PowerA OPS V3 Review! A Solid Performer, but BEWARE of the Marketing!

[@OldManRob13]

PowerA released a PC specific app for the OPS line of controllers. Looks and functions pretty much exactly like the battle dragon app. Sadly, I’m still getting 500hz wired and 250hz wireless, though have seen others report differently. www.powera.com/siteassets/landing-pages/app/beta_powera_pc_hq_install-v1.2.3_1727118730.exe

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

Same issue for me, not sure how anyone else is getting the advertised polling rate yet.

[@OldManRob13]

@@StardustLegacyFighter yeah, not sure if people are just not testing it yet and just saying "here's the fix" or what. I definitely have seen no change.

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

​@OldManRob13 I don't believe them, as I've seen a lot of fake reviews about this controller on Amazon already. I'm going to be sending it back before the end of the month, and then probably try the Gamesir T3 Pro next.

[@GT-qv1gl]

There is an update for this controller that fixes the polling rates, and even at 250 Hz, let alone the advertised 500 Hz, this controller has one of the lowest input delays for any wireless controller....ever. After the update it is the fastest wireless controller, full stop.

[@elishaduncan2479]

Great review i was also thinking about this controller but after the review i might just wait 😔 thanks for the review.

[@OldManRob13]

@@elishaduncan2479 thank you! I did see someone post on Reddit that they had reached out to PowerA, and got a response saying they intend to update the app to support the V3, and will address the polling rate. So maybe worth waiting a bit to see if that happens.

[@kswan2234]

I had the fusion and loved it

[@GameTechTalk]

I've been debating if I should grab it... Thanks for this review, it's helping figure things out!

[@OldManRob13]

@@GameTechTalk thanks man, and love your videos! I’m subscribed on my personal account lol.

[@BouncingBallGames]

Thanks for the review. Was thinking of picking this up, but will prolly steer clear with the polling rate.

[@OldManRob13]

@@BouncingBallGames yeah, I was very disappointed by the polling rate. I wouldn’t have expected 1000hz from PowerA…except they listed it as such. Part of the reason I bought it as well.

[@BouncingBallGames]

@@OldManRob13I see over on Reddit a few people having the same issues. It’s a shame, I thought this was going to be a good one, but with the polling, software and trigger stops then it’s just not for me.

[@OldManRob13]

@@BouncingBallGames yep, I think many people are going to feel the same way.

[@tarantulamadness6191]

@@OldManRob13 Mines getting 1000hz polling rate.

[@OldManRob13]

@ I know PowerA has done some updates, but I haven’t rechecked anything in awhile, so not surprised. This review was 2 months ago today, not sure when they got the polling fixed, tbh.

[@waynerice4918]

Great review in depth. In today's products it is best to wait on anything that is new until they get the bugs out.

[@OldManRob13]

@@waynerice4918 Thank you!

[@gillera8]

Battle dragon series is the chinese release of the same controllers; 'standard battle dragon' is the v1 version, 'golden battle dragon' is the v2 (not sure if this one will make it to U S markets) and the v3 is called 'rgb elite war dragon'

[@OldManRob13]

@@gillera8 thanks!

[@n64slayer]

I have the battle dragon pro, the quality is no better than the ops or fusion 4

[@n64slayer]

Finally someone that knows how to make a review. This is probably the worst controller I've seen. Even though my battle dragon pro has 1000/500hz the Bluetooth is still really bad and the joysticks are worse than potentiometer joysticks. I'm getting up to 5% drift out of the box after calibrating it about 30 times.

[@dabbtastic8642]

Great knowledge and demonstration! I'll just have to wait for the app support, before I buy one or the next model that actually hits 1,000 shame on you Power A.

[@DoNothingCrazy]

Just wanted to say you may be the first person to be genetically ungifted for controller reviewing. I don’t mean anything negative by that in reality, what I mean is holy shit you have huge hands. You make the controllers you review look tiny which if it’s not a raving review automatically just makes me not want to purchase the controller? Like I’m smarter than my cave man brain impulses but that’s just some insight you may have received if you had a marketing/publicity team. Anyway ty for the tips. Your review solidly gave me everything I needed before I pulled the trigger between the ops3 and the new razer controller

[@kenzilbaptiste2519]

claw grip buttons are NOT designed for people that play claw ...they are in a spot on the controller that when you extend your fingers to press them its literally in the claw position in the way u would put it t0 hit x or Y ... hence the name the reason for paddles/back buttons is to avoid even clawing in the first place ..

[@OldManRob13]

Gotcha, thanks for the education.

[@mev85]

Its main purpose to buy it is HE sticks and 6 extra buttons. And hopefully low latency. But with slow pulling rate its a no go :/

[@n64slayer]

They are called shoulder buttons

[@n64slayer]

​@@mev85 100+ms latency is a no go

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

​@@n64slayer 😱

[@xolife7244]

Great video bro

[@OldManRob13]

@@xolife7244 thank you!

[@줄기세포-r3c]

If the trigger lock is locked, it will not recognize it as a 100% digital signal. When I checked on the test site, the digital signal should be recognized as a 0, 1 digital signal when the trigger lock is completely locked, but as an analog signal, it is recognized as 0.17 to 0.21.

[@OldManRob13]

@@줄기세포-r3c yeah, it’s not a mechanical trigger lock, which is my #1 complaint with the controller. That said, if you go into the pc app, you can set the minimum range for the triggers to 100, which accomplishes the same thing - it will then register any input on the triggers as 100%.

[@줄기세포-r3c]

@@OldManRob13 So, every time I change the trigger from 1 to 3, do I have to range it with PC app?

[@OldManRob13]

@@줄기세포-r3c If you need it to be used as an analog trigger, you would have to. Or you could set up separate profiles on the controller I guess, and set the range to your preferences on each one.

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

Another issue with this controller seems to be with the thumbsticks design, especially with the sides getting easily scratched like the Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra. Such a shame, as it has the potential to be a solid controller.

[@OldManRob13]

@@StardustLegacyFighter yeah, it really does. I went ahead and preordered the fusion pro wireless, just cause I can’t help but be curious about it based on the design/function of the OPS V3.

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

​@@OldManRob13I've got the ops v3 pro coming next week, as I'm just curious to see how bad this controller is, so that I know to never waste my time looking at a PowerA controller in the future.

[@OldManRob13]

@@StardustLegacyFighter Seems a bit of a waste of money if you’ve already determined you don’t like it man. It sounds like this just isn’t the controller for you. I say that, but then again I preordered the Fusion Pro Wireless, and I’m already positive it’s a downgrade from the OPS V3, but want to try it and make sure, so I get where you’re coming from!

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

​@@OldManRob13It's all good lol, I'm getting it from Amazon, so there's no issue with returns. 😅 I've been testing out quite a few controllers in the past month, and sent a few back. Ultimately, I'm waiting for the KK3 Ultra, but since it will be quite some time before it get released, I'm just entertaining myself with these new releases.

[@OldManRob13]

@@StardustLegacyFighter I hear that man. I canceled my preorder for the Fusion Pro Wireless…I had the same thought, could just return it through Amazon if it’s really that bad, but watched a couple more reviews, and it’s just depressing how much of a downgrade it is from the V3 Pro.

[@XENONEOMORPH1979]

the controllers do not last long when playing cod games and if you notice the ls and rs when moving when they are central have a little movement in the centre of the circle i do believe they are on all power A controllers which gives me the geebies to the quality of the buttons more than the rgb , if they used better ls and rs buttons without rgb due to cost i be better to buy them . I prefer the kalied controllers as they are digital and get extra hz to the firing button.

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

Wasn't that because of stick drift? These new controllers use hall effect joysticks.

[@XENONEOMORPH1979]

@@StardustLegacyFighter okay i shall look into them . cheers.

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

​​@@XENONEOMORPH1979Actually, you better hold off lol, as apparently these controllers have nasty drift, because of badly calibrated and older hall effect joysticks, as well as some other issues. I got one coming next week, so I'm going to verify everything.

[@4gottenWarriors]

Old man power!!!

[@n64slayer]

Please dont buy this, this controller and all of the PowerA controllers I've used have horrible build quality.

[@_JferD_]

which one do you recommend to have at least the 4 rear mapping buttons, hall effect joystick?

[@n64slayer]

@@_JferD_ literally anything but this

[@_JferD_]

@n64slayer anyone? tell me at least 3 to check them out as I've been looking and so far they either don't have any of those 3 things 🫠

[@tarantulamadness6191]

This thing shits all over my xbox elite 2 controller.

[@n64slayer]

@tarantulamadness6191 yeah that controller is even more of a joke

[@MrFatman489]

My update stuff failed too .. wish you knew how you unbricked it lol but atleast I know it can be unbricked 🤣

[@OldManRob13]

lol, I wish I did, too. Legit messed with it for 20 minutes, and I was sure it was dead when it finally turned back on.

[@owenmasters4522]

Ever figure it out? I did the same thing...

[@OldManRob13]

@@owenmasters4522 sorry, hasn’t happened to me again, so haven’t been able to play around with it. It’s ridiculous that this is an issue and still happening to people…

[@straightouttacompton873]

Looks like their math ain’t mathing lol. Also, to be a sweaty gamer is G-Fuel required? 😂 I prefer more adult beverages when gaming but maybe that’s why I’m not as good as the 14 year olds.

[@OldManRob13]

@@straightouttacompton873 1000%. It helps you sweat more, literally and figuratively.

[@Joe-j3j4j]

Do you think the polling rate can improve with an update?

[@OldManRob13]

@@Joe-j3j4j I think it’s possible. We’ve seen it before - the GameSir G7 SE originally launched with the promise of 1000hz “coming later”. It took like 6 months, but they did finally make it happen.

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

​@@OldManRob13Do you think the same can be said for wireless polling rate? The T3 Pro seems to have the same issue, as it's advertised to have 1000Hz, but only gets 125Hz atm.

[@OldManRob13]

@@StardustLegacyFighter T3 pro gets 1000hz wired, but they advertise 500hz wireless for it, and I think that’ll probably be the case once the controller is officially launched and has app support. I really do think the dongle issue with that one is due to the fact that it’s currently pre-release. I’ll be surprised if that isn’t fixed by the 30rh when the controller ships.

[@sergiojetro4522]

You know vader4pro is better

[@OldManRob13]

@@sergiojetro4522 lol, I do know that…I mention it as the best controller on the market in like almost every video.

[@OldManRob13]

@@sergiojetro4522 I had like an 8-10 day stretch where I thought I might have decided the Blitz 2 was just as good or better than the V4P…then I went back to the Vader, and remembered that wasn’t true lol.

[@sergiojetro4522]

@@OldManRob13 no really noshit its the best for now , I have this vader4pro and pro is actually way better than opsv3 (I have it too)

[@OldManRob13]

@@sergiojetro4522 right, I’m agreeing with you!

[@sergiojetro4522]

@@OldManRob13 nice

[@StardustLegacyFighter]

I've already run into multiple software issues with this controller, and one mechanical issue. Just for comparison sake, I've tried half a dozen controllers in the past 2 months (all from different brands) and not a single one has had any QC issues, especially right from the beginning. It's no wonder why PowerA gets the hate it does, as they've clearly focused much more on the aesthetics and a lot less on the performance.