Engadget review: GuliKit TT Pro is a $60 travel-ready Switch 2 controller

The controller works across PC, Switch, Switch 2, Android and iOS. Engadget described it as ideal for players who take games on the road, calling it a solid, precise and professional-feeling gamepad. Compared with most other Switch 2 controllers and Nintendo’s $90 Pro Controller, the TT Pro is large, loud and versatile, the review said. It has aligned joysticks like Sony’s DualSense controller and the chunkiness of an Xbox gamepad.

The TT Pro uses TMR joysticks that GuliKit describes as never-drift, with adjustable stepless tension, a slick glide and an easy click. Its rubberized caps are barely concave. The flared triggers have tiny textured circles that mirror bumps on the rear grips, and physical toggles on the back switch each trigger between high-precision Hall effect and microswitch inputs. Engadget said Hall effect mode gives an ultra-smooth pull and a bouncy feel, while the microswitch setting is clean and subtly clicky.

The bumpers are wide, and the face buttons are smooth plastic circles. The controller ships with the Switch 2 button layout, and a set of PC-layout buttons is included for installation with some effort. The package also contains a keycap puller, a tension adjustment tool, a traditional D-pad, a Hyperlink 2 wireless USB adapter, a charging cable, four mappable metal rear paddles that pop into the chassis and a translucent-black protective case. Engadget said most accessories are packed in a clear box about the size of a deck of cards, while the extra D-pad sits at the bottom of the case, the cable is loose and the adapter comes in its own disposable sleeve.

Unlike the $70 TT Max, the TT Pro has no quick software swap for face-button layouts, no baked-in 4-way mode for its D-pad and joystick sensitivity fixed at 100 percent, Engadget said. The TT Max includes three joystick sensitivity modes and extra accessories. The review said both controllers offer good value for their specifications and functionality, and are well suited to players with large hands, especially with the rear paddles attached.

The TT Pro has three haptic modes—rotary motor, maglev haptics and HD vibration—with three intensity settings, adjustable on the fly by holding the settings button and pressing up or down on the D-pad. Engadget said the haptics are noisy across all modes and intensities, with mechanical grinding and whooshing sounds coming from the grips. The gamepad is louder than Nintendo’s Switch 2 Pro Controller in vibration and stick sounds, the review said, but it also costs $30 less. A ring of RGB lighting circles each analog stick, with a small LED-lit logo above, and five lighting modes: steady blue, joystick-activated flow, rainbow river, trigger-activated flow or off.

According to GuliKit, the TT Pro can last up to 26 hours with the lights off and charges quickly through a USB-C port. The controller is advertised with the ability to wake up the Switch 2, but Engadget said enabling the feature is a sensitive process that has confounded many players, including its reviewer. The reviewer made the feature work on the TT Max but could not get it working with the TT Pro despite following tutorials.

Editor's Summary

GuliKit’s $60 TT Pro is a travel-focused wireless controller that Engadget found sturdy and versatile across Switch 2, PC and mobile devices, with a hard case and swappable triggers. The review also flagged noisy haptics and missing software features compared with the $70 TT Max, and said Switch 2 wake-up did not work in testing. At $30 below Nintendo’s Pro Controller, the TT Pro targets players who want a large, feature-rich gamepad for travel.