HORI Fighting Stick alpha Designed for Xbox Series X|S - Officially Licensed by Microsoft

This will be the third arcade stick that I currently own. With a few others in the past.I really like this stick to the point it may become my main stick, over the Victrix Pro FS, and Obsidian.I originally bought this stick Just to have a noir layout stick to see if I liked it and planned to use it as a backup for friends who came over for sets. Never using Hori parts and reading how everyone replaces them with Sanwa parts later on I've never attempted to even use them. Bought a pre-modded Rap4 from arcade shock back in the day with all Sanwa parts on it already that's the only Hori experience I had was basically just the shell.Anyway, I'm surprised this stick is getting less than great reviews, so far my experience has been fantastic, people say it feels too light, I actually find the weight to feel perfect in my lap. The product is made of plastic and Plexi but it feels Very sturdy, no complaints in quality from my point of view, also the ease of access to the interior for modding is great, I've stick swapped and button swapped multiple sticks, and sometimes its a pain, there is plenty of space and ease of access to swap parts on this stick.I find the price to be fair, it's the same as any other top-end stick on the market, and I feel this is a top-end product. It has all the features any other top-end stick has other than having metal as part of the build, but again to me the weight is there and it feels well constructed so it doesn't need it.Another Plus to this stick is the easily changeable artwork.Anyway, I originally bought this as a backup/extra for friends as well as an easier plug/play device since it's an XBOX stick instead of PlayStation. Turns out I like Hyabusa parts more than Sanwa and the Noir layout is different, but I don't mind it so far, and this is going to be my new main stick lol. For me I'm hitting inputs cleaner I don't know what it is lol.SO yeah I recommend this stick if you like Hayabusa parts and noir if you've never tried Hyabusa parts, and you like the look of the shell, and artwork/want to change artwork easily while having the ability to mod buttons and stick easily buy it.TLDRIDK how to do reviews. Stick feels Nice, the buttons feel good, the weight feels good in the lap, the stick feels sturdy, never used Hayabusa parts or Noir layout but I like more than Sanwa. Bye

The hori alpha is great for every fight game you play and I recommend replacing those default buttons with the qanba gravity silent buttons because the hori buttons are not that great and I recommend to change the lever to a sanwa lever or a silent sanwa lever and the hori stick is not that great and I high recommend this stick for the Xbox series s and it great for PC too.

First off, just want to say that as far as fighting sticks go, this has a lot going for it. Quality parts right out of the box, well constructed, easy to mod, AND it doesn't just work on certain games. Tested tons of fighting games as well as common things such as Metal Slug, to uncommon ones such as Castlevania. All the games I tested worked perfectly fine. Assuming I didn't just miss the ones that don't work, this stick is already better than 80% on the market.Two hundred is a bit steep though if you ask me. For one hundred dollars more, you can get something like the Victrix. Though, I wouldn't recommend you get your hopes up if you're in the market for an Xbox/PC version. It's a super quality stick and it is feature heavy, comparatively, but it is just plastic. It may not bother you though. It doesn't really bother me. I was worried initially because I didn't want it to feel cheap and light. I am happy to report that it doesn't feel "cheap" OR too light. I've certainly bought and made heavier sticks but this is just fine whether you want it on a table or your lap. Also really prefer the plastic with rubber pads on my legs as opposed to steel with rubber pads. I dunno, just my preference.I was actually really trying to find a Victrix for Xbox, but that seems to just be a pipedream at this point. Those that have them don't want to part with them and the company that makes them doesn't give a crap about pleasing customers. So, instead of bending over backwards to give them my money, I just picked up another one of these Horis.So, in closing: Very good stick. Not cheap or too light. Functional in many games; not just specific ones. Easy to open up and mod. Yadda yadda yadda. When it comes to sticks, you could do WAY worse and spend just as much money.Edit: Also worth noting that the cord is not detachable. Not a problem as it's securely fastened to the chassis and has a break away end on the console side of the cable.