Overall and Final Verdict
While the Scuf Reflex is designed as a Playstation 5 controller, it isn’t limited just to console use you can use it with your PC or any other system that supports Bluetooth controllers. The overall design of the Reflex when you look at it from the front at least doesn’t depart too much from the standard PS5 controller. You have the same removable thumbstick design which I love, Scuf includes two additional sets of thumbsticks with the Reflex which gives you a little extra customization. It does have its crystal clear direction pad and buttons which look amazing. The back of the Reflex on the other hand has more going on. All Reflex controllers have four back triggers which are Scuf’s signature feature. These give you quick access to four buttons and you can swap between four profiles depending on your game type to help make sure the back triggers are linked with the buttons that you need. As a PC gamer I would love to see some PC-specific functionality here that allows you to utilize the back triggers for additional uses, that would need to be a PC-specific Scuf controller I would imagine.
The grips on the back are available on the Reflex Pro and Reflex FPS models as well as being an option with the fully customized models like we have here today. The back grips are my favorite feature by far and worked great. Scuf has a surprising variety of color options for both the Pro and FPS models with the Pro having 12 models and the FPS having 10 options. The base Reflex on the other hand is only available in black or white. But it is the full customization option that opens things up. You can customize and pick different features and colors for every part of the Reflex to make something unique to you. You can get as wild as you want and you don’t have to wait for Sony to bring out a new colorway that you like.
I did have a problem with our original controller’s right bumper not working which is always a concern but Scuf did recently expand their warranty from 6 months to a full year. This matches Sony’s warranty on the stock PS5 controller. Along with that Scuf is also now including their controller case with every Reflex and along with that you get two sets of their thumbsticks and the USB Type-C cable as well.
For pricing you can get a Scuf Reflex at a few different price points. The base Reflex is $199.99, the Reflex FPS with the instant triggers is $249.99 and the Reflex Pro is $219.99. Their custom Reflex models will depend on how you configure the controller. Each page shows the prices for anything that costs more than the base price. You can configure a custom controller for as low as $219.98, ours without the instant triggers was $291.89. Each option starts to add up. The cost of the Scuf Reflex isn’t cheap and that does put it up in the same pricing and above the Sony DualSense Edge which is $199.99 and the Razer Wolverine V2 which is $249.99. Does the Reflex compete with those as far as features go? Well, I haven’t tested the Edge, but I do think that the Edge is going to stand ahead for features with it having the advantage of being able to reprogram the back triggers on the PS5 and having fully swappable thumbstick modules. But the edge doesn’t have the easier to reach back triggers. The Reflex’s other big selling point is all of the color options as well as the full customization. It isn’t a performance feature, but it is a feature. Is that worth the money to you? That is going to depend on how much it’s worth to you to show up at your friend's house to game and you pull out a crazy controller in a unique color or design.
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