![]() Just fire it up on your phone and you’re good! Like with the previous controller, you can customize key mappings, trigger sensitivity, analog deadzones, and record macros with the Ultimate Software.Īnd the Pro 2 now also stores those custom profiles and keymaps as well. Now 8BitDo’s Ultimate Software is available for mobile as well – so you don’t need to download a separate app on your PC to just change a couple of settings. The Pro Controller’s ABXY buttons are still the gold standard when it comes to feel, but the Pro 2’s buttons are way better than the previous iteration. I noted in my Pro+ review that the ABXY buttons felt a little mushy, and I’m happy to report that this does not seem to be the case with the Pro 2. ![]() The trigger buttons also have slightly shorter travel, which I appreciate. I stopped noticing it an hour into Resident Evil 2, though. However, this slight change to the curvature initially made pressing the trigger buttons a bit awkward. They also made slight changes to how the back is curved, and with a change on how the grip is textured – I prefer this more subtle grip that fits my hand better. The new Pro+ thankfully fixes this issue by having the face buttons be symmetrical to each other and if you’re coming off the Joy-Cons or Pro Controller, going to this new controller would feel like home. I got used to it of course, but once Bim of Geekout pointed it out, I could not unsee – and un-feel – it. One of the first things that I noted with the original 8BitDo SN30 Pro+ is that the ABXY face buttons were arranged in this weird rhomboid layout that made playing with it weird at first. While this may seem like a small deal, the fact that I don’t have to guess if I was successfully change modes, and I can just check by looking at the back of the controller is a huge deal. Well, the new Pro 2 finally has a 4-way slider that lets you jump between Switch, Android, D-input, and X-input. Heck, sometimes I’m not even sure if the mode I’m changing to was engaged to begin with. While it was never inconvenient, it may not be easy to remember what mode you left the Pro+ on, and it can lead to some funky behavior when you’re playing with it on Switch mode on the PC. Start + Y for Switch mode, Start + X for X-input, and more. Using the SN30 Pro+ over the last few months, using it between PC and Switch, made me develop a very specific pet peeve towards it – using keypresses to jump between modes. And while the games I’m currently playing don’t exactly give me the need to use these buttons just yet, ow I can probably go back to Dark Souls and use the right back button to spam the hell out of rolling. While not everyone feels the need to have back buttons as they can be clunky and they can be accidentally engaged, the addition of two programmable back buttons are a huge reason why I bought the Pro 2 the moment they went on preorder. So what makes it an “advanced” controller, and why should anyone pick this over the Pro+? Oh hey, back buttons Great Bluetooth connectivity, great d-pad that is leagues above the official Pro Controller’s, and having D and X-input makes it a compelling device not just for Switch owners, but for PC gamers as well. ![]() Most of what I said about the original SN 30 Pro+ applies to the Pro 2, actually. If you didn’t mind not having the ability to turn the Switch on via the controller, or scanning Amiibos via NFC, the 8BitDo Pro+ is an amazing value at a fraction of the price of the official controller. In my review of the original 8BitDo SN30 Pro+, I called it the strongest contender over the official Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. The addition of grips to their SNES look-a-like immediately elevated these controllers from nostalgia bait and into legitimate Pro Controller alternative. They used to be just novelty products that bank on your nostalgia and remind you what ergonomic nightmares those controllers of old until the release of the SN 30 Pro+. Is it worth the upgrade from the original SN30 Pro+, and is 8BitDo’s products still a viable alternative to the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller?ĨBitDo makes great retro-styled controllers that take design cues from classic 80’s and 90’s consoles like the Famicom, NES, SNES, Genesis, and more. 8BitDo has revealed the 8BitDo Pro 2, which they say is their most advanced controller ever.
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