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8BitDo Ultimate 3-Mode Controller for Xbox

+ Free S&H w/ Amazon Prime

$40

$70

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Woot! has 8BitDo Ultimate 3-Mode Controller for Xbox on sale for $39.99. Shipping is free for Amazon Prime Members (must login with your Amazon account and select a shipping address in order for Woot to apply free shipping) or is otherwise $6 per order.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Officially licensed by Xbox. Connect to your Xbox via wired USB, your Windows PC via 2.4G, or your Android devices via Bluetooth.
  • Hall Effect Joysticks
  • Hall Effect impulse triggers (vibration triggers)
  • 2 Pro back paddle buttons
  • Refined Bumpers and D-pad - Clicky but smooth, Light but tactile
  • 3.5mm audio jack. 3-way mode switching button. 3 custom profiles. Multifunctional Charging Dock.
  • Support 8BitDo Ultimate Software.

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Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • This offer matches the previous Frontpage Deal.
    • This 8BitDo Ultimate 3-Mode Controller for Xbox is priced $30 lower (42.9% savings) than the $69.99 list price.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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Woot! has 8BitDo Ultimate 3-Mode Controller for Xbox on sale for $39.99. Shipping is free for Amazon Prime Members (must login with your Amazon account and select a shipping address in order for Woot to apply free shipping) or is otherwise $6 per order.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Officially licensed by Xbox. Connect to your Xbox via wired USB, your Windows PC via 2.4G, or your Android devices via Bluetooth.
  • Hall Effect Joysticks
  • Hall Effect impulse triggers (vibration triggers)
  • 2 Pro back paddle buttons
  • Refined Bumpers and D-pad - Clicky but smooth, Light but tactile
  • 3.5mm audio jack. 3-way mode switching button. 3 custom profiles. Multifunctional Charging Dock.
  • Support 8BitDo Ultimate Software.

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • This offer matches the previous Frontpage Deal.
    • This 8BitDo Ultimate 3-Mode Controller for Xbox is priced $30 lower (42.9% savings) than the $69.99 list price.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this Store:

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FYI, doesn't connect to Xbox wirelessly, requires a USB wire.
Linus is a fraud, he's probably being secretly paid by them.
This is a fantastic controller, but yeah, Microsoft doesn't allow 3rd parties to use their wireless so this is wired only for Xbox.

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Sep 27, 2024
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Joined Feb 2008
Sep 27, 2024
Eyetron
Sep 27, 2024
954 Posts
Is this a straight upgrade over the regular non-xbox version (2.4g model)?
Sep 27, 2024
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Joined Nov 2013
Sep 27, 2024
wowmuchawesome
Sep 27, 2024
334 Posts
Quote from BlazeEmUp :
Linus is a fraud, he's probably being secretly paid by them.
However, you may feel about Linus, these controllers have rave reviews across the board from controller enthusiasts. If I hadn't received a free warranty replacement on my Xbox Series Controller this controller would've been its replacement.
Sep 27, 2024
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Sep 27, 2024
raulgrande
Sep 27, 2024
1,080 Posts
Quote from gbmannc :
This is a fantastic controller, but yeah, Microsoft doesn't allow 3rd parties to use their wireless so this is wired only for Xbox.
They do now
Sep 27, 2024
179 Posts
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Sep 27, 2024
moldysnow
Sep 27, 2024
179 Posts
I never had any problems with my xbox360 and earlier controllers, but ever since the Xbox one the quality went downhill. My wife's developed drift in under 3 months, but since we weren't home for Christmas the warranty expired. 90 days, that's what Microsoft thinks of their new controllers. Even my sons joycons lasted longer than that. Long story short, the hall effect 8bitdo joysticks are my new pc standard!
Sep 27, 2024
165 Posts
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Sep 27, 2024
ocrad
Sep 27, 2024
165 Posts
WIRELESS on Xbox S/X is possible - READ
By Woerps - Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2024
Verified Amazon Purchase
This product was just released, and I imagine that some people will have this question so I wanted to post it here. THIS CONTROLLER WORKS WIRELESSLY ON Series S/X by adding one inexpensive adapter. Read on!I have XSX and 8bitdo says only WIRED play is possible on this system. Out of the box, this is true. Wired works phenomenally well, and the 8bitdo Xbox app allows for 3 profiles for button mapping, etc. Buttons, hall triggers and hall sticks all feel great and are well made.For WIRELESS play, use the Mayflash Magic-X adapter (I believe consensus was that Brook Wingman XB2 adapter was preferred, but due to some Microsoft shenanigans it only works on retro Xbox consoles now) - Wingman XB3 is said to be released Summer 2024 and is rumored to work with the newer consoles.WIRELESS PAIRING INSTRUCTIONS:1. Turn on Xbox, plug Mayflash into any USB port, it'll begin flashing blue. Don't need to do anything else with the Mayflash. It detects that it's Xbox and the blue light flashes.2. Plug in the small rectangular 8bitdo 2.4g USB adapter included with this controller (hidden on bottom of charging stand) into the female side of the Mayflash, it will begin blinking on the front.3. On the back of controller, switch the 3-way toggle to 2.4g setting. Then press the Xbox button, the ring lights up.4. Hold the pairing button on the top of controller until the Xbox button flashes rapidly.5. After a few seconds, the Xbox button light will stay solid and you will see that the light on the 8bitdo adapter is solid now too.6. Once connected, it works exactly like the official Xbox controller. And it stays paired with the adapter so whenever system is powered on just press the Xbox button, it vibrates to confirm.DOWNSIDES:1. With wireless play, the 8bitdo app does not work (prompts you to plug in the controller), so no button mapping nor usage of the P1 and P2 paddles on back. Even if you do button mapping when wired, it does not stay for wireless. If you're in the majority of users, this won't matter much.2. The wireless controller can turn off the system, but cannot turn it on. Mayflash has no power when console is off. I did try a powered USB hub and interestingly when the Mayflash port is switched to on, it wakes the system and the controller connects. Otherwise power button or another controller, and then press the Xbox button on 8bitdo controller and it connects, vibrates to confirm.TIPS:1. If you're trying to pair and it's not working and the light on controller will not stop flashing, just hold the Xbox button until light goes out and try again.2. The Bluetooth option on the controller does not work with the Xbox, even with the Mayflash (which has Bluetooth).3. The Mayflash adapter will continue to blink blue, don't worry about it. Use rear USB if it's distracting.Hope this helps some of you on the fence.EDIT: details
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Sep 27, 2024
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theslickestdealer
Sep 27, 2024
39 Posts
These are definitely a step up from regular Xbox controllers. The downsides are no wireless support for Xbox, short analogs, slippery. D-pad is better than a lot of d-pads, hall sticks and triggers, more buttons. Follow the instructions to connect to a PC or else you'll have major anxiety. I'm itching to by an extra. 😟
Sep 27, 2024
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Redhawk
Sep 27, 2024
407 Posts
I have it for PC. It works great, but I miss the battery monitoring features of the Xbox controller. Supposedly the light on the controller is supposed to ?flash or change color when it gets low but I've had it die a few times without noticing it because I'm looking at the monitor, not the controller (obviously). It also doesn't auto-pause the game when it dies like my old Xbox controller would do, so I won't even realize it died for some seconds which isn't ideal. Otherwise it works great. Oh, and the buttons on the back that can be programmed - I haven't used them but I find myself clicking them unintentionally with some regularity.

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Sep 27, 2024
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Quote from ocrad :
WIRELESS on Xbox S/X is possible - READ
By Woerps - Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2024
Verified Amazon Purchase
This product was just released, and I imagine that some people will have this question so I wanted to post it here. THIS CONTROLLER WORKS WIRELESSLY ON Series S/X by adding one inexpensive adapter. Read on!I have XSX and 8bitdo says only WIRED play is possible on this system. Out of the box, this is true. Wired works phenomenally well, and the 8bitdo Xbox app allows for 3 profiles for button mapping, etc. Buttons, hall triggers and hall sticks all feel great and are well made.For WIRELESS play, use the Mayflash Magic-X adapter (I believe consensus was that Brook Wingman XB2 adapter was preferred, but due to some Microsoft shenanigans it only works on retro Xbox consoles now) - Wingman XB3 is said to be released Summer 2024 and is rumored to work with the newer consoles.WIRELESS PAIRING INSTRUCTIONS:1. Turn on Xbox, plug Mayflash into any USB port, it'll begin flashing blue. Don't need to do anything else with the Mayflash. It detects that it's Xbox and the blue light flashes.2. Plug in the small rectangular 8bitdo 2.4g USB adapter included with this controller (hidden on bottom of charging stand) into the female side of the Mayflash, it will begin blinking on the front.3. On the back of controller, switch the 3-way toggle to 2.4g setting. Then press the Xbox button, the ring lights up.4. Hold the pairing button on the top of controller until the Xbox button flashes rapidly.5. After a few seconds, the Xbox button light will stay solid and you will see that the light on the 8bitdo adapter is solid now too.6. Once connected, it works exactly like the official Xbox controller. And it stays paired with the adapter so whenever system is powered on just press the Xbox button, it vibrates to confirm.DOWNSIDES:1. With wireless play, the 8bitdo app does not work (prompts you to plug in the controller), so no button mapping nor usage of the P1 and P2 paddles on back. Even if you do button mapping when wired, it does not stay for wireless. If you're in the majority of users, this won't matter much.2. The wireless controller can turn off the system, but cannot turn it on. Mayflash has no power when console is off. I did try a powered USB hub and interestingly when the Mayflash port is switched to on, it wakes the system and the controller connects. Otherwise power button or another controller, and then press the Xbox button on 8bitdo controller and it connects, vibrates to confirm.TIPS:1. If you're trying to pair and it's not working and the light on controller will not stop flashing, just hold the Xbox button until light goes out and try again.2. The Bluetooth option on the controller does not work with the Xbox, even with the Mayflash (which has Bluetooth).3. The Mayflash adapter will continue to blink blue, don't worry about it. Use rear USB if it's distracting.Hope this helps some of you on the fence.EDIT: details
So you have to buy another $37 dollar adapter and likely deal with input lag?
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Sep 27, 2024
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Big Wang
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Can this connect to PC via wired USB? I prefer it over wireless.
Sep 27, 2024
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WETOUT
Sep 27, 2024
291 Posts
Can this be used with PC in bluetooth mode or we need the dongle?
Sep 27, 2024
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WETOUT
Sep 27, 2024
291 Posts
Quote from WETOUT :
Can this be used with PC in bluetooth mode or we need the dongle?
looks like the dongle is needed, bt mode is android.
Sep 27, 2024
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Phenom24
Sep 27, 2024
600 Posts
Quote from BlazeEmUp :
Linus is a fraud, he's probably being secretly paid by them.
He liked the controllers, man. You can look at the thousands of reviews on Amazon, maybe they're all on the take too. Lol
The assessment of the controllers was that they're a great value and quality apart from him not quite loving the D-pad.
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Sep 27, 2024
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frozty89
Sep 27, 2024
274 Posts
Quote from Phenom24 :
You guys should watch the Linus YouTube video about the 8bitdo controllers... it's in the last week or so. He raved about them.
https://youtu.be/3N5MlZg_Cdg?si=QUiUkT3qj_vviKiL
I don't trust the Linus anymore because of the content farm stuff that came out.
Sep 27, 2024
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AlcatrazHaze
Sep 27, 2024
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Quote from 460cidpower :
FYI, doesn't connect to Xbox wirelessly, requires a USB wire.
Wait, I'm pretty sure you can connect the dock/dongle to the xbox and use it wirelessly, not sure why the description was phrased this way.

Read some reviews, I guess not :/

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knee
Sep 27, 2024
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Keep in mind the the LB/RB feel like stiffer face buttons. They are not clicky like official controllers.

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