I tried the $200 PlayStation 4 controller that people are buzzing about and it was a huge letdown

The PlayStation 4 is a great console, and its DualShock 4 gamepad is one of the best available.But there are certain competitive games that benefit from having a few more bells and whistles than the DualShock 4 offers — Battle Royale games like “Fortnite” and “Apex Legends” are high on that list.A gaming peripheral-maker named Scuf makes a $200 controller called the Vantage that offers a lot of those bells and whistles, but ultimately it fails on foundational issues.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.When Microsoft announced and released a $150 game controller in 2015, I scoffed. Sure, it was clearly higher quality than the standard gamepad. And yes, it was modular, meaning you could swap out components of it and even straight up add buttons. But $150？I'm not too proud to say that, after using the Xbox One Elite gamepad, I was sold. Not only is it a really good version of the Xbox One gamepad, but it's got some sweet additions that make it feel worthwhile.So when I heard about a $200 PlayStation 4 gamepad that offered many of the same benefits as the Xbox One Elite gamepad, I was pretty excited to try it. Unfortunately, unlike the Xbox One Elite gamepad, the $200 Scuf Vantage controller for PlayStation 4 fell far short of my admittedly lofty expectations. Here's why: