The new 8BitDo Ultimate controller comes in October

8BitDo is taking a stab on the professional controller market with the discharge of the 8BitDo Final Controller, which is at the moment accessible for preorder on Amazon and begins delivery on October 28th. 8BitDo’s older controllers just like the SN30 Professional and Professional 2 have boasted a broad array of compatibility choices because of their Bluetooth connectivity, however the Final Controller shall be accessible in three totally different configurations — Bluetooth ($69.99), 2.4Ghz ($49.99), or wired ($34.99) — based mostly in your most popular console and connectivity methodology.

The Bluetooth mannequin may also come packaged with a 2.4Ghz wi-fi adapter and, together with the wired mannequin, is appropriate with the Nintendo Change, Home windows, Android, and iOS units. The two.4Ghz unique mannequin received’t be appropriate with the Change, however retains all the different earlier connectivity choices.

The controller shall be accessible in black, white, and pink colorways.

Earlier 8BitDo controllers have iterated on the traditional designs from Sega and Nintendo, however the Final controller extra carefully resembles modern fashions you’d affiliate with a PlayStation or Xbox, full with asymmetrical analog sticks and a pair of again paddles for added inputs. Nonetheless, the Final Controller will provide a set of premium options you’d usually discover on a controller that prices twice as a lot. Moreover being provided in black, white, and pink colorways, the wi-fi fashions of the Final Controller come packaged with their very own charging dock.

The charging dock additionally serves as an entry level for the two.4Ghz adapter.

Maybe the good new characteristic coming with the brand new Final controller, nonetheless, is 8BitDo’s new controller software program suite, which is able to let you remap and tune your controls on PC, Android, and iOS units. You’ll be capable to save your preferences to as much as three separate profiles, saved independently on the controller’s {hardware}.

The controller software program is accessible on PCs and cellular units.

We’re nonetheless ready to get our fingers on this controller, however based mostly on its options, the Final Controller appears poised to function a extra succesful different to the official Change Professional controller and a worthy successor to the 8BitDo Professional 2.