PDP Victrix Pro FS Arcade Fight Stick Review

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The fighting game scene is going through a true renaissance right now, with Street Fighter 6, Mortal Kombat 1 and Tekken 8 making sure that brawlers aren’t just part of the conversation, they’re leading the way in competitive gaming. Retaining their arcade roots, the scene’s technological component has seen manufacturers like Mad Catz, Nacon and Qanba offer their own arcade sticks, attempting to give the best players an even finer edge. Victrix doesn’t just want to be part of the crowd though, they want to be the only fight stick manufacturer players go to. The PDP Victrix Pro FS is the fight stick that can make that a reality.

Available in Victrix purple or PS5 white, the Pro FS is built from a single curved piece of cool-to-the-touch aircraft-grade aluminium. That immediately grants it more rigidity than you’ll find from Nacon’s Daija or Mad Catz’ T.E.3, and there’s a firmness and surety to it whether it’s resting on your lap or planted on a tabletop in front of you. There’s two large rubberised panels on the underside to make sure that it’s not shifting anywhere no matter how many Hadoukens or Fatalities you perform, while the rest is taken up by the large foam-covered access panel.

That access panel allows you into the inner workings of the Victrix Pro FS, with a handy slot for storing the balltop stick when you’re travelling or packing away, and easy access to the stick and button components and wiring. It’s designed to make replacing and swapping parts as easy as possible, and even an amateur tinkerer should have no problem with the plug-and-play nature of everything. The final thing you’ll need to find down here is the platform selector button, allowing you to choose between PS5, PS4 and PC.

Whatever you’re playing on, you’ll be connecting by the ultra-thick, purple fabric of the 3 metre braided USB-A cable, which connects to the stick itself via USB-C – obviously you could use your own C-to-C cable if you prefer. There’s a handy pair of pinions to wrap the