I can't say much about a hitbox controller, because well I just had to do some research on WTH that even was and all I can trully say is damn, that looks slightly insane to use, though seeing how I have been a guitarist for large portion of my life, a transition like that might not be as difficult as I would suspect it to be. Anyway, I just trasitioned from the standard PS controller to a stick, and I'm sure it isn't to much difference with trasitioning to any kind of controller, all you need is pateintce, resolve, and practice. If your trully dedicated to what you do then you will grasp it faster than you may have even thought. When I was younger I always hated playing at the arcades, because I so preferred my d-pad controller, but now that I have a stick and got the hang of it I don't see how I got along without it. ( My gawd there is way too much double humor in this post)