Design
As I've mentioned, the actual aesthetic design can be chosen if you're building you're own - though the grey schemes in the marketing do look smart too - so y♌ou can really go to town and personalise from 🉐the off.
But the structure and the physical form of the SCUF Reflex are basically identical to the PS5 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:DualSense controller. It really does look like SCUF hasꦿ had access to the official pad's blueprint and then been able to work direc🍸tly from that, adding the extras on top.
Where the Reflex deviates from the DualSense form and design - mainly 🔯- is on the rear where the extra buttons or paddles are positioned. There are four of them, carefully placed and together with a profile button add a bit of extra heft and weight to the pad and fit very neatly and appropriately. Eve📖n for my slightly weird hands, the placement is perfect.
Otherwise, the sticks, all the buttons, and the D-Pad are all where they 'should' be and it really does feel like and have the design of, a DualSense. Simple🦹.
Features
From the off, as mentioned, the buttons are all in the same position as the DualSense, and largely feel t🍒he same - though you can change a few things like the shape and form of the sticks in particular if you're looking for some extra edges. The sticks, face buttons, and shoulder buttons all feel solid and as expected, with no real difference from the DualSense.
On the back, however, we get to Scuf's famo꧅us back paddles. Or buttons. Or padtons. Well, the reality is that these buttons are somewhere between paddles and 'click of a mouse' buttons. This makes for an actuation that is both satisfying and also not overly easy to accidentally press. These are also well placed, conforming to the contours and form of the DualSense shape and fit neatly under the pad. Those with normal-sized (and up) hands will have these almost literally at their fingertips. Above these s♎its the profile button too, allowing management of the paddles between three setups.
The triggeꦜrs can be changed to hairline ones that are excellent for FPS play with a near-instant actuation, but our model came with the standard stock ones - much like the other face buttons and D-Pad, these just feel normal and familiar.
A feature that really should be considered and that stands out 𒅌for me, however, is the grip texture that can be applied in the customisation process - this is excellent, it needs to be said. On each wing, this really made the controller feel ꦇlike it would never slip out of my hands and offers way more comfort and, well, grip than the regular DualSense. It's almost a shame this feature alone is locked into such a pricey pad, as I would add it to my regular DualSense pads in a heartbeat.
A somewhat missed opportunity in the features department here is the lack of software. This is unfortunate as almost all of the customisable competitors, like the brilliant 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Thrustmaster eSwap X Pro, have a suite where you can fully꧒ overhaul the pad to your preference. Not here though - the Reflex cont♋roller must be manually changed.
Performance
The Scuf Reflex Pro controller plays almost identically to the DualSense. As a result, to just pick up and use it for a quick session felt exactly the saᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚme as any other DualSense pad, and it does share all the best bits - the adaptive triggers, the haptics, the rumble, the solid weight and build, and so on.
Now, where it can come alive is in single-player games that require any extra advantage like 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Elden Ring, where you can really utilise the paddles to instantaneously mount a glorious counterattack or flee at just the right time, or ensure you can run, jump, and combine other actions altogether, almost all at once. However, if you're on PC and playing Elden Ring, the Razer Wolverine V2 or the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Turtle Beach Recon Controller will do that same 🅠job for a fraction of the price of the Reflex - albeit with an asymmetrical design.
The other place where, predictably, the Reflex will offer something else is in the online multiplayer and competitive field. This scene has long been one that has been the home of many a customisable controller player, and it will shine again here in games like 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Apex Legends or Warzone where folks have their own preferences and button layouts wit﷽h jump or reload on the rear, for ♏example.
Otherwise, this is a DualSense in every way and for everyday players looking for a neat pad to play Assassin's Creed, Stray, or 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Sniper Elite 5 with, then this will be a b💜it t꧃oo much and also not quite right.
Overall - should you buy it?
Throughout my time with the Scuf Reflex Pro it has felt rather like I'm reviewing a DualSense. This sometimes has made it hard to see the pad as its own thing. On one hand, that's great, as it'll feel ver꧒y familiar to those who own and love the DualSense who are looking for a bit more, but on the other, it's a bit underwhelming - there's nothing truly revolutionary here, and certainly nothing to sway a mass of the player base.
Is it worth the price of three DualSenses? For most folks, no, and it would just be a very expensive DualSense alternative that doesn't offer much. But then, much like other Scuf controllers such as the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Scuf Instinct Pro for Xbox, this just isn't aimed at most folks, and until other players or models enter the market, the Reflex series from Scuf really does remain a quality option for those looking for more customisation and possibilit𝄹ies from their PS5 and PC controller - for🥂 a big price.
