There was a moment when I was testing the Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra Wireless controller when it reminded me of a scene from my favorite film trilogy. In The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, three main characters are met with a wizard clad in white robes in a dark forest. Upon realizing it's not who they suspected, Gandalf tells them he has returned to Middle Earth in order to right the wrongs of his wizardly peer. He's now Gandalf the White, and he's everything Saruman should have been.
Last year, I was a little disappointed by what was prophesized to be one of the best Xbox series X controllers. The Asus ROG Raikiri Pro won loads of design and innovation awards at the start of 2023 for its mini OLED screen, RGB strikethroughs, and intriguing back buttons. When I finally got my hands on it though, I found that it was all style and no substance. A good controller, by any metric, but one that went down a dark path and didn't make the most of its potential.
