expired Posted by phoinix | Staff • Oct 12, 2022
Oct 12, 2022 2:49 PM
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expired Posted by phoinix | Staff • Oct 12, 2022
Oct 12, 2022 2:49 PM
Prime Members: 8BitDo Pro 2 Bluetooth Controller (Various Colors)
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I had preordered it when my pro controller started drifting (just last week). But after seeing a YouTube video, I bought contact cleaner spray, opened the pro controller and cleaned it with the spray. That seems to have completely fixed the drift and so I cancelled my preorder.
Regarding the 8bitdo ultimate controller - I'm a bit surprised they don't have a version without the dock. They've priced the switch version to be the same at $70. Although the 8bitdo product seems better in all respects than the switch pro controller, the casual gamer may not care. Given the same price, they might just buy the Nintendo Pro controller instead.
I'm guessing they could have shaved maybe $5 by having a version without the dock. Many people (like me) don't need another dock. Having no real basis for assertion, I can't make an educated guess; but I wonder if a dock-less controller for $65 would sell better than a $70 one with dock. It's a curious addition since most 'pro' controllers, even higher priced ones don't include a dock. They could have undercut the pro controller in price by easily removing this non-essential upgrade.
But who knows - they might have looked at the market and decided more users will get swayed by this freebie.
In any case, good to see more choices in quality controllers.
I haven't used it with Switch yet, as I have 4 Pro Controllers, but its good to have that option. I do like having back buttons for certain games (e.g. Pokémon Legends Arceus), so I might end up using it for Switch too despite the fact that it doesn't wake up the Switch.
Looks like the 8Bitdo Sn30 Pro is on sale too. Was just looking at these yesterday so this is great. Is this Pro 2 essentially the same as the sn30 pro, but with the different profile/handles to hold?
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