Update 2: It arrived and he loves it! ❤️ Detailed update post here. Update post!

Update: I have decided and placed the order! I went with the Nacon Daija! It arrives Tuesday! I'll post an update and let y'all know how he likes it! Tysm for the help! ❤️

So my boyfriend is really into fighting games. Recently he got a new job that's working out way better for us financially and logistically but it's WAY harder on him. He hasn't said anything because he's just like that but I can tell he's feeling overworked. I want to do something really nice for him and surprise him with a new fight stick!

To give some information about him, he plays grapplers a lot. (Zangief in street fighter, Patemkin in Guilty Gear, etc.) He also has essential tremor so his hands shake constantly and it gets worse the more precise be tries to be. (He's also an artist btw, and a good one, despite the tremors.) His favorite colors are green and black and he likes the death metal aesthetic a lot.

His current arcade stick is a Qanba Drone Arcade Joystick. It's got a yellow and black honeycomb pattern on the front with a yellow stick and it has 8 face buttons and has a PlayStation button on the top. This thing is OLD now and one of the buttons sticks sometimes. I don't just wanna get him a replacement, I wanna get him an UPGRADE!! I want it to be at least a little better then the one he has if not a lot better if possible.

The problem is I know nothing about arcade sticks and I didn't want to ask him and ruin the surprise. He's very perceptive and clever so there is zero chance I could get info from him without spoiling the surprise. So I decided to come here to ask y'all for some input! I'll be keeping an eye on this post so feel free to ask questions and I will respond to them.

What's a good arcade stick that's better then the one I described above that can fit within a budget of $150-200 USD? If needed I think as much as $300 isn't impossible but that would be pushing it a bit and $300 would be the absolute limit. If you can help me that will be much appreciated. He deserves something special for everything he's done for us.

It would be awesome if it was a customizable one that can switch between a stick and directional buttons of that's even a thing. I know he's talked about customizable ones and has mentioned maybe trying directional buttons instead of a stick on his next one.

Edit: He plays on PC, PS4, and PS5.