If you've ever looked at your drawer full of controllers from three different consoles and thought "there has to be a better way," the Brook Wingman P5S might be exactly the niche product you didn't know you needed.
Priced at $79.99, the P5S is the latest controller converter from Brook, an accessory maker with serious credibility in the fighting game community. Their Wingman FGC converter for arcade sticks even won an EVO Award for Best Product. The P5S takes that same idea and applies it to standard controllers, targeting Switch 1 and 2, PS4/PS5, and PC.
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What the P5S actually does in practice
The setup is straightforward: plug the converter into your Switch dock, connect your controller via the included cable to establish an initial pairing, and from that point on you can connect wirelessly. Controllers registered through the P5S show up on Switch 2 as Pro Controllers, which means button mapping is handled automatically. On an Xbox Series pad, for example, the B button correctly maps to Nintendo's A without any manual remapping required. Rumble and motion controls work as intended, too.
Tested configurations that work flawlessly include the DualSense, an official Xbox Series controller, and a Nacon Revolution PS4 pad. Third-party Switch-compatible controllers like the 8BitDo Pro 3, Gulikit TT Max, and Mobapad Chitu2 HD also pass through without issues. Brook maintains a detailed compatibility list on its website, and it's extensive enough that most controllers you'd realistically want to use are covered.
Here's the thing: it also works in reverse. You can connect a Pro Controller 2 to a PS5 through the P5S, and it maps correctly there too. Given how smooth the Pro Controller 2's analog sticks are compared to the DualSense, that's actually a compelling use case.
The trade-offs you need to know about
The P5S registers every connected controller as a Pro Controller, which creates one notable limitation: analog triggers don't function as analog inputs on Switch 2. The console only supports true analog trigger input from GameCube controllers (via the NSO adapter). So if you were hoping to use a DualSense or Xbox pad for a racing game with proper trigger sensitivity, that won't happen here.
Input lag is kept to a minimum in both wired and wireless modes, with no perceptible issues during normal play. That said, Brook hasn't published hard latency numbers, and some players with competitive requirements may want to wait for more detailed testing before committing.
A recent firmware update added support for the new Steam Controller, with Brook confirming plans to add compatibility with Sony's upcoming Flexstrike wireless fight stick, due to launch on August 6. The company's track record of ongoing firmware support is one of the stronger arguments for the P5S over cheaper alternatives.
Who this is actually for
Brook is candid that the target audience is small. If you're happy using whichever controller came with your console, there's no reason to look at this. The Switch 2 Pro Controller is genuinely excellent, and spending $79.99 on a converter when you could put that toward the first-party pad is a legitimate counterargument.
The P5S makes more sense for a specific type of player: someone who owns multiple consoles, has a preferred controller they want to use everywhere, or has accumulated a collection of pads they'd rather not retire. Fighting game players in particular will recognize Brook's value proposition immediately, given the brand's pedigree with arcade stick converters.
The absence of Xbox console support is the one gap that genuinely limits the P5S's appeal. For multi-platform players who also own an Xbox Series console, that's a real omission.
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