Third-party console controllers have traditionally taken a back seat to their OEM counterparts. Often purchased only for their lower price, non-standard controllers are usually the designated “guest controller,” used by that friend whom you don't entirely trust with your precious DualShock 3. However, Gioteck—a UK-based manufacturer of high-quality console peripherals which just recently expanded into the US market—has just released the HF-2, an ergonomic “360-style” controller which, to put it lightly, blows the DS3 out of the water. Eschewing the DualShock's traditional symmetrical layout—two analog sticks in the middle—in favor of the staggered-stick configuration of the Xbox's controller, and packing a turbo button, legitimate triggers, and perhaps the best surface feel I've come across, the HF-2 is a threat the DualShock should not take lightly.
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