HTC Vive Controller (2018) & Vive Base Station

My 12 year old son wanted to take the risk on a used item because of the cost savings to his birthday money. The product arrived without a charging cable but that was not a deal breaker because we have the old one from his old controller that broke. But the product would not hold a charge. No LED light came on to show that it was charging and even a direct to pc attempt was made and it was not recognized. Now I have written the company Boca and are awaiting a response. It has only been two days so I am holding off complaining till we hear from them. I just keep getting email requests to rate my shopping experience. I will update this after we hear from the company and either do a return or exchange to hopefully save my sons birthday wish for a working controller for his beloved VR system.

The first set of controllers that were included with the Vive Pro went bad after about 3 weeks. They started by drifting then completely cutting out at the worst possible times. I measured, adjusted, upgraded and fixed everything...including the 200 Windows required reboots. Then I stumbled on a site indicating how to disassemble the controllers. The issue was the connector inside the controller. I fixed the first one and completely jacked up the second controller, bumping a ribbon cable that has no chance of returning to the right spot so it wont power on now. $200 down the toilet. So, I bought 2 of these for the $400 price tag. That was 6 days ago. No bumps, hits, accidental damage, just Expert and Expert + play going fast for long hours (and soreness)...and today they are drifting. I stand still and the start flying away. Recalibrated, fixed, rebooted 22.5 times, upgraded (tried, no upgrade availabe) and no fix. At this point, Im looking at paying $400 every 3 weeks to use the the Vive...love Beat Saber (my new daily obsession), loved Alyx, Pistol Whip...and dont want to go back to the Oculus. Unless youre sponsored or made of money, stay away...invest in oil futures and lose money the smart way.

Works great quality products

Bought HTC Vive many years ago, then bought a Vive Pro HMD, now had to buy a new set of controllers. The old ones were having power issues where the charge doesnt last very long anymore. Also, one of them has a pad that is glitchy and one of the pad buttons doesnt register clicks consistently. Next up, Im expecting the base stations to blow out on me.

Good but not as good as stick controllers like oculus or index knuckles. Price is also steep just for one controller. Grip controllers are so stiff that pressing them you have to press un so hard

No tracking issues over 60 days. Arguably the most immersive controller for beat saber, though could use a few gritty surfaces to promote grip.

Works as Intended. But the first generation had longer battery life. I dont know the reason for that. Maybe that require a bit more power? Either way its a around 4-5 hour life if you use them during that window. Where the first gen lasted far longer. 8+ hours.

One of my original HTC Vive controllers stopped working (the thumb tracker) after hundreds of hours of play and years of use. I bought this as a replacement and it works great! Now I have one original/old controller and this new one. The new one works so well, it’s a noticeable difference. It was easy to set up and I haven’t had an issue in the few months I’ve been using it.

Do not buy these. Decade old Wii technology has better tracking than these. Buttons are terribly placed for VR, due to constantly hitting menu buttons. The grip does not feel good. Any amount of sweat will make it feel like theyre falling out of your hands. The seller also has really bad return policy. If these break on you or you realize how terrible they are, they will not give you a refund. If you do buy these, I wish you luck

Bought a used one in supposedly good condition but when I received the controller I found that the thing was busted and looked like someone had chewed on it. It turns on and connects but doesnt track wouldnt reccomend getting used ones