$99 isn’t bad at all when you compare what you can do with it to any ‘pro gamer’ controller out there. It has massive programmable potential comparatively to a normal Xbox controller. Pro controllers usually run $150 and up. Yes this is pricier than a shit ass China controller but you’re also getting a massive amount of flexibility with it.
I appreciate the enthusiasm but the controller market offers way more than you think. There are fantastic controllers with great hardware and software for less than a standard Xbox controller. I went deep after two Xbox controllers failed fairly quickly and I expect great things from any controller that is $100. I’ve gotten used to mechanical switches, strong layouts, software and software-free options with onboard memory, and so on.
Functionally, you can do the same Steam Input customization on a $50 8bitdo that you can on this $100 controller.
Just no trackpads.
Is there any 8bitdo controller with 4 additional back buttons, too? Those are clutch for dual stick games; I’m almost always remapping then to the face buttons so I never need to stop moving or looking to do an action.
But yeah; the touchpads are critical. So many games become playable with touchpads. Nested radial menus allow for effectively infinitely many controls, which allows for most simulation games. Many Path of Exile builds are unplayable without back buttons and trackpad radial menus, due to input requirements.
tbh, I often play games on my Deck instead of my gaming PC for the controller. It’s really that good. (Although nothing beats kB+mouse for FPSs.)
My Ultimate 2 Wireless has 4 extra buttons.
Two of them are up by the triggers, though. And in Bazzite, you need to be connected via Bluetooth to use them (they’re not available with the RF dongle).
Hmm. That kinda makes sense, if they’re new; Bazzite is immutable, so I imagine it’s using an outdated kernel that doesn’t have recent drivers. I’d be curious if it works with SteamOS or CachyOS, as they’re both gaming focused distros with frequent updates (CachyOS moreso than SteamOS, afaik.)
$99 with never having to worry about stick drift while having triple the battery life of Dual Sense? This is a steal…
It’s a better value than the console makers pro controllers. Looking to use the touchpads on an HTPC
$99 USD is hard to justify. 8BitDo Ultimate is half the price and a great controller.
It’s closer to 2/3 the price than 1/2. It also does a lot less.
Not that I don’t love almost everything 8bitdo.
I dont care how much it is, I’m buying one. I always said that the Xbox controller is holding back gaming. Sony and Nintendo are always doing something different with their controllers so why not Microsoft? I’m happy to see valve innovating in this space.
It’s not shocking considering the price of console controllers
I think the prices should be low. This way, we’ll create a better mode. Life mode.
