8Bitdo Sn30 Pro+ Bluetooth Controller Wireless Gamepad for Switch, PC, macOS, Android, Steam and Raspberry Pi (SN Edition)

I AM NOT A GAMER!! I play Switch with my young kids sometimes and the joy cons are very difficult for me to use. After looking at several available full size controllers I chose this one based on the reviews and the shape. It came in high quality packaging and it feels absolutely perfect in my hands. It feels very well made, not like a junk aftermarket controller. It was also a breeze to connect. I can't speak for its longevity, as I just connected it and tried it right before writing this review. Additionally, I only played one race on MarioKart with it. Hardly a gruelling test. My initial impression is very good though. I am glad I chose this remote. If you like the feel of the more traditional controller and you don't want something that feels like junk I highly recommend this controller. The kids like this controller too. Unless this thing fails prematurely I will probably never buy another joy con again, but rather replace the joy cons with more of these if the need ever arises. *UPDATE* 10/11/2022 Since buying the first controller, I got a second one for my daughter since she liked mine so much. Now we have a black and a gray one. A few months ago, my daughter's controller started disconnecting from our Switch in the middle of game play. Next, mine started disconnecting as well. Eventually, it got so bad that it was impossible to get through a few minutes of play without the controllers disconnecting. Two days ago I wrote an email to 8Bitdo explaining the problem. By the time I woke up the next morning, they had responded to my email and provided a firmware update for the controllers with instructions for installation. The directions were easy to follow and it only took a couple of minutes for each controller. Simple. My daughter and I reconnected our controllers to the Switch last night and played with no problems whatsoever. I absolutely love this controller. After my customer service experience with the manufacturer, I love them even more. I have had my gray controller for 3 years now and it still feels as rock solid as it did the day I took it out of the package for the first time. I'm still not a gamer. I still only play occasionally with my 3 kids, so take that into consideration. I believe this controller would hold up to a lot more use though. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants a full sized controller and more grip. They look slick, too. It's win win, as far as I'm concerned.

I recently heard of a site that lets you test your controllers, including analog stick accuracy. Quite simply, 8bitdo controllers analog sticks blow first party controllers out of the water when it comes to stick accuracy (which also factors into stick drift). The best result I've heard from first party is Playstations dualshock 4 and dualsense having around 4.5-6% error margin even when brand new. I tested all of my controllers. My used Dualsense was 14.7%, new Dualsense was 5.5%, Switch Pro was 6.5%, Xbox Series was 8.1%, DS4 was 7.7% My xbox 8bitdo controller had 1.6% error margin!!! This specific controller, despite being used for a couple years has only a 0.8% error margin!!!!!!!!!!! That's nearly Hall Effect analog stick quality and accuracy!!! And typically, the more error margin, the more likely you will have stick drift. It's not 100% correlated but it seems to always be close. If a controller has above 15% error, you'll almost definitely have drift, depending on the game. I tried out a few games that let you set the stick deadzone to 0% and it was mindblowing how much better FPS are to play when you can set it that low. Normally, if you set deadzone below 8% even on new controllers, you will have stick drift. My older Dualsense, needs to be set to 14% deadzone to avoid drifting!! 8bitdo controllers can be set to 0% and the difference in precision you gain from this is massive. That means you can zero in even on the furthest targets relatively easily. When the deadzone is bigger, it's very easy to move the stick and your aim overshoots your target because the game isn't reacting to the smallest movements you make on the stick. Hence the term deadzone. I'm referring to the deadzone in the center of the stick in this case. Using this controller and setting deadzone to 0% in any game that will let you (not enough games have a deadzone setting that will let you put it down to 0%) will give you an advantage. It's almost like the precision of a mouse and certainly better than what you can get from any other controller. Aside from this revelation, I've always liked these controller. They have the best grips other than the dualsense IMO, great d pad and buttons. Plus the custom button mapping software and paddles is another reason these are great for platforms that don't support button mapping. The one issue is the ergonomics aren't perfect. Like if you do the CLAW technique, it's a bit harder to do on these controllers. Otherwise they are better than first party controllers. There is one issue. If you want a Switch pro controller, and you don't need paddles, the Gulikit KingKong2 Pro controller is the best choice easily, It not only has Amiibo, and motion control support, but it also can turn on your switch from standby. THE BIGGEST advantage of the KingKong2 is that it uses Hall Effect sticks, and triggers. Hall Effect sensors use magnets, not potentiometers. Meaning not only are they even more accurate (0.2-0.6% error margin), but theoretically, they will never experience stick drift. Also the kingkong2 has better and more durable buttons as well The only downside is the ergonomics of the kIng Kong 2 is that it's basically an Xbox One controller with better sticks and buttons. Personally I hate offset analog sticks, but some people might like this more It definitely feels better than the official Switch Pro controller either way. So do the 8bitdo.

Für mich der beste Controller, den man für die Nintendo Switch kaufen kann! Betrachtet man das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, ist dieser mit ca. 40 Euro sogar besser als der originale Nintendo Pro Controller. Hier noch meine Vor- und Nachteile: + Sehr gute Verarbeitung. Fühlt sich mindestens genau so wertig an, wie die originalen PS bzw. Xbox Controller; sind sehr stabil. + Tolles Design. Klar man muss den Retro-Look mögen aber wenn man das tut, hat man hier den perfekten Controller gefunden. Ich habe den schwarzen und den grau-blauen und beide sind wirklich schön! + Gute Ergonomie. Das Gerät ist meinem Gefühl nach fast identisch mit dem PS4 Controller. Kommt zwar nicht ganz an den der Xbox ran, ist aber mehr als in Ordnung. + PC kompatibel. Der Controller kann relativ einfach per BT oder dem mitgelieferten USB-C Kabel am PC angeschlossen werden. Wählt man bei Steam dann bei der Konfiguration den Switch Controller aus, wird dieser erkannt und auch die Knöpfe ordnungsgemäß zugewiesen. (Hat im Gegensatz zum Nintendo Controller analoge Trigger, also auch für Rennspiele super!) + Gyroskop bzw. Bewegungssteuerung. Diese ermöglicht es, die Zusatzfunktionen in bestimmten Switch Spielen zu nutzen. + Austauschbarer Akku. Auf der Rückseite befindet sich, wie bei der Xbox, ein Fach für Batterien, jedoch mit dem Unterschied, dass 8BITDO noch einen aufladbaren Akku dazupackt - für den Preis spitze! + Gute Akkulaufzeit. Habe nicht nachgemessen aber der Akku hält wirklich lange, bis man wieder aufladen muss. o Kein NFC-Sensor. Der Controller kann keine Amiibos oder sonstige Chipkarten lesen. Nutze ich nicht, ist mir also egal. o Die Software, die es von 8BITDO für das Gamepad gibt ist solala und das Erstellen von Profilen ist nicht so toll, da man diese erst immer am Gerät aktivieren muss aber man kann darüber hinwegsehen. o Wenn man das Gerät während dem Spielen laden möchte, muss man dies an der Steckdose tun, da er sich sonst immer per Kabelverbindung mit der Switch pairen möchte und man dann erst in den Optionen diesen als Kabelcontroller aktivieren muss. o Das erste Pairing mit der Switch ist etwas Umständlich bzw. umständlicher als bei originalen Nintendo Produkten (hier sollte man wirklich die Anleitung befolgen). Ist er einmal gepairt, verbindet er sich beim Einschalten sofort. o Man kann die Switch mit diesem Controller nicht einschalten, das geht beim Pro Controller und den Joy-Cons schon aber ebenfalls zu verkraften. Dieser ist mein dritter Controller von 8BITDO (2xSN30 PRO und 1xN30 Pro2) und ich bin absolut überzeugt von der Qualität und dem Preis dieses Herstellers. Von mir eine klare Kaufempfehlung!

In my experience 8bitdo controllers have always been excellent, but this is definitely the best all-around controller that I’ve bought from them. I find it very comfortable to hold, though this will obviously vary depending on the person - for reference I have pretty large hands. As usual with 8bitdo, the build quality is excellent - the controller feels sturdy and looks high-quality. The analogue sticks are tight, accurate and responsive, with no centre drift and smooth movement. The analogue L2 and R2 triggers are of a similar quality. The 8-way D-pad is up to the usual excellent standard and well-suited to retro play - I’ve given it a good few hours of use and haven’t had any issue with accidental diagonals. The face buttons are also well-made with good resistance and travel (it’s only a shame that this pad doesn’t come in the Famicom/European SNES colours). It’s harder to gauge the relative accuracy of the motion sensors, but they’ve worked fine for me in the Switch games I’ve tried them with (and really, it’s just impressive that motion control is included at all in a ~£30 controller). The rumble is your standard big-motor/small-motor set and doesn’t support the Switch’s HD Rumble, but for what it is it’s fine and strength-adjustable from within the configuration software. The config software itself (downloadable separately) does basically everything you want it to. You can remap all your buttons, adjust deadzones and sensitivities of the analogue sticks and buttons, set up macros, and save profiles. I don’t really use it, but it does work. The only real issue I’ve had with it is with the turbo function - it works, but on Switch the activation button for turbo is the same as the screenshot/video button, so if you want to activate or deactivate the turbo, you have to hold the button down and the Switch saves 30s of video. It’s not a huge problem but it is a bit inconvenient and those videos fill up the small Switch storage space quite fast. But, like, that’s the only negative thing I could think to say about the controller, and it’s pretty small potatoes. This is genuinely my favourite controller that I’ve ever owned. I prefer it to the official Switch Pro controller and it works perfectly as a PC and Raspberry Pi controller. It’s more useful than the Xbox 360/Xbox One pads for D-pad heavy games, it’s a bit more comfortable than any of the DualShock line (for me, at least), and it’s built to a comparable or better level of quality to all the standard first-party pads, with much better customisation options. Can’t recommend it enough.

Pros: - Bluetooth inalámbrico, o cable USB quita-y-pon, a voluntad propia. - Configuración de macro personalizable básica. - Batería sustituíble por pilas alcalinas o recargables de tipo AA, duradera. - Cruceta parecida a la de Super Nintendo. - Gatillos super sensibles, mando y botones de tacto agradable y cómodo. - Compatible con Nintendo Switch, dispone de Xinput, DirectInput, y para MacOS. Contras: - Vincular mandos con Bluetooth en algún momento puntual puede que no se vinculen, pero eliminando el dispositivo emparejado y volviéndolo a vincular se solventa el problema. Es como tener un mando de Xbox One, pero más polivalente.

La manette est d'excellente facture, et rivalise facilement avec les manettes officielles Switch / Playstation en termes de qualité et finition. J'utilisais jusqu'ici une Dualshock 4 sur PC, et la SN30 Pro+ est bien partie pour la remplacer complètement. Les sticks sont de qualité et agréables à utiliser, légèrement plus courts que sur une manette PS4 ou Switch Pro mais les sensations en jeu sont similaires. Les boutons A, B, X, Y, L et R sont strictement les mêmes que sur une manette SNES classique (mêmes technologie et structure, et donc probablement même résistance sur le long terme.). Moyennant un peu de bricolage, vous pouvez même remplacer les boutons par ceux d'une manette classique si vous en avez une sous la main (cf photos) pour un rendu ressemblant plus aux modèles SNES européens. Il y a deux points forts qui la distinguent des autres manettes du marché selon moi : la croix directionnelle qui est est excellente, parfaite pour tout ce qui est platformer et jeux 8/16bits. Bien meilleure de mon point de vue que celle de la Switch Pro et celles des manettes PS4/PS5, avec un bon retour tactile et plus de précision, menant à moins d'inputs parasites. Encore une fois, même mécanisme et structure que sur la croix de manette SNES. Deuxième point fort, la prise en main : elle est plus grande et a une structure plus droite que la Switch Pro / DS4, ce qui est plus confortable sur de longues sessions si vous avez des grandes mains. La fonction turbo que l'on peut associer aux touches est une nouveauté pour moi, et un grand plus également. L'appairage Bluetooth se fait sans difficulté sur Switch, sur laquelle la manette est immédiatement utilisable telle quelle après appairage. Sur PC et Android, Il faudra d'abord configurer les touches pour pouvoir l'utiliser en jeu, la manette étant reconnue comme une manette Xbox, mais les touches n'ayant pas les mêmes valeurs pour votre machine. À noter que l'appairage à chaque type d'appareil ne se fait pas de la même manière, mais dans l'ensemble la documentation fournie est exhaustive, et est disponible en ligne si vous l'égarez. Difficile de s'y perdre donc. Autre point positif, la connectique USB-C pour charger la batterie incluse. Batterie qui d'ailleurs dure longtemps, moins qu'une Switch Pro mais plus qu'une DS4. Je n'ai pas chronométré, mais elle tient au moins une vingtaine d'heures sur une seule charge. Et si jamais vous avez un stock de piles AA à écouler ou que la batterie est défaillante, vous pouvez en utiliser une paire à la place de la batterie. Deux points négatifs cependant : impossible d'allumer une Switch à distance avec cette manette, il faut en utiliser une autre ou allumer manuellement la console ; deuxième point, Il n'y a pas de lecteur NFC pour amiibo. Un autre reproche, la manette est incompatible PS4/PS5 sans adaptateur, ce qui en soi n'est pas dramatique sachant que les manettes Playstation apportent des fonctionnalités spécifiques à leurs consoles et 8bitdo se focalise sur la compatibilité Switch. Excellente manette dans l'ensemble, 8bitdo est devenue une vraie référence dans ce milieu.

Honestly impressed with the quality of this gamepad. Really comfortable and buttons feel great. The ability to customise the trigger range and macros with the Ultimate Software works well. Only issue is when connected to the Switch and you want to have the turbo function, you got to sacrifice the screenshot button. Not a big issue, but you have to make the decision to have screenshots or turbo before connecting to your Switch and if you want to change that, you got to connect back to your PC to use the Ultimate Software to change it. Appears that you can only have one alternative Profile configured and you cannot change the default profile mapping.