8bitdo’s First Wireless Xbox Controller Is A Surprise Rare Collaboration

8BitDo’s caller wireless Xbox controller.

8BitDo has created its first wireless Xbox controller successful business pinch Rare, a crippled workplace acquired by Microsoft. The officially licensed controller features a golden and bluish design, pinch plentifulness of Easter eggs to observe Rare’s 40th anniversary.

The $89.99 8BitDo Ultimate 3-mode Controller for Xbox — Rare 40th Anniversary Edition (yes, that’s nan merchandise name!) tin link to an Xbox console via a 2.4GHz wireless relationship aliases a USB-C cable. The wireless relationship useful done a mini USB dongle and not Microsoft’s autochthonal Xbox Wireless protocol. You tin besides usage Bluetooth to link nan controller to mobile devices.

This Rare typical version controller is fundamentally a wireless type of 8BitDo’s existing Ultimate three-mode controller. 8BitDo is utilizing nan aforesaid hallway effect joysticks and Xbox-style impulse triggers, but location are besides 2 swappable silicone joystick caps included. One is simply a skull from Sea of Thieves, and nan different is simply a jigsaw puzzle portion that Rare fans will instantly admit from Banjo-Kazooie. The tactile D-pad is made from zinc alloy and matches nan controller’s golden aesthetic.

You’ll besides beryllium capable to programme 3 profiles connected this controller, which includes configuring nan 2 backmost buttons astatine nan rear. All of nan customization tin beryllium done utilizing 8BitDo’s Ultimate package that lets you remap buttons, set nan ranges and centrifugal tensity of triggers, group vibration levels, and customize each instrumentality for much precise control.

As this controller is wireless, it has a 1,000mAh artillery inside, which 8BitDo suggests will present 20 hours of playtime. The rechargeable artillery takes astir 4 hours to afloat charge, and there’s moreover an integrated charging dock included successful nan container that automatically reconnects nan controller erstwhile you region it from nan dock.

It’s astonishing to spot Rare, an Xbox crippled studio, move to 8BitDo to create a 40th day controller alternatively of Microsoft conscionable creating its own. The collaboration comes arsenic Microsoft’s ain civilization Xbox Design Lab controller has been connected clasp for months now. You tin still creation civilization controllers, but Microsoft hasn’t been accepting purchases since past December — pinch nary motion of erstwhile Xbox Design Lab will return.

8BitDo’s Rare 40th day Xbox controller goes connected waste today, priced astatine $89.99.