8BitDos

Alongside today’s Street Fighter VI launch, 8BitDo has announced a new Xbox-licensed arcade stick. The wireless accessory, which has moddable controls and supports swappable arcade buttons, arrives later this month. The Arcade Stick for Xbox is far from the first arcade-style joystick accessory — and it isn’t even 8BitDo’s first in that category — but if the quality of the company’s previous controllers is any indication, it could be worth a look. For starters, it’s highly customizable: You can remap its buttons…

8Bitdo just launched preorders for a new version of its excellent Ultimate controller, the Ultimate C. The 8BitDo Ultimate C is a simpler and more affordable model than the original 8BitDo Ultimate (which happens to be one of our favorite third-party controllers for PC and Nintendo Switch, by the way), and it comes in two versions: a wireless model for $30 and a wired model for $20. Both Ultimate C controllers are available for preorder at Amazon in either lilac purple or field…

8BitDo, a gaming controller manufacturer, announced that Apple has enabled its controllers (opens in new tab) to be officially supported on its devices, which means that you can now easily pair an 8BitDo Pro 2 controller and play a game in fewer steps on Apple devices.For those unaware, these are based on the past controllers of Nintendo and Sega, such as the Genesis and the Super Nintendo. They've been brought into the modern era with mod-cons like Bluetooth, rumble support and extra buttons that you can customize. You…

Who says Apple can’t game? 8BitDo is enabling compatibility for six of its existing wireless controllers with iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and tvOS devices. This gives Apple users a fresh new selection of game controller options, some of which they may already own and use on PC, Nintendo Switch, or Android.The more options, the gamierOver on the Apple side, compatibility hinges on iPhones running iOS 16.3, iPads on iPadOS 16.3, Macs updated to macOS Ventura 13.2, and Apple TV streaming boxes on tvOS 16.3. However, while 8BitDo’s…

With the ability to heavily customize the performance and functionality of its various buttons and sticks, the 8BitDo Pro 2 remains one of our favorite third-party controllers. One of our few complaints is the controller’s symmetrical side-by-side joystick layout, which 8BitDo is finally addressing with a new version of its Xbox Ultimate wired controller that also finally goes wireless.The 8BitDo Pro 2 looks more or less like a heavily updated and augmented version of the Super Nintendo’s classic gamepads, which is…

8BitDo, a Hong Kong-based gaming hardware company, has announced that it is launching the 8BitDo Lite SE, a Bluetooth controller specially designed to make gaming more accessible to gamers with limited mobility. The controller was made possible by a collaboration between 8BitDo and Andreas Karlsson to help his son Oskar, who has spinal muscular atrophy type 2 (SMA2), a rare neuromuscular disorder that affects the nerve cells controlling motor neurons. In other words, the disorder doesn’t allow him to stand or walk…