After disposing of my old Hori Alpha, I bought the Daija stick because it's PS5 compatible and among mass-produced sticks, I liked its design the most.

I wanted wireless, but I compromised with a detachable cable.

The price was $199 on Amazon, about 280,000-290,000 KRW. I know it's a more expensive stick, but it was on 20% sale, so I bought it without customs duties.

Still, it's a stick that's been out for a while, so I wonder if that's why it's on sale... Before buying, I found that it had been sold for as low as $150.

It said 4 days for delivery, but the 4th day was a Sunday and it didn't arrive, so I wasn't expecting it, but

it was delivered around 10 PM. It was marked as arrived at Incheon Airport in the morning, so it seems incredibly fast to be delivered to my house on the same day.

I don't remember the other components very well as they are currently in the box, but

I recall there being 2 replaceable artworks, Daija stickers, and a manual.

When I first received the Hori stick, I was surprised by its large size, but even though this stick is larger, it's not surprising since I've seen the Hori stick once.

The artwork on the top panel can be replaced immediately by unscrewing all the black screws in the photo, but I think the default one is the best.

The top panel opens by releasing the latch when you simultaneously press the buttons on the left and right sides of the stick.

The interior is neatly built, and at the bottom, there's a battop? (a long handle), a screwdriver, and some coin-like object.

The cable is neatly tied and stored inside on the right.

There's a lot of empty space inside, which seems good for hiding things.

When looking down from above, it's hard to gauge the height, but the actual height is 7 centimeters, which is quite tall.

It seems taller than the Hori Alpha. It looks like they made the internal space large for ease of maintenance, but I wish the height was a bit lower..

The function buttons are on the right side, but since they likely won't be used in fighting games, it wasn't a particular problem.

I like the clean feel of the top panel because they are on the side.

Overall, I'm satisfied.

The palm rest seems to be plastic, but surprisingly, with the holes, the part it touches feels less sweaty.

They say it's a Sanwa stick & buttons, but my personal feeling is that the lever feels looser compared to Hori, and the buttons feel good.

I wish the lever was a bit tighter; Sanwa seems to have more input errors compared to Hori.

The small blue light that turns on when actually connected is nice.

Stick specifications below

• Support: PS5 / PS4 / Windows PC

• Lever: SANWA JLF Series

• Buttons: SANWA Action Buttons

• Connection: Wired USB

• Cable: Approx. 3m

• Wireless: None

• Button Mapping: Full button settings available in Nacon Daija app

• Stick Head: Balltop / Battop interchangeable

• Button Lock: Yes

• Palm Rest: Front wrist rest included

• Internal Access: Easy lever/button replacement by opening top panel

• Artwork: Top panel customizable