I’ve had the controller for more than a week so far. Before this I have been using the elite and elite 2 controllers for years.
First the hall effect sticks are everything I’ve ever wanted. So precise I didn’t realize how out of spec my old controller was. I set the stick dead zone to zero on both sticks and no problem, it snaps back to the exact center and no matter how hard I try I can get the targeting icon to stay put if the stick is moved all tall. I’ve tried used multiple games calibration as well as the system ones for the elite controller, always the same result. Compared to my elite 2 controller that is back from service about 3 months ago, there were spots on the calibrators at level 10 that the stick would register as center.
So as far as accuracy the Stealth Ultra is amazing, in fact they are so much better I recommend the controller for that improvement alone. There are other things in the pros and cons but I’ll just say that from here on out it’s small things that I’d put in the personal preference category so if you don’t care about what I’ve listed please disregard.
Pros:
Hall Effect sticks are significantly better than anything you have used before.
The Stealth Ultra is noticeably lighter, but it doesn’t feel like its cheep or flimsy. It still has a solid in hand feel to me so lighter is better in my opinion.
This controller charges fast, I know people are hung up on the fact that you need to turn the lights down to get a good battery life out of it but if you need RGB in your face at all time just put that controller on the charge pad for 5 min and just like that you have a hour or so to play.
The screen, to be clear I could care less about screen or trackpads or any other gimmick that gets put on a controller unless it offers something so the screen is pushing its luck, but the controller’s screen is my preferred place to adjust the controller settings. When I got my unit, it mapped the R3 & L3 buttons to the underside but I accidently flipped them. 1 Button press to open controller settings a few lefts and rights on the D-pad and then A button to confirm. I fixed my mistake while in game without having to back out. The screen on the controller is my preferred way to change settings too, although that’s partly due to the software being a bit clunky on the xbox. It’s the kind of setup where you make your changes then you have to upload the changes to the controller, or at least so I’m told, I like the screen so I use it.
Active software updates are happening. In the past few weeks there have been 2 firmware updates and while game developers deserve the abuse, they get for needing to patch there half-baked garbage on day one I feel very optimistic about Turtle Beach backing and improving this control in the future. 1 update allowed more buttons to be mapped to the underside buttons. The second update helped with stability and fixed a led setting. I haven’t had any stability issues but the more stable the more gooder. Who knows could we gain the ability to adjust game and chat volume without taking our hands off the controller, please I’m begging here. Or could the screen show me the setting on my Turtle beach headset, that would be cool.
Cons:
The Stealth Ultra takes a second to boot up and to do so you have to hold down the xbox button a bit longer. Not a big deal when gaming, you can set the seep window to be up to 10min long, but when you are streaming and you want to skip to the new episode or stop the skip to watch a after credits seen you will be racing the countdown clock to wake up your controller.
Vibration on the Stealth Ultra is just ok. At full force I would say it’s 7 out of 10 but at lower pulses it’s pretty bad. Most likely something that was sacrificed to lower costs and weight was the rumble. For me it’s good enough but I would still buy this controller with no vibration, the sticks are that much better.
The placement of the “view” button, I call it the select button, is in a tough spot. You have to reach over the top of the left joystick and it takes some significant getting use to. I bet it will be worse for those of you who like tall sticks. You can’t map the view button elsewhere so no luck there.
As soon as your controller starts charging on it’s included charging stand it disconnects from the xbox and will need to be turned back on slow boot up and all. It’s more annoying that it sounds but pretty minor overall.
*All of the “cons” are minor to me but they may mean more to you. This controller cold take a 3 times longer to boot, have no vibration and no view button and it would still be the best controller I own.
Other Things.
This controller is a bit wider than the elite. Had to make room for the screen, I guess. I think it a little more comfortable, but you may not notice.
All buttons are clicky mouse buttons. Dpad, ABXY the shoulder and trigger buttons sound a feel like a mouse click. If I press a button on both my elite controller and the Stealth Ultra there is more feed back and longer travel on the elite. The mouse click to me feels slightly “mushy” to me but it’s minor. I don’t notice while playing games just when doing the comparison. With less travel distance on the buttons, you can pretty much ensure that you can click faster on the Turtle beach controller so that is good enough for me to not care as much about the feel part.
The only time you can get a battery like % is when it is charging. Otherwise, you get a battery gauge with 4 bars. Hate the bars, they are dumb on cell phones and dumb here too. You can’t even hit the xbox button and check the gauge near the time in the top corner. It always reeds full, my guess is that the usb dongle is what it is showing there but that is just a guess.
You can’t adjust the center spring tension like you can with the elite controller so if you have a strong preference for that you got nothing here but the sticks snap back fast with a good force. And do I need to say how accurate they are again.
This controller can get notifications for your phone, or so I’ve been told. I didn’t set it up and don’t care if I ever do.
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Stealth Ultra
The Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra wireless smart game controller with charge dock delivers premium performance through precision-crafted components and customization options for gamers who demand the best.
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PATENTED, ON-BOARD SOCIAL NOTIFICATIONS
Receive social notifications from your phone for all your favorite social media platforms on the Connected Command Display dashboard to keep you in the loop while gaming.
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Antidrift Thumbsticks & Microswitch Buttons
Hall-effect thumbsticks provide smooth control without drift, and short travel tactile microswitches, are used for the D-Pad, ABXY cluster, mappable & bumper buttons for fast response and longevity.
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Bluetooth Connectivity With Companion App
Open the Control Center 2.0 app on your Xbox console, PC, iOS, or Android smartphone to adjust controller settings and make product updates.
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Advanced Audio Tuning
Enhance any 3.5mm connected headset with exclusive audio features from Turtle Beach including EQ presets & Superhuman Hearing, game & chat volume mix, and more.
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30-Hour Battery Life & High-Speed Charge Dock
Play for up to 30-hours with three adjustable power modes & settings, and recharge in just two hours using the low-profile charge dock.
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Charge-through Case
Stow away your controller, charge dock, cables and included additional thumbcaps in the hardshell travel case, plus a built-in slot lets you charge your Stealth Ultra while in its case.
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Wireless & Wired | Connection | Wired & Bluetooth |
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Four | Remappable Buttons | Two |
Micro-cooling | Grip Handles | Micro-cooling |
AntiDrift HallEffect | Thumbsticks | Standard |
| | Audio Enhancements | |
Wireless & Wired | Connection | Wired |
| | Bluetooth App Comp. | |
Four | Remappable Buttons | Two |
Micro-cooling | Grip Handles | Micro-cooling |
AntiDrift HallEffect | Thumbsticks | Standard |
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Nice controller, mostly.
I saw the negative reviews regarding the Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra. But a year ago I saw the same negative reviews about the Elite Series 2 controller and I chose to roll the dice and purchase it anyway and a year later, it is still the best controller I have used thus far, I have not experienced any stick drift, and I am still on my first series 2 controller a year later still going strong . So I used the same logic I used last year and chose to roll the dice and purchase the Stealth Ultra yesterday and it got to my door step in less than 24 hours. The set up was not to bad. The stealth ultra is extremely light, it is a gorgeous controller. I will say that I wish they used a better grade of plastic when making this controller, it is not bad but it does not feel as premium as the elite series 2. I will say that even with some of the plastic not being premium, the controller is still very well built and still feels premium. It feels very comfortable in my hands. I had to put on the thumb caps for the analog sticks because of how small the analog sticks are. I have been playing with the Stealth Ultra for a few hours and so far so good. $200 is quite expensive but the controller is quite nice, I don’t have any regrets. Definitely worth atleast trying the controller out. I have been playing COD MW 3 for a few hours with this controller and I got to say that I am having a ball with this controller, it is so far a very nice controller. The only reason(s) I gave this controller a 4 instead of a 5 is because they used lower grade plastic for certain parts of the controller, the battery is not great, no magnetic analog replacements like the elite seires 2, and small analog sticks. Overall for now, I recommend this controller.Pros:1. Good looks2. Nice RGB Lighting3. Can map controller using the screen on the controller4. Controller is well built, mostly premium feel5. Comfortable in my hand6. Clicky mouse type buttons7. Built in screen8. Controller is very light9. Comes with a nice caseCons:1. Cost $2002. Cheapy plastic for some of the controller3. Battery life is not great4. Tricky controller set up (manageable)5. Analog cap replacement instead of magnetic analog stick replacement like elite series 26. Small analog stickVerdict: I recommend buying the controller and atleast trying it out for yourself.Update as of 3.4.2024: So After about 2 months of use with the Stealth Ultra. It is a very comfortable controller to game with and very fun to use when it is working properly. Sad to say that the Stealth Ultra can and has had some issues of staying connected while gaming and the difficulty re-establishing connection. I got to the point where I have put up the Stealth Ultra and went back to my trusty Elite Series 2. Like I originally stated, great controller when it works properly. However I had to take 1 star from my original rating from 4 stars to 3 stars due to the issue of remaining connected and the difficulty in re-establishing connection. Nice controller but buy at your own risk.
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