8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller for Windows PC Apple Steam Android Gaming Controller with TMR Joysticks Hall Tactile

Excellent controller. The hall effects joysticks work like a charm. The lighting is fun, but subtle. It is extremely easy to get the controller connected to a PC and the included charging dock is so nice to have. There are two mappable buttons on the back side and there are even two extra buttons by the triggers making this easily customizable to your individual needs. I have enjoyed this controller so much, I've already bought a second one and will recommend this to anyone who wants a solid controller at a great price. Read more

They fixed the connection issue from version 1. Now it never drops connection. The version 1 drops connect like 4-5 times a day. This never does. I should give it 4 stars but on these scales, a 4 star would make people not buy it when compared to other controllers it's probably better. I wish they would let you configure all the buttons on a keyboard because as it is right now, all their extra buttons are useless when it can only map to a game controller's buttons. Also I really dislike the R buttons placement, it's way too high up making me extend my index finger sideways. The joysticks padding is way too thin. It should've been fat and rounded. I really like how fast it connects after taking it off of the charger, this is way better than xbox one controller on pc. I never used the led lights. It's super distracting to have a bright light right under your eye. As for construction quality, it has a solid premium feel. I mean I'm using it for a reason. This is a decent controller and probably better than most of them. Although button placement on an xbox one controller was perfection. Also having an actual charge stand is so much nicer than a little charger that sticks to it. It's so nitpicky to say this but it feel so much nicer to just put it on a charger and take it off with one hand. Very convenient feeling and that makes all the difference. Read more

I love this thing. 98% of it is impeccable. 8BitDo's naming convention is a little bit confusing, but this particular controller is pretty much JUST for PC, and it is a very solid choice for PC at that. Very smooth sticks, nice membrane buttons, L2 and R2 triggers that can be transformed from analogue triggers to digital clicky buttons, all good stuff. The dpad is different from 8bitdo's earlier revisions, with it being more 'tactile' than rubber membrane. I think the closest similarity to another product might be a PS Vita dpad, where it has an in between rubber dome of most dpads of the past and the clickiness of XBOX controllers. In theory, this should be amazing for precision platformers or Tetris type of games, as you will feel when you press a direction the way you meant to or accidentally press a wrong direction input. Could it feel fatiguing? I can't quite tell, but playing games for over 2 hours at a time would fatigue me anyway. The input latency is insanely good, like you can have the dock connected to the PC and will connect with 2.4ghz to its dock and it feels just about the same as connecting the controller through a wire. You *could* use the Ultimate 2 Bluetooth if you want, but that would be better for Switch/Switch2 as I think it has more latency (according to Gamepadla) which is fine for the Nintendo Consoles and is more in line with how those controllers and consoles work. If your main focus is PC, get this instead for the better input latency. I also appreciate how classy, understated, and not 'aggressively gamer' it looks, compared to other third party controllers. My only complaint is about the R1 and L1 bumpers, but this is more of a taste thing. I would have preferred a rubber membrane button for the bumpers, but if I wanted that then I would use the older model Ultimate C that I have. If you were to get only ONE gamepad for your PC, I can highly vouch for this one. Read more

Let me start with: This is a great controller. It feels good in my average-adult-male sized hands. Buttons are clicky and responsive, the TMR sticks appear to have great accuracy. I bought this controller because my XBox Elite had just the slightest amount of stick drift but so far the TMR sticks have been awesome and I've been able to remove any deadzone I had to add for my previous controller. The triggers feel good and the lockout to make them more like buttons is perfectly functional. The dock looks good, and has a nice understated light to let you know the device is charging, and the whole hide-the-dongle-in-the-charger-base is very clever (if you plug the dock directly into one of your desktop USB ports). Really a great all around controller, nice use of RGB lighting and it just feels high quality, particularly impressive at this price point. Oh and might I add that when you take the controller off the dock or turn it on my computer recognizes it INSTANTLY! Only one issue keeps it from being 5-star: I can't use all the buttons/paddles as unique inputs! The face buttons and thumbstick-clicks work as expected, but the paddles and additional buttons near the triggers just let you remap the other buttons. Don't get me wrong, I love mapping RS and LS to the paddles, but I had hoped I could use those as additional buttons to maximize the amount of control customization. Overall a minor gripe on top of an otherwise terrific peripheral, but I play a number of games that have more inputs that a traditional controller would support and I had hoped this controller would fill that niche need. So however many buttons there are on the controller, subtract 4 and that's the total number of unique inputs. Other than that, great controller, highly recommended, and I am now a believer in 8bitdo! Read more