8BitDo Ultimate Controller Review (Nintendo Switch OLED/Android/PC)
For our 8BitDo Ultimate Controller Review, we go hands-on with the Ultimate Wired Controller that promises to give you more ways to play. The custom profile switch button holds 3 custom profiles that can be switched on the fly. With an enhanced grip, Ultimate Wired Controller allows you to hold the controller with even less effort. But let us get on with the show now that the blurb is out of the way.
8BitDo Ultimate Controller Review Pros:
- Sleek easy to hold design.
- Ultimate software where you can tweak – remap buttons, sticks can invert both X and Y axis, sensitivity slider, and swap sticks. Swap triggers and sets the sensitivity of each individual button. Vibration strength for left and right motors. Setup Macros.
- 3 profiles can be set with an easy swap profile button on the controller.
- The ultimate software has Windows PC and Android platforms.
- Software update website.
- Device test option.
- Reset the factory settings option.
- Calibrate the device menu.
- Excellent d-pad.
- 2 paddle buttons to set up.
- Wired USB cable hard-wired in.
- Has a decent weight to it.
- The bumpers have a slight curve making them comfortable to use.
- Updating and remapping the controller is painless and easy to use.
- The ultimate software has a handy update controller website link.
- The funny thing is I like how the box is well packaged and minimal so the controller always felt safe and secure within it.
- Feels good to use.
8BitDo Ultimate Controller Review Cons:
- The cable is ridiculously small for players who use a TV screen for a monitor or who like to sit a decent way away from the screen.
- Had a fair amount of hassle with using the controller with the Nintendo Switch as it would lose its connection and I have to unplug and replug it back in as I boot a game then it is fine.
- Wired controllers are less than ideal when used with a mobile.
- Doesn’t say Xbox support on it but it uses the Xbox button colors and layout.
- On the Nintendo Switch, it doesn’t offer motion control, Amiibo support, etc.
- You need a PC in order to mess around with all the software and gimmicks.
- The instruction manual is just a huge sheet of paper folded up with like two paragraphs of English instructions.
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8BitDo Ultimate Controller.
Manufacturer: 8BitDo
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