This Cross-Platform Gaming Controller Is at Its Lowest Price Right Now

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This Cross-Platform Gaming Controller Is at Its Lowest Price Right Now

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If you’ve bounced between gaming on a Switch, a PC, and maybe even your phone, the 8Bitdo Pro 2 makes a pretty solid case for itself, especially now that it’s going for $36.36 on Amazon (down from $49.99). This is the lowest it’s ever been, according to price tracking tools like Keepa.

   
   

           

               

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It’s shaped like an old-school SNES pad but handles like a modern DualShock, complete with a pair of hall effect joysticks, full-sized grips, and back buttons you can customize. It works wirelessly over Bluetooth or via USB, and supports Windows, Switch, Android, and Mac with a physical four-way switch (meaning no weird button combos to remember anymore). For more controller options across major consoles, PCMag has a helpful roundup of alternatives.

Despite the retro aesthetic, this thing is far from basic. The 8Bitdo Pro 2 features dual hall effect joysticks, a responsive D-pad, all the standard face and shoulder buttons, plus programmable P1 and P2 back paddles for added control. For players who like tweaking their setup, 8Bitdo’s Ultimate Software lets you remap nearly every button, fine-tune stick sensitivity, customize vibration intensity, and set macros—all via a wired connection, with the changes saved directly onto the controller. You also get three profile slots per system, letting you flip between layouts on the fly depending on the game.

That said, if you’re using it with a Nintendo Switch, you’ll miss out on Amiibo scanning and wake-from-sleep functionality (the 8Bitdo Pro 2 doesn’t come with Joy-Con-specific perks). But you do get motion controls and a comfortable grip that rivals the official Pro Controller (at a much lower cost, notes this PCMag review). The 1,000mAh battery claims 20 hours of wireless playtime and can be swapped for AA batteries if needed. It won’t please die-hard competitive players looking for ultra-low latency or next-gen haptics, but if you just want an affordable, customizable, cross-platform controller that feels great in-hand, the 8Bitdo Pro 2 at this price is tough to beat.

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