The Syndicate branding comes from the Youtuber of the same name, A.K.A., Tom Cassell, who at the time of writing is nearing a terrifying 10-million subscribers. His actual input in the Syndicate line-up of controllers appears to be mostly cosmetic, with the rightmost grip sporting Syndicate’s lion logo inside a playing card style Spade. A black, gold and silver paint job finish the whole thing off.On top of that distinctive look that the Impact has it also feels like a well-built, premium product. Of course, given the hefty price-tag it should. The plastic shell is solid with no ounce of give to be found, and the buttons have a smoother feel than you find on the regular Dualshock.Once you get the SCUF Impact Syndicate into your hands there are some major differences to how it feels versus the typical Dualshock controller made by Sony. The first thing I noticed is that the sides are chunkier and more shallowly angled. While the Dualshock’s sides come down at nearly 90-degrees the Scuf likes to spread itself out, making the controller feel more like an Xbox One pad. It’s perfect for bigger hands.However, if you like the shape of the traditional PS4 controller you can opt for the SCUF Infinity, although it only has two paddles versus the Impact’s four.The second major thing that alters how the SCUF Impact sits in your hand are the four paddles located on the back. Ignoring their function for now the paddles sit exactly where your pinky and ring fingers naturally rest. This takes some getting used to and at first I found it a little uncomfortable. On the Dualshock my pinky and ring fingers curl around the grips, but on the SCUF the paddles stop me from doing because my ring fingers wound up sitting on the outmost paddle. This had a knock on effect, causing me to stretch my pointer fingers a little more to use the triggers. Other times my ring fingers would wind up sitting awkwardly on the very edges of the outer paddles, which unsurprisingly isn’t very comfy.
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May 2022
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