On the underside there’s a physical switch to turn the controller on and off. Up top you’ll find a Bluetooth pairing button, as well as a clicker that lets you use the four tiny lights on the front of the pad to briefly display the current battery capacity of the controller. The sticks are in the center, PlayStation-style, while the face buttons are more Xbox-ian in their arrangement.īesides the usual buttons and sticks, there are a few extra fiddly bits on the Stratus XL. In fact, the layout of the controller takes cues from both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 controllers. Savvy readers will note that this is the exact same configuration as a standard Xbox or PlayStation controller from the last few generations of consoles. The Stratus XL is a Bluetooth gamepad with 11 buttons, two triggers, a directional pad, and two analog sticks. Today, the test subject under the lights is SteelSeries’ Stratus XL wireless controller. It’s not just mice and keyboards that I’m particularly persnickety about, though I’m picky about my pads, too. After all, that’s why I do these reviews. Regular readers of my reviews will no doubt be well aware that I’m real picky about my input devices.
