Collective Minds Cronus Zen (PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Gaming Console)

Purchase was made late November. Item was received quickly through Prime membership.Item is presented in a nice box, that is strong and durable, not you usual flimsy type. Inside you get the actual Cronus Zen, 3 usb cables.(1) short cable for flashing firmware and then connection to device your going to be using it on. Connects to back of Zen(2) Programming cable that is used to connect to a computer to load the actual scripts to the unit. Connects to right side of Zen.(3) long micro usb cable to use in wire mode on controller, or for duping a controller when using another. Connects to left side of Zen. Or front left depending on what configuration your running.Front ports are for mouse&keyboard or wire controller.Flashing firmware is easy, load firmware update program from website and connect to pc via short cable attached to back of Zen and press small button on bottom of Zen to put it in bootloader status and flash.Programming is straight forward, plug into right side of Zen and connect to pc and run the Zen programming software found on the website.You can select a Zen made script or one of the main fan based scripts. Loading each one into the 8 available slots. Then write them to the unit.Switch between each profile by pressing the right blue button.Changing the scripts to suit your needs on the fly is straight forward press left trigger and select, this opens the script up and then you can scroll through what's editable. You need to check each scripts docentaion as each is different.I run this on an Xbox one X, I have used this with a standard wireless joypad and have also used it on a wired joypad. Both work with no issues.I borrowed a series 2 elite controller and have successfully paired and used this. Note** I was unable to get the series 2 Elite controller to work in the Xbox Elite controller app wireless I had to put the usb in the left port of the zen and connect it to joypad. This only needs to be done when you want to map buttons. Once mapped and uploaded, I unplugged the joypad and used it wireless and the joypad worked with the Settings I had programmed it with.As my joypads are wireless I have a Xbox wireless adapter plugged into the front left.I also use a wireless Astro headset so don't use the 3.5mm port in joypad.So, Am I happy with the unit YES. It does need a pc to program it but once done it's flawless, the scripts are free, so don't ever BUY any the ones that are fan based are free and work really well.Installation overall was easy little head scratching at one point but power cycling Xbox to restart fixed the issue.Would I recommend this YES already have and two friends have purchased.It is worth the money YES, for the fact you can use mouse and keyboard and that it gives you some nice perks depending on the scripts. I originally purchased it for mouse and keyboard, being a PC gamer, but been out of the loop for some time. So use to using a joypad I have stuck with this. Muscle memory.There is alot of YouTube video available to set the unit up on Xbox, Pc, PlayStation.Playing with a PlayStation pad on an Xbox and vice versa, or playing with either console pads on a pc.And installing scripts and modifying them on the fly.I am looking at getting a strike pack for my Xbox controller, so will update this review with my findings.Hope this helps...

This review is from a PC user, I have not tested this with consoles.Pros:It looks niceCons:It literally does not do a single thing that it's meant to do!I'm a Call of Duty player. I use keyboard and mouse and I play on PC. I have kit that's compatible with this device and I've spent many hours trying to get it to work.My background - I used to be a programmer / developer in a previous career. I am very computer literate and I've yet to meet a device I can't get working. Until today!The device registers fine with my PC. I can download a game profile and I can connect peripherals to it - XBox one controller, gaming mouse, keyboard etc. But that's where the success ends.The device completely ignores most of my key presses in game (I've mapped and remapped them several times). It causes lag with my input, so I'm actually worse of with this device than without it. And no matter what features I select in my game pack, I still have recoil and I don't have the aim assist! So, it's an expensive paperweight that makes you worse at gaming and doesn't do as advertised. I cannot return this thing fast enough! It's useless.I've followed the manufacturers instructions. I've watched their Youtube channel. I've watched other people's Youtube channel. I've spent many hours doing the same thing over and over to try and get this to work thinking perhaps I was doing something wrong - but I'm not as I've done exactly as others have.This device, for PC gamers, is pointless and best avoided! Don't waste your cash.

Works well as it should and no you don’t need to pay for scripts that do the same thing

This product basically allows cheating on console with the only downside being that it does not completely do everything for you in game (meaning a person still has to be good in a game for the zen to have an effect).

To preface, I used an unmodded controller without any additional paddles and played primarily Apex when using the Chronus.Unfortunately, my experience with it wasn't as good as what YouTube etc say online.Setup us finicky, but it only really takes about twenty-minutes. The Chronus app itself has quite the selection, but if you are thinking of buying it to give you an edge in Apex I'd reconsider.The anti-recoil is great when it works... which is to say, when you have a 1x sight and have had the opportunity to slowly navigate the menu to select the weapon you've just picked up and toggle the equipped mods; assuming it doesn't glitch out and think you have your secondary equipped and compensate incorrectly.You really need a few seconds whenever you grab a weapon, to toggle the right things, and in Apex... Well, let's just say hot-dropping is off the table.The reason I'm giving this 3 stars, though, is for its non-recoil compensation benefits. Being able to map movement profiles is excellent, especially if you have a molded controller with extra buttons; auto strafe, crouch-spam etc being one button press away is a game changer.Tl;Dr - recoil compensation is too finicky to make quick use of, but movement and qol scripts are very beneficial.