Nacon Revolution 5 Pro vs Victrix Pro BFG The PS-Licensed Hall-Effect Head-to-Head
Both PS5-licensed. Both Hall-effect sticks. Both 4 back buttons. Both suffer the same Sony API rumble limitation. The Victrix Pro BFG Reloaded costs $10-30 less, delivers 2x the battery life, and has a swappable Fightpad module. GamesRadar's own Nacon review recommends the Victrix instead.
Buy the Victrix Pro BFG Reloaded. Both are PS-licensed Hall-effect pro pads with the same Sony API rumble limitation and both have 4 back buttons, but Victrix wins on price, battery life (nearly 2x), modularity (Kailh Fightpad module conversion), and reviewer consensus. GamesRadar's own Nacon review directly stated the Victrix is cheaper with better back buttons and more accurate sticks. Buy Nacon instead only if you specifically prefer chunkier Switch Pro-style ergonomics or want the interchangeable weights (10g/14g/16g) for controller-weight tuning.
The contenders
Nacon Revolution 5 Pro
The first officially licensed PS Hall-effect controller. Chunky Switch Pro-inspired ergonomics, weight-tuning system, and Nathan Massol pro-player co-development — but reviewer consensus prefers the cheaper Victrix.
- First officially licensed PS5 Hall-effect controller
- Chunky Switch Pro-inspired face buttons — genuinely comfortable
- Interchangeable weights (10g/14g/16g) for controller-weight tuning — unique in segment
- Co-developed with pro Street Fighter player Nathan 'Mr. Crimson' Massol
- Larger, heftier ergonomic feel preferred by players with bigger hands
- 10-hour battery life vs Victrix's 17-20 hours
- $10-30 more expensive than Victrix Pro BFG at same feature tier
- GamesRadar's own review preferred Victrix on back buttons and stick accuracy
- 250Hz polling on PS5 (Sony third-party licensing cap)
- Headphone jack issues per GamesRadar's build-quality flag
Victrix Pro BFG Reloaded
The reviewer-consensus best PS5 pro pad. Hall-effect sticks (Reloaded), 4 back buttons, Kailh microswitch Fightpad module, 17-20 hour battery, and the deepest modular ecosystem in the segment.
- $10-30 cheaper than Nacon (original at $179.99, Reloaded at $209.99)
- 17-20 hour battery life — 2x the Nacon
- Kailh microswitch Fightpad module — genuinely unique 6-button conversion
- 11+ swappable modules including octagonal-gate stick tops
- GamesRadar directly recommended over Nacon in Nacon's own review
- Lighter, less premium hand-feel than Nacon per GamesRadar
- No weight-tuning option (Nacon-exclusive)
- Same Sony API rumble/haptics restrictions as Nacon
- Original 2023 variant uses potentiometer sticks — buy Reloaded specifically
Where each one wins
Every category names a clear winner (or a tie when the answer is genuinely platform- or preference-dependent). No cop-outs.
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Price and value
Victrix Pro BFG ReloadedOriginal Victrix Pro BFG at $179.99 is $20 cheaper than Nacon Revolution 5 Pro. Reloaded variant with Hall-effect sticks at $209.99 is $10 more. Both Victrix variants regularly discount below $150 per TechRadar's UK reviewer. Nacon holds firm at $199.99 with fewer discounts. GamesRadar's own Nacon review flagged that 'you should get a lot more controller for the money here' — direct value critique. Victrix wins the value axis.
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Stick drift immunity
TieBOTH have Hall-effect sticks — this is where the buy decision meaningfully overlaps. Nacon was the first officially licensed PS5 controller with Hall sticks. Victrix Pro BFG Reloaded added them in 2025. Both are drift-immune by hardware design. The original 2023 Victrix Pro BFG used potentiometer sticks (buy the Reloaded variant specifically if drift immunity is the priority). GamesRadar's Nacon review noted 'more accurate thumbsticks (at least for me)' on the Victrix, but this is subjective preference. Effective tie on the drift-immunity axis.
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PS5 native features (Sony API restriction)
TieBOTH suffer the identical Sony API limitation — no rumble, no haptic feedback, no adaptive triggers, no PS-button sleep-wake on native PS5 games. This is Sony's licensing requirement for all third-party PS5 controllers, and neither Nacon nor Victrix can work around it. If you need these features, buy a DualSense or DualSense Edge instead. Neither wins this axis; both lose identically to the Edge.
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Back buttons and customization depth
Victrix Pro BFG ReloadedBOTH have 4 remappable back buttons — tied on count. GamesRadar's Nacon review specifically preferred the Victrix's back button ergonomics ('better back buttons'). Victrix also has the Fightpad module — a mechanical 6-button conversion for fighting games that Nacon does not match. The Nacon's D-pad module is swappable but Nacon does not offer the multi-genre module ecosystem Victrix has. Victrix wins on depth despite the tied back-button count.
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Battery life
Victrix Pro BFG ReloadedVictrix Pro BFG at 17-20 hours per charge. Nacon Revolution 5 Pro at 10+ hours per charge. Victrix wins nearly 2x. Multiple reviewers (Tom's Guide, TechRadar, GamesRadar) have flagged the Nacon's shorter battery as a downside relative to the Victrix. Nacon's battery still beats the DualSense Edge (5-10 hours), but relative to Victrix it's a decisive loss.
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Ergonomics and hand-feel
Nacon Revolution 5 ProThis is where Nacon has a legitimate advantage. Tom's Guide's reviewer specifically praised the Nacon's chunky Switch Pro-inspired face buttons and heftier feel for larger hands. GamesRadar's Nacon review called out the 'larger size and increased heft' as appealing. Victrix Pro BFG is lighter (264g vs Nacon's heavier build) and less premium in hand-feel. If you prefer heftier controllers, Nacon wins. If you prefer lighter, Victrix wins. Genuine ergonomic tension.
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Multi-genre versatility
Victrix Pro BFG ReloadedVictrix Pro BFG's modular Fightpad module converts the pad to a 6-button fighting-game layout with Kailh microswitch face buttons. Nacon has no equivalent. If you play fighting games (Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, Guilty Gear Strive) at all alongside other genres, the Fightpad module conversion is a decisive Victrix advantage. Nacon's swappable D-pad module is nice but does not provide the same game-genre-specific configuration flexibility.
Read the individual reviews
Frequently asked questions
The Victrix Pro BFG Reloaded, per most reviewer consensus. Same Hall-effect sticks, same 4 back buttons, same Sony API limitations — but Victrix wins on price, battery life (17-20h vs 10h), and modular Fightpad module. GamesRadar's own Nacon Revolution 5 Pro review flagged 'The Victrix Pro BFG is cheaper, has better back buttons, and more accurate thumbsticks (at least for me).' Direct citation from the same reviewer covering the same competitive-play use case.
Yes, identically. Sony's licensing restrictions prevent all officially licensed third-party PS5 controllers — including both the Nacon Revolution 5 Pro and the Victrix Pro BFG — from delivering rumble, haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, or PS-button sleep-wake on native PS5 games. Both HAVE rumble motors physically and they work on PS4 games and PC games; on native PS5 titles they're software-locked. This is not a controller design choice, it's a Sony licensing requirement.
Victrix Pro BFG at 17-20 hours per charge. Nacon Revolution 5 Pro at 10+ hours per charge. Multiple reviewers have measured close to these numbers. Victrix wins by nearly 2x — this is one of Victrix's decisive advantages and one of the reasons reviewers consistently prefer it.
Because Victrix delivers more on the axes buyers rank most highly: price (Victrix cheaper on original variant), battery life (2x), and modular versatility (Kailh Fightpad module has no Nacon equivalent). Nacon's genuine advantages — heftier ergonomics, weight-tuning system, Nathan Massol pro co-development pedigree — are legitimate but appeal to a narrower buyer segment. For most buyers, Victrix's advantages compound more meaningfully.
Different SKU. The Nacon Revolution X Unlimited is the Xbox-licensed variant with different polling rates and features. It targets Xbox and PC use cases, not PS5. If you're a cross-platform user considering both PS5 and Xbox, the Nacon Revolution X Unlimited is the Xbox equivalent — but even GamesRadar recommended it primarily for PC use, not Xbox specifically. See our Nacon Revolution X Unlimited review for the Xbox-side comparison.
Yes. Both Nacon Revolution 5 Pro and Victrix Pro BFG work on Windows via 2.4GHz USB dongle or wired USB-C. Nacon's PC polling rate can exceed the 250Hz PS5 cap. Victrix similarly polls higher on PC than on PS5. Companion apps (Nacon's Nacon Pro Compact software; Victrix Control Hub) are Windows-only for firmware updates and customization.
Both have swappable D-pad modules. Nacon's default D-pad is competent but has drawn criticism from VideoGamer's review ('D-pad leaves a lot to be considered'). Victrix's default diamond D-pad is well-reviewed, and the swappable alternatives (plus, arcade/octagonal) give you genre-specific options. For fighting games specifically, the Victrix Fightpad module converts the right stick to two additional face buttons — decisive advantage.
For committed PS5 players who care about drift immunity and multi-year durability, yes — both Hall-effect sticks avoid the DualSense Edge's biggest weakness. Victrix at 17-20h battery and $10-30 cheaper is the better value pick. For casual PS5 players, no — a standard DualSense at $69 delivers the platform-native experience without the pro-tier premium. If you need adaptive triggers for PS5 exclusives, buy the DualSense Edge instead of either of these.