Hal Effect sticks are a must. I’m looking for a controller because my PS4 controller has some pretty horrible stick drift. I don’t want a repeat of that.
PlayStation layout is also a must. Never understood the appeal of the wonky xbox layout.
Must also ship to Europe. Preferably a company from Europe. But outside of Europe also works if shipping and customs don’t add twice the controller’s cost to the price.
I’m asking this in Linux Gaming, so obviously must work with Linux (though so far I’ve had less issues getting controllers to work on my Linux desktop than I’ve had with Windows).
I feel your pain. I’m a big fan of the PS controller design as well. This isn’t a serious recommendation as I haven’t done it yet myself, but your best bet may just be to buy a PS5 controller with some HAL effect replacement sticks.
(Just using Amazon as an example, there are probably cheaper/better European options but it looks like a 2-pack would run you about $14USD / €12) https://www.amazon.com/PS5-Hall-Effect-Joystick-Replacement-2-Pack/dp/B0DN8T9KJW
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/DualSense+Joystick+Replacement/142488
Be warned as it looks like in order to do the replacement you’ll need to desolder the old sticks and solder in the new ones.
This’ll probably be my plan, one day, but I suck at soldering so I’m likely going to find a friend to do it for me and bribe them with some beer.
Yeah, I know that replacing the sticks on a PS controller is a soldering job, but I don’t have a soldering kit.
It was actually my first idea; get a soldering kit, get some hall effect sticks, repair my DS4 controller. But I don’t actually have a place to put a soldering kit, I have no skill with soldering, and I can’t justify buying a soldering kit just for this one project.