PowerA Spectra Infinity Enhanced Wired Gaming Controller for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC, Windows 10/11 with Vivid LED Lighting, Black…

Problemas con el MICROFONO

Primeramente el control se me hace excelente de buen material, botones suaves y agradables al tacto, los botones extras muy cómodos, lindos leds y cable de 3m de muy buena calidad, todo lo bueno que han dicho del control es verdad.

CONTRAS, es duro quitar el cable del control, aplicas bastante fuerza, apretar/pulsar los joystick (palancas) es un poco mas duro de lo normal, pero nada que no te acostumbres después de un rato.

MICROFONO. El tipo de problema que puedes tener es que tus amigos o personas con quienes juegues, hagas una party, se quejen de que escuchan un ruido “raro” de ti, entre otros…
Soluciones: 1.- y la mas fácil, tengo 3 cascos/headphones gamer pero todos presentan el mismo problema con el microfono (SOLO el microfono, el audio todo bien) pero extrañamente al usar manos libres iba todo perfecto sin ningún problema con el microfono probé con el manos libre de mi celular y unos genéricos de 100 pesos y ambos funcionaron. Así que por un tiempo estuve usando manos libres y es lo que recomiendo.

2.- Esta solución es mucho mas compleja y puede que tediosa dependiendo de la persona, pero si no estas cómodo usando manos libres y si o si quieres usar tus cascos/headphones gamer pues intenta esta solución. Es la que a mi me funcionó.
Antes que nada, algunos no saben y otros tal vez ya olvidaron, pero cuando compras un control original de xbox y lo conectas a la consola siempre se actualizan, la misma consola te dice que lo hagas, pues bien estos controles PowerA los “Spectra” y los “Fusion” también pueden actualizarse, si tu no actualizas el control no pasa nada, tu control va a funcionar perfectamente exceptuando claro en ALGUNOS casos que puede fallar el microfono, pero todo lo demás funciona muy bien.

Ahora si la solución, pues la solución es esa actualizar tu control.
Paso 1- tienes que conectar tu control a la PC o Mac, algunas veces tu computadora no va a reconocer el control, tu lo conectas y nada, no enciende no lo identifica/reconoce nada, para ello tienes que que configurar tu PC o Mac para que reconozca tu control, explicar esto me es tedioso así que recomiendo busquen ayuda de algún tutorial o bien ingresar a la web oficial de PowerA es decir de quien fabrica los controles, el problema de ir a la pagina oficial es que es totalmente en ingles pero igual puedes usar el traductor (aunque recuerden que los traductores pueden no traducir muy bien) en la web oficial te explican paso a paso como hacer que tu computadora identifique tu control.

Paso 2- Una vez que conectes tu control a la Pc o Mac y lo identifique tienes que descargar una aplicación, dicha aplicación la descargas desde la web oficial de PowerA, ingresas a la web te vas a donde dice Support>>XBOX X|S & ONE PRODUCT SUPPORT después hay un apartado que dice “FIRMWARE UPDATES FOR XBOX ONE CONTROLLERS” ahí hay varios links escoges uno acorde al modelo de tu control (mi caso Spectra) y si lo vas a configurar en PC o Mac, clickeas el link descarga e instalas la aplicación. Ya instalada inicias la aplicación, una vez la inicies, la misma aplicación te va diciendo que debes hacer, la app igual es totalmente en ingles así que recomiendo tengan su traductor o diccionario si no son muy buenos en el idioma. También la misma web tiene una guía que te explica paso a paso como actualizar el control.

Finalmente cuando actualicé mi control ya pude usar mis cascos/headphones y todo funcionaba perfectamente, incluyendo el microfono obviamente.

En fin, sí recomiendo el producto si no tienes dinero para uno original o lo quieres para uso secundario. Buen día gente.

En cuanto a durabilidad, este control empieza a presentar la primera falla entre 4-5 meses de uso rudo (mi caso de 6-8 horas diarias, principalmente shooters), cuando eso suceda no abran el control, solo necesitan calibrarlo y para hacerlo en la misma web que les mencione arriba te dicen como hacerlo, con esto puedes extender su vida 1 mes o poco mas, despues cuando vuelva a fallar y aunque lo calibres de nuevo a los pocos días o mismo día te empezará a fallar de nuevo, cuando eso suceda ya es necesario abrir el control y darle su respectivo mantenimiento, en lo personal recomiendo comprar el control cuando este en rebaja y lo mas que me han durado estos modelos y sin tener que cambiar piezas, es un máximo de 7 meses (repito uso rudo) pero si tu juegas un par de horas diarias seguro sobrepasas el año sin problemas.

Being an old school gamer who used ps1 controllers, powera spectra infinity enhanced seems like the greatest gaming controller. Compared to the other controllers with concave analog sticks which hurt the thumbs, these convex analog sticks of power-a seemed amazing causing very less pain on the thumbs; and the built quality was great.
Delightful little piece of technology.

This controller has surprised me with it’s build and quality. I’ve been using it for nearly a month now and so far there are no issues other than my right stick being a bit loose/wobbly out of the package to where it registers inputs with 0 deadzones. Other than that, the controller works, looks amazing, and is better than my other controllers I’ve had in many ways. No software/firmware updates required. Just plug and play

HOWEVER! It does have it’s cons as well

-LIGHTS-
Not true RGB. Just LED with a few lighting options. I’ve noticed PURPLE isn’t an option. There is no color cycling, either or preset colors. LED button just turns the lights on and off. The LEDs are not fully lit up in erry spot. The outer ring has very dim and darker toned lighting than the rest and have dark/unlit spots in some parts. But at the same time, kinda adds gradients in a way. It’s overall very limited on color options, but I only like the Turquoise as all my stuff is truquoise/neon blue

-THUMBSTICKS-
The thumbstick tension is retarded. I understand why people like tension, but in the end, it’s MUCH worse. It just feels bad. Feels like a 360 controller, really. The tension feels like you can only have it centered, or pushed all the way over. As someone who’s been using a Switch ProCon (Which the thumbsticks have no tension and are silky smoother almost 4 years later), I’d say this was my biggest disappointment. But I don’t play shooter games with a controller anyways. The left thumbstick tension is also slightly lighter than the right thumbstick which is usually the camera stick.
BUT, the thumbsticks are AMAZING. Very grippy, not insanely short, but they are kinda small. And I’d recommend thumbgrips to counter that. The texture of the thumbsticks however, is a finger cheese magnet. Careful

-BUMPER BUTTONS-
I don’t trust the bumper buttons.. I hold it in past the clicky point and depending on how lightly I hold it past it, it’ll unregister any inputs. When holding down RB or LB, gotta kinda hold it hard. But bcuz of that, pushing it is probably gonna wear it down very fast.. They don’t feel right.. If I were to spam RB or LB for like 1 minute, I’m certain I’m gonna have input issues. But who knows, maybe they’ll outlast my expectations

-AUDIO INPUT-
The volume button is alright. I was hoping it’d adjust my PC volume, but it seems it is it’s own volume. It’s easy to turn up and down. And the audio quality isn’t the BEST, but it’s still pretty good. And when you plug headphones in, the giant bright red light automatically turns on (Means it’s muted) and pressing it in sometimes doesn’t work, but rather turns up or down the volume. Kind of annoying.
Having headphones plugged into the controller is very problematic. My cord normally hung on my desk or around my keyboard so it wasn’t in the way. When plugged into the controller, it’s bothersome. Short cords or wireless recommended if you’re using headphones or just keep it in your PC. Windows also recognizes it as an Audio Input device, as well. And having the cord plugged in interferes with how I normally hold a controller in my lap. Don’t wanna break my headphone 3.5mm thing or the jack. It overall just feels restrictive

-TRIGGER LOCKS-
The trigger locks are pretty great. Without Steam’s BPM controller configurations, you’re most likely not gonna be using the Tier 1 trigger lock as most games by default have PHAT deadzones in triggers when there should be NONE. But Steam exists thankfully. The trigger locks are uneven on my controller. My left one kinda feels slower and longer travel to register an input. And tier 2 is pointless. Either it’s at quick tap mode, or you’re pulling it in all the way. There’s no point in having a middle tier

-MATERIAL-
The material is pretty great. I like the rhombus pattern texture on the handles, the buttons feel nice and glossy, the texture on top is very soft to the touch but also gets hand sweat stains very easily and hard to keep clean. The thumbsticks grind against the Anti Friction rings and create white powder, but that’s inevitable on all controllers. Was hoping the anti friction would prevent that. Sadge. The Micro USB cord is braided, has a clippy thing to lock it into the socket, and is pretty stiff. Tho the clippy thing that locks the USB into the socket isn’t rly doing much work. The snug fit of the USB socket is tight that I had a hard time unplugging it at first. Good thing tho. AND MAKE THEM USB C! Apart from the thumbsticks, I don’t think finger cheese will be much of a concern. (Finger Cheese, btw, is the dead skin in the cracks of your controllers that look disgusting)

-BUTTONS-
Apart from RB and LB feeling kinda unreliable and sus, they still feel good and clicky when you click them. A B X Y is nice and big and kinda loud and mushy as erry other controller ever is. I can’t wait for the day mechanical controllers are more common. Triggers feel nice, on t1 lock they’re very clicky that they almost sound mechanical. Xbox button is mushy, but I rarely press it anyways. Start/Select feel solid. D-Pad shape is great, so far I haven’t registered multiple unwanted inputs. The Advanced Gaming Buttons on the back are very clicky and loud. I always find myself clicking them all the time bcuz it’s so satisfying. I’ve rebinded my Thumbstick buttons to them so I avoid wear and tear on them. The thumbstick buttons themselves were fairly stiff and loud, but I haven’t broken them in yet nor do I plan on using them ever. Durability is my #1 priority

-PERFORMANCE-
Feels great! Playing HADES, I performed not as good as I did on my Switch ProCon, but I eventually got gud and completed the game with this controller. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, the short concave sticks make parrying easy and I’ve been S ranking all game modes easier than with my NS ProCon. Having analog triggers for Ninja Run and Blade Mode are nice, knowing they won’t unregister an input since the Switch ProCon didn’t have analog triggers. Just sometimes unregistered inputs to where I was spamming blade mode without moving my left middle finger smdh. Analog triggers and the backwards ABXY layout on xbox is mainly why I got this controller and I’m satisfied

-CONCLUSION-
Yeah I’m satisfied. 2 year warranty is very nice, thank you PowerA. USB C would make this controller faster and more reliable as it’s new and more advanced and better in erry possible way than Micro USB is. While people complain about wired controllers, and I understand why especially for couch gaming for console peasants. But know this: WIRED IS BETTER IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY EXCEPT THE FACT THAT IT’S WIRED. You’re best using a wired controller for the same reason you’re better off using an Ethernet cable than WiFi. Especially when getting competitive and tryna save a $$$ or 2
The price for this controller, especially for it’s quality, is incredible. It’s no wonder why it’s the #1 selling on Amazon rn. $31 on sale, get it while it lasts. So far, apart from inevitable stick drift we will all encounter and probably the potential RB/LB button reliability concerns, there really is no downside to buying this product with that 2 year warranty and the price. GET IT

This review is meant for the gamers who are not intermediate but not advanced either. You are me if you call yourself casual to others but deep down you wish you were beast mode. So, you play a lot.
Spend your money wisely and in good cognizance especially after reading the review I am writing here.

I am giving this review after 6 months of gaming on this controller(quite a long list I went through)

Multiple games across multiple genres like Elden Ring, RE6, A Thiefs End, RDR(both), DOOM Eternal, Ori (both), AC Origin + Valhalla, TOMB raider (Rise and Shadow), Guns Gore and Cannoli, Far Cry 6, Splinter Cell, Disnohored (1 and 2), Wolfenstein (Last 3), Dying Light, The Last of Us , Dead Space (2 and 3), Death Stranding and many many more. Trust me on the “Many many more” part.

And what I found is this.

The DPAD, X, A, Y AND B buttons and the Left and Right stick are all good in terms of input and feed speed. But, the buttons and triggers – especially the left one is dead for many games. And I do mean many games.

For the games that it does work – it just didn’t feel …. right.
It looks the part, glows all good, feels good when you hold it in your hands BUT its still not what its meant to be. I will put this one bad purchase down to experience and move on. But, it was a costly mistake. Is this the models con or is it down to my model? I could not tell.
Now, I am going to purchase the PS5 dual sense – hopefully, I am not walking into another bad taste in the mouth.

Good points :
The controller fits well in the hand, has zero drift and has great reaction to button pressing.
The lights work well and have a nice colour shifting set up that you can turn on and off from the back buttons which is a great feature.
The mute/volume button works well and has a nice red light when muted all in all an impressive controller when it’s on

Bad points :
The controller doesn’t seem to want to turn on the Xbox all the time. It’s not a big thing but it’s frustrating when your just holding the button and then give up and have to manually turn on the Xbox
Then sometime you turn the Xbox on and the controller won’t turn on and you have to faff about unplugging the controller and plugging it back on and tapping the power button at different intervals until it turns on

Again not a big issue but frustrating enough

Cons
It is not wireless
It should have type c