8BitDo is taking a stab astatine the pro controller marketplace with the merchandise of the 8BitDo Ultimate Controller, which is presently disposable for preorder connected Amazon and begins shipping connected October 28th. 8BitDo’s older controllers similar the SN30 Pro and Pro 2 person boasted a wide array of compatibility options acknowledgment to their Bluetooth connectivity, but the Ultimate Controller volition beryllium disposable successful 3 antithetic configurations — Bluetooth ($69.99), 2.4Ghz ($49.99), oregon wired ($34.99) — based connected your preferred console and connectivity method.

The Bluetooth exemplary volition besides travel packaged with a 2.4Ghz wireless adapter and, on with the wired model, is compatible with the Nintendo Switch, Windows, Android, and iOS devices. The 2.4Ghz exclusive exemplary won’t beryllium compatible with the Switch, but retains each of the different erstwhile connectivity options.

The controller volition beryllium disposable successful black, white, and pinkish colorways.

Previous 8BitDo controllers person iterated connected the classical designs from Sega and Nintendo, but the Ultimate controller much intimately resembles modern models you’d subordinate with a PlayStation oregon Xbox, implicit with asymmetrical analog sticks and a brace of backmost paddles for further inputs. However, the Ultimate Controller volition connection a suite of premium features you’d typically find connected a controller that costs doubly arsenic much. Besides being offered successful black, white, and pinkish colorways, the wireless models of the Ultimate Controller travel packaged with their ain charging dock.

The charging dock besides serves arsenic an entree constituent for the 2.4Ghz adapter.

Perhaps the coolest caller diagnostic coming with the caller Ultimate controller, however, is 8BitDo’s caller controller bundle suite, which volition let you to remap and tune your controls connected PC, Android, and iOS devices. You’ll beryllium capable to prevention your preferences to up to 3 abstracted profiles, stored independently connected the controller's hardware.

The controller bundle is accessible connected PCs and mobile devices.

We’re inactive waiting to get our hands connected this controller, but based connected its features, the Ultimate Controller seems poised to service arsenic a much susceptible alternate to the authoritative Switch Pro controller and a worthy successor to the 8BitDo Pro 2.