8Bitdo Ultimate Bluetooth Controller with Charging Dock for Switch and Windows, Black

Edit September 21st, 2024: 8bitdo is working with me to send me a replacement controller. I had to pay the shipping cost. I have not received the replacement yet, and they told me the red version is discontinued so I chose white.-Edit November 16th, 2024: After a long delay caused by Hurricane Helene, and then shipping from overseas, I can say I finally have the replacement controller in my hands and everything works as intended. This saga is over with for now. If anything changes I will let you know. Thank you 8bitdo!Original review:First of all - I love this controller. It has a great shape, grip, triggers, works Bluetooth so you don't have to plug the USB dongle into the Switch, hall effect joysticks that don't drift - every future game controller should have these. They're super, super smooth.But what do you do when the stick itself gets stuck in place?Suddenly my camera was going crazy when I was trying to aim. I thought it was drift, but calibration was okay. And then I noticed the problem of the stick not returning to center when tilted in the 10-11:00 o'clock position.Amazon return window is closed. Only one month. Lovely.Contacted 8bitdo Support days ago. They've been responding once a day. They first told me to press down extremely hard to "reseat" the joystick. I had already tried that, because it seems like it could be catching on the housing.I tried it many times. It did not solve the problem. It just made it worse. Now it also sticks in the 5:00 o'clock position.I have since read on the internet in several different places that this has been an issue with the controller, and the company, for a few years now and they do nothing to correct the issue in manufacturing or otherwise.Another issue is the left stick - it seems to not have any protection while rotating, so its like it is grinding down into a fine powder. 🥴 It hasn't been an issue yet. If any stick was stuck in place, I would have assumed it to be that one, but no.I hate that, because this is the best controller I have ever had. Or it was. I'm tired of this slow back and forth. Using the joycons in the joycon grip sucks. I changed the joysticks in them to hall effect, but the triggers and buttons are way too small, and the sticks are super, super sensitive.I wanted something to use with TV with hall effect sticks and turbo, but there was a reason I never bought 3rd party controllers... I got a lemon again. I never should have stopped using the Switch Pro Controller when I had it.Truly heartbreaking. Until they actually do something about this and not put you at risk of getting a defective controller, I would look somewhere else or get the stuff to change drifting sticks yourself, or buy one someone else has modded for sale. That may be my next project. Switch Pro Controller with hall effect sticks, or wait for the Switch 2 Pro Controller if it has them...

I bought this for my wife, for her birthday and she loves it, the control feels solid in the hands and the texture grip is nice, it feels better than the switch pro controller because it has better gipe.the charging dock is nice but note, it comes with a chargeing cable but not a charger cube so you will need to provide that, unless you just plug it into a USB which is not really a problem,under the charging dock it comes with a USB plug in if you need to use it in 2.4g or just use it in Bluetooth, we have not noticed any input lag at all.the charging dock lights up white at the bottom and will turn off when it's completely charged and it was very easy to pair and use the controller , this controller functions just like a switch pro controller only feels better, I give this controller an A I'm not sure about battery life but it boost a 20 plus hour life.worth mentioning I have other 8 bit do controllers the m30 Sega Bluetooth and SNES SN30 Bluetooth and they work fantastic, and they feel like a real Genesis controller and SNES controller very good battery and no input lag you can use these on your PC and switch and I love them. thank you 8 bit do and I highly recommend these controllers

I got this controller to game on my PC with the primary reason being that it is using Hall Sensing sticks. Over the course of the last 5 years I have had to throw away and replace several controllers from both first and third party due to stick drift. So far I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this issue finally won't happen with this controller as stick drift issues take time to develop.The controller itself feels good in the hands with shoulder buttons similar to that of a Playstation Controller instead of an Xbox Controller. You have to use 2.4 GHZ wireless option for it to work on PC so it will register as an Xinput controller. This doesn't bother me since a dongle is already included and that it can hidden in the charging station with a passthrough saves on USB port. The charging station is a great feature as well since it's a place to allow your controller to rest saving desk space of having the controller just laying some place on your desk.Using software, you are also able to program the buttons however you see fit. Yet, the most important aspect of this is programming the two additional buttons that on the back of the controller to whatever input you want. This can provide quicker button presses for those who wish to use them.Overall the controller is great as long as no stick drift issues crop up over the coming months/years.

Title. It's probably the most comfortable third party controller I've ever used and the smartphone app is really excellent. It's also aesthetically very pleasing propped up on its stand. However only a few weeks in the stick started sticking in all directions. I also feel that despite all the good aspects, it's a bit pricey. I wouldn't mind the price if the thing didn't break in just a few weeks, but it did so obviously the quality simply doesn't justify the price despite the comfort and features. Connectivity is also not as seamless as it could be. This has been an ongoing issue with 8bitdo controllers that I wish would be rectified. This is still a okay controller but I wouldn't reccomend it to anyone that doesn't know how to take apart and fix them or utilize complicated firmware.