# iFixIt's Switch 2 Pro Controller Teardown [Switch 2 Pro Controller: Built to Break? Full Teardown](https://youtu.be/awEY5OGvIXE?si=iIamndcs8i0fiayH) by iFixIt <div class=iframe-container> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/awEY5OGvIXE?si=iIamndcs8i0fiayH" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> > This is a piss-poor excuse for a controller. The Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller makes promises it can’t keep. It’s Nintendo, so I expect name brand durability. It has Pro in the name, so I’m expecting performance and longevity. And then there’s the price tag: $85 pre-tax. That, to me, says I should be able to rely on this controller for at least a good few years. I am slightly surprised at the harsh tone in the teardown. I understand it, especially when factoring in iFixIt's primary angle is user repairable electronics, but this is in stark contrast with the actual experience of using the controller. The language on YouTube is design for the algorithmic machine. On their website, the link to the video is more reflective of the companies beef—repairability. In my time using the controller, this is one of the best controllers I have ever used, bar none. iFixIt is looking down the line when time will come for that battery. When sticks might drift (I've never experienced the phenomenon). Those are valid concerns. Their counter point of cheaper third-party controllers with better sticks falls somewhat deaf on my ears, when the primary factor in a controller, to me, is how it feels to use and play. 8BitDo makes good controllers, but they're no first-party fare. In the end, I think iFixIt worded their review for the short-term, not long term. It's filled with the kind of clicky language that I don't often correlate with the brand. The controller has been out a month. I have controllers older than iFixIt that still work and are in great shape. Maybe we need to give this one a few years before throwing around implied planned obsolescence and being "built to break." And where the heck is the answer to how the sticks glide so effortlessly? I can't believe this wasn't addressed by the team.