HORI Real Arcade Pro 4 Kai for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PC

I have the Mad Catz TE for PS3, but it is unfortunately not compatible with PS4. I play GG Xrd Rev 2. Here's my review: tl;dr lol.What do you hate about it?It is a shame there is no microphone jack. Online you can't chat with your opponents. You may find a work-around; I haven't looked. We shouldn't need a work-around.Should I settle for a non-Mad Catz?Chances are you are trying to convince yourself it's okay NOT to buy a Mad Catz and it's OK to buy a "second rate imitator." I usually like to buy the "best" or "most expensive" mode so I read basically all of these reviews. Mad Catz company had some problem I guess with their inventory and it is very hard to find one at the $200 point I was expecting to pay. Instead, the sticks I found were up to $300 and even beyond from some third party resellers associated with Amazon. The Law of Diminishing Returns led me to realize the difference in quality isn't enough to pay double; I'm not a pro, and maybe only a pro could appreciate the difference. The price of the HORI RAP 4 was fair, and the price is what finally convinced me to choose this.So are the components really cheap feeling?First impression, the form and design were better than I expected. The horizontally stretched chassis had me worried, but it was just fine and comfortable on my lap. The photo led me to believe there were two stubby "legs" with an empty channel down between them. In fact, that must be a trick of the photo editing. It has a flat bottom. The top layer covers the metal hardware box. As stated elsewhere, a rubber coating covers the cold metal on the bottom. It doesn't budge during rough play - it is lighter than the Mad Catz, but just as steady. The Mad Catz seems like a solid tank that if I was a pro transporting it frequently, I would prefer.Everyone, including me, was convinced from forum discussions, etc., that if you don't have Sanwa components, you're basically using junk. I took that as gospel truth. After I've used this, I have no complaints. I can see what people say about the button material. Sanwa buttons are made from a hard plastic like volcanite or bakelite like a kitchen appliance - microwave or toaster maybe - otherwise possibly described as enamel (?). The Hayabusa buttons are made of something similar to the plastic of vinyl toys. I've read reviews that say the option button is different from the rest. I think it is completely forgiveable to cut costs. IDK, but I'm perfectly happy with the Hayabusas. The stick is indistiguishable for me between Mad Catz and HORI.In conclusion, if you are vascillating or wavering on, "Can I live with myself if I settle?", JUST GET IT. You'll be satisfied. I had the Mad Catz for comparison and nothing disappoints me on the HORI. Thank goodness HORI found a good way to keep the primo components while saving costs where they could. Now, I can play fighting games as they were meant to be played again.

Really great stick for the money, especially if you get it on sale like me. Great for anyone's first stick of choice. This stick is like a budget entry to the premium category of sticks, so it's good for upgrades too! Buttons are great with a nice joystick (though some have said it's too loose which I don't agree with), on the right side of it it has all the gizmos and stuff you'd ever need which includes the L3 and R3, share button, switching the stick from PS4 to PS3 and PC, turbo mode, assign mode, 5 12 and 20 (which I have still yet to figure out what it means), PS button, and finally D-PAD, Left Stick, or Right Stick. Saddest part of me personally is how it doesn't have a headphone jack, big bummer for me but if you don't use headphones you're fine. Theres a plastic flap at the top left side of the stick which is suppost to hold the cable in or just outside because there'sa tiny hole on the left side of it, now I'm no genius but to first get the cable it comes out of there, every other time I try to get the cable back there by rolling it up and putting it in there, it pushes the plastic piece up kinda how a pimple looks on someone. It makes me have to put the stick rightside up against the wall because I'm afraid the damn thing will break because many people have said it to break. So what you're left with is 3 choices, pimple method, stuffing the cable in there without rulling it up losing all your cool gamer points, and finally just leaving the cable out of flap through the hole which is what I like to do. Just be sure to keep the cable straight or you'll risk it getting tangled up and keeping it that way forever. Oh and the motion pad button is up there as well, it doesn't work like an actual motion pad (like the one on the dualshock 4) it just emulates the button feeling and button input. So overall this is a great stick for the money and for anyone. If you're kinda thinking about upgrading your old stick to a premium one or entering the FGC with a premium sitck that isn't ridiculously expensive, this, this is the one.

Este fue el primer arcade stick que probé y superó por mucho mis expectativas. No sabía muy bien que esperar de el pero cuando lo recibí me sorprendió el tamaño, me dió la impresión de ser más grande y más pesado de lo que imaginaba por videos que vi. Como muchos dicen, sus botones son sensibles y reaccionan bien, y su forma frontal inclinada es muy comoda para apoyar la mano sin que sea cansado. Había visto muchas reseñas que critican su palanca de ser muy suelta pero como primer arcade stick que tuve realmente no noté que así fuera, asi que aún hasta ahora eso no es problema para mí (llevo apenas cerca de un mes con el y después de el ya probé otros sanwa). También vi reseñas que recomiendan un restrictor octagonal pero nuevamente, como primer arcade stick no me pareció que fuera problema tener cuadrado.De su calidad en general me gustó mucho, se siente firme y de muy buena calidad. El único detalle que si veo es que cuando la tapa del cable esta cerrada se llega a mover un poco, pero les aseguro que aunque tiene un poco de movimiento no se abre por ninguna circunstancia, es muy dificil que se abra ya que cierra muy firme.Lo recomiendo totalmente para quien apenas se vaya a comprar su primer arcade stick y quieran uno que funcione muy bien.

This is my 3rd arcade fightstick purchase and definitely my favorite. (Original 2 sticks were Dreamcast Ascii Arcade Stick and Mad Catz TE Round 2). The stock Hayabusa stick, while looser than say a Sanwa, performs admirably, although it does tend to 'pull-out' a bit easier than a Sanwa stick as well. (This did not affect gameplay however). The Hayabusa buttons were responsive but felt very mushy to me, I've heard this is reduced after a breaking in period, but in this case, I did remove them to put in a set of Sanwa buttons due to personal preference.While this stick as not advertised as 'easy to mod' like the Tournament Edition sticks from Mad Catz (RIP), it is one of the EASIEST sticks I have ever modded. The backing comes off with about 8 Phillips screws, with the only seal being a tamper sticker over one screw, leaving full roomy access to all the buttons and wiring. The push-lock Hayabusa buttons were extremely easy to remove, and it was (relatively) easy to replace them with Sanwa push-locks. As well, the model I received needed very little force to remove the wiring from the buttons. If you prefer screw-lock buttons, you will need to file down the gasket most likely, however, the only potential issue I could see. The stick was tested and worked perfectly on PS4 and PC, and if you are running Windows 10, the stick will auto-detect with no software update required. I can only assume it would work just as well on PS3, but I haven't tested it.All in all, a great stick for a good price.

with so many big fighting game releases of late arcade sticks are bursting in popularity, with any decent being hard to find at times. I am really glad I went with this stick over the Qanba Drone, its better made and feels great. I may change to a bat top/Korean stick on it at some point, as I think id prefer that over the ball. if you want something better than a starter stick but don't want to spend Obsidian money then the Hori Rap 4 Kai is a very good stick. the buttons are VERY responsive and the stick feels fine, even with the square gate. Octo gates are cheap though if you prefer and apparently that's an easy change too. Ive used this was TEKKEN 7 (which is excellent), MVC infinite (which is trash), Injustice 2 and Guilty Gear XRD, and it feels great all around in all the games. the graphics on the stick are understated in the pictures and its very slick looking. I wish the cord was about 3 feet longer but eh.