Best Deals on a Thrustmaster Eswap X2 Elden Ring Edition and Hands On Impressions

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Let’s cut to the chase early with this appraisal. Great if expensive controller; ludicrous marketing claims that should not be taken seriously. The Thrustmaster Eswap X2 Elden Ring is indeed responsive, versatile in its reconfigurability, and fetching to look at, but it sure ain't the peripheral equivalent of Homer Simpson’s Wonderbat. It will not prevent you from dying in its sadistic Soulslike namesake.

And so, now that we know that skill-checks are still going to be a thing in your future, let’s just move on to the actual benefits and decent features of this otherwise brilliant bit of kit…

It seems I’ve been collecting quite a few elite-tier/priced controllers of late. Some of them are official, like the venerable DualSense Edge; others are third-party upstarts who have cheekily shown up their first-party competition, like the Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra. None of them, however, have sparked my interest more than the radically reconfigurable Thrustmaster Eswap X2 Elden Ring.

Having the ability to switch out the right and left analogue sticks, thereby rendering them symmetrical (Sony style) or asymmetrical (Xbox bandit), isn’t a brand new concept. That being said, I haven’t seen it achieved with this degree of Soulslike style and in a footprint that's only slightly bigger and heftier than a standard controller. We're talking 15.4 x 11.9 x 6.6 cm (WLH) and a comfortably well-balanced 329g.

I dig Elden Ring—despite the textbook abusive relationship that exists between us—and this controller is a handsomely designed companion product to celebrate that love/hate. The gold trim and rust coloured marble aesthetics give this an air of elegance. The central visage of Messmer, sitting there smugly on his throne, is crisply printed and a worthy foe to feature (I still think he was the best boss battle in the entire DLC).

Skin deep concerns aside, what do you actually get for the considerable amount of Runes you’ll be dropping on this peripheral? In the box you’ll find the