Review: Thrustmaster ESWAP X2 H.E. Controller

Extraordinary flexibility thanks to modular design. Xbox function buttons large and easily reachable. Compatibility across PC and Xbox. Precise and accurate performance.

Thrustmaster has been building a reliable fleet of high-end joypads for years now, largely through its range of ESWAP controllers featuring modular components and re-mappable inputs. It's also put out one of the better stick-drift eliminating Hall effect grips for PC and Xbox players in recent memory with 2024's H.E.A.R.T. controller. So what happens when they get thrown into a blender?

Out pours the ESWAP X2 H.E., combining all the customization of the ESWAP range but finally delivering the pro-tier precision of Hall effect. It outperforms both its parents—but has also inherited some of the family's worst traits.

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