My 8bitdo USB wireless adapter just came in. It looks like it'll connect nearly any wireless controller to windows, Linux, or switch. I'll let everyone know how it works out, particularly on Linux because one thing holding me back from Linux gaming is my wireless Xbox adapter which doesn't seem to be supported.
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@sj_zero I have three of those.
The OG that looks like a Mario block (brown) has a bug after a certain firmware update where ZL/ZR does not work on PC.
The one for PS1 Mini (grey) works on PC too and does not seem to have the bug, but doesn't seem to pair as many.
The one labelled "2" (black) seems to do it all.
Overall, those adapters made it possible to use nearly every controller on both Switch and PC.
I also have one that lets you plug a Wii/NES Mini controller on one side and a GameCube one on the other. It worked great, but on Switch, the GC controller acted like a Pro Controller and caused me troubles with Mario Sunshine. Had to use the actual 4-port GC adapter from Smash instead.
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The OG that looks like a Mario block (brown) has a bug after a certain firmware update where ZL/ZR does not work on PC.
The one for PS1 Mini (grey) works on PC too and does not seem to have the bug, but doesn't seem to pair as many.
The one labelled "2" (black) seems to do it all.
Overall, those adapters made it possible to use nearly every controller on both Switch and PC.
I also have one that lets you plug a Wii/NES Mini controller on one side and a GameCube one on the other. It worked great, but on Switch, the GC controller acted like a Pro Controller and caused me troubles with Mario Sunshine. Had to use the actual 4-port GC adapter from Smash instead.
You learn something every day.
I grabbed one of the black ones, I picked it up for my playstation classic once I realized how much cool stuff you can do with that unit now.
Heads and shoulders better than the microsoft dongle so far, even just for the reason it works on stuff other than windows 10/11
Heads and shoulders better than the microsoft dongle so far, even just for the reason it works on stuff other than windows 10/11
So I ran some basic functionality tests with my new 8bitdo adapter.
First step was pairing with my xbox one controller. I didn't know if it would even pair, since I didn't pick the wireless controller for use with this device. It appears to have paired successfully, I just needed to press the pair button on each.
It's been inconsistent whether you need to repair all the time. It seems like maybe once you're paired on each OS or device it's happy? It seems like I had to pair once on linux, windows, and android, but switching between them seems to keep the pairing.
Second step was testing windows joystick support. It looks like it shows up in the game controllers page of control panel and all the appropriate stuff works.
Third step is testing xinput. I tested Cyberdimension Neptunia and it worked just fine, same as if it was the xbox pad working as it normally does.
Fourth step was testing in linux. I fired up linux and started Hotline Miami, and the game worked correctly. I also discovered that steam big screen mode works too.
Fifth test was on a lark, tried connecting to my R35S+ handheld through the otg port, but it had no effect. I didn't expect it to work (so far only wifi has worked), but it was worth a try. So far the R35S+ has only really supported a wifi device on the otg port so it isn't a surprise.
Sixth test was on my Galaxy S10 phone using a usb c to usb a adapter. It paired and I was able to do some limited controls using the gamepad and buttons. One surprise occurred when I opened final fantasy 7 -- when I opened the game, it seemed to recognise the gamepad and let me play using it.
So that's pretty interesting for now. I bought it to use on a Playstation Classic, and it looks like it'll be great for that purpose. Future testing I'll want to try is pairing multiple controllers at once, and whether a playstation or wii controller paired will run using the xinput protocol so you can use it like an xbox controller.
So far, I expect to buy a couple more, seems like a great product at a great price (25 canuckistani kopecs)
First step was pairing with my xbox one controller. I didn't know if it would even pair, since I didn't pick the wireless controller for use with this device. It appears to have paired successfully, I just needed to press the pair button on each.
It's been inconsistent whether you need to repair all the time. It seems like maybe once you're paired on each OS or device it's happy? It seems like I had to pair once on linux, windows, and android, but switching between them seems to keep the pairing.
Second step was testing windows joystick support. It looks like it shows up in the game controllers page of control panel and all the appropriate stuff works.
Third step is testing xinput. I tested Cyberdimension Neptunia and it worked just fine, same as if it was the xbox pad working as it normally does.
Fourth step was testing in linux. I fired up linux and started Hotline Miami, and the game worked correctly. I also discovered that steam big screen mode works too.
Fifth test was on a lark, tried connecting to my R35S+ handheld through the otg port, but it had no effect. I didn't expect it to work (so far only wifi has worked), but it was worth a try. So far the R35S+ has only really supported a wifi device on the otg port so it isn't a surprise.
Sixth test was on my Galaxy S10 phone using a usb c to usb a adapter. It paired and I was able to do some limited controls using the gamepad and buttons. One surprise occurred when I opened final fantasy 7 -- when I opened the game, it seemed to recognise the gamepad and let me play using it.
So that's pretty interesting for now. I bought it to use on a Playstation Classic, and it looks like it'll be great for that purpose. Future testing I'll want to try is pairing multiple controllers at once, and whether a playstation or wii controller paired will run using the xinput protocol so you can use it like an xbox controller.
So far, I expect to buy a couple more, seems like a great product at a great price (25 canuckistani kopecs)
@sj_zero I used to have no controllers for PC and thanks to those little adapters I now have excessive choice of controllers for PC.
The adapter 2 introduces also being able to pair itself with Xbox controllers. 8bitdo makes a lot of cool and good quality controllers, as well. I have more than a few of those.
Windows/Linux is trivial. Not sure if it all works on Mac too. I imagine it does. Says it works on Android but I have no idea how to use it.
The adapter 2 introduces also being able to pair itself with Xbox controllers. 8bitdo makes a lot of cool and good quality controllers, as well. I have more than a few of those.
Windows/Linux is trivial. Not sure if it all works on Mac too. I imagine it does. Says it works on Android but I have no idea how to use it.
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