I chose the TES+ over the TE2+ because I didn't feel like the price difference was warranted, at least in my case, given that they use the same exact parts and the only difference is the case design. The major difference is that the TE2+ has a pop-open lid with a button to gain access to the guts while the TES+ has the classic screw-down lid... the TE2+ is easier to get into obviously, but that's not to say the TES+ is hard to get into... it's just a few hex screws after all and if we're all honest with ourselves, most of us will never change a thing in there and if we ever do it might be a once in a lifetime thing. Those who plan on changing buttons and gates on an ongoing basis obviously know what they need and would be better served by the TE2+.



The TES+ has a somewhat smaller (still big) case that is more desk friendly, an important consideration for me considering that I'm going to be using it exclusively with my PC. And yes, it works perfectly out of the box with PC... Windows 10 picked up on it instantly, recognized it as a TES+ and it was working in my PC games without having to configure a single thing. A big difference from my old TE stick which refused to work in any PC forcing me to purchase a hard to find PCIe card with a VERY specific USB chipset in it and effectively rendering it useless on any of my other PCs in the house. So yeah, even though they advertise this as a PlayStation fightstick and don't mention PC at all, it works absolutely perfectly and no hacks required at all. If you want to use the touchpad as a mouse cursor, no that does't work out of the box, but there IS software out there that will let you do it - I haven't tried it yet though, but I can see that being pretty useful in an HTPC type gaming situation. At any rate, the updated logic board in the new TE+ series is the main reason I bought one, hopefully guaranteeing long term painless PC support going forward and is the main selling feature for me.



The packaging is pretty basic, my original TE came in a much nicer and easier to use (for storage between use) box than what the TES+ is presented in. That part, I'm slightly disappointed in especially considering the large price increase in these things since the original TE came out.



Everything else about it is pretty much the same as what you may have become used to with the classic TE design, though the controller as a whole has shrunk somewhat compared to the TE particularly missing are the extra angled parts of the case to both the left and the right. At any rate, it's not a bad thing but somehow I still feel like the old classic TE had a nicer overall casing.



The plexi panel on top of the mainly flat black art underneath does show finger, err, palm prints pretty readily just to give you a heads up on that if that kind of thing bothers you.



Overall, this is a great value for effectively the same gaming experience from the more expensive TE2+ and definitely recommended if you're going to be trying to fit it on a smaller desk surface or even multiples side by side for two player. Same great feel as the classic TE but with updated brains that give it a lot more flexibility for use in non-console situations make it a no brainer for PC gamers even if fighting games aren't your thing any more and you just want it for arcade games/emulation.



Update 2/24/16: Still working flawlessly as expected, really enjoying it. Read some important information about SFV on PC, currently it does not support DirectInput (which this fightstick uses in Windows), and will only work with XInput devices (basically xbox compatible controllers). There are rumblings that Capcom may patch support in. There are also rumblings from Madcatz that these sticks are firmware update-able and that they are working on a firmware update that will add Xinput support. I hope so...