GameSir

GamesRadar+ Verdict

I’m a big fan of the GameSir G7 Pro. It offers a lot of things that are seldom seen in officially licensed Xbox controllers at this price point. For that reason, I think it’s going to find a popular place in the market. While I don’t expect the same kind of standards from a GameSir pro controller as the $200 products from Razer and Nacon, I’d expect something with “pro” in the title to reach a little further than GameSir has here.

Pros

• + Comfortable feel and rubberized grips
• + Clean aesthetic
• + Four extra buttons (finally)
• + TMR thumbsticks
• + Great trigger stop switches
• +

  Wireless Xbox play

Cons

• -Still only two back buttons
• -It’s loud (and not always in a good way)
• -No swappable thumbsticks
• -Arguably not “pro” enough compared to other GameSir controllers

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I’ve been waiting forever for GameSir, one of my favorite controller brands, to launch a gamepad with more than two additional buttons. It feels like we’ve been getting close for a while now - the extra face buttons on the Tarantula Pro aren’t what I want, but they’re a step in the right direction. This peripheral maker has been the king of back button placement for years now, so what I don’t understand is why it seems so reluctant to give us more than two at a time.

The GameSir G7 Pro still refuses to give us four back buttons, unlike a lot of the best Xbox Series X controllers lately. But we do get two back buttons and two additional shoulder buttons. This design was initially shown off at CES at the beginning of the year, and its wireless play as an officially licensed Xbox controller is going to turn a lot of heads thanks to its relatively low price.

At $79.99 / $59.69, I don’t think anyone should expect this to compete with the premium powerhouses coming out of Razer, Nacon, and other massive brands right now. I certainly don’t expect that of GameSir after years of testing its budget gamepads. However, when you launch a “pro” version of a pre-existing controller range, I’d like to see it think a little bigger than this one has.