GameSir G7 SE Wired Controller Review

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Everyone’s always searching for an edge while gaming, whether that’s higher frame rates, headsets that pick out the sound of other player’s footsteps, or cat ears on their head bands. OK, maybe not that last one, but still, if you’re talking gaming enhancements a good-quality controller should be high up the list. GameSir, a Chinese manufacturer who’ve been building a solid catalogue over the past few years, have arrived with the G7 SE, a wired Xbox controller that boasts extra inputs, and, most importantly, Hall Effect analog sticks, meaning that this is a controller that will never, ever, develop stick drift. Sounds pretty good, huh?

Stick drift has become the bane of manufacturers everywhere, with Nintendo’s Joy-con and Sony’s DualSense turning out to be particularly susceptible to it. What it means is that your controller starts firing out inputs when you aren’t making any, permanently sending Mario’s kart off course, or making aiming in Call of Duty an absolute nightmare. Hall Effect sticks literally can’t wear out as they utilise magnetic technology in which the components never touch, meaning that this is the technology everyone wants in their controllers.

The G7 SE has this technology in place, and there certainly hasn’t been any sign of drift or ghost inputs from the sticks during our review period, not that I’d expect to see it within a month of testing. Still, the sticks feel excellent under your thumb, with a pleasing level of responsiveness. The tops aren’t quite as indented as the official Xbox controller, feeling closer to Sony’s Dualsense, meaning they don’t feel quite as grippy as I’d like, but it’s not a major issue.

So, drift-free sticks that feel good? We’re immediately onto a winner, but GameSir follow