GameSir G7 SE Wired Controller for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One & Windows 10/11, Plug and Play Gaming Gamepad with Hall Effect Joysticks/Hall Trigger, 3.5mm Audio Jack

GameSir G7 SE Wired Controller is the object under review here. I was flicking through TikTok in a panic (as you do) when an advert came up for this controller, which reminded me that I had promised myself I'd get a new wired controller for my PC, having been putting up with the wireless XBox version for a year or so. I came to that one from the old (and very much missed) XBox 360 version. Sadly, that one is difficult to find these days. This is by way of letting you know that I have many decades of experience with controllers. Not that you should listen to me in preference to all the other splendid reviewers here. This is just my thruppence worth. So, after watching a chap called Linus (the tech tip guy) compare a whole bunch of controllers, this one (the GameSir G7 SE) was I think the most recommended wired controller. Other influencers on YouTube seemed to think it was pretty good too, so that helped me make my mind up. The influencers were not specific about the colour, but one reviewer did say the thing was only available in white. No, no, no. At least here in the UK I had a wide choice, settling on the lovely baby blue one (just to avoid confusion with the original XBox One device, which was black). I was pleased to see that the controller came with a cable which was also a similar shade of blue, albeit slightly lighter in tone. Probably something to do with the braided texture rather than any failure of Pantone blending in either the design or the manufacturing phase. The cable is a good length too (someone mentioned ten feet, but I didn't measure it), allowing me to snake it under my monitor and behind the computer table into a nice USB port on the back of my PC. In my hands the GameSir G7 SE seemed rather smaller than the XBox One controller, a fact confirmed by a close comparison. The textured undersides of both are different too, with the XBox controller having a rather more refined texture that feels better to me. The GameSir G7 SE is lighter even than the empty XBox One controller - a positive boon if you are sensitive to weight in that way. I'm not, but I might be after a marathon session of No Man's Sky. The analogue sticks feel good, not better than the XBox One device, but perfectly serviceable, and of course they have some kind of magic going on that makes the GameSir G7 SE operate without contact points, so that should mean a long life - at least for those parts. All the buttons and triggers are nice, but the menu buttons are in an entirely different place, meaning that in my gameplay tests I was hitting blank plastic for the first few minutes. Not a problem. Even my old brain will adapt eventually. There are two "extra" buttons, or paddles on the UNDERSIDE the GameSir G7 SE, which both have little switches to lock them. I cannot imagine ever using them, but they are there and they don't really affect the feel of the thing. GameSir is very keen for us to download their app, which connects to the GameSir G7 SE controller and allows you to create profiles. I have no use for that. I can barely manage the games I play as it is without getting confused by managing profiles! But some of you may love this idea. It looks as though the front fascia of the GameSir G7 SE can be removed. I don't know why anyone would want to, and I haven't tried it myself. Well, that's not true. I did give it a tug (there's a small and very inviting indent on the front which cries out to be fiddled with) but I gave up for fear of breaking it. But again, some of you might have better luck. I did think for a moment that the dead zones of both sticks were a little extreme, but I did a quick comparison with the old XBox One controller and it was exactly the same! Neat! All in all, a nice wee controller in a variety of colours with a few extra buttons and a long wire of a matching shade.

I'd say for the price it's an incredible product, but that's doing it a disservice, it's a straight incredible product. It's well built and includes many features, with the only downside of membrane face buttons versus mechanical. The triggers have a really satisfying feel and, despite being membrane, the d-pad, bumpers and face buttons are very solid with little give and nice travel. I've had cheaply built controllers before, this is not one of them. In-fact it's considerably better built than my PS5 controller. The standout feature is probably the hall-effect sticks, and it seems there's some confusion about them. You WILL have stick drift, it's inevitable. The benefit of hall-effect sticks is that the drift won't worsen over time, theoretically. In just over a year it's not worsened for me, but that's something to gauge over a longer period of time. To be clear, you'll only notice this drift on little to no dead zone and a more aggressive response curve at low input like linear. If you're someone who won't touch dead zones, then you won't see any drift. The sticks do feel very accurate, and I have a much nicer time aiming on this over my PS5/PS4 controllers (PS4 KontrolFreeks fit all 3 controllers). The back buttons are great too, they're easy to press and in a good position, I just wish there were 4 instead of 2. Another nice touch is all screws are accessible under a magnetic removable front plate, so if you need to get inside you can without wrecking it. The PC app is also pretty good, you can update the firmware, change its polling rate (250/500/1000Hz), and you have 3 profiles to switch between, which I could honestly do with more of. You can change the binding of any button except xbox/mic/(share?), like making left stick/L3 input B if you'd like. There's a plethora of other options, like changing individual vibration motor levels and trigger range etc. It's quite nice and I've not had any issues with it. I guess there is one major-ish downside, it's only wired, but you're likely looking at this controller for competitive games, which benefit from a wired connection. Although, it's nice to play some games wireless and not get cables stuck on you while you reposition yourself, and I have got up and stood on the cable a few times, causing it to yeet off my desk, but it still works all fine! That being said, the cable is really long and nicely braided, but the port for it is quite deep so you might have difficulty finding another cable that fits if it breaks, which mine did. It's all good though because GameSir's customer service was excellent and they sorted me out quickly. Overall, really impressive stuff. If GameSir bring out a wireless controller with mechanical face buttons and 4 back buttons, I'm throwing my money at it.

I have put easily over 300 Hours into this controller, I have tested it in Call of Duty, CS:GO, Tekken 7 and Sonic Adventure DX (a game that I am EXTREMELY adept at, to the point that I have held multiple Speedrun world records in) Now here is my update/ review. The build quality is solid with no flex or creeks in the shell, with a shape and size even more comfortable to me than an official OEM Xbox controllers. Contrary to other reviews there is a very comfortable grippy texture on the back that works well even when my hands sweat. This is personal preference but the ABXY face buttons feel better to me than even official OEM Xbox controller buttons. Though I do want to note that they feel a bit closer to the right stick than on an official Xbox OEM controller. The guide, share, start and menu buttons all have a satisfying tactile click, same goes for the bumpers. The D-pad is also very assuring with no slop and a definitive stepped feeling when pressing initially but rolls smoothly. The back buttons are a similar kind of click-y as the Guide, share, menu and start buttons, but since I play with the Claw grip on controller I don't use them and have used the switches to lock them. They are comfortably placed and don't bother me at all. For the triggers this is the ONLY place I have found an issue. When used in normal mode with full minimum and maximum deadzone, the triggers function just as well as official Xbox OEM controller triggers, though noticeably more sensitive on the low end and more accurate, I will test them again when I can get the latest Forza game. However in the hair trigger mode is where I found an issue, most of the time they function great and actuate INSANELY quickly making rapid fire with semi-automatic weapons much easier and faster. But in multiple instances I have been holding the left trigger to aim down sights in MWII, only for the trigger to disengage mid gunfight causing me to release my ADS and costing me the fight. This is just a theory but there may be some jitter in the trigger sensors, though I am confident that this is NOT a hardware issue and can be fixed in future firmware updates. Now for the main attraction, the Hall effect sticks. HOLY CRAP THESE THINGS ARE GOD TIER!!! These are BY FAR THE GREATEST STICKS I'VE EVER USED IN MY LIFE! The stick tops are comfortable and provide more than adequate grip despite being modelled closer to the PS4/5 stick tops which I usually don't like for their lack of grippynness. The stick tops also have very minimal slop making me very confident that every micro adjustment I make will be translated in game. As for their in game performance, AGAIN HOLY CRAP! I have never experienced joystick input as accurate and precise in my life, this controller is an FPS scalpel as opposed to every other controller who's sticks might as well be blunt rusty butchers cleavers in comparison. You can actually make MICRO adjustments with these sticks, the only thing I can describe them as is a high end gaming mouse in joystick form, They are obviously aren't as precise as a real mouse due to range of motion limitations and ergonomics, but I have been able to seamlessly transition from large sweeping turns to surgical pinpoint snaps and recoil control on a dime (NOT just blindly pulling down to fight muzzle climb, but countering PER SHOT RECOIL) in the past on official Xbox OEM controllers, I have tried the same micro adjustments only for them to either get eaten or jump further than intended with tragic results. Not so with these sticks, I can confidently say 100% that EVERY missed shot is 100% my own fault with the controller not holding me back AT ALL. Sticks this precise combined with the 265Hz polling rate of the controller makes inputs feel IMMEDIATE and consistent. On top of the immediate responsiveness stick input on screen is BUTTERY SMOOTH, trying to slowly pan side to side on an official Xbox OEM controller feels stutter-y in comparison, it is akin to the feel of moving from 30FPS to 60FPS for the first time, which also helps with micro adjustment because the smoothness of movement makes predicting crosshair/ sight-picture movement feel extremely natural. This makes flick snaps and adjusting your aim for fighting opponents using a headglitch FAR easier. While not a negative I feel it only right to give anyone looking at this controller a heads up, that there IS a learning curve to this controller. While you can just pick it up and start dominating (assuming you already had the skill to do so before using this) It feels like this controller has a slightly different native response curve than Official Xbox OEM controllers, and you will have to adjust to be able to take full advantage of the precision of this controller. Also it really is a REQUIREMENT to download the Gamesir Nexus app from the Microsoft store as by default there is a 10% deadzone that you need to reduce to 0 for best results. Also in my personal opinion Raw stick input feels the best, however it is VERY sensitive which may be to aggressive to many people. All in all I'd give this controller a 9.5/10, assuming the hair triggers are fixed in a future firmware update, along with the addition of being able to create custom response curves this controller would easily be a 10. Though in future iterations along with the original G7's mechanical face buttons I'd like to see some PHYSICAL trigger stops on top of the hall effect triggers with digital hair triggers, add on a decent case for £10 and this would literally be THE GOD CONTROLLER. (not that it isn't A god controller already) Hope this review helps, and sorry for being so wordy, I wanted to be sure to be thorough.

Great controller. Build quality is nice, buttons and Hall effect sticks and triggers are wonderful and feels far better than a standard Xbox controller. The software is also really good for customising. There is one thing holding it back from a full 5 stars and that’s the usb-c input on the controller. Do be aware, if you plan on getting your own cable then pay close attention and do some research as I have tried 3 very well made and highly rated cables and none worked and took me a while to figure out that the cable that comes with the controller firstly, has a very narrow usb-c casing which you can easily find but anything longer than 10ft / 3m won’t work due to the controller having Hall effect sticks it’s just the max length for it to work correctly and that’s not the manufacturers fault it’s just how it is so keep this in mind if you want something longer. If they solve that, it would be a full 5 stars as even the trigger and handle rumble feels a tad better than the original controller and it has made a massive difference to my enjoyment and level in some games. *small update (11/07/2025) - the D pad has become a little unresponsive, at times not registering an input and I don’t use the D pad very much apart from in menus mainly so it’s a little disappointing but the controller is still very much worth it. Hopefully I just have a bad sample.

This controller is by far my favourite. I've tried my fair share of controllers from turtle beach to Scuff and this one takes the TOP. The main reason I got it was the hall effect joysticks which I love as usually the first issue I have is stuck drift. Now obviously it won't feel ridiculously premium like the elite and such, but the plastic is sturdy and feels good. I actually prefer the more simple D-pad and if you have a wired headset this controller has even more function with it. The controller is as customisable as any elite one if not more. If you don't mind the wired aspect, it is the best option for you to customise, and play with including low deadzone, underbuttons, ability to change any buttons function, hair triggers and more. PROS: - Under buttons work great - Hall joysticks prevent stick drift so easily - Sturdy controller - Very functional app - For the price is the best you will get CONS: - Every once and a while I hear a squeak from some buttons (hardly often but worth mentioning) - Wired (for those who prefer to have wireless) - Have had very minor connection issues but the wire is often traveling with me so always bunched up, which would explain that issue - Left trigger hair trigger can sometimes 'jitter' causing it to undetect it's being pressed, but this also has occured on the scuff and Xbox elite controller so it doesn't make much difference compared to other ones I personally find this better than any controller and if you have no need for 4 extra buttons (I often only really need one) this is the gold standard.

I really, really wanted to love this controller. I was extremely annoyed when my original Xbox controller developed very annoying stick drift at less than 6 months old with only casual usage. Not wanting to put any more money into Microsofts pockets, and only to have this happen again I searched for alternatives. This Gamesir G7 SE seemed very well regarded in the community and reviews were overwhelmingly positive, so I placed my order. I plugged in the controller, downloaded the recommended app on the Xbox and got playing. Initially I was amazed with the controller. The accuracy and feel of the joysticks and triggers was far superior to the official one. My problems began 2 days later. The right trigger started to feel a bit notchy half way through its travel. When you try to go for Customer support through amazon on this product, it redirects you to Gamesir's website. No problem, so I sent the customer service team an email. The level of English comprehension from the team was very poor, so describing the issue was far more difficult than it needed to be. Eventually the representative sent me a link to buy some anti friction rings for the joysticks, not sure what this would've achieved! Eventually the team just told me to deal with the issue or return it. At first I thought I could put up with it, so I persisted. The issue has developed into the trigger making a pinging sound at the top and bottom of it's travel, and now when the trigger vibration activates it makes a horrible vibration sound, as if all of the foam dampening has gone. Really disappointing, as stated in the description this could've been a great product. If you're luckier from a quality control standpoint you may get an excellent controller that serves you well. On the other hand, I wouldn't buy another product from this company regardless of how good it was, because I know what awaits me if I ever have to deal with their customer service department again.

Easily one of the best third party controllers for Xbox, had mine for years now and not a single issue with stick drift etc. holds up well. Will be upgrading to the wireless version soon. Compatible with Xbox and PC. Really quick to adjust settings and the buttons have a good feel.

Considering I've been playing (suffering from arthritic finger fatigue) trying to be as accurate and precise as possible with my current ancient 'copycat' X-Box wired gamepad. Tearing around the latest IOM TT3 courses by comparison, was literally like trying to steer a blindfolded elephant with a banana! It went like this: My phone woke me up at 8am to notifying me that my package had been placed by my front door, not bad seeing 1PM was the deadline! I skipped the usual loo-run and ventured barefoot downstairs, avoiding the minefield of strategically placed Lego bricks and made haste to the draw bridge, where, my finger saviour awaited collection. My hopes and dreams of becoming the next TT super bike champion was finally within my reach! Sop I grabbed the package, darted back upstairs, narrowly avoid the carefully placed booby-traps and sprinted to the loo, emptied, while quickly flicking through the user guide and usual recycleable box-fillers and ta-da there 'she' was! She was staring back at me, nestled looking very comfortable, snug inside her lightweight transparent armour, I couldn't wait to get my deft shovel-like hands on her, to deflower and abuse that exquisitely-made innocent 'thing' that lay in my eager quivering nervous mitts! It (she) felt so smooth with a slightly bumpy texture, like that of recently tickled skin, she felt cool to the touch, anxious to get plugged and show me what she's capable of and I have to say, that was the quickest I ever flew downstairs to my awaiting pre-warmed PC! I had no choice by then, I was committed to my cause. So I gently inserted one end into her and the other gingerly into an available USB port. The rest is poetic history! Pro's: Great feel to it, even in my big hands all buttons are naturally within finger reach, muscle memory from my previous gamepad meant, no learning curve was required to just pick it up and crack on with the gameplay. The hall-effect precision one gets with this technology, runs rings around conventional mechanical controllers. PERIOD! Con's: Of course, There is the fact that it's connected via a white woven umbilical cord to it's mother, but I was aware of that when I ordered it/her and to be honest, if sat playing with her all day, a lithium powered toy would no doubt be of a major concern, within about a year or so. So prudent was my decision to go with a variant on a leash. Conclusion: I think this aspect of the review is by now somewhat self-evident! YES! I like it a lot and yes I would highly recommend the GameSir G7 SE controller to anyone looking to seriously 'up' their gaming performance, making this (at least in my opinion) the perfect tool for the job! 😉 The 'game' deserves nothing less than the best you can give it. 👍

Excellente manette ! Fil très long !

Cela fait bientôt un an que j’utilise cette manette GameSir G7 SE et elle est toujours nickel. Aucun stick drift, les joysticks répondent parfaitement comme au premier jour. La prise en main est très agréable, on sent tout de suite que la manette est bien pensée. Les matériaux sont solides, rien ne fait cheap, elle inspire confiance et durabilité. Je l’utilise exclusivement sur PC et je n’ai rencontré aucun problème de compatibilité ou de reconnaissance : elle est branchée, elle fonctionne. Franchement, pour un prix inférieur à une manette officielle, le rapport qualité/prix est excellent. Une très belle surprise que je recommande sans hésiter.

It's a great controller, Ive had it for about a month now and it hasn't given me any problems, I've dropped it on concrete a few times while playing Madden outside, the durability is great. I don't see why alot of people have problems with it, they probably aren't using the right gamesir settings, or haven't updated the controller. I like the feel of the controller, it's not cheap feeling like I thought it would be. I believe the only downside is that it's wired, which I get Bluetooth controllers don't have the best response time or something can interfere with it. I recommend getting this controller if you don't want to spend 70-80 bucks every few months on a regular Xbox controller

Ottimo rapporto qualità/prezzo; nonostante sia leggermente più economico rispetto ad altri pad, è molto comodo e leggero. Ottima riposta dei tasti in game, silenziosi anche se premuti più volte consecutivamente. L’estetica fa il suo, è molto bello anche da vedere per via dei colori vivaci. Consigliatissimo.

Brilliant controller. Much better than the manufacturers controller. Definitely recommended