Various Retailers have
Backbone One Mobile Gaming Controller for Smartphones (White or Black, USB-C or Lightning) on sale listed below.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Members
mizike789,
slugbug &
rubixcube for sharing this deal.
Note: White model appears to be tailored to the PlayStation Remote Play experience, while the Black model appears to be tailored to the Xbox Game Pass experience.
Available from:
- Backbone Labs Inc. via Amazon
- Target
- Best Buy
About this product:
- Analog triggers, tactile buttons, and clickable thumbsticks
- Low latency via USB-C or Lightning connection, pass-through charging, and 3.5mm headset jack
- (For USB-C editions) Compatible with most Android devices 10.0 and up as well as the new iPhone 15 series
- (For Lightning editions) Compatible with all iPhones 14 and older
- Backbone app lets you record and share gameplay, party up with friends, and launch your favorite games all from one place
- (White) Uniquely recognized as a DualSense by the PS Remote Play App to play PS4 and PS5 games on mobile device from anywhere
Top Comments
If its aim is to emulate the console experience, then it seems perfectly apt to emulate the controller as well. It does for me at least.
I'm going to shirk off the angsty-ness in your comment, I imagine you're passionate about the topic as well.
It "literally makes sense" and others have agreed above^ even. Figuratively it makes sense too.
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Edit: @ Target.
The Backbone is definitely more polished and has its own companion app to get things up and running quickly.
However, you can get both the D8 and M10 for what this costs.
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What do you mean? Gen2 of this backbone product?
It is acting as a portal to Playstation, no? What's stupid about being identical to a Playstation controller?
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What you said is stupid because you're complaining the thumbsticks shouldn't be staggered, when that is literally how the gen1 and gen2 backbone gaming controller thumbstick layout is and has been.
Why would they change the design for a PlayStation THEMED controller. That makes literally no sense.
I'm not using it as branding moniker (hence why I didn't capitalize the term to match the name); I'm saying that it's a streaming device licensed by Playstation for streaming from Playstation. It has Playstation logo right there on it and has "remote play" all over the marketing photos.
If its aim is to emulate the console experience, then it seems perfectly apt to emulate the controller as well. It does for me at least.
I'm going to shirk off the angsty-ness in your comment, I imagine you're passionate about the topic as well.
It "literally makes [plenty of] sense" and others have agreed above^ even. Figuratively it makes sense too.
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