8BitDo’s Xbox-Style Ultimate Controller Goes Wireless, But Not For the Xbox

With the power toheavily customise the performanceand functionality of its various button and sticks , the8BitDo Pro 2remains one of our favorite third - party controllers . One of our few complaints is the restrainer ’s symmetrical side - by - side joystick layout , which 8BitDo is finally address with a new version of its Xbox Ultimate wired controller that also ultimately goes wireless .

The8BitDo Pro 2looks more or less like a to a great extent updated and augment edition of the Super Nintendo ’s classical gamepads , which is fitting , because while it ’s compatible with Windows , macOS , and Android devices , it only play nice with the Nintendo Switch when it comes to consoles . That take in its enjoyment of side - by - side analogue joysticks a minute perplexing , because Nintendo has been using an asymmetrical joystick layout since theGameCube WaveBird , and go on to use it on its Joy - Cons and Pro Controller . Sure , the Wii U Pro Controller uses a symmetrical layout , but the stick position on the 8BitDo Pro 2 is more like a Dualshock ’s than that accountant ’s .

To at long last address that stick placement issue , 8BitDo has updated itsUltimate Wired Controller for the Xbox Series S & X , first announce back in March , with a more generic designing ( that ’s still redolent of the Xbox comptroller and the Nintendo Pro controller ) and both Bluetooth and 2.4GHz wireless connectivity . It ’s now simply call the 8BitDo Ultimate Controller , and will be available in three versions that supply to pretty much everything except , ironically , the Xbox ( and Playstation ) .

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8BitDo Ultimate Controller + Charging Dock With Wireless Bluetooth Switch Compatibility

At $ 70 , this is the most expensive of the three new 8BitDo Ultimate control , but is still the one most gamers should get , as it includes both Bluetooth for connect to devices like the Nintendo Switch , as well as a 2.4GHz wireless connection for tie to PCs with less lag . It comes in dim or white .

It offers all the same feature of speech and functionality of 8BitDo ’s wire Xbox controller and the wireless Pro 2 , include compatibility with special software and apps for configuring the control , the ability to lay in and easily switch between three unlike configuration profiles , and an extra twain of re - mappable paddle buttons on the back . Unlike the Pro 2 , the 8BitDo Ultimate Controller ’s rechargeable battery is n’t removable , but is now easy to keep charged with a bundled dock that also includes a compartment for stash away an include 2.4GHz USB arranger .

8BitDo Ultimate Controller + Charging Dock With Wireless 2.4GHz PC Compatibility

A slimly cheap selection at $ 50 , this version of the 8BitDo Ultimate Controller skips the Bluetooth for 2.4GHz only , but retains the rest of the programmable functionality , plus the shoot down wharf that includes a place to store the included 2.4GHz USB adapter . It ’s also available in disastrous or white , as well as a pernicious pink colorway .

8BitDo Ultimate Controller With Wired Switch and PC Compatibility

you’re able to save yourself a tidy sum of money with the $ 35 pumped up version of the new 8BitDo Ultimate Controller , which is compatible with the Switch , Windows PCs , Android mobile devices , and even the Raspberry Pi , although it only works with 8BitDo ’s Ultimate Software for configure its hardware through the Windows 10 app . There ’s no bob included as there ’s no batteries that need a commission , and colors are confine to bleak or livid .

All three 8BitDo Ultimate comptroller are available for pre - order decent now throughAmazon : theBluetoothone , the2.4GHzone , and thewiredone , with cargo ships expect on October 28 . They wo n’t substitute the wireless 8BitDo Pro 2 controller , however , as that controller ’s side - by - side joystick layout will still appeal to some gamers .

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