Nintendo Joy-Con vs PowerA Enhanced Xbox One Wired Controller

We couldn't find enough data on either option to be able to come to any reliable conclusions. We strongly suggest that you look at some alternatives that also cost around $60.

The Nintendo Joy-Con got praised by Tom's Guide and Laptop Mag - two highly trusted sources that perform in-depth hands-on testing. It was awarded the "The best multi-purpose controller" title from Tom's Guide and "Ranked 2 out of 6" from Laptop Mag in their respective Gamepad roundups.

Returning to the PowerA Spectra Enhanced Xbox One Wired Controller, CNET, a source that's known for its high-quality in-depth testing, has great things to say about it. In fact, it was named its "Ranked 1 out of 4" in its "Best Xbox Controller for 2023: Series X and Series S" roundup, which is quite a feat.

We tried doing a direct Nintendo Joy-Con vs. PowerA Spectra Enhanced Xbox One Wired Controller review score comparison but couldn't find any sources that tested both.

Next, we took a look at which sources liked them best and found that the Nintendo Joy-Con most impressed the reviewers at iMore, who gave it a score of 7, whereas the PowerA Spectra Enhanced Xbox One Wired Controller did best in its PCmag review - it scored 8 points.

Finally, we compared them to other Gamepads on the market and found that neither of them got reviewed particularly well - with an average score of 7.0 out of 10 points, the Nintendo Joy-Con got rated similarly to most of its competitors - the overall average review score for Gamepads being 7.5 - while the PowerA Spectra Enhanced Xbox One Wired Controller performed even worse than most Gamepads, with an average of 6.0.