Woot! has
8BitDo Ultimate 3-Mode Controller for Xbox w/ Hall Effect Joysticks + 2 Back Paddle Buttons (Black) on sale for
$29.99.
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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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I'm still waiting on a decent sale for the 8bitdo Pro 2 w/ hall effect. Hopefully my regular Pro 2 lasts until then
Yep it's awesome. Prefer using it on pc to my official xbox controllers. Build quality feels the same in hand, but the hall effect sticks feel way better. As the other poster mentioned, it only works wired with console though. One of the best charging docks I've used too. Also be sure to use the dongle instead of Bluetooth.
Was tempted by this a couple of years back when my bumpers were cracked on my controller, but opted to just replace those.
Maybe it's just me but mine had pretty bad latency issues with the dongle as I played on my ROG Ally. I've only tried it twice, did a reset and when it didn't fix it I gave up. I'll give it a shot again though has anyone experienced this and have tips?
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I have and it's great! The paddles will wear so if you're game a lot and use paddles consistently they will eventually not be as responsive. 8bitdo does have a one year warranty. Like mentioned, the controller cannot be used wirelessly on Xbox. Must be some kinda of licensing issue. Overall for $30 pro controller it's a steal compared to $250-300 pro controllers.
Don't bother for xbox when you can routinely buy 1st party for the same price that will work wirelessly. But, great for pc/bluetooth/mobile use.
I was having similar trouble with my 8bitdo Ultimate 2C hooked up to my steam deck via a dock. I dug through my cables drawer and found an old USB 2.0 extension cable and plugged the dongle into that and the cable into my dock and I've had zero issues since then. I wish my dock had a USB 2.0 port but it doesn't so I used what I had. It might be worth trying to use an old USB 2.0 hub or extension cable if you have one lying around 🤷
Also, the dock is setup so that the dongle is inside the dock (plugged into an internal USB port) so you can just plug the USBC cable into the dock and the other end into your PC which you will need to do anyway to make the charging dock function anyway) and the wireless will work that way, saving a USB port.
Main issue I have had with these is the extra paddle buttons have a little piece of rubber as a bumper that plugs into a small hole with no glue, so it pops out internally and then the bumper becomes almost impossible to use, and these are a pain to take apart, and the little rubber part might have just fallen out completely. Had this happen on a couple of these. Other than that I love this controller, no complaints.
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Personally I think you should just save up more for something with motion, which helps with fine aiming control quite a bit.