Logitech Gamepad F310

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Customer Reviews

I was looking to grab a second controller for my computer, as I had just ordered my dream laptop. I'm a pretty big fan of Logitech's gamepads, so I looked into that before anything else.
I have a Dual Action from them at the moment, and I really enjoy it, the only problem being that the analogs are surrounded by a square instead of a circular shape, making going completely straight take a bit more effort. I saw the F310, and noticed it was essentially the same, with circular surroundings for the analogs. So, I decided to take it for a spin.
I received the product, and ripped open the box, and after noticing the switch on the back (I'd forgotten about 'game' modes while waiting on the product to ship), I read through the directions. I apparently, it seems to be that 'Xinput' mode is useless on XP. In fact, the controller is essentially not recognized in Xinput mode at all. Took me about an hour to actually realize that was the problem, and thought it was just a faulty driver issue.
After that however, I tried out a few games I've got on my computer, seeing as I'm waiting on the laptop, and: It works great.
It's extremely responsive aside from 2 buttons. I've had no issues doing combos or whatnot in any of the fighting games I regularly play. My only gripe is that the L2/R2 Buttons are actually triggers. Well, not that they are triggers, but rather, triggers that require a bit more effort to push. Other than that, it's a great product, with a good, simple design, a nice, responsive d-pad and face buttons, but a little bit more info should be put into that instruction manual about Xinput/Direct Input Modes.
Overall, a great buy, and I really suggest reading this before purchasing just so you aren't wasting time trying to get it to work.

What initially sold me on purchasing this controller was the fact that all games that have Xbox 360 controller support will also support this gamepad out of the box. However once I received it I discovered a whole host of problems. Read on below
The good:
- XInput compatible (plug it in and functions as an Xbox360 controller)
- Action buttons
- D-Pad that is actually better than the god awful 360 d-pad.
- Start, Select, home, ; Mode Button (which allows you to swap the d-pad and left analog stick)
- PS3 layout (which I personally prefer over the 360 layout)
The average:
- The feel of this gamepad is less comfortable than the one it emulates: The PS3 gamepad.
But even with that said the overall feel of the controller is comfortable enough, and I can
reach all the buttons fine without problems.
The Bad:
- Analog stick deadzones have an absolutely enormous deadzone (20-25% of entire sticks movement) making aiming in games and precision steering almost impossible. It feels like its somewhere in between an analog and d-pad.
- Analog triggers also have a large deadzone, but it doesn't cripple gameplay as much as the analog stick deadzones. The triggers also function on a single axis instead of two, which might hinder some players. Also bit stiff and clunky feeling but not something that bothers me much; might bother others more.
- Shoulder bumpers will disengage if you aren't holding them down hard enough, even after you've clicked them in. The bumpers will engage fine if your only pressing and letting go for a quick action, but for any game that requires you to hold down the bumpers you will constantly have to be conscious about holding them down hard enough.
- Analog sticks clicking function also suffer the same problem as the bumpers; it will disengage if not pressed down hard enough, even with the button "clicked in".
- most other reviewers of this appear to be smoking some type of crack based product, which is
bad for their health
Note: Logitech has stated the poor analog controls are intentional, and that they have absolutely no intention on fixing them via a firmware update. There is a very long thread about this problem on the Logitech forum that's been going on for nearly a year. Unfortunately it seems that if the problems are ever fixed it will likely be in a new product they want people to purchase.
Avoid this product.

 

Logitech Gamepad F310

 

Technical Details

• Broad game support?works with popular new titles and old favorites


• Customizable with Profiler software (requires software installation)


• 10 programmable buttons, 8-way programmable D-pad


• Simple plug-and-play USB connection ? works with Windows XP, Vista and 7


• Customizable with Profiler software (requires software installation)