We Got New Sticks! 

Shoutout to Qanba for sponsoring Max he's such a great DOOD

Another amazing part about the Titan having more space between the stick and buttons is that it feels great for big guys like me. It's far more comfortable when resting my hands on it

I needed a new fight stick and this stream made me buy the Drone 2. Super good stick, thanks for the recommendation!

The PS3-PS4 version also has the cable slot and its a great option if you're into retro consoles, combining it with a brooke adapter allows it to work with every plasytation console, I've tested it. ( for ps1, ps2 and psvita tv the stick has to be on PS3 mode + brooke adapter) and PS5 (PS5 accepts PS4 controllers ).

Max has been recommending these sticks for so long, glad they're finally an official sponsor

I love how easy these things are to modify. One of the cheapest simplest upgrades is the tension spring. For anyone who grabs one and feels like the stick feels too loose, or you want more accuracy with your inputs I would throw a 3-4 lb tension spring in there. It's like $1.50 and takes 5 mins to replace.

I love the space between the stick and buttons. I wish all sticks were like that.

I went with the Titan during the evo sale and added in the gravity KS buttons and gravity (Omron) lever. I really would like if Qanba made their premium sticks using their own parts similar to the Q8 with PS5 support. Edit: The Drone is a great option in the interim minus the KS silent buttons and lever.

Hori needs to start producing a few different sticks like they did the last generation. Just having the Hori stick Alpha is so boring.

I JUST bought a Drone 2 to pair with my original Drone so me and my friends can play fighting games on PC using fight sticks! Love these arcade sticks. The original Drone has held up well.

I picked up the Drone 2 back during your talk about fight sticks in one of the Evo streams and have been using it for my sessions. It’s a really nice stick, and I’m actually moving to build my own soon.

I first looked into getting an arcade stick for the first time back when DBFZ was going to launch. The Qanba Drone was actually going to be my first choice because it was like $45 on sale but stupid me didn't realize EVO was going on so all manner of arcade sticks were selling out super fast. My other option I was looking at was the Hori RAP 4 but I ended up getting a Razer Panthera even though at was one of the most premium priced sticks at the time I had a ton of credit at GameStop and ended up paying like $50 out of pocket lol. Thing is built like a tank and super easy to work on. Haven't used it in a while because the buttons finally started behaving wonky and I gotta swap them out but it lasted me the better part of near a decade before doing so. Now I mainly use a little custom keyboard layout board similar to the fightboard MX

For newcomers looking to get into fightstick, drone 2. Then if you want, get into modding and all that. Good budget starter move.

What really surprised me about qanba was the buttons (they make their own) very similar to sanwa but I've never liked sanwa (i prefer the extra travel of crown buttons) but the qanba actually feels really good right out the box that I've never changed them.

Man I just want a good fight pad.

Even though this is a sponsored spot, it is absolutely true that the Qanba sticks are really good at whatever price point you're looking at and will serve you just fine - definitely something anyone should look at as a starter.

Perfect advice Max regarding the fight sticks. Not only from qnba but madkat which ever brand you fancy. I've had my qnba for ps3/ps4 because at that time I was into UMVC. Overall its very satisfying and the craftsmanship is beautiful.

Ayy I have that fightstick! Its great! While I may be upgrading to a leveless with a Snackbox Micro, that Drone 2 will be my favorite starting stick. I already customized it with a new lever and a bunch of new buttons as well.

Personally bought my Obsidian 2 at Combo Breaker this year and customized my buttons at EVO. The weight and sturdiness of it is what sold me initially cuz I felt my HORI was always moving around. Only downside I have about it is that it doesn't fit most bookbags so keep that in mind

I got a titan on release and i love the space between the stick and buttons as well as the weight of it. the perfect midrange stick

I’ve never really been a fan of fighting games but I love watching your videos for these games. Thank you for the awesome content.

"I want to see the different betweenthe mid range and the super high range" I feel like as much as I love the Drone, Titan and Obsidian names... there was a missed opportunity to market the three sticks in this vid as Light, Medium and Heavy.

This looks really interesting and I’m happy to see sticks like these out there. I recently purchased a Razer Kitunse and it’s been a blast for me.

This arcade sticks looks incredibly sleek!

I only have a Hori Hayabusa and an HRAP4 but i customized the sticks/buttons. They do a great job for a decent price point

3:54 great stash spot to put the wii

I do have that light qanba, and I do indeed use it for fighting games, trying it on Metal Slug does bring me back.

I just got a Qanba Drone 2 so it was very exciting to see my favorite youtuber covered it! Shine on dudes! 🕹

I've been contemplating trying out a fight stick. Ahead of SF6, I got a 6-button pad, which I'm actually more familiar with due to playing console games back in the 90s with a Genesis 6-button controller all the time while only infrequently playing arcade machines. Still, may check out that Drone 2.

I have a Qanba pearl and love it. Best stick I've had in my life. Glad to see them supporting Max now too.

What do you look for in a stick, Max? What do you personally prioritize in a purchase?

I like the few instances Max talks about hardware.

Love my Qanba sticks. Got a Qanba Crystal first. Then won a Qanba Dragon. Just an amazing stick.

I've had the Drone 1 (still got it stored, too) when I got tired of losing controllers to stick drift since I played FPS games pretty heavily alongside fighting games. Recently got the Obsidian 2 at CEO 2023. They had a little sale on all three major sticks and I couldn't beat the pricing there. It would've been wayyyy more if I waited until I got home to order it and ship it. I'd recommend the Drone to anyone really wanting to give stick a try!

Sweet review of the Qanba brand arcade sticks! I decided to go for the premium Obsidian arcade stick, I love the weight, design, and form factor. I’m also not new to fight sticks, I first got a nice Mad Catz TE arcade stick back when I had a PS3 and SF 4. Fast forward to today and I just purchased a PS5 Slim, so I was in the market for a brand new sweet fight stick, I’ll be setting up my PS5 this weekend and downloading SF 6! I went the premium route since I already know I like using fight sticks and dig fighting games (SF and MK being my favorites). Thanks for this awesome review of Qanba arcade sticks dood and for being budget mindful as well in your recommendations for the casual audience along with the traditional hardcore faction. I swear I found this video at just the right time. 😃

My first big boy stick was a Qanba Crystal... mostly because the Obsidian was sold out. Amazon's got basically nothing for fightsticks at a reasonable price these days, sadly :/

For anyone curious; I've used the brook XB 2 (Xbox) and the brook NS (Nintendo) converters for over a year now. Never had a problem with them. Highly recommend instead of getting multiple arcade sticks for multiple platforms. Pricey hobby.

drone was my first stick a few years ago, I upgraded the buttons and lever eventually, then I built a BNB stick.

I love my Drone 1, but the big issue for me is the weight. I fixed it with $10 in balance weights for car tires. Lined the underneath of it with the tire weights, and it's nice and heavy now. I bet you can do the same with the Drone 2, and save some money on getting the Titan.

Had it on my wishlist for a minute. I wanted to transfer to fight sticks from game pad and this will be it. Thanks for the heads up.

I own the Qanba Obsidian 1 and i love it. the weight and quality makes up for the price

I seen Qanba stick on temu. I thought about getting one of their models. Seems pretty good 👍

My first ever fight stick was the Qanba Q1 for PS3. It served me well. One of the best budget sticks at the time.

Max im the guy that tagged you like 3 times on Twitter saying thanks for the Qanba suggestion, just by way of an update switching to Arcade Stick has literally leveled me up. From struggling in bronze to having 7 characters in Plat! The Drone 2 is amazing. Switched to Sanwa JLF and Qanba Gravity buttons too, so I got into the modding scene also 😁 can’t thank you enough max

I got to try the 2009 Desk Fight sticks both the 1P and 2P versions at EVO and it's a wonderful thing.

Ive had my Qanba crystal all this time and its never failed me

I just recently got back into Fighting Games. I picked up the Razer Kitsune just for MK1 and i dropped down a giant rabbit hole with that. I bought SF6 and GGS and will be getting the upcoming Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising. Suddenly Fighting Games provide me with a lot of fun which i haven't felt with other games besides Roguelites like Hades and Dead Cells.

Got the Drone 2 as soon as I could, and I cannot speak highly enough of its quality. The price range and size of it may fit the "budget" tag, but its quality is nothing short of fantastic and I'm so happy with it as my daily stick.

Qanba has made some great stuff in the past.

Thanks to Max’s recommendation a long time ago, I ended up going for a Qanba Obsidian Pearl for Street Fighter 6. I went a step further a purchased a custom version from Arcade Shock with the Astro City faceplate and green stick and buttons. Best stick I’ve ever owned! Still suck at Street Fighter though lol

The gang sells out… Sunny music being played in background

I go the titan just because of the large space between the buttons and stick. That shit is comfy

Got a Drone 2 because of Max after evo this year. Don’t regret it, hope they make a leverless some day

I literally switch from a SFxT TE Stick. To the OG QANBA Obsidian a few Months ago. Really enjoy the premium feel and the Blue Lights on the sides whenever you press a button. now Im looking into getting a Hitbox. but only for the right Price lol

I have the version 1 from ps3 / 4 days, the black and yellow honeycomb design. I replaced the internals pretty quick with all sanwa parts but kept the colors matched.

i hope quanba also does a leverless controller, with all socd options, that would be cool

After getting the 1st drone back in the day, started to mess around swapping buttons and lever ... now I have hori RAP and Victrix pro. Down the hole way we go 😂

Clutch stash spot 🔥🔥

I still rock a MadCatz TE2 but honestly I really wanna try leverless.

The drone was cool, I went the notch higher and got the Carbon. I swapped out all the parts with sanwa, years ago and its still my daily driver. Although iv been thinking of swapping to a bat top for the sick

I got the Hori Alpha for PS5 recently and have no regrets. Great size, customizable, not too expensive for what you get

I have been looking for an arcade stick to purchase for the upcoming Tekken 8. I really want to get back in to fighting games. The last Arcade stick i Had was the StreetFighter3/Anniversary Arcade stick. Thanks for this Video, I am really excited to get my hands on the Titan or Obsidian2, to replicate that Arcade like feeling.

i really want that Qanba fightstick desk they showed off at EVO

I've had a TE2+ for years and it's starting to show its age. Which one of these is the most similar? I'm getting tempted to buy one lol

honestly i was close to getting the drone for my 1st arcade stick. was brand new at very appealing price tbh, backed up by quite good reputation as well. tho i ended up getting a used gamesir c2 (basically the original madcatz ego i think?) that has all sanwa parts, is bigger and should be better for my lap, and the same price as brand new drone. also customizable artwork. if only i didn't encounter this stick i would've gone with drone. i'm thinking about getting the titan because i think the space between the joystick and the buttons will treat my wrists better than regular spacing. maybe in 2024 along with tekken 8

As someone who finds almost every arcade stick to have the buttons and joystick WAY too close to each other, the Titan is looking good. I just hope you can swap ot the stick-topper from the ball to the rod; I ain't no wineglass degen.

I'm on Xbox, but I use American Bat Top. I have a MAS Classic from Scanline City that I haven't finished setting up. For my daily use I use a Street Fighter 15th Anniversary Arcade Stick. I swapped out the Buttons & Stick for Industrias Lorenzo, and I swapped the PCB for a Brook Xbox Fight Board.

I recently bought the drone 2. I never played on stick before. I find the drone 2 very nice to play with

Bought the drone 2 about a month ago as my first stick and its awesome.

This is Crazy, cause I was looking on Amazon on what Arcade Sticks they had and it came down to Qanba drone 2 if I was to order my first stick.

I’m still using a Hori RAP4. Didn’t even feel the need to change it or modify it in any way. Love it

My wife got me the Obsidian 2 stick when we were at Combo Breaker earlier this year. I love it.

I have a drone 2 on the way thanks max for the awesome review

There boxes in which they came in was badass. It wasn’t just a PlayStation typical box. I only have there crystal one (ps3 and ps4 one ) and a special edition of mk 9 stick.

I hope Qanba does leverless as well in the future. I like the form factor of the Razer Kitsune, but the fact that it's not PS4 compatible out of the box is a deal breaker for me.

I was just looking for a PS5 compatible stick for GGST, SFVI, & Tekken, so Max + Qanba couldn't have lined up better. $125~ for the Drone 2 feels really good considering the standard market price for a PS5 controller is $70+ & pair of joycons is $80+.

Oh snap. The best north american street fighter 2 turbo player Darksydephil is not going to be happy 🤣

interesting... ive been wanting to buy an arcade stick before i hop back in and get series with SF6 and (hopefully) tekken 8 coming up. the drone 2 is only 130 bucks, which isnt bad.

Genuine honest dude.

wiii for candy, the drone 2 look quite nice for a first arcade stick.

I still got an original madcatz TE2 killer instinct stick with the original artwork still on it. Currently still using the FighterZ Razer Atrox

I have a Hori RAP Hayabusa that i have used for years. I love the stick but I do think it getting time to get something from this decade.

Got the premium one for sf6 on your recommandation and i dont regret it at all!! Very nice piece of hardware!!!!

Loved my Drone 1 and both of my Obsidians. Best manufacturer in the game right now

As someone whose own the Qanba Obsidian back in 2017, this was the major Arcade Stick I ever had, as much as I don't use it much, but I would still possibly use this for games like Street Fighter and stuff, Qanba has heen making such great designs and I still believe their Obsidian is still one of their best ones.

I still have my Drone 1. I'm moving over to the Haute42 but it's a great stick when I used it.

The Previous Drone had tthe Cord pocket also

Hows the bottom of it in terms of material? I've had many sticks over the years and most just glides around on my lap. Latest one I bought was Horis new Fighting Stick for the PC/PS5 and the best so far, but I fear it will be degrading over time in terms of the grip, seem high quality rubber isnt being used.

Yep the Drone is what I picked up way back when FighterZ came out, easily the best stick for the price.

Not gonna lie, if I was into dropping over a hundred bucks on arcade sticks, I'd have jumped on this the moment I saw it, it looks *real* nice. But I don't play fighters enough to justify it, so I'm good on my controllers. ...Oh hell, that quick release function for messing with a funky stick is actually *REALLY* forward thinking.

New tools, new toys, same fun!

wish i got the titan before i got the hori fighting stick. its great i just want more space between the buttons and stick

Me, who has no access to these sort of things, and I'm the casualest of casuals when it comes to Fighting Games. Could listen to Max talk about this for hours.

Man EX3 is so nostalgic to me... That Bison theme still sounds so regal

Qanba is smoking some of that good stuff, $320 MSRP for the Obsidian 2 that does the same thing as the PS4 Obsidian except it's natively compatible with PS5 whereas the Obsidian is PS5 fighting game compatible via Legacy Support. Same for the Titan, why there's no plexiglass designed for a $225 arcade stick is just ridiculous for a Drone 2 upgrade. Go for a Hori Fighting Stick Alpha for $200 new or a Nacon Daija for $250. Bold strategy for releasing 3 tiers of questionably priced arcade sticks when many other brands are cutting down to a single model or trying to get into the leverless market.

The price of the new Qanba sticks is criminal

I used to almost exclusively use Qanba, sadly had to stop buying from them when I moved to leverless layout. Would probably go back to them if they ever dropped one.

My old HORI is starting to drop inputs and sometimes my Brooks adapter just flat out stops working mid match so I night look into a new Qanba

I wish more sticks had the Titan layout. All too often it seems like the sticks are right on top of the buttons.

These arcade sticks are nice but I gotta ask, where did you get that Rock Howard jacket in the background?