Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot review

pcgamer.com:

Turtle Beach has decided it likes to put screens on its gamepads. That's fine: the LCD display on the excellent Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra was a lot more useful than I thought it would be. When it comes to the new Stealth Pivot, the screen isn't even the chief novelty. No, the big novelty here is the Pivot's unusual approach to modular design.

Let's clarify that, though. While modular, the Pivot isn't coming for the Scuf Instinct Pro's lunch, nor does it have the versatility of something like the Victrix Pro BFG, which boasts unscrewable swappable pieces. No, the Pivot is really just two things: It's a conventional gamepad out of the box, but literally hiding underneath its default configuration is a gamepad made for fighting games, or arcade games, or any other kind of controller-centric game that doesn't require analog sticks.

In other words, the analog sticks, d-pad and face buttons can be «pivoted» to reveal an alternate pad configuration hidden within the controller itself. It's a neat set up.

Once you've lightly twisted down the analog sticks and toggled a lock switch at the rear, it's just a matter of giving either module a little push, revealing its fighter-friendly cousin beneath. It's reminiscent of gamepads like the aforementioned Victrix Pro BFG Controller, but since the Pivot forgoes screws it arguably takes a less fussy approach (though it does lack the freedom of, say, adjusting the analog sticks between symmetrical and asymmetrical placement).

Compatibility: Windows 10 and 11, Xbox (wired only), Android
Connectivity: 2.4 Ghz wireless, Bluetooth
Ports: USB-C, 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
Thumbstick layout: Asymmetric
Weight: 298 grams
Dimensions: 120x160x64.2mm
Price: $129.99 | £119.99 | AU$249.95

Perhaps it's better to think of the Pivot less as a customisable gamepad than a hybrid one, and this blurry identity extends to its «pro controller» chops. The analog sticks use drift-free hall effect tech, which you should consider essential in any modern