8bitdo pads - now with iOS support

[Alex W.]

There wasn’t an appropriate thread for these and I figure people across a bunch of platforms have them:

 

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Compatible controllers – SN30 Pro for Android, SN30 Pro, Pro+, Pro 2, Ultimate 2.4g and Lite SE

 

https://www.8bitdo.com/apple/
 

With a software update these pads now work with any iOS game that supports a controller natively, which should include PS Remote Play.

[Popo]

Very nice!

[Sane]

I wrote down some impressions of the Ultimate pad in another topic. In short, I really like it. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a good pad. Also it's got those fancy hall sticks that don't drift (be aware: they only come with the bluetooth version of the pad for reason, the non bluetooth versions have traditional sticks)

 

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Got my controller today. It's very, very nice! I've had several 8bitdo controllers before (The SN Pro and the M30) and I've always felt they were almost as good as first party controllers, but not quite. With this new one it definitely feels like they've reached parity and it's rightly called Ultimate. If you told me this was the new official Xbox controller I'd believe it.

 

I'll give some more detailed impressions after playing more but I want to mention the little dock: it's great! It looks nice, especially with the controller in it and the 2.4g dongle lives in it. But what I didn't realize is that it's actually inserted into a USB port inside the dock. This means that you can connect the dock to your Switch with a USB C cable and that the controller connects to the Switch through that. Neat!

 

I will definitely sell my Switch Pro controller and keep this.

 

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Some more impressionson the 8bitdo:

 

I played Espgaluda 2, Cotton Reboot, Streets of Rage 4, Garou: Mark of the Wolves and Spelunky and I can confirm the dpad is excellent. I didn't notice any lag, pulling of special moves in Garou worked flawlessly and I did better in most of these games than usual (which is a pretty low bar to be fair).

 

I played through Magmoor Caverns in Metroid Prime and it felt great. The only thing I didn't like was the feel of the tops of the sticks, a bit more slippery than I'd like but that might be newness.

 

I find the Xbox Series controller to be slightly more comfortable to hold. The 8bitdo is slightly smaller and to my fairly big hands the shape of the Series pad is more suited.

 

The "Ultimate software" app on android works pretty well. It has horrible reviews and people complaining about it crashing all the time but for me it seemed fine. It lets you manage pretty much everything: change any button, calibrate, set up different profiles (switched by a dedicated button) and even adjust deadzones on the sticks and triggers.

 

[ZOK]

I’m struggling to see how this would improve Pocket Card Jockey.

[Yasawas]

Excellent - thanks!

 

I hadn't seen this and though I had worked out how to connect it to both iOS and Mac before, there were compromises that didn't need to exist (you had to register it as an Accessibility option on the former and in most pairing modes it was recognised as a DualShock on the latter) so hopefully that's a bit smoother.

[K]

I bought one of the ultimate controllers a short while ago, and can confirm it's a great pad that works extremely well with MacOS - the only issue is that it seems to confuse the hell out of Steam. Which is annoying, but hardly a dealbreaker - it's not like I play loads of arcade games on Steam, and it plays very nicely with all the emulators I've tried it with. Nice docking station, and I particularly like the way that it automatically turns on and connects when you pick it up.

 

I am slightly disappointed to learn that the 2.4ghz version of the pad doesn't have the fancy Hall Effect sticks, but it's still a good buy - much better than the old Stadia controller I was using.

[Sane]

 

7 hours ago, K said:

I am slightly disappointed to learn that the 2.4ghz version of the pad doesn't have the fancy Hall Effect sticks, but it's still a good buy - much better than the old Stadia controller I was using.

Yeah it's too bad, I bought the Bluetooth one because of that, even though I don't need Bluetooth. Not sure what the reasoning for it is. 

 

What's also too bad is that there's no wireless xbox version of the Ultimate. It'd be perfect for emulation and arcade type games and generally just as a good second pad. 

[teddymeow]

I've just bought the 8bitdo Wireless Adaptor 2 so I can use my spare Series X pad on my Switch.

How is it in terms of lag? Is it noticeable? Would I be better off stumping up the cash for a Pro Controller?