HORI PlayStation 5 Fighting Stick Alpha - Tournament Grade Fightstick for PS5, PS4, PC - Officially Licensed by Sony

If you want a light-ish arcade stick with clamshell design for modding access, built in handles for picking up off the ground or tournament ease of use, USB wire organizer inside the case, good stock buttons/lever, native PS5 support, this is for you.To emphasize the buttons and lever being good, I'm used to either Sanwas or low profile mechanical buttons and these feel great. They took a bit of getting used to however. I disliked them at first and was already shopping online for replacements on the first few weeks I had the Hori Alpha. Thankfully I stuck with them and now realize why people even bothered swapping these in to other sticks.The case design is noticeably plastic which puts off a lot of people but it's not a negative to me. Makes for a lighter case, and looks somewhat retro. It opens up for modding and storage for whatever you need to bring with you. The cable has an organizer built in but it's not detatchable.The extra buttons are on the top of the stick and not on the side which I prefer. Much easier for me to reach rather than side ones like on the Daija. Speaking of the Daija I returned that stick for this one because of the wrist rest being uncomfortable, the Alpha's design fixes that problem for me. The Hori Alpha is the most ergonomic stick I've owned besides my leverless.The native PS5 support is the icing on the cake, most tournaments use PS5 for SF6 so it's convenient that I don't have to use an adapter for compatibility. I haven't modded it yet but I plan to in the future. For now it's a great controller as it is.

Overall very pleased with this fight stick. Stick is very responsive - has a four way gate (not octagon), ball joystick similar to other tournament fight sticks. All inputs come out nicely (dp, qcf, qcb, etc.) with no perceptible lag. Weight is good (you can read the official stats on the amazon description-- but feels like the old mad cat tournament nightsticks in terms of weight).. I don't think there are turbo functions on buttons (which I don't use anyhow), but there is a lock button to prevent you from hitting certain buttons accidentally. It also has the PS5 home button, share button, option button, etc.. The storage solution for the cable is a bit unusual - you have to open the stick up and wrap it around an area that sits right next to all the exposed wires). But the stick opens up easily and as long as you don't roughly mess with the wires, storing the 10ft cable inside the stick isn't a problem. You can swap out the artwork on the top stick easily as well but it looks great just out of the box. I purchased it because I just wanted a quality fight stick that cooperates easily with my PS5 and it does the job nicely. If you have an old PS4 fight stick, there are some games that don't support legacy PS4 sticks--and you have to shop around for an adapter or hope the software developer of your game will support legacy sticks.. But right now this a great fight stick that works with the PS5 without needing the software (like SFV) to support legacy controller functions.

I grew up playing in arcades figured I'd buy a stick for fun. Great product, if you question the quality, don't. Hori has been around the block for a long time and it's superb. Would recommend anyone to get the stick honestly. I haven't delved too deep into customizing with fancy buttons and artwork yet but I intend to and it seems extremely easy to customize.Additional info: I've been modifying the stick over the past few months. Findings: Seimitsu PS-14 30mm Snap In Pushbuttons do NOT fit perfectly. I can still use them, but they don't snap in like the buttons included with the stick (HORI's Hayabusa line). When I push them into place, they fit fine but the actual snap in doesn't engage. Presumably because the distance between the button housing itself and the snap in mechanic is too short on the Seimitsu meaning it just doesn't engage. They're still securely in place and when you're using the arcade stick, you're pushing down toward the housing, so it doesn't even matter they don't click in. Just something I figured I'd point out if you're a stickler for perfection.If you're looking to change the lever itself: I've tried searching for countless hours to find the exact measurements of the stock lever itself (Hayabusa I presume) but HORI doesn't have the measurements anywhere that I could find...so I dismantled it myself and measured it. There is a chart online that most enthusiasts use to help them visualize the measurements of popular levers/brands, you can google "slagcoin joystick attributes" and click the first link. Toward the middle of the page you can find the chart and it's definitions. I will be using the terminology from that website to define the measurements of the Hayabusa lever. From handle to plate it's 35mm and from plate to base it's 35mm as well. Looking on twitter I saw someone saying they tried the LSX-NOBI-01 and it didn't fit within the housing of the HORI Alpha (the base of the lever would hit the bottom of the housing). The LSX-NOBI-01's plate to base is 43.7mm but it just barely didn't fit according to them (they had a video and it showed like barely 2mm too long based on what I could see). I plan on installing a Seimitsu LS-56 and in theory it should fit. The LS-56 measures at 38.5mm meaning it's a little longer than the Hayabusa lever but not nearly as long as NOBI's lever. I will update this review a third time after I install it. Unfortunately, I couldn't quite figure out a reliable way to perfectly measure the distance available within the housing if anyone was wondering. If you're looking to change out the lever I'd say stick with anything shorter than 41mm or less just to be safe. There is also a way to make more room apparently by mounting it using an SS plate.last edit: The LS-56-01 fits and plays wonderfully!