ThrustMaster Heart Controller

A wired entry-level controller for PC and Xbox, released by Thrustmaster in 2025 with official Microsoft licensing. Despite its formal entry-level category, the model's key "feature" is borrowed from Thrustmaster's serious joysticks — the H.E.A.R.T. (HallEffect AccuRate Technology), which the company has been developing for over 15 years. This technology is applied to the analog sticks: built on Hall magnetic sensors without mechanical friction, it completely eliminates the "drift" effect — spontaneous cursor movement typical of worn-out potentiometric sticks.

The claimed angular positioning accuracy is up to 0.01 degrees, and it remains unchanged even after hundreds of gaming hours. The ThrustMaster Heart Controller additionally uses mechanical buttons with a travel of 0.3 mm — according to the manufacturer's internal tests, they respond 64% faster than traditional membrane buttons. The layout of controls is familiar to the Xbox standard: asymmetric sticks, a 4-way directional pad, two bumpers, two analog triggers, and two additional programmable buttons on the back. Under the central logo is RGB lighting with customizable colors. Fine-tuning of stick sensitivity, trigger activation, and reassignment of rear buttons is carried out in the ThrustmapperX utility, available on Windows and in the Xbox menu.