8BitDo Ultimate Bluetooth & 2.4g Controller with Charging Dock for Switch and Windows - White

This is a great gamepad for the switch and can see why it is so highly regarded. It is a nice size for my average adult sized hands and I find it very comfortable to use and all the buttons are within easy reach. The app seems like it will be great but I haven't done much tinkering yet with remapping buttons and what not as yet, though I plan on getting into this soon. I have played with the trigger sensitivity though and it was very easy and intuitive to alter this with the app. Hall effect sticks should mean no worry over stick drift. I find all the inputs for the sticks triggers and face buttons to be very responsive and have a nice resistance to them.The look is fantastic. I think the only thing I would change is that the face buttons have the a b x y text painted on the surface of the button, I would have liked this to be within the button itself like on the Xbox 360 controllers, as that looks a little more pro finish. Everything else though is great. The styling is really nice with some sharp lines and everything feels high quality and well built. In the white colourway it looks great alongside the switch oled. The white light bar that lights on the charging dock lights while charging and goes out when fully charged. I did notice however that the light will come back on again briefly every now and again, even when fully charged, which is kind of annoying. I have read some comments to say this only happens when connected to the dock, so may have to try connecting to a wall charger and see if this stops that behaviour, because it is irritating. The dock itself is lovely though and the controller docks flawlessly and easily every time. It is quite a joy to use and the controller looks fantastic both on and off the dock. I haven't used with PC so cannot comment to the connectivity there but can see no reason why this would not work perfectly. Pairing with the switch was easy. You can put the console into sleep and wake from sleep using the controller (you have to give it a gentle shake after pressing to home button to make it wake the switch, not sure why, but it's kind of cute and easy to get used to).If you are in the market for a top class switch pad, I have no hesitation recommending this controller.

Its a good controller, after watching ETA Primes review on Youtube (beginning of November) and trusting his opinion I pre-ordered both black and white controllers (for £60 each).I received the white controller on release (around 17th November if I remember correct, I even got a £5 refund as it released at a slightly cheaper price of £55)... 1 week later and the black controller hadn't arrived and there was no update on any expected delivery, so I just cancelled it - the time delay also enabled me to come to my senses and realise I have stupid amount of controllers as it is... x9 8BitDo, x2 Elite 2's, x1 Elite 1, Nintendo Switch Pro (to be fair I got most of the 8BitDo controllers in a job lot on eBay and awesomely they all worked with no issues, so if you are in doubt or unsure I can confirm reliability on 8BitDo controllers is excellent, you can also very easily flash updated firmware's).With regards to this new 8BitDo "Ultimate" controller, I got the slightly more expensive Bluetooth/2.4ghz version, it pairs fine with Windows and overall works as a controller should (Note:- PC gamers are overall superior people compared to the console pleb generation hehe :-p Xbox and Playstation can debate which is better till the cows come home, in the meantime PC gamers will sit silently judging you on your poor life choices :-)) kidding... Maybe).I have positives and negatives and firstly I'll explain my slightly NEGATIVE thoughts and this is in regards to the controller and its plastics feeling very cheap, especially the R1 & L1 shoulder buttons as they have a very mushy unpleasant click. The analogue R2 and L2 is quite a short throw as well and the angle your fingers sit at/have to hold the controller to access shoulder buttons just doesn't feel as comfortable/natural as it does on a standard Xbox controller or even the likes of the 8bitdo SN30 pro+ (basically that 8BitDo controller I am referencing is similar to a Playstation 2 shape but with a proper D-Pad) - Although I guess that is entirely subjective, it might feel fine for you.That being said this is not enough of a reason to dismiss the controller, but it was enough of a reason to make me realise I didn't need a second one and therefore the deciding reason I cancelled the black controller which I had pre-ordered.The POSITIVE and I think the primary reason most folks are intrigued and will buy this controller is because of the hall effect sensor technology - in short zero chance of stick drift. I wouldn't buy into any reviewers on Youtube saying greater accuracy with the analogue sticks and do not believe this technology will markedly improve your gaming abilities - However, If you need to believe that to justify the purchase to yourself then by all means go for it.My other positive is that the D-Pad feels particularly decent - its actually quite a large D-Pad. I use emulators for retro gaming and like playing the original '96 version of Resident Evil (PC and emulator versions) and RE1 uses tank controls, which lends itself better to this 8BitDo D-Pad as opposed to the 3 times the price, clicky and unnatural feeling Elite 2 D-Pad.To me, I think the most sensible option is grab an Xbox Elite Series 2 controller when they're on offer/second hand on Amazon (I got one 4 months ago, "used" from Amazon but in reality the box was scuffed/controller brand new and it cost the reasonable sum of £63)... You can then use what is a high quality and very nice/premium feeling controller till your hearts content and then IF stick drift ever happens, buy the little control board that easily solders in (I got 10 of them/so 5 controllers worth for £6 on eBay - Not had to use them yet but I am considering preventative maintenance and pre-installing them to have at the ready). Once installed this mod lets you use a screwdriver to adjust the values on the analogue potentiometer and therefore correct any analogue anomalies - so effectively with that simple mod, stick drift will never write off your controller and you will always be able to quickly and easily fix it.Anyway, that's my thoughts.

Bought this controller as I play on both switch and PC for gaming. Used for a few months before reviewing and love the feel, ease of switching platforms and remapping possibilities.Switching is extremely easy to do with the toggle switch on the back of the controller and connects/pairs quickly to the switch on Bluetooth, and 2.4G wireless via the usb dongle on PC. Build quality feels really sturdy and reminiscent of the Xbox one controller. Triggers are a touch heavy to pull but gotten use to the feel after a few months of use. Sticks feel great too and feel like regular sticks with the benefit of not drifting. Rear buttons are a little too easy to activate if you hold the controller strongly and take a bit of getting use to with muscle memory to use effectively. You do need the pc software to remap any buttons but is easy to use with lots of functionality via macros, profiles and adjusting sticks/triggers.