, particularly from qanba, seem to be very bare-bones and straightforward, even with Quality Parts.

Asethic wise I like my SF6 themed Hori Alpha. I like the buttons and weight of my Obsidian 2 but I overpaid. My overall is my Mayflash F500 Elite. With the extra adapter I can do so much with that stick. Even use it to play with non-PS5 controllers and other sticks.

jena blindata good review.... but you didn't remove a doubt from me: this controller i could use it to play (AL PC) with quake\serious sam and similar? I mean, I could move the character with the stick, and at the same time manage viewfinder \ weapon change and shooting with the MOUSE? Thank you

Has anyone tested if the original Qanba Obsidian or Pearl work on the PS5 mainly Street Fighter 6? I’ve heard they do.

Which of these do you believe would be best for PC / MiSTer compatibility? Are they all PC compatible also?

the Hori Alpha is $350.00 on amazon now?????

I would love for an American style joystick manufacturer to get a PS5 license. Those old MAS sticks come to mind

So can we do this for xbox???

If Obsidian 2 had a Detachable cable and was able to open. I would have bought it in a heartbeat. XD I got obsidian pearl instead because it's on sale right now.

Dragon 2 needs a release

Hi everyone, I'm looking for an arcade joystick, but I don't know the right one as a new player and a beginner to the series, I want to learn Tekken 7 until 8 comes out. If anyone has suggestions, please help me 💜 * I play on PC and PS5 mostly

I think all the qanba sticks are $100 over-priced. No way the obsidian 2 should cost $300. I remember when the old madcatz sticks cost $120-150 for full sanwa parts

Is the Quanba Drone 2 better than the Dark Matter?? Cause is around the same price

I've never owned a fighting stick , nor will I ever buy one, but you are the nicest, coolest guy on DCP, and that's what counts.

I modded my vewlix with a brook UFB and a ps5 add on, so im good but man i feel like this generation of arcade sticks are week and overpriced

We really need cheaper sticks already the prices for a lot of these are ridiculous for not improving much if at all on their previous gen sticks

No one talks about the Daija ;-;

Is a hexagon better than square joystick?

Is he an FBI agent? Yes he is and I'm a zombie.

I know nothing about fight sticks (I basically never play fighting games) and every time I get a notification for a briar video, they all look/sound the same to me, so I keep thinking he's reposting the same video, haha

they all too big qanba drone 1 is ok, but older stick shape is better

Yea... the obsidian is bad hori n victrix are the ones to go for

5:05 PAUSE

Qanba is actually pronounced "Chan-ba"

I firmly believe that a ps5 arcade stick is a scam right now. You're paying more for less

Should we boycott all the expensive stick. It is madness 😅. Save the money to buy a Xbox?

nicw vid