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 bought this controller after Mario Maker 2 came out for the Switch. I own a Wii U as well and loved Mario Maker on that. Now, I'm a huge fan of Nintendo's Pro controllers. The one for the Wii U was pretty solid, but the one for the Switch is a remarkably better controller in every way... BUT the d-pad. This became apparent to me as I tried and failed miserably to complete some initial MM2 "kaizo" levels. I realized it was because of the continuous dpad in the controller. If you press and hold the down direction, and then tilt to the left or right, you'll also trigger a left/right motion (that is, down-left or down-right). All the directional buttons are like this b/c the dpad is "continuous." Compare this to the dpad on the Joy-Con itself where each direction of the dpad is its own separate button. It is IMPOSSIBLE to trigger down-left or down-right simply by pressing the down button and tilting it in some way. The Wii U's Pro controller is much better in this regard. Unfortunately, so many newer console manufacturers are building their controllers with continuous dpads, making precise movements like those required of kaizo Mario Maker levels or high level fighting games (cough Street Fighter cough) much more difficult to perform. Soooo, I looked elsewhere and decided to purchase this controller. Is the dpad perfect? Absolutely not. It's still a continuous dpad. However, it is a MUCH better design and has enabled me to return to the insanely difficult kaizo levels of Mario Maker 2. I thusly also use this controller when playing Hollow Knight given its tight platforming. Outside from that, the rest of the controller is great. I owned an SNES forever ago (still have it) and I've always loved that controller. The DualShock controller follows a similar design, so any time I play a fighting game or tight platforming game on my Switch requiring the use of the dpad, I reach for this SN30 Pro+ controller. For games like Mario Kart or shooter style games, I prefer the Nintendo Pro controller, but this one still suffices just fine for those games as well. Now, admittedly I much prefer the Xbox (cough Elite cough) controller for 1st and 3rd person shooter games, notably due to the staggered thumbsticks. This controller does NOT have staggered thumbsticks, but given all my gaming time clocked on the PS3 and PS4, that's still fine by me. The controller holds a charge for a LONG time and has a nice auto-off functionality. I feel like I rarely ever have to charge the thing, and when I do, it *might* take 2 hours...? It isn't long, that's for sure. The controller is also very lightweight which is great. I have not connected this to a computer, but should you choose to do so, 8Bitdo provides software to configure and tweak all sorts of things about the controller. At some point I'll load up Steam and try this out. Overall the shape/design and feel of the controller is great, whether you're using the triggers, the thumbsticks, the dpad, the actual buttons, you name it. The ONLY negative I have about the controller is that you can't turn on your Switch remotely from it, though I understand why that isn't possible. I will say that it takes a sec to remember how to *initially* connect it to different consoles too (hold Y + Start or hold X + Start etc.)... but given I use it almost exclusively for the Switch, that isn't a problem for me. 5/5 recommend!

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.