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Do you want to just have fightsticks or are interested in learning to make them? If you just want fighsticks, highly recommend checking out facebook marketplace - you can usually find some decent deals there. If you want to make them, these types of kits are the cheapest, but I'd probably go just a bit higher for my base. You will also have to consider the cost of a case - pre built or making from scratch (router bits, etc.). I think the cheapest prebuilt case is going to be those plastic ones with suction cups on the bottom. Highly recommend looking at a gp2040ce board as a base. You get solid compatibility across multiple platforms (look for one with a usb passthrough - let's you get on ps4/5 with a usb dongle). They should run about 25 bucks for the pcb. For buttons, the very lowest I would personally go for is something like this deal. Those super cheap buttons really are super cheap. Look at the cost of sanwas - which is kind of the general base gold standard when making price comparisons. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5B83DZN/ I'd recommend a 20-pin harness to make wiring from the pcb to buttons and sticks easy. For that, I'd actually check aliexpress - significantly cheaper than a brook harness and I haven't experienced any performance issues. Joystick is a bit tougher. Personally, I'd have trouble going for anything below a sanwa but that's up to you. I do hear that the generics have gotten significantly better. Finally - consider getting a pair of premade leverless ones that have buttons instead of joysticks. Look for some by haute, they can be quite inexpensive and most should have a gp204ce board in them along with pass through capability.