8BitDo has created its first wi-fi Xbox controller in partnership with Uncommon, a recreation studio acquired by Microsoft. The formally licensed controller includes a gold and blue design, with loads of Easter eggs to have a good time Uncommon’s fortieth anniversary.
The $89.99 8BitDo Final 3-mode Controller for Xbox — Uncommon fortieth Anniversary Version (sure, that’s the product identify!) can hook up with an Xbox console by way of a 2.4GHz wi-fi connection or a USB-C cable. The wi-fi connection works by way of a small USB dongle and never Microsoft’s native Xbox Wi-fi protocol. You too can use Bluetooth to attach the controller to cellular units.
This Uncommon particular version controller is actually a wi-fi model of 8BitDo’s current Final three-mode controller. 8BitDo is utilizing the identical corridor impact joysticks and Xbox-style impulse triggers, however there are additionally two swappable silicone joystick caps included. One is a cranium from Sea of Thieves, and the opposite is a jigsaw puzzle piece that Uncommon followers will instantly acknowledge from Banjo-Kazooie. The tactile D-pad is constituted of zinc alloy and matches the controller’s gold aesthetic.
You’ll additionally have the ability to program three profiles on this controller, which incorporates configuring the 2 again buttons on the rear. All the customization could be carried out utilizing 8BitDo’s Final software program that allows you to remap buttons, modify the ranges and motor tensity of triggers, set vibration ranges, and customise every stick for extra exact management.
As this controller is wi-fi, it has a 1,000mAh battery inside, which 8BitDo suggests will ship 20 hours of playtime. The rechargeable battery takes round 4 hours to completely cost, and there’s even an built-in charging dock included within the field that mechanically reconnects the controller when you take away it from the dock.
It’s stunning to see Uncommon, an Xbox recreation studio, flip to 8BitDo to create a fortieth anniversary controller as a substitute of Microsoft simply creating its personal. The collaboration comes as Microsoft’s personal customized Xbox Design Lab controller has been on maintain for months now. You possibly can nonetheless design customized controllers, however Microsoft hasn’t been accepting purchases since final December — with no signal of when Xbox Design Lab will return.
8BitDo’s Uncommon fortieth anniversary Xbox controller goes on sale as we speak, priced at $89.99.