> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://averagetechnerds.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Turtle Beach Stealth Flip: A $99.99 PC Controller With Sticks That Flip Into Touchpads - URL: https://averagetechnerds.com/turtle-beach-stealth-flip/ - Published: 2026-10-20T03:41:05.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-21T02:20:46.000Z - Description: Turtle Beach’s $99.99 Stealth Flip turns its sticks into touchpads with a flip, adds a PC trackpad and comes out October 27. - Author: Victor - Tags: News, Controllers & Accessories, PC Hardware Turtle Beach has a new PC controller up for pre-order, and the name is about as literal as it gets. On the Turtle Beach Stealth Flip, the thumbstick modules flip over to reveal touchpads, and a separate trackpad sits at the top of the controller. It’s $99.99 on [Turtle Beach’s store](https://www.turtlebeach.com/products/stealth-flip-wireless-controller?ref=averagetechnerds.com) and [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HJCBN7BW?ref=averagetechnerds.com), and it comes out October 27, 2026. Bottom line up front ## So what does this mean for the *Average TechNerd*? The Stealth Flip is a $99.99 wireless controller for Windows PCs, Android phones and smart TVs, out October 27\. The trick? Each stick module flips over into a touchpad, and a dedicated trackpad up top runs your Windows cursor. Everything else is a familiar Turtle Beach pad: Hall effect sticks, two back buttons and up to 20 hours of battery. Just don’t plan on using it with an Xbox or PS5\. Turtle Beach doesn’t list either one as supported. At a glance What it is A wireless PC controller whose stick modules flip over into touchpads Price $99.99 at Turtle Beach and Amazon US; £89.99, €99.99, C$139.99 at Turtle Beach’s other stores Release date October 27, 2026 (pre-order now) Key features - Flip-to-Touchpad: two stick modules that flip into capacitive touchpads - Dedicated PC trackpad - Hall effect sticks - Two back buttons, two-position trigger stops, four onboard profiles - Up to 1,000 Hz wired polling on PC Battery Up to 20 hours Works with Windows 10 and 11, Android 8.0+, smart TVs with Bluetooth Weight 290 g ## What is the Turtle Beach Stealth Flip? A wireless controller built for PC, with stick modules that turn into touchpads. Turtle Beach calls the trick Flip-to-Touchpad, and yeah, that’s where the name comes from. It talks to a Windows PC through its own USB wireless transmitter, over Bluetooth or with a cable. And this one’s official. Turtle Beach sells it on its own store with a product page, a spec sheet and an FAQ, under model number TBC-5103-05\. What it hasn’t done yet is put out a press release, and nobody has reviewed it either. So fair warning: every detail here comes straight from Turtle Beach. ## When does it come out, and how much is it? October 27, 2026, for $99.99 in the US. Turtle Beach and Amazon both had it at that price on October 19, and both take pre-orders now. Outside the US, Turtle Beach’s other stores list it at £89.99 in the UK, €99.99 in Europe and C$139.99 in Canada, same date. ## How does the flip work? Each thumbstick sits on a module with a capacitive touchpad on its other side, and the module flips over to swap them. Turn both and the sticks are gone, replaced by two round touchpads. Turtle Beach’s renders show the modules turning one at a time, so a stick on the left and a touchpad on the right looks possible too, which is kind of neat. In every render, the D-pad and face buttons stay right where they are. ![The Turtle Beach Stealth Flip with a stick on the left and a touchpad on the right, next to a view of its back with two module sliders](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/23/b323103c-90c0-46a8-9230-7d317a5ebaf3/content/images/2026/10/turtle-beach-stealth-flip-front-back.jpg) A stick on one side, a touchpad on the other, and the sliders on the back. Image: Turtle Beach Flip it over and each module has a slider marked with a lock and a rotate icon. If that sounds familiar, it looks a lot like Turtle Beach’s [Stealth Pivot](https://www.turtlebeach.com/products/stealth-pivot-controller?ref=averagetechnerds.com) controller, where release switches on the back unlock its modules so they can turn. Turtle Beach’s text doesn’t actually describe the Flip’s sliders, though. ## What does the trackpad do? It’s basically a mouse for Windows. Turtle Beach says the dedicated PC trackpad moves the cursor, gets you through menus and handles supported in-game actions, so you don’t have to reach for a mouse every two minutes. It sits at the top of the controller, right where the Stealth Pivot has its screen. ![Close-up of the Turtle Beach Stealth Flip trackpad above two round touchpads](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/23/b323103c-90c0-46a8-9230-7d317a5ebaf3/content/images/2026/10/turtle-beach-stealth-flip-trackpad.jpg) The dedicated PC trackpad, with both modules flipped to touchpads. Image: Turtle Beach And that swap is the trade-off. No screen means you lose the on-controller settings and phone notifications the Pivot offers. Setup moves to the PC Swarm II Desktop app instead, which handles button mapping, macros, stick sensitivity curves and firmware updates. ## What else does it have? The sticks are Hall effect, which read their position with magnets, so the sensor has no contacts rubbing together to wear out and cause drift. The action buttons use microswitches rated for five million clicks. Wired to a PC, it polls at up to 1,000 Hz, meaning it reports your inputs 1,000 times a second. Wireless? Turtle Beach doesn’t give a figure. ![The back of the Turtle Beach Stealth Flip with its two back buttons, trigger stop switches and module sliders highlighted](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/23/b323103c-90c0-46a8-9230-7d317a5ebaf3/content/images/2026/10/turtle-beach-stealth-flip-back-buttons.jpg) Two back buttons, the trigger stop switches and the module sliders. Image: Turtle Beach For tuning, you get two mappable back buttons and trigger stops with two positions, a short hair trigger or full travel. Four onboard profiles let you switch layouts on the fly. And there’s a 3.5mm jack for a wired headset, with Turtle Beach’s audio tuning built in. ## How long does the battery last, and what’s in the box? Turtle Beach rates it for up to 20 hours, and when it runs out you just keep playing on the cable. That’s the same rating as the Stealth Pivot. The box keeps it simple: the controller, the wireless transmitter, a 3 m USB-A to USB-C cable and a quick start insert. No charging dock, no case. The controller weighs 290 g. ## Does it work on Xbox or PS5? Turtle Beach doesn’t list either one. Its FAQ answers the consoles question with Windows 10 and 11 PCs over the transmitter, plus phones, smart TVs and other hardware over Bluetooth. The Stealth Pivot, for what it’s worth, also works on Xbox with a cable. And Apple devices aren’t on the list either. ## Is the Stealth Flip a Stealth Pivot successor? Turtle Beach hasn’t called it one, and the Pivot is still on its store at $139.99 (it [launched at $129.99](https://gamespress.com/TURTLE-BEACHS-REVOLUTIONARY-STEALTH-PIVOT-CONTROLLER-LAUNCHES-FOR-PC-X?ref=averagetechnerds.com) in November 2024). The idea is close, though. The Pivot’s modules rotate to swap its usual layout for one built for fighting and retro games, and the Flip’s modules swap sticks for touchpads. Same party trick, different twist. The Flip costs $40 less. So what do you give up? The Pivot’s screen, its Xbox support and one onboard profile. Rumble is an open question too, since the Flip’s page never mentions vibration and the Pivot’s lists dual rumble motors. | | Stealth Flip | Stealth Pivot | | --------------------- | ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | Price on October 19 | $99.99 pre-order | $139.99 (launched at $129.99) | | What the modules do | Flip from sticks to touchpads | Rotate to a fighting and retro layout | | Top of the controller | PC trackpad | Connected Command Display, with phone notifications | | Sticks | Hall effect | Hall effect | | Extra buttons | 2 back buttons | 2 back buttons, plus 2 in the rotated layout | | Onboard profiles | 4 | 5 | | Rumble | Not mentioned | Dual rumble motors | | Rated battery | Up to 20 hours | Up to 20 hours | | Xbox | Not listed | Wired | | Companion app | Swarm II Desktop (PC) | Control Center 2 (Xbox, PC, iOS, Android) | ## How does it compare with the Steam Controller? Both put trackpads on a PC controller for about $100, so this is the obvious comparison. Valve’s [Steam Controller](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4165870/Steam%5FController/?ref=averagetechnerds.com) is $99 on Steam and keeps its sticks and its trackpads on the controller all the time, so there’s nothing to flip. It also adds gyro aiming and a rated 35+ hours of battery. The Flip’s pitch is different: a dedicated trackpad, plus sticks that turn into touchpads when you want them. Valve built its controller for anywhere Steam runs, while Turtle Beach lists Windows, Android and smart TVs. ## Who is it for? PC players who want to get around Windows without reaching for a mouse, and who’d like touch controls in the same pad. If you play on Xbox, look elsewhere. The Stealth Pivot at least works there with a cable. And if what you really want is a screen and an Xbox license, Amazon has a [pre-order listing for the Stealth Ultra II](https://averagetechnerds.com/turtle-beach-stealth-ultra-2/) at $199.99, twice the price. Would you swap a stick for a touchpad? Based on Turtle Beach’s Stealth Flip store pages (US, UK, EU and Canada) and FAQ, its Stealth Pivot store page and November 2024 launch announcement, the Amazon US listings for the Stealth Flip and Stealth Ultra II, and Valve’s Steam Controller store pages, as of October 19, 2026\. Turtle Beach hasn’t issued a press release for the Stealth Flip; details may change.