PowerA Nano Enhanced Wired Controller for Xbox Series X|S - Lilac, portable, compact, gamepad, video game, gaming controller, works with Xbox One and Windows 10/11

I got this for my 3 year old. It feels like a quality controller. It’s basically just a smaller version of the Microsoft controller. It works well. It can be used by an adult easily as well. There is not a battery pack though. No place to put a battery either. It’s only wired, which is a little annoying.

My 5yr old daughter was super excited to get her new controller today🤣🤣👌 It fits her tiny hands perfectly bc it's roughly 30% smaller than traditional xbox controllers. It is very sturdy and lightweight, and it can take a beating which is great bc she is a very passionate gamer 😅👍. Overall 10/10 value for purchase here and would recommend to anyone with kids who game👏👏👌👍

TL;DR: A near-perfect controller with quirks that require getting used to. Anyone who loves small controllers, or has small hands: this is the end game controller you are looking for!Pros: -Best texture and design analogue sticks I've ever used, hands down. If I could replace my PS2 analogue stick tops with these, I would in a heartbeat. (looks like an experiment to do sometime)-Small form factor perfect for people with small hands, or people who prefer smaller controllers over the bulky monstrosities of today's modern gaming controllers. (sans Switch Pro Controller, but that has issues of its own)Neutral: -paddle buttons are in the way of a better grip; but perfect for people who love paddle buttons placed exactly where the middle finger pads would be-face buttons are snappy and tactile, but feels like membrane isn't of a particularly high quality.-d-pad is nothing home to write about. It's functional, but just. Not ideal for shmups, but you could do MUCH MUCH worse.Cons: -stupid button placement of the start button.-it's wired only. (I do not mind this at all, but this is def a con for many)-my controller's rumble doesn't seem to work, as I don't feel any rumble when playing Monster Hunter World. Or, if it does, it's so weak I don't realize it.-it's too expensive @$40. Even $30 is a bit much, in my opinion. Catch it on a sale under $30 and you won't regret it. Would be nice if they sold an even cheaper version that just removed the paddle buttons in back. (I just wanted a mini 360 replacement; i don't want extra buttons)It's about time a mini xbone controller finally came out that's actually of a decent build quality! Hyperkin's fare are nice, but they are cheap garbage with an expensive price tag; no quality build to them whatsoever. I'm a massive lover of the PowerA Mini Xbox 360 controller; easily one of my favorite controllers to use, right behind the Playstation 2 controller.When PowerA released this Nano controller, I was really happy they brought back the tiny size! But! There are a few issues with it that keeps me from giving this a 100% rating.The first major issue is the...Start button? (I have no idea, and don't care, what it's called) PowerA reduced the size profile of the controller. Perfect! But they basically kept the same button placement... major fail. To hit the start button with the right thumb, you are literally bumping into the right analog stick. Button placement is in an incredibly stupid place. It's almost like no one actually held the prototype; or worse, they held the prototype and decided that it wasn't worth moving the buttons up and out ever so slightly to make it more ergonomically friendly. It takes a while to get used to trying to not bump into the right stick, though, so it's not in an especially egregious place.The second major issue is the extra buttons on the back of the controller. I hate them. It's great that I don't have them programmed to do anything because I hold my controllers tightly in my hands and, especially in Monster Hunter, I'm constantly pushing the buttons. I thought I'd like them as a feature, but the longer I held and played with this controller, the more I hated them because it's actually in the perfect placement of my strongest fingers that I use to hold most controllers. So, for others who do like buttons on the back of the controller, I seriously think the button placement is perfect for hitting with the middle finger.PowerA were looking at perfection, but fell far from it, with poor button placement and extra buttons that make this controller WAY more expensive than it has every right of being. Even when I bought it at $30, I still found that too expensive because all I wanted was a replacement for the mini 360 controllers whose rubber domes under the buttons are starting to stick. I will continue to use the Nano, but I'll just mention that I will still be stockpiling PowerA mini 360 controllers whenever I can because I still find those to be more comfortable than this, sans the clearly superior designed and textured analogue sticks.This may sound like a lot of nitpicking, but I have high standards for controllers because the vast majority of modern controllers physically hurt my index fingers and wrists when held for a prolonged period of time (namely, the PS4 and Xbone controllers are especially egregious at hurting my hands). So finding smaller controllers that are reasonably priced, built well enough, and comfortable are incredibly hard. I still give this a recommend, but with a big asterisk that the buttons on the back may make or break your enjoyment with this controller.

The controller is comfortable for my hands with no issues whatsoever. I could play for hours without hurting my hands and the added back mappable buttons give me an advantage so I won’t need to remove my thumbs from the thumb sticks as much having extra buttons while playing first person shooters such as Call of Duty.

This is absolutely awesome controller. It comes with a one month of game pass ultimate code. I didn't know that till I opened it. The controller is really small, and makes gaming easier which I have large hands, but small controller makes playing fps like cod easy idk what it is but it feels like I'm more accurate and faster with smaller controller's hand placement. I use both controllers and compare constantly and I'm still blown away by it. I recommend everyone try it once. I also bought one for my kids and they love it too.

This is a great controller for adults with small hands (especially those who use claw grip), but unfortunately, it doesn't last long enough for me to recommend it.Initially, the only problem with the controller was that the USB-C cable that came with it would disconnect frequently. I was able to resolve this problem by just using a different cable, and that issue went away. Otherwise, everything more or less worked well, and the thumbsticks were tight and had pretty much zero stick drift.However, after a couple of months of regular use, the left thumbstick developed a massive amount of play while also sometimes sticking, which I was able to compensate for until the right thumbstick started to develop play as well, which began to mess with my aim in FPS games, leaving the controller more or less unusable.And just to further clarify, this is not a stick drift issue. The thumbsticks develop play, meaning that they don't register anything until you move them a certain amount. This is not an issue that can be resolved by adjusting the dead zones.Anyway, I'm going to try my luck with the Surge Livewire Microwatt, which is similar in size to this one, and see if that one holds up better.

Power cord is not great at all, it constantly disconnects without actually disconnecting as in the lights stay lite up but the paddle wont respond unless you reseat the connector. size was perfect for my daughter but the cord has cuased alot of greif

I really like the programmable buttons on the underside. I'm prone to carpal tunnel syndrome and clicking the analog sticks on controllers tends to exacerbate that. I mapped R3 and L3 to the programmable buttons and it's such a lifesaver. Previously I couldn't play certain games for very long that required clicking the analog sticks frequently, and now it's no issue at all.It's not a downside for me, but I think it's worth mentioning that this controller is on the small side. I like the size of it, but it might not be ideal for someone with really big hands.