Now that the sequel is out, if you get this one for cheap buy it. It supports pretty much anything you might care to use a controller with out of the box, even if unlike the sequel you can't configure advanced features from an Android app and are stuck with Windows—good news, you don't need to configure anything.
There are no caveats, as long as you know what you're buying: a bluetooth (and USB, ofc) controller with gyro and Nintendo-style dpad and both analog sticks where they belong.
If I have any complaints about this product it would be that the trigger buttons are too sensitive and will trigger if you so much as leave the controller on your lap. And that they should include the mobile phone bracket in the box (which is often hard to buy around here).
8Bitdo Sn30 Pro+ Bluetooth Gamepad (Black Edition)-Nintendo
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Batteries : 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included)
- Rated : Not PEGI rated
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 18.1 x 7.5 x 13.3 cm; 362.87 Grams
- ASIN : B01ND166P6
- Item model number : 6922621501008
- Item Weight : 363 g
- Item Dimensions LxWxH : 18.1 x 7.5 x 13.3 Centimeters
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Reviewed in India on 14 May 2021
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Reviewed in India on 1 August 2022
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The build quality is decent (better than a lot of these controllers tend to be) and so is the documentation. The main issue is that even though it clearly has a PlayStation-like layout, in wired mode, Steam can only recognize it as an Xbox 360 controller. Having to remap the buttons to make them match the printed labels makes no sense.
If you just want to play on PC, I recommend the official PS5 controller instead. The build quality is excellent, and, as you’d expect, both the features and the buttons work correctly.
If you just want to play on PC, I recommend the official PS5 controller instead. The build quality is excellent, and, as you’d expect, both the features and the buttons work correctly.
Reviewed in India on 3 March 2021
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Using with Ubuntu PC with Bluetooth and playing steam games like horizon chase and my favourite dead cells. The controller is comfortable to use and good build. Way better than those other knockoffs that have become Best seller or Amazon’s choice.
Reviewed in India on 21 March 2021
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Work's superbly, only problem is when you connect to multiple devices, you have to remember the button combination to connect the specific device like pc or switch, it would have easy to slider switch to do it
Reviewed in India on 10 May 2021
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Durable, responsive and feels great in the hands.
Thanks Micro Mini.
Thanks Micro Mini.
Reviewed in India on 25 January 2021
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Very good product genuine seller micro mini product came in original 8bitdo seal no tampering and very good quality product
Reviewed in India on 23 March 2021
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Original product. Good quality.
Reviewed in India on 14 February 2021
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Mike G
5.0 out of 5 stars
Doesn't feel like a 3rd party controller & feels better than it looks
Reviewed in the United States on 23 August 2019Verified Purchase
Let's start out with something that isn't relevant to my score but might be of interest to some buying this controller.
My controller arrived and it didn't seem as new as they claimed, at least as far as the box was concerned. Some minor scratches from shipping were on the box were a whatever thing but the inside had some dust and other lil' bits of debris from what might be a previous owner or a refurb place. I doubt it was refurbished because the controller itself seemed perfect. It was just odd bits of bits of dust and particles on the plastic covering.
Okay onto the review that's directly effecting the score:
First of all, download the ultimate software for this off 8bitdos website, it allows you to easily update the controller and modify bits of it for PC and POSSIBLY Switch use. I haven't played a lot with this and my Switch just my PC. This is important you don't ignores this as one of the updates straight up says it's to help fix controller lag with the Switch with the Joycons attached. That's a BIG update if I read one.
On to my experience
After 10 minutes of just making sure everything was set I played about 4 hours of Monster Hunter World on PC with rando's & a friend and it's very, very impressive. It doesn't feel like a 3rd party controller, it really feels like a proper 1st party controller which is weird since I'm used to the XB1 rev1 , PS4 & WiiU Pro controllers. This feels like an odd mix between the PS4 and a SNES controller. Not in any badway just weird in the hands if that makes sense.
There's several modes that the controller can function with, with PC for the most part you want it to be set to XInput as that's the standard for that, by holding start+X it'll boot into that. For switch you hold start+Y. You only need to do this if you're changing the device you're pairing it with. If you've already synced it, you just need to hold start. So it's quick like that.
The buttons all feel solid as do the sticks, I didn't have any problem with Monster Hunter other than my hands feeling a Nintendo controller & the game being mapped for a XB controller. Each button felt responsive as did the sticks. I really couldn't see anything to complain about here. The triggers are analog so they'll give you the responsiveness you might want for PC and they work perfectly fine for Switch despite it not having analog.
I played a bit of Freedom Planet on Switch (10 minutes or so) which can be demanding given your dpad inputs+attack/special inputs can change a lot. There's nothing I noticed here, dpad felt fine and I didn't go in a random direction when using my specials or attacks and I couldn't spot any delay. This is a game I've put over 150 hours into as I enjoy it so I think I'd be able to notice something really standing out.
The controller comes with a USB -C charging cable which has a USB3 jack on the other end, so charging the controller is plenty easy. And unlike the PS4 controller if you don't want to use the pack they include, you can pop the battery cover open, remove the battery pack and slot in your own enloops- which I did for my first test run as I didn't want to wait to charge my controller.
It worked great, I can't speak for batterylife in this review but I'd imagine it'd be fine considering it's basically a XB1 controller in it's functionality. I'm sure I can promise with CONFIDENCE this is better in 90% of ways than a PS4 controller with PC. I've had experience with that controller on PC and it was fine but would need 3rd party drivers for most games, which actively told me I had lag despite being only 2-3 feet max away from the adapter & the battery life of the PS4 controller even with 3rd party apps adjusting the brightness of the bar to dim or OFF- the batt life was still poor. This I'm sure will do much better. My MD30's batt life seems absurd.
The grips feel better than they look in the pics, they look like they're kinda just slapped on to make up for the complaints for the regular SN30 controller but actually they felt pretty nice. They feel like a PS4 controller's grips and sticks with a SNES being the base for the face of the controller.
I've seen some complain in the reviews but I'm not seeing those issues honestly. I got some cheap-y ASUS adapter for PC and my switch is maybe 3-5 feet away from the controller with direct line of sight and I noticed no lag nor had any issues hooking them up. It was about 10 minutes to get the controller updated & working on PC with xinput and less than a minute for the switch. You don't have NFC for switch but I doubt that's an issue for most.
The short: Do you need a controller for PC or Switch but don't feel like shelling out a boat load of cash for a Switch Pro controller or a XB1 controller+wireless adapter.
This can serve you just fine. There's no limitations to speak of for either device as they don't need an adapter *PC WILL NEED SOME FORM OF BLUETOOTH OR JUST WIRE IT) .
The software and controller options are very, very robust, it's a good feeling controller and I couldn't spot any lag what-so-ever.
This doesn't feel like those janky madkatz controllers you'd get because they were cheap, this genuinely feels like a 1st party controller but has the versatility of no platform to claim loyalty to. You can easily use it between PC, Switch, android and iOS with a small button combo to change it when you need it. I've used the MD30 controller much the same with PC & Switch and that was great & this seems to mirror that experience.
My controller arrived and it didn't seem as new as they claimed, at least as far as the box was concerned. Some minor scratches from shipping were on the box were a whatever thing but the inside had some dust and other lil' bits of debris from what might be a previous owner or a refurb place. I doubt it was refurbished because the controller itself seemed perfect. It was just odd bits of bits of dust and particles on the plastic covering.
Okay onto the review that's directly effecting the score:
First of all, download the ultimate software for this off 8bitdos website, it allows you to easily update the controller and modify bits of it for PC and POSSIBLY Switch use. I haven't played a lot with this and my Switch just my PC. This is important you don't ignores this as one of the updates straight up says it's to help fix controller lag with the Switch with the Joycons attached. That's a BIG update if I read one.
On to my experience
After 10 minutes of just making sure everything was set I played about 4 hours of Monster Hunter World on PC with rando's & a friend and it's very, very impressive. It doesn't feel like a 3rd party controller, it really feels like a proper 1st party controller which is weird since I'm used to the XB1 rev1 , PS4 & WiiU Pro controllers. This feels like an odd mix between the PS4 and a SNES controller. Not in any badway just weird in the hands if that makes sense.
There's several modes that the controller can function with, with PC for the most part you want it to be set to XInput as that's the standard for that, by holding start+X it'll boot into that. For switch you hold start+Y. You only need to do this if you're changing the device you're pairing it with. If you've already synced it, you just need to hold start. So it's quick like that.
The buttons all feel solid as do the sticks, I didn't have any problem with Monster Hunter other than my hands feeling a Nintendo controller & the game being mapped for a XB controller. Each button felt responsive as did the sticks. I really couldn't see anything to complain about here. The triggers are analog so they'll give you the responsiveness you might want for PC and they work perfectly fine for Switch despite it not having analog.
I played a bit of Freedom Planet on Switch (10 minutes or so) which can be demanding given your dpad inputs+attack/special inputs can change a lot. There's nothing I noticed here, dpad felt fine and I didn't go in a random direction when using my specials or attacks and I couldn't spot any delay. This is a game I've put over 150 hours into as I enjoy it so I think I'd be able to notice something really standing out.
The controller comes with a USB -C charging cable which has a USB3 jack on the other end, so charging the controller is plenty easy. And unlike the PS4 controller if you don't want to use the pack they include, you can pop the battery cover open, remove the battery pack and slot in your own enloops- which I did for my first test run as I didn't want to wait to charge my controller.
It worked great, I can't speak for batterylife in this review but I'd imagine it'd be fine considering it's basically a XB1 controller in it's functionality. I'm sure I can promise with CONFIDENCE this is better in 90% of ways than a PS4 controller with PC. I've had experience with that controller on PC and it was fine but would need 3rd party drivers for most games, which actively told me I had lag despite being only 2-3 feet max away from the adapter & the battery life of the PS4 controller even with 3rd party apps adjusting the brightness of the bar to dim or OFF- the batt life was still poor. This I'm sure will do much better. My MD30's batt life seems absurd.
The grips feel better than they look in the pics, they look like they're kinda just slapped on to make up for the complaints for the regular SN30 controller but actually they felt pretty nice. They feel like a PS4 controller's grips and sticks with a SNES being the base for the face of the controller.
I've seen some complain in the reviews but I'm not seeing those issues honestly. I got some cheap-y ASUS adapter for PC and my switch is maybe 3-5 feet away from the controller with direct line of sight and I noticed no lag nor had any issues hooking them up. It was about 10 minutes to get the controller updated & working on PC with xinput and less than a minute for the switch. You don't have NFC for switch but I doubt that's an issue for most.
The short: Do you need a controller for PC or Switch but don't feel like shelling out a boat load of cash for a Switch Pro controller or a XB1 controller+wireless adapter.
This can serve you just fine. There's no limitations to speak of for either device as they don't need an adapter *PC WILL NEED SOME FORM OF BLUETOOTH OR JUST WIRE IT) .
The software and controller options are very, very robust, it's a good feeling controller and I couldn't spot any lag what-so-ever.
This doesn't feel like those janky madkatz controllers you'd get because they were cheap, this genuinely feels like a 1st party controller but has the versatility of no platform to claim loyalty to. You can easily use it between PC, Switch, android and iOS with a small button combo to change it when you need it. I've used the MD30 controller much the same with PC & Switch and that was great & this seems to mirror that experience.
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Alan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excelente
Reviewed in Mexico on 5 March 2023Verified Purchase
Excelente control, se siente de muy buena calidad, igual que un control original de Play Station o Xbox. Los botones son super buenos y que decir de los joystick, puedes moverlos y manipularlos con confianza, pues son bastante resistentes y se sienten excelente. La batería que tiene le dura muchísimo y se puede recargar mientras continuas usándolo.
Lo uso para jugar en un Nintendo Switch Lite y jugar algunos juegos en mi celular y todo ha sido excelente, desde la conectividad hasta la funcionalidad.
Lo uso para jugar en un Nintendo Switch Lite y jugar algunos juegos en mi celular y todo ha sido excelente, desde la conectividad hasta la funcionalidad.
M. Fryda
4.0 out of 5 stars
A solid controller, especially for Switch owners suffering from drift.
Reviewed in the United States on 12 July 2020Verified Purchase
I bought this controller because of its emerging reputation as a quality piece of 3rd party tech and because of Switch drift. Ironically, my drift is not in my original JoyCons but in my Switch Pro controller. I took the Pro controller apart and cleaned it thoroughly, and that bought me an extra two months. Then the problems arose again. So, here we are. I've taken it through entire battery cycle before posting this review.
The good: This controller will solve your drift. It also feels great in the hands. The buttons are responsive, there is an actual D-pad, and the battery life is acceptable. I got a solid week of gaming in before needing a recharge. Note that I DO have rumble turned off in my system settings in order to deliberately extend the battery life. Animal Crossing rumbles every three seconds and I found that it really drained my Pro controller before I switched. I don't notice any lag with the Bluetooth, but I tend to gravitate to turn-based gaming, so hyper-responsiveness isn't needed. Can't comment on that. I'm guessing that the button-mapping feature is important to some people, but I won't use, so go to other reviews for info on that. I'm listing it among the positive simply because more options are better than fewer options. It takes about four hours to charge, which isn't too bad. It is cheaper than the Pro controller, but it also has quality-of-use issues that mean that it isn't as good.
The not as good, but not terrible: You will need to get used to this controller, especially if you are coming from a Switch Pro. I think the Switch Pro Controller is a BETTER overall controller for several reasons. If mine weren't drifting, I would prefer it. Why? The Switch Pro Controller has a longer battery life and can charge directly from the cord on the Switch system. As mentioned above, I got a solid week of play out of this before needing a recharge. The Switch Pro will also turn the system on and this one won't. You have to press the power button on your Switch to wake it up first. You have to plug this controller with its included cord into the USB 2.0 on a computer to charge. Yes, it allows you to use AA batteries, but I honestly thought we were past that in gaming. Since the Switch Pro controller is a Nintendo product, it pairs perfectly with the system. I find the pairing on this to be finicky, because the Bluetooth on it will switch between remembering a laptop or your system. Most of the time I have to re-pair this controller if I play my Switch in handheld mode or if I connect the controller to a computer with Bluetooth on on the the computer. And that seems unnecessary. I think that this controller would probably be most well received by people who don't switch between handheld and TV mode frequently, because this is gonna annoy the hell out of you. I play either way for extended stretches. I think the overall size of the controller leans toward larger hands. I have smaller hands and I have to reach a bit to access some button uses. The configuration of the buttons is different than the Pro, and that takes a little getting used to. But I had re-trained myself within a day or two and muscle memory has taken over with the new one. A mild negative is that the labeling of the buttons is practically imperceptible with black text on black controller. In practice, I don't think button labeling is that big a deal, but just don't expect to be able to read anything on the controller if you get the black one.
So, overall? I'm going four stars because this truly is your best option available on the market right now if you are suffering controller drift. This controller's buttons are probably overall better than the Switch Pro, but the Pro wins out in virtually every other tangible category. If I didn't have drift on my Pro controller, I would use it instead. I can see that, for some people, button re-mapping is going to be a huge feature for them. So, like anything, just weigh all the factors and make a decision. Given drift, I don't regret purchasing this at all.
The good: This controller will solve your drift. It also feels great in the hands. The buttons are responsive, there is an actual D-pad, and the battery life is acceptable. I got a solid week of gaming in before needing a recharge. Note that I DO have rumble turned off in my system settings in order to deliberately extend the battery life. Animal Crossing rumbles every three seconds and I found that it really drained my Pro controller before I switched. I don't notice any lag with the Bluetooth, but I tend to gravitate to turn-based gaming, so hyper-responsiveness isn't needed. Can't comment on that. I'm guessing that the button-mapping feature is important to some people, but I won't use, so go to other reviews for info on that. I'm listing it among the positive simply because more options are better than fewer options. It takes about four hours to charge, which isn't too bad. It is cheaper than the Pro controller, but it also has quality-of-use issues that mean that it isn't as good.
The not as good, but not terrible: You will need to get used to this controller, especially if you are coming from a Switch Pro. I think the Switch Pro Controller is a BETTER overall controller for several reasons. If mine weren't drifting, I would prefer it. Why? The Switch Pro Controller has a longer battery life and can charge directly from the cord on the Switch system. As mentioned above, I got a solid week of play out of this before needing a recharge. The Switch Pro will also turn the system on and this one won't. You have to press the power button on your Switch to wake it up first. You have to plug this controller with its included cord into the USB 2.0 on a computer to charge. Yes, it allows you to use AA batteries, but I honestly thought we were past that in gaming. Since the Switch Pro controller is a Nintendo product, it pairs perfectly with the system. I find the pairing on this to be finicky, because the Bluetooth on it will switch between remembering a laptop or your system. Most of the time I have to re-pair this controller if I play my Switch in handheld mode or if I connect the controller to a computer with Bluetooth on on the the computer. And that seems unnecessary. I think that this controller would probably be most well received by people who don't switch between handheld and TV mode frequently, because this is gonna annoy the hell out of you. I play either way for extended stretches. I think the overall size of the controller leans toward larger hands. I have smaller hands and I have to reach a bit to access some button uses. The configuration of the buttons is different than the Pro, and that takes a little getting used to. But I had re-trained myself within a day or two and muscle memory has taken over with the new one. A mild negative is that the labeling of the buttons is practically imperceptible with black text on black controller. In practice, I don't think button labeling is that big a deal, but just don't expect to be able to read anything on the controller if you get the black one.
So, overall? I'm going four stars because this truly is your best option available on the market right now if you are suffering controller drift. This controller's buttons are probably overall better than the Switch Pro, but the Pro wins out in virtually every other tangible category. If I didn't have drift on my Pro controller, I would use it instead. I can see that, for some people, button re-mapping is going to be a huge feature for them. So, like anything, just weigh all the factors and make a decision. Given drift, I don't regret purchasing this at all.
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Marco R.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Troppo bello
Reviewed in Italy on 14 October 2023Verified Purchase
Come i giochi retro mi piace molto ed è pure ergonomico la vibrazione non è fastidiosa ed è veramente potente e piacevole si connette bene a tutto anche se in base al dispositivo cambia la combinazione di tasti ma con telefono e switch non ci sono problemi, gli altri non ho provato. Il materiale è plastica dura con tutti i pro e contro cioè è super resistente ma non gommatino o soft touch. Però ricorda i vecchi dispositivi e mi piace un sacco.
Nick
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, but there's a missed opportunity
Reviewed in the United States on 8 July 2020Verified Purchase
As someone who 95% of the time has no need of analog triggers, I would really have liked for this to have digital triggers. However, I know that analog triggers appeal to a wider audience. Where I think they missed an opportunity is offering an option for both. Since the software allows you to customize the range of the triggers and the tops of the triggers just pull right off, they could offer a replacement part that provides a shorter throw. Maybe if enough people bother them they will do it.
8bitdo has been doing a really great job with their controllers lately with some notable improvements over previous models. For example, I have had an SN30 Pro (not the Pro+) for a while now and it was generally pretty good except that the d-pad registered diagonals when it really shouldn't. I also noticed that the analog sticks were a bit strange when used on PC - they would snap to the cardinal directions and the movement was more of a square than a circle. The d-pad issue I fixed with a bit of tape, but it wasn't until I finally bothered to update the firmware that I noticed that the thumbstick issues have long since been resolved. But enough about that controller, here is what's great about the SN30 Pro+.
Pros:
-The d-pad is pretty much perfect right out of the box this time, at least for the controller I got. Diagonals only register when I want them to.
-The thumbsticks are great. They are very similar to the sticks on a DualShock 4 - not quite convex, but not quite concave, either. The tension is also similar to a DS4, which is how I like it. There was a bit of roughness when moving the thumbsticks along the edge of the hole, but I just took the front off and lightly sanded it to get rid of that.
-It feels almost exactly like a DualShock 4, but also like an SNES controller at the same time. The grips and analog triggers are practically identical, but obviously the d-pad is spot-on for an SNES controller and the spacing of the face buttons (ABXY) are a little wider like an SNES controller.
-The buttons are all nice and snappy, but not quite as stiff as they are on my SN30 Pro.
-No stick drift. Technically they center at like 0.000002 instead of just 0, but in practice they are the same thing. The SN30 Pro does this, too, so I suspect it's something 8bitdo is doing that makes that happen.
-I really like the ergonomics. It's light and the grips aren't too thick, so it's very comfortable to use for long periods of time.
-The rechargeable battery can be removed and you can use AA batteries instead.
Cons:
-Personally, I would have preferred to have digital triggers. I can understand that they probably wanted to appeal to more people, but I have very little need for analog triggers and if I had to pick one or the other, I'd choose digital every time.
-I would have liked a headset jack. I know it's primarily marketed as a Switch controller, but I use it primarily with PC and it would have been nice to have there.
-The included cable is too short to be of any use except for charging.
-The first time you use the thumbsticks after turning the controller on, no matter how much or how little you move them they will snap to 100% movement. Not physically, just in terms of how the software/console/game reads the input. They work fine after that. It's odd, but easily remedied by just moving them even once before you start playing.
I highly recommend this controller for anyone, but especially for people who really like the feel of a DualShock 4 and want a similar controller for the Switch or for PC.
8bitdo has been doing a really great job with their controllers lately with some notable improvements over previous models. For example, I have had an SN30 Pro (not the Pro+) for a while now and it was generally pretty good except that the d-pad registered diagonals when it really shouldn't. I also noticed that the analog sticks were a bit strange when used on PC - they would snap to the cardinal directions and the movement was more of a square than a circle. The d-pad issue I fixed with a bit of tape, but it wasn't until I finally bothered to update the firmware that I noticed that the thumbstick issues have long since been resolved. But enough about that controller, here is what's great about the SN30 Pro+.
Pros:
-The d-pad is pretty much perfect right out of the box this time, at least for the controller I got. Diagonals only register when I want them to.
-The thumbsticks are great. They are very similar to the sticks on a DualShock 4 - not quite convex, but not quite concave, either. The tension is also similar to a DS4, which is how I like it. There was a bit of roughness when moving the thumbsticks along the edge of the hole, but I just took the front off and lightly sanded it to get rid of that.
-It feels almost exactly like a DualShock 4, but also like an SNES controller at the same time. The grips and analog triggers are practically identical, but obviously the d-pad is spot-on for an SNES controller and the spacing of the face buttons (ABXY) are a little wider like an SNES controller.
-The buttons are all nice and snappy, but not quite as stiff as they are on my SN30 Pro.
-No stick drift. Technically they center at like 0.000002 instead of just 0, but in practice they are the same thing. The SN30 Pro does this, too, so I suspect it's something 8bitdo is doing that makes that happen.
-I really like the ergonomics. It's light and the grips aren't too thick, so it's very comfortable to use for long periods of time.
-The rechargeable battery can be removed and you can use AA batteries instead.
Cons:
-Personally, I would have preferred to have digital triggers. I can understand that they probably wanted to appeal to more people, but I have very little need for analog triggers and if I had to pick one or the other, I'd choose digital every time.
-I would have liked a headset jack. I know it's primarily marketed as a Switch controller, but I use it primarily with PC and it would have been nice to have there.
-The included cable is too short to be of any use except for charging.
-The first time you use the thumbsticks after turning the controller on, no matter how much or how little you move them they will snap to 100% movement. Not physically, just in terms of how the software/console/game reads the input. They work fine after that. It's odd, but easily remedied by just moving them even once before you start playing.
I highly recommend this controller for anyone, but especially for people who really like the feel of a DualShock 4 and want a similar controller for the Switch or for PC.






