8Bitdo launches a budget-friendly model of its Final controller

Gamepad maker 8Bitdo unveiled a less expensive model of its beloved Final Controller as we speak. The brand new Final C 2.4G Wi-fi Controller is a $30 wi-fi accent in purple or inexperienced coloration choices. It’s suitable with Home windows, Android, Steam Deck and Raspberry Pi.

As its identify suggests, the brand new gamepad connects wirelessly utilizing an included 2.4GHz USB dongle. 8Bitdo describes it as a “simplified” model of the favored Final sequence of controllers whereas “providing the identical final high quality.” As for what “simplified” means, the corporate seems to have helped cut back manufacturing prices by skipping the charging dock (utilizing cable charging as an alternative) and the profile-toggling change from the costlier variants. It additionally doesn’t help the corporate’s Final Software program for customizations.

8BitDo says the gamepad can last as long as 25 hours of playtime and recharge absolutely in two hours. As well as, it helps asymmetrical rumble, though vibration suggestions solely works on Home windows. The controller additionally works in wired mode and is plug-and-play on PC.

The corporate expanded into fashionable console-style controllers final 12 months after making its bones on nostalgic gamepads mimicking basic NES and SNES inputs. The Final line’s design is far nearer to as we speak’s Xbox controllers, together with uneven stick layouts. The costlier 2.5GHz model remains to be accessible for $50, whereas the Bluetooth variant prices $70. You may pre-order the brand new mannequin from Amazon forward of its scheduled Might thirty first launch date.