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Sep 15, 2024 8:47 PM

8BitDo Pro 2 Bluetooth Gamepad (Windows / Mac / Android / Nintendo Switch; Gray)

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Best Buy has 8BitDo Pro 2 Bluetooth Gamepad for Windows, Mac, Android, Nintendo Switch (Gray, 80GL) for $28.99. Shipping is free for My Best Buy Members (free to join).

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Features:
  • Full-size wireless Bluetooth game controller designed with respect for the classics
  • Made with extra attention to critical characteristics, such as a D-pad, to make sure it feels exactly like you remember it
  • Easily pairs your controller as an X-input or D-input device via Bluetooth. You can even use it as a wired USB controller with the included USB cable
  • Compatible with PC, Mac, Android, and Nintendo Switch
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Best Buy has 8BitDo Pro 2 Bluetooth Gamepad for Windows, Mac, Android, Nintendo Switch (Gray, 80GL) for $28.99. Shipping is free for My Best Buy Members (free to join).

Thanks to Deal Hunter doublehelixx for posting this deal.

Features:
  • Full-size wireless Bluetooth game controller designed with respect for the classics
  • Made with extra attention to critical characteristics, such as a D-pad, to make sure it feels exactly like you remember it
  • Easily pairs your controller as an X-input or D-input device via Bluetooth. You can even use it as a wired USB controller with the included USB cable
  • Compatible with PC, Mac, Android, and Nintendo Switch
No longer available:
  • Best Buy via eBay has 8BitDo Pro 2 Bluetooth Gamepad for Windows, Mac, Android, Nintendo Switch (Gray, 80GL) for $28.99. Shipping is free.

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spartanvi
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The Alps use a traditional potentiometer design. Without getting too technical, these potentiometers are a mechanical design with moving parts that measure voltage to determine the joystick's position. These potentiometers are more prone to wearing out quickly under regular use (due to the friction between a metal wiper and a graphite pad within the resistor), which leads to the tell tale "stick drift" problem we've seen countless times among modern controllers.

Hall Effect joysticks are fundamentally different because they use a magnetic contactless design to measure voltage, which is used to determine the joystick's position. This in turn means Hall Effect joysticks are significantly less prone to developing "stick drift" and should translate to an overall longer life span of the controller's joysticks.

I only know this because over a year ago, I decided to learn how to solder so that I could fix my own broken Xbox One and Series Elite controllers. I have since made a nice sum of cash buying, repairing, and selling "stick drift" controllers. Most can be repaired by replacing their individual worn out potentiometers, while some I've gone the extra length to change their joysticks to a Hall Effect design instead.
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Dhry
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Hall effect or no, this is my absolute favourite controller of all time.
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Zaren717
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Fairly certain these are the ALPS, the picture of the product box is missing the hall effect icon.
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Sep 15, 2024 8:54 PM
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anfreySep 15, 2024 8:54 PM
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Are these the updated ones with Hall effect sticks or the old ones with ALPS sticks?
Sep 15, 2024 9:04 PM
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Zaren717Sep 15, 2024 9:04 PM
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Quote from anfrey View quoted comment :
Are these the updated ones with Hall effect sticks or the old ones with ALPS sticks?
Fairly certain these are the ALPS, the picture of the product box is missing the hall effect icon.
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Sep 15, 2024 9:40 PM
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Its_The_GuySep 15, 2024 9:40 PM
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How good is the D-Pad?
Sep 15, 2024 10:05 PM
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jmt553Sep 15, 2024 10:05 PM
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Rolling the dice on this one. Sure, it's not with the Hall Effect sticks but this controller has pretty solid reviews and has to be better than the PowerA controller I have.
Sep 15, 2024 10:11 PM
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Quote from Its_The_Guy View quoted comment :
How good is the D-Pad?
Been using this for 3+ years, it works great, especially for fighting games like Street Fighter. I prefer it over the Pro controller.
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Sep 15, 2024 10:13 PM
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johnlauSep 15, 2024 10:13 PM
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I used the $10 gift certificate they sent me to order the SN30. Should I cancel the order and get this instead? What is the difference between the two?
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Sep 15, 2024 10:25 PM
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DhrySep 15, 2024 10:25 PM
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Hall effect or no, this is my absolute favourite controller of all time.

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Sep 15, 2024 10:49 PM
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xchricSep 15, 2024 10:49 PM
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I have it for Switch. Good controller. It is sad that it doesn't connect to ModelY, well, it is connected but doesn't seem to work.
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Sep 15, 2024 10:52 PM
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KovaxinationSep 15, 2024 10:52 PM
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How does this one compare to the Ultimate C? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLM5Q...UTF8&psc=1
Sep 15, 2024 10:54 PM
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JollyGuitar319Sep 15, 2024 10:54 PM
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Quote from anfrey View quoted comment :
Are these the updated ones with Hall effect sticks or the old ones with ALPS sticks?
apologies for being off, what would the difference between the two be?
Sep 15, 2024 11:04 PM
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Its_The_GuySep 15, 2024 11:04 PM
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Quote from SupernovaQ View quoted comment :
Been using this for 3+ years, it works great, especially for fighting games like Street Fighter. I prefer it over the Pro controller.
Thanks!
Sep 15, 2024 11:09 PM
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JVarghese81Sep 15, 2024 11:09 PM
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Quote from JollyGuitar319 View quoted comment :
apologies for being off, what would the difference between the two be?
https://jrmerritt.com/blog/unders...20lifespan.
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Sep 15, 2024 11:35 PM
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JustinP31688Sep 15, 2024 11:35 PM
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Dang out of stock
Sep 15, 2024 11:46 PM
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a_landSep 15, 2024 11:46 PM
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Is this good for a mister??

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Sep 16, 2024 1:31 AM
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FabulousSnail5445Sep 16, 2024 1:31 AM
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great controller. paid retail for this

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