GameSir Super Nova controller review: affordable, customizable, and overall amazing
The faceplate of the controller and its back are made of harder plastic that does not feel cheap. There are zero rattles or creaks, regardless of how hard you squeeze it. Build quality gets extra points if you consider that the faceplate is removable. You can take it off and replace it with another one, plus this lets you swap the AXBY buttons (if you want to use the gamepad with the Nintendo Switch), replace thumbsticks, and maybe clean the controller.
The Super Nova uses the correct asymmetrical layout (sorry, DualShock fans) with all the standard buttons plus a bit more. Note that the plus and minus buttons work as pause and menu, while the Home button triggers Game Bar (or Steam), and the screenshot button, well, takes screenshots. There is also a multi-functional M button that is used to adjust various settings of the controller, such as mapping the back buttons, adjusting stick dead zones, adjusting the vibration intensity, and more.
Overall, the GameSir Super Nova gets a big thumbs up from me for its build quality and materials. It is so well-made, and it puts a lot of much more expensive controllers to shame. Oh, did I mention the two RGB strips? They look very nice, and they serve a good purpose in addition to being visual candy (more on that later). I am not a fan of RGB lights, but the implementation here is just right.
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