Hardware Check the new colors of Ultimate Bluetooth Controller by 8BitDo|AKNES

[AKNES]

What do you guys think of these two colors?

 

[Scarlet]

I don't know if it's just the renders, but the colours seem a bit strong to me. I get big tomato soup vibes from the red one, though maybe I'm just a bigger fan of more pastel things. Do you have any actual photos? Curious to know what they look like in person.

 

[KiiWii]

They look great!

Big fan of that blue one ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[AKNES]

I don't know if it's just the renders, but the colours seem a bit strong to me. I get big tomato soup vibes from the red one, though maybe I'm just a bigger fan of more pastel things. Do you have any actual photos? Curious to know what they look like in person.

Hello, please check it out. This is a random shot I took without using any photography skills.

Edit: But please notice that their backs are white. Please see our product link for details.（Or any Amazon store of your country search: AKNES）

 

[FluffyLunamoth]

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Hello, please check it out. This is a random shot I took without using any photography skills.

Edit: But please notice that their backs are white. Please see our product link for details.（Or any Amazon store of your country search: AKNES）

Their backs are white? What?? That's so dumb! Although if they gave the red one a black rim, it could look like a Pokeball...

 

[AKNES]

Their backs are white? What?? That's so dumb! Although if they gave the red one a black rim, it could look like a Pokeball...

The designers of 8BitDo followed the design of the Xbox controller more on this product. This may be a solution they are more comfortable with.
But your reaction taught me that in the future, We need to listen more to the voices of users in these aspects.

 

[AkikoKumagara]

I think the colors are ok, but I don't love the thumbsticks being colored to match the body. I think they should use the secondary color (black in this case) to provide some even contrast. The Xbox Core controller did that correctly on the white model, for example, and it looks really clean and balanced as a result.

 

[CMDreamer]

There's a huge diference between the two blue controllers, and it's not limited only to color tonality:

The first one looks as if was built using more quality in materials and details. I really like how this one looks, this is my preferred one.

The second one on the contrary, looks as if it were made of cheap plastics and very low quality materials and details. I would return it if that were the one I receive when buying.

 

[AKNES]

I think the colors are ok, but I don't love the thumbsticks being colored to match the body. I think they should use the secondary color (black in this case) to provide some even contrast. The Xbox Core controller did that correctly on the white model, for example, and it looks really clean and balanced as a result.

I think your point is also helpful, the use of auxiliary colors.

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The second one on the contrary, looks as if it were made of cheap plastics and very low quality materials and details. I would return it if that were the one I receive when buying.

So you prefer something darker and with better texture, right?

 

[CMDreamer]

So you prefer something darker and with better texture, right?

Something with better production quality, yes. And yes, a darker blue (like in the first controller) is better for me.

The details make the diference.

 

[Scarlet]

Something with better production quality, yes. And yes, a darker blue (like in the first controller) is better for me.

The details make the diference.

I will say the photos do like like a really solid colour match to the actual blue Xbox Series controller, so I assume that’s what they were going for.

As an aside, having black sticks would really improve the look to me.

 

[MultiKoopa]

it's neat, but not having all the modes like direct input, x input, Android, etc. makes it a worse controller than the 8BitDo Pro 2 in my opinion

 

[CMDreamer]

I will say the photos do like like a really solid colour match to the actual blue Xbox Series controller, so I assume that’s what they were going for.

As an aside, having black sticks would really improve the look to me.

I agree with you on the black sticks aswell.

it's neat, but not having all the modes like direct input, x input, Android, etc. makes it a worse controller than the 8BitDo Pro 2 in my opinion

The button configuration is purely Nintendo based, so even though it supports Windows and SteamOS, it might be unnecesary to have more connectivity options.

 

[MultiKoopa]

I agree with you on the black sticks aswell.


The button configuration is purely Nintendo based, so even though it supports Windows and SteamOS, it might be unnecesary to have more connectivity options.

that's uh. completely untrue lol. Just switch X/Y and B/A; there's absolutely no reason for that to get in the way

 

[CMDreamer]

that's uh. completely untrue lol. Just switch X/Y and B/A; there's absolutely no reason for that to get in the way

Switching them physically is not always possible as buttons have some notches on them to avoid putting them on the wrong place. And even if you interchange them you would also need to configure the controller to change their scheme on console/games/emulators.

The notch on buttons thingy is true since the SNES controller era. (The best controller for 2D games in my opinion).

 

[MultiKoopa]

Switching them physically is not always possible as buttons have some notches on them to avoid putting them on the wrong place. And even if you interchange them you would also need to configure the controller to change their scheme on console/games/emulators.

The notch on buttons thingy is true since the SNES controller era. (The best controller for 2D games in my opinion).

I meant switch them mentally

it's not any real barrier to using them for non-Nintendo stuff