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NuXCOM_90Percent, do games w 8BitDo Pro 3 Controller Announced with Swappable Buttons, Available for Preorder

Not sure how I feel about this (aside from it being 8bitdo so even understanding what SKU is what is hell).

The swappable buttons remind me a lot of the framework usb c dongle “ports”. In theory it sounds awesome. In practice it sounds like a LOT of engineering work going into something people will touch once when they buy it and never again. Would much rather a bigger focus on repairability so that swapping the buttons isn’t a big deal WITHOUT a magnetic system and special keypuller and so forth.

I also don’t think ANYONE will ever use the “arcade thumbsticks”.

DanWolfstone,

I’m Pretty sure the guillikit Kong 3 had magnetic buttons or mechanical ones similar to this where it was a small switch inside that you could swap out when worn out. That hasn’t seemed to be that big an issue considering its just rubber on circuit board action. I could be wrong but what about this seems less repairable?

NuXCOM_90Percent,

It isn’t that the buttons are less repairable.

It is that you get the same swappability AND drastically improved repairability by… making the controllers easier to disassemble to replace parts. Why build an elaborate magnetic swap system when you can just take off the face plate and swap a small piece of plastic?

berber, do games w 8BitDo Pro 3 Controller Announced with Swappable Buttons, Available for Preorder

still no octagonal gate :/

lordnikon, do games w 8BitDo Pro 3 Controller Announced with Swappable Buttons, Available for Preorder

I love everything about the ultimate pro 2 but the ergo. Sn30pro2 is my go to but miss the dock and back buttons. So this might be what I have been looking for

tomalley8342, do games w 8BitDo Pro 3 Controller Announced with Swappable Buttons, Available for Preorder

Very nice of them to add hall effect triggers for improved longevity so that you can trash it even sooner than the Pro 2 once the non-replaceable battery dies out.

Thassodar,

Are you talking about the battery in the Pro 2? My understanding is they use TMR sticks that use less battery. And even if/when the battery dies I’ve been having no issues using it wired.

tomalley8342,

The Pro 2 was notable for having an easily replaceable battery pack which was also compatible with standard AA batteries, and now the Pro 3 will be removing this feature in favor of an internal battery. I was implying that although the Pro 3 includes a new hall effect sensor for the triggers which would marginally increase its lifespan, the Pro 3 will likely need to be thrown away sooner than a Pro 2 because of its new irreplaceable battery design.

Hadriscus,

You should still be able to disassemble it and solder on a new battery if you have the tools, the time and the knowledge

Thassodar,

I was thinking about my Ultimate 2 anyway, so my comment didn’t matter. Maybe I’ll get a Pro one, some day.

simple,
@simple@piefed.social avatar

I have 3 of their controllers and never had issues with the battery

tomalley8342,

I have 1 of their controller, the Pro 2, and I never had issues with the battery, and will never have issues with the battery, because it takes standard rechargeable AA batteries. Unfortunately I can’t say the same about the Pro 3.

brisk,

It’s not replaceable? That’s disappointing. I expected better of controller manufacturers since they’re not space constrained.

ISolox,

I can’t speak for this controller specifically, but all of the 8bitdo controllers I’ve had seem to been fairly easy to get into and repair.

Although it’s not as convient as the Pro 2, I wouldn’t say it’s not replaceable.

blackris, do games w 8BitDo Pro 3 Controller Announced with Swappable Buttons, Available for Preorder
@blackris@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

I already have four of the predecessors and only use one of them 99.9 % of the time. But.

Blisterexe, do games w 8BitDo Pro 3 Controller Announced with Swappable Buttons, Available for Preorder

I’ll ask their support about what exactly they mean by steamos support (fully rebindable in steam, or just “the buttons work”) and edit my comment to show the answer.

NuXCOM_90Percent,

Ultimate 2 is fully bindable in Steam (even gyro if you do directinput over bluetooth).

Valve gonna Valve but there isn’t a reason to assume a regression on that. But, like everything, don’t preorder things.

LiveLM,

Ultimate 2 also does Gyro over the 2.4 dongle (At least in the Wireless version).
Update the firmware of the controller and the dongle and hold B when turning on.

Toribor,
@Toribor@corndog.social avatar

I have an Ultimate 2 and I haven’t been able to figure out how to do that so I can’t remap the back buttons with Steam input.

What’s the trick?

dualpad,

Right now has to be the 8bitdo Ultimate 2 wireless. Not the bluetooth switch one. Need to update the dongle and controller to the latest beta firmware and launch it in dinput mode by turning it on while holding the B button. Then all the extra buttons can be mapped along with using gyro with analog triggers, which couldn’t be done before.

There is a bug that needs to be fixed where rumble can cause the controller to stop working in game, so for now need to use it with rumble off until that is fixed. But, everything else works when it comes to binding through Steam Input.

idogoodjob,

Is Dinput mode limited to Bluetooth only or can it be used on the 2.4ghz as well?

Edit: nevermind, just saw the other comment below mine that mentions it working in both connection modes

NuXCOM_90Percent,
  1. Update the firmware of the controller and dongle (technically the dongle isn’t necessary if you are using bluetooth). I did this in a VM because Linux
  2. Fully power down the controller. Switch to the connectivity mode you want
  3. Hold the Circle/B button and power on the controller to enable directinput mode
  4. Update Steam to the Beta branch
  5. Open Steam’s controller remapper
  6. Regardless of connectivity, you should have mappable L4/R4/BackPaddles. If you are using bluetooth you will also have the gyro
Toribor,
@Toribor@corndog.social avatar

Thank you. It looks like this is sort of working in that I can get the additional buttons to show up in Steam now but I’m hitting what I think is a bug where the ‘Enable Extended Buttons’ toggle doesn’t stay enabled. After searching a bit it seems like I’m not the only one but maybe that will get worked out soon.

mintiefresh, do games w 8BitDo Pro 3 Controller Announced with Swappable Buttons, Available for Preorder
@mintiefresh@piefed.social avatar

Ooooh that swappable face buttons is a nice touch.

FenderStratocaster, do games w 8BitDo Pro 3 Controller Announced with Swappable Buttons, Available for Preorder

Finally my Switch can match my xBox.

roserose56, do games w Now You Can Buy In-Game DLC And Pay It Off Later
@roserose56@lemmy.ca avatar

What for? This is ridicules! This is not a housing market, this is game market! Don’t even bother.

boaratio, do games w Now You Can Buy In-Game DLC And Pay It Off Later

Don’t do this.

Zoomboingding, do games w Now You Can Buy In-Game DLC And Pay It Off Later
@Zoomboingding@lemmy.world avatar

The era of financing gooner skins for your waifu has arrived

thermal_shock,

It always existed with credit cards.

Etterra, do games w Now You Can Buy In-Game DLC And Pay It Off Later

I want to cry but there aren’t enough tears.

Kolanaki, do games w Now You Can Buy In-Game DLC And Pay It Off Later
@Kolanaki@pawb.social avatar

Just lemme buy it with the money enemies drop when I kill them. 😬

SheeEttin, do games w Now You Can Buy In-Game DLC And Pay It Off Later

Putting everything on credit is a great plan if you expect the world to end very soon.

Ganbat,

So it’s a great plan, then! Let’s go!

ech,

Only if you’re right.

dormedas, do games w Now You Can Buy In-Game DLC And Pay It Off Later

If everybody has to finance their purchases, something might be fundamentally wrong with the economy…

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