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Backbone One Mobile Gaming Controller for Smartphones: Lightning from $59 or USB-C
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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:
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
- White USB-C (Gen 2) $79.99
- Black USB-C (Gen 2) $79.99 [discuss]
- White Lightning $59.99 -> now $59
- Black Lightning $59.99
- Target
- White USB-C (Gen 1) $79.99
- Black USB-C (Gen 1) $79.99
- White Lightning $59.99
- Black Lightning $59.99
- Best Buy
- White USB-C (Gen 2) $79.99
- Black USB-C (Gen 2) $79.99
- White Lightning $59.99
- Black Lightning $59.99
- 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
Editor's Notes
Written by johnny_miller | Staff- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
- Sign-up for Target RedCard to save an additional 5%, receive free shipping, and attain an extended return period.
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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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:
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
- White USB-C (Gen 2) $79.99
- Black USB-C (Gen 2) $79.99 [discuss]
- White Lightning $59.99 -> now $59
- Black Lightning $59.99
- Target
- White USB-C (Gen 1) $79.99
- Black USB-C (Gen 1) $79.99
- White Lightning $59.99
- Black Lightning $59.99
- Best Buy
- White USB-C (Gen 2) $79.99
- Black USB-C (Gen 2) $79.99
- White Lightning $59.99
- Black Lightning $59.99
- 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
Editor's Notes
Written by johnny_miller | Staff- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
- Sign-up for Target RedCard to save an additional 5%, receive free shipping, and attain an extended return period.
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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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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If you don't mind a bit of tinkering, you might be able to conceal the adapter inside the controller.
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It will still work as a generic dumb plug in controller without their software but it loses a lot of functionality.
Apple rarely (never) does anything in everyone's best interest, simply because they have enough stranglehold to not have to.
No other company has gotten away with enforcing DRM in their cables. At least not for as long as they have.
It will still work as a generic dumb Bluetooth controller without their software but it loses a lot of functionality.
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It will still work as a generic dumb Bluetooth controller without their software but it loses a lot of functionality.
Subscription lets you use their launcher software. Subscription also lets you use it as a WIRED usbc controller - is my understanding. It is lame. Agree.
I have no need for either... great controller so far IMO.
Also - my original post prior to it being taken over and re-written mentioned the subscription.
Not a dumb no-name controller without subscription. It still uses vendor supported firmware and drivers.
Subscription lets you use their launcher software. Subscription also lets you use it as a WIRED usbc controller - is my understanding. It is lame. Agree.
I have no need for either... great controller so far IMO.
Also - my original post prior to it being taken over and re-written mentioned the subscription.
Not a dumb no-name controller without subscription. It still uses vendor supported firmware and drivers.
I have used all the other controllers that us the vendor supported drivers and what not, and most of the games are not compatible with the controllers or suck and are completely awkward. Only a few games really ever work well without some software engine to customize the inputs.
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