While offering a value proposition similar to the C16, the C16-S adopts a smart split layout that often feels like cheating, even if the middle button is an eyesore.

All Haute42 controllers going forward will be compared to the C16, just like how every other brand had to compete with the T16. This is the one to get.

The M-Ultra Gen 2 pretty much nails everything its going for. I should be in love with it but I’m not. And I can’t figure out why.

As the The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird meme goes ‘Is this a leverless?’. Well, it’s basically a keyboard, which technically does make it a leverless controller.

This drop dead gorgeous metal controller is almost worth getting for looks alone, but a high price and lack of a backup USB-C port hold it back.

Like the S16, the G16, it’s chunkier, MX-Switch rocking cousin is perfect at what it does, but what it does might not be for everyone.

While the U16 was the king of value at launch and set a standard for future controllers, it has since been overshadowed by the C16.

I’m sure some will find drawbacks in this line of pocket-sized controllers. I just can’t think of any. I think it’s pretty much perfect.

What first looked like a gimmick turned out to be a smart evolution of the T16—the R16 has grown into my favorite acrylic controller.

While the T-Series laid the foundation for Haute42’s success, and even won an EVO award, the lineup is beginning to show its age.