Disappointed at the Hit Box Ultra

I just got a Hit Box Ultra and I'm mad disappointed. I should preface this by saying that I own a Kitsune, a Snackbox micro, and a regular Hit Box. I prefer using my Hit Box as a former stick player as it feels like a regular arcade fightstick. The buttons are buttons and not just a custom cap on top of a micro-switch (all buttons are a cap and a switch but you get what I mean). That's why my preference goes to Hit Box so I can mod them with the buttons I like and still get the old good feeling of an arcade stick.

Regarding the Hit Box Ultra, everything is nice about it, it's slim, sturdy, it's compatible with PS5/XSX/PC/Switch, it feels very premium, you have extra buttons, you have a magnetic bottom to open it easily... So you'll think that this leverless would be easy to mod right?

You're wrong.

First of all, the combo extension are soldered to the button, which sucks. I understand it but I would have hoped for more modularity. The real issue I have though is that my Gamerfingers don't even fit in the thing, the case is to thin... I'm not a huge fan of the buttons coming with the Hit Box Ultra, they are alright but I prefer that Gamerfingers feeling (and that noise when you pressed them 🤤).

I don't see how Hit Box can justify this pricing if the modding part is not plug & play. They have made some moves to help you to mod it but it comes with the caveat of removing combo extensions or go deeper to fit your buttons. If it was 100€ cheaper, it would be ok but at that price, if you want to mod it, it’s better to buy a regular Hit Box. I feel that it's a bit too much for what it is. It's still an excellent product, especially if you use it right from the box but I expected a bit more.

I know Hit Box is not too hot right now in this sub and I wanted to give a heads up to people looking for more reviews on this new product. It’s an excellent product that despite all its qualities is too expensive especially when you can get some very good leverless cheaper with other brands.