AKNES 8BitDo Pro 2 Bluetooth Wireless Controller for Switch/Switch OLED with 2pcs Joycon Thumb Grip Caps,Gamepads for Steam Deck,MacOS,iOS, PC,Android & Raspberry Pi(Clear/Transparent Purple)

Purchased this controller to get away from my clunky PC/Android emulation setup (DS4Windows on PC, OTG cable for Android). Controller felt great in my hands and handled well aside from a bit of play in the Dpad. A month later started seeing left analog stick drift. I could work it out by rotating the stick a few times before use. As of yesterday the Dpad has become completely unusable with dpad rolling and constantly phantom inputting. I am a heavy user (everyday for 2-6 hours and easily 8+ on my days off) but my PS4 controller has been used the same for years and its just fine. I contacted support and was told they have no facilities in the US and Id have to send it to them in China to get it replaced. Unfortunately with the cost and current state of the world thats pretty much not happening. If you choose to buy this, it is a great design and really comfortable for long gaming sessions but given my experience I cant recommend it for any long term use.

These are by far, the best third party controllers I use for (mainly) my Nintendo Switch, and my phone. It just sucks that one of the controllers I purchased back in December 2020 has already started to show some wear & tear. Ive attached a pic that shows one of the joysticks material peeling. Ive reached out to customer support and waiting to get a response from them :) Would still highly recommend these though!

Feels great, has no issues, pairs up with no issues, can even use it on my computer.

This is my second pro+, 3rd 8bitdo controller, first controller was the SN30 Pro, but the buttons stuck after a few weeks. I did hear its the same components in the pro + (rubber pad underneath buttons) that tends to wear out fast. Then I decided to get the pro+ after I returned the pro model. The first one I got always had slight drift, just enough to make it annoying, then the buttons started to stick, returned it. Went with the official pro switch controller, both went bad fast (thats for a different review) decided to give 8bitdo one more chance, because all you hear is good things! Ordered this one, didnt get the bag though. Just didnt come with it. No way to request it without starting a whole return. Thats dumb. But it works still after 26 days! Hope it lasts longer because its almost past the return window now. Comfort is incredible, even if youre not a big D Pad lover (the d pad is amazing in this controller, best out of every switch controller Ive tried) the joysticks are easily reachable and comfortable. I personally havent had problems when two controllers are connected to the switch. The ultimate software is bad ass except YOU CANT ADJUST SENSITIVITY ON R & L TRIGGERS FOR THE SWITCH. Hopefully this gets fixed in an update. They are super sensitive and annoying all the time. Overall, best third party controller Ive tried for the switch, especially if it lasts. . . and Ive tried a lot. I will update my review if it messes up in anyway and let yall know how repairing it myself goes. And still bummed I didnt get the bag with it, but the keychain is dope!

POSITIVE: Battery power and range are both excellent. Following directions makes the connection easy. The controller is sturdy and heavy. Its easily my best controller. CONS: connections take time. Even after initial syncing it still takes a long time reestablish. The rumble feature is weak in this controller. That can cause problems for games that rely on varying sensitivity. Great controller!

I have used this controller for 100+ hours playing Breath of the Wild and like other great controllers I completely forget about it while Im playing, just turn it on and it works. Simple to pair, simple to update, buttons feel good, would definitely buy more of these (if I needed them).

My sister and I bought a Nintendo Switch around 3 months ago. It’s nice to play with it, but for platforming solo games? The D-pad doesn’t help. So I decided to buy this controller to use with the Switch. And design wise, it’s the closest to use a ps4 controller, but on Switch. It’s comfortable to play titles like Megaman Zero and Hollow Knight with this controller. It really takes you back to the ps1 feel. The only thing that bothers me, is the action button rotulation, it would’ve helped if the X, Y, A, B were carved or popped out, not laminated like it is. Overall, it’s the best 3rd party controller you’ll ever get. Really recommend it. Ps. I tried connecting this product to my iPad. It says it connects to MacOS, yet I tried to connect it to IOS, it did connect, and my iPad reads the device as “DUALSHOCK 4 Wireless Controller”. It was an awesome surprise. 8bitDo. Please, update the products’ info cause it does connect to iPad. Keep up the good work.

I ordered two of them, different times. But I received both items together and on time, at first I did not receive the carrying cases, so I contact the seller. Seller did responded. If you guys did not receive the carrying case that suppose to come with it, make sure to contact them (the seller), they will replace them. Overall, I like my new controllers. I use these controllers to play Retro games on Chromecast with google tv and I have no lag or issues. I recommend these controllers over the switch Pro controllers to play on Windows, switch, and Android devices.

Had this for about a month and have been using it almost daily. This is the culmination of my experience. Hardware-wise, it is hit and miss. The hits are the rechargeable battery that can also be swapped out for regular batteries. This means that downtime between charges is virtually nil. The DPAD is also loads better than the Switch or even the Dualshock 4s. It also emulates the layout of the latter, which is a great boon to me as someone who prefers the playstation layout over the xbox layout most of the controllers in the wild tend to emulate. The superior DPAD over the latter also makes it well-suited for fighting games, where DPAD would see heavy use if you are the type to use a controller to fight. Being a Dualshock player, my fingers very much appreciated SN30s DPAD over the DS4s in Blazblue Cross Tag Battle, where I use the DPAD a lot and its design hurts my thumbs, in addition to slower inputs from the disjointed nature. However, the hits ends there. On the other hand, the controller shell is a dirt magnet, on top of feeling like a cheap, plastic toy in my hands. The buttons, while responsive, are also prone to sticking. Very frequently, I will press a button and hear a delayed depress letting me know that it didnt happen right away. It hasnt gotten in my way yet, but I fear it is only going to get worse from there, which sucks because I heard that this problem was supposed to have eliminated from this improved model, the previous model also having this problem. However, before getting this particular controller, I got two consecutive lemons, so many this is another lemon, I do not know. The rest of the issues have nothing to do with that though. As for wireless capabilities, true to its word, it connected to everything I threw at it. That number was only two: my PC and Switch, but still, it worked. On the PC side, there was no problem, connecting and using it was as simple as connecting my Dualshock 4. Connecting it to my Switch however, is a huge pain. First, it cannot wake the Switch out of sleep mode, unlike other 3rd party controllers. Thus, before I can even use the controller wirelessly, I have to use my WIRED controller to wake the Switch up and then I can begin to pair my Sn30. However, whether it actually will on the first try is hit or miss and game-dependent. You see, games that only support one controller connection at a time- which are mostly singleplayer games like Bayonetta 2- will present a major headache, as unless the SN30 is Player One, it will turn itself off and be rendered unusable as soon as you launch the game. The way to fix this is to go all the way into system settings, go to controller settings, and pair the SN30 from there, making sure that it is recognized as Player One. Then, you can use the Sn30 to play. Now, this behavior isnt 8bitdos fault, but Nintendos. However, the inability to wake the Switch definitely is 8bitdos fault; only reason I even need to go through that is because the SN30 cannot wake the Switch, forcing me to keep my WIRED controller plugged in, meaning that its always the first controller to be paired once I wake it up, meaning that it is always going to be Player One, meaning that I have to go through this every time I want to sit down and play a switch game, which is frequently, with the frustration mounting each time. If the SN30 had the ability to wake the Switch like other 3rd party controllers, I would have to have a wired controller connected to my switch at all times; this issue would not even exist. The silly design decisions dont end there. The SN30s killer application, The 8bitdo Ultimate Software, is a godsend when it comes to playing games that dont let you have complete control over your controller layout (the number of such games on the switch being way, way too high, but I digress). I can literally map any button to any other button, to multiple buttons, or even no button at all. There is even the ability to assign macros and turbo boosts. You can make unlimited combinations and make unlimited profiles. Just make sure that profile count doesnt exceed three, or you will have problems. You see, the Ultimate Software GUI is terrible. It always opens dead center in the middle of your desktop, assuming it does open (it crashes on startup sometimes). That and requiring a PC handy to even use it isnt really a big problem, but the inability to resize the window definitely is. That, combined with the complete lack of a scrollbar leads to certain options just not being visible, especially since there are no scroll bars of any kind. You know why I said dont have more than three profiles? Because you cannot scroll through the list. You can only see three profiles at any one time thus, and you cannot even see the third, it is only half-visible. So, profiles four, five, six etc. will be there, as one look through the programs installation folder where your profiles are stored will tell you, you just cannot reach them because you cannot scroll through your list of profiles. The only way to get to the extra profiles is to DELETE profiles so it has no choice but to show the one you want, which I found out the hard way. Once you actually get your profiles set up, you can sync them to your controller and it will work as expected, until you need to call upon another profile. You see, you can only have one profile loaded onto the controller at a time. So, if youre playing Smash bros. with your smash profile and decide you want to now play Bayonetta 2, you have to plug your controller into your PC (it will not work if you connect the controller to your PC wirelessly), load the software, hope the software doesnt have a graphical bug that requires restarting the program, load up your Bayonetta 2 profile, sync the profile to the controller, and then start playing Bayonetta 2 (after you do the system settings>controller settings> pair nonsense, of course). Lets say you have had your fill and now its Breath of the Wild time. Well, you have to go through all of that again. And again for Mariokart. And again for Smash. And again for any other game you made a profile for. If we had the ability to load multiple profiles onto the controller and have it load a certain profile when a certain game is launched- or even let it do it ourselves via cycling through our list of stored profiles-, this would eliminate this unnecessary headache entirely. This couldve been the holy grail of switch controllers if 8bit do had not dropped the ball so hard. When it works, it works great. The problem is that it takes so much time to even get it working. They took strides to and even mention that they worked to reduce downtime when it comes to how the battery works, but any time you wouldve saved there is completely overshadowed by all the downtime you will have between changing games, let alone taking a break from playing games. Factor in the graphical bugs, the crashing, and design decisions that require ridiculous workarounds to overcome, and you have a controller that couldve been so great, but is not being allowed to reach its full potential. What makes this even sadder (and baffling) is that they initially delayed the release of this controller, only for it to still turn out like...this. Now, I will personally keep using it, because the ability change my controls and play wirelessly is too important to pass up, but the aforementioned problems mean that there will always be some frustration present and that frustration will always have me thinking in the back of my mind of what couldve been. It will also give me pause next time I decide to look at an 8bitdo product. UPDATE 10/30/19: A couple of things. 1. I have learn that the issue regarding making the 8bit controller player one can be overcome by manually turning the switch via the power button. Then, the 8bitdo controller will connect and be treated as player one from the get-go. However, this just means that I need to travel even further just to wake my switch up, so the advantage is null. If you have the switch literally right next you, you may not feel this, you shouldnt need it to be right next to you. Thus, my gripe about not being able to wake the switch on its own still stands. Furthermore, an update just came out today that fixes the problem with having too many profiles and them not being visible. The buttons have been made smaller to make them all fit in the window. However, you still cannot resize the window or anything else, so woe is you if you sit far from your monitor or are used to zooming and resizing windows to fit your needs.

I bought this controller for myself after viewing multiple good reviews on YouTube. I wanted a wireless controller I could use to play Nintendo Switch games with my son. I can’t stand the joycons that come with the Switch! They’re so small and uncomfortable! This controller is modeled after the Super Nintendo controller with the addition of grips to hold on to that increase comfort. I’ve been able to play for many hours on a single charge. The only thing I haven’t liked so far is that it occasionally has some difficulty pairing with the Switch. Other than that it’s a great controller and I’d highly recommend it.