Qanba Drone Joystick for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 and PC (Fighting Stick) Officially Licensed Sony Product

Is it the best stick? Probably not. But it's more than reliable if you're a casual player. If you're a competitive one, it's also very easily moddable so that you can upgrade it to tournament level. When I unpacked it, the first thing I noticed was how responsive it was. I had only ever played on controller or keyboard before, so it genuinely surprised me how quickly moves came out after pressing a button. As for the stick, it took a bit of adjusting to a fight stick's more wrist-based movement, but, after some practice, I'm far more precise with my inputs than I could dream of on controller or keyboard. I first got it around a year ago, and how has it held up? Very impressively. I play fairly rough with it, slapping the stick and buttons so loud I've gotten some complaints from my family. And yet, it's hardly shown its age. The only sign of wear and tear is that one button stays pushed for a second after my finger releases if I press it too lightly or slowly. I've never encountered this issue in a fighting game though, so it's beyond trivial. As I said before, it's also very moddable. I've heard great things about Sanwa buttons and levers, and I intend to switch some parts out for Sanwa counterparts. Many how-to YouTubers even use this stick, the Qanba Drone, as a model for videos on how to mod your stick, so there's that bit of extra convenience. Highly recommended!

Ultimately my purpose for buying this stick was to mod it. It was my first time doing so and in the end it was actually SUPER easy with the right tutorials. Either way, even out the box it felt really nice but the buttons were quick to wear down. (I was playing SFV). I also felt it was a pretty decent sized stick that fit in my lap. I was using a WRAP4 previously to compare and I like this one a little better. Overall it's a good stick even to start and easy to mod later if you're willing to put in the work. 5 Star. (The picture is the modded version.)

I'm not a Fight Stick expert. This is literally my first fight stick, and it's the first I've ever laid hands on one too. I got this explicitly because all my arcade games are on my PC, PS3 Pro, and my PS4. I would have gotten an 8bitdo but Darkstalkers Chronicles on PS3 is a thing I own and 8bitdo (allegedly) doesn't do that. But enough about me, here's the review. Feels solid enough to me. It feels as solid as I remember arcade cabinents being when I was a kid. The colors...aren't my style, but the parts are way easy for even a noob like myself to swap out, so I could see myself swapping in some parts. (Though I absolutely had to use my jeweler's screwdriver to do it. It wasn't hard with a bit of dexterity though.) The controls..uh, I mean, it works as far as my super-out-of-practice eyes can tell? No clue about frames or whatever, ask a different review. My only real complaint is that I could not, for the life of me, find an octagonal gate for the joystick that came with this thing. I am not picky, and I would really have rather not spent the extra money on a replacement joystick, but I deciphered from some testing that I needed an octagon gate and there are just no compatible octagon gates (that I could find) for the joystick that came with this thing. (Shout outs to the reviewer whose sole remark/review on a Qanba-brand Octgate was "DOES NOT FIT QANBA DRONE." Many thanks.) So, I ended up having to buy a Sanwa joystick (and octo gate) using the money I would rather have used to buy buttons with colors other than black. (Kinda hard to see the buttons as is, but that's mostly aesthetics. I'll just save up and further consider color choice.) The replacement process was super easy, but only because I watched a how to video that showed there was a sixth screw under what I guess was a security sticker? (The video didn't show a sticker, but on my unit there was a sticker that was hiding a screw hole and I would have undoubtedly damaged the shell trying to pry it apart without knowing the sixth screw was there. If you're interested, the hidden screw was one of the middle ones.) So that could have gone bad, but didn't. tl;dr: expect to spend another $25-ish for a sanwa joystick + octogate, not because of any "quality reasons" (honestly I couldn't tell the difference, quality-wise, but what would I know?) but instead if you are the type who, like me, isn't about to be subtle with joystick motions and is going to end up riding the gate (which defines how far you can move the stick in directions, if you don't know). But this thing is great otherwise.

Got this for PS4, specifically soul caliber 5. First time purchasing a console stick and for someone who plays a few select games very often, it sees a decent amount of use. Reading comments of people who play fighting games with more dedication it’s clear that this is an entry level peripheral, but as someone who plays FPS, racing, hockey and a fighter, I like this stick a lot. Looks good, packs up well, hasn’t failed in any regard, definitely makes soul caliber much more fun to play. I found I also like it for the music game amplitude with the right button configuration. A little strange at first but quickly becomes very useful. If you’re looking for intermediate or higher you may not be thrilled, but if you’re looking for something affordable that works, I have no complaints. I’ll probably get a second one for fair play couch vs nights, because it’s a clear advantage against a standard controller in any fighting game imo

I'd never really gotten into playing fighting games, but I'd been wanting to give them a try for some time now. Being a newbie to fighting games, I didn't feel the need to shell out a ton of money for something top of the line with all the latest and greatest parts. Heck, I didn't even know if I'd ultimately like playing fighting games, and if it turned out I wasn't into them, I didn't want to be out $200 on something I'd never use again. So I got this one. I've spent some time with it and I can see where more serious players would want something fancier, but for someone like me, this one is great. It was relatively cheap, it's solidly built, it feels good to play on, and it does everything I need it to do. If you're new to the genre or you're looking for your first stick, save yourself some dough and get this one.

It has PS4 and PS3 modes which helps with some games. Is moddable with Sanwa buttons and you can replace the stick top as well. Good entry for fighting game players who want to give fighting stick a shot as it is incredibly affordable! And cable management while putting it away is a breeze as well. Only downside is that some yellow paint scratches off after using it a lot but thats only a mild cosmetic damage.

This is a really good starter arcade stick. I’ve had it for about 4 months and it works great. Since then I swapped out the stick for a sanwa stick. You can buy the harness for the mod on amazon as well in a 5-pack and there are plenty of good videos on YouTube to help with the process. I also switch out the buttons, ball top and bought an octagonal gate but those are more of a personal preference thing and completely optional. Good on a budget especially if you choose to upgrade it in the future. If not there is nothing wrong for opting for a more expensive stick like the Mayflash F500 or the Hori Real Arcade Stick Pro.

You will get the arcade experience! A great upgrade from my hori fight stick mini in terms of looks and comfort. Hori still offers better response and less lag but with the Qanba you get a full size arcade experience for roughly $20 more. For the price you cannot go wrong, but keep your expectations at a modest level. If you want a full fledged arcade stick with all the bells and whistles this is not your choice. Expect to pay $100+ for that. Construction is average, mostly plastic. Not as responsive or accurate as more expensive models. Unfortunately it was defective. It stopped working and had to be restarted in order to work during matches. Amazon did a great job handling the refund process. Highly recommended company in case anything goes wrong with your purchase. Give it a try if you are on a budget and enjoy fighting games, it offers the experience of an arcade stick for less than $80.

Me sorprendió como llegó empacada, caja dentro de otra caja dentro de otra caja. Cajaception. Una vez dentro me encontré el stick, en calidad impecable, con ese olor a nuevo, los botones todavía duros y el gate cuadrado. No supe como cambiar el restrictor así que cambié el stick completamente por el de mi Razer Atrox de X360, lol. Y aceptó todo de manera fluida y sin problemas, he jugado en PC y en PS4 sin problema alguno; no he podido probar PS3. En Steam estuve jugando muchos juegos de ejecución exigente como SFIII3, MVC2, Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2, etc y debo decir que estoy muy satisfecho con mi adquisición que si bien no es el stick mas premium de todos pues es cómodo, es muy liviano, tiene un tamaño compacto del cual no estoy acostumbrado pero no se ve frágil. El único detalle es que el diseño como tal no puede cambiarse de buenas a primeras pero no es un deal breaker y la verdad estoy cómodo. Y me salió a un precio muy ejemplar. Gracias Amazon, gracias Qanba :'3

Ótimo fighstick de entrada. Não é nada barato, mas contando as opções no mercado Brasileiro, é uma das que mais vale a pena atualmente, principalmente por ser 100% funcional no PS5. Só não possui botão touch, mas funciona nos jogos de luta modernos como Strive e SF6. Pra quem gosta de modificar, também é bem fácil. Troquei o meu todo por peças Sanwa que tinha guardadas, só fazer todos os testes antes pra não perder garantia.

très similaire au quanba Q4RAF y'a 3-4 ans durant l'evo 2018 utilisé par Fuudo ou alex valle avant qu'il soit sponsorisé par madcazt. tr-s léger très léger , boutoàn type sanwa pcb permettant la compatibilité avec playstation seulement Possibilité de moding ou de personalisation? non pas vraiment , la seule chose que je vois est un accès pour changer le stick et la pomme du stick par contre pour le reste il va falloir décoller l'intérieur (ce que je recommande pas vu la garantie)

A very good arcade stick. The buttons are very responsive and I can perform moves in fighting games with ease. Much better than using a standard control pad. If you enjoy fighting games but don’t want to spend $300+ on a fight stick then this is your best option. It performs well without the high cost.

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