SN30 Pro

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SN30 Pro

79 positive 1 neutral 19 negative

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8bitdo is an unreliable company and if you're thinking of buying one of their controllers to use with your Switch/Switch 2, just buy a Nintendo controller.

I own 5 products 8bitDo products. Personally I’ve had no issues with their controllers except the SN30 Pro’s analog stick rubber kinda breaking apart. The no wake-up is definitely a bummer too.

ButtOfDarkness in r/NintendoSwitch

June 16, 2025 2:41 PM

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SNES controllers in stock

i'd say the 8bitdo ones and the official ones have a similar build quality, except the shoulder buttons i find to be better on the 8bitdo, the nso ones are strangely clacky. i don't have an original snes controller to compare it to, but i feel like the 8bitdo's shoulder buttons are more like what i

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Fluffy_Computer_9982 in r/NintendoSwitch

May 14, 2026 3:39 AM

4

Disappointed with d-pad on Pro 2 for Xbox.

SN30, Pro 2 and Pro 2 Xbox dpads were always bad. Stiff, with bad diagonals, just very generic membrane dpad. No wonder 8bitdo redesigned it like 2 or 3 times with every new revision and model. I can only imagine one type of gamers who consider it "great" - people who used to mash and press their dp

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Desperate-Coffee-996 in r/8bitdo

March 3, 2026 12:12 PM

2

Sold all my Pockets and kept the best

If it’s any consolation, I recently bought the 8bitdo metal sn30 pro controller and it performs horribly. The D-pad is god awful. I’ve heard similar stories about the pockets metal version. The D-pad is already average at best with the normal plastic ones anyway.

donmcron3333 in r/AnaloguePocket

May 6, 2026 8:13 PM

1

Best bluetooth controller to use with Steam Deck while docked?

Also using 8bitdo Ultimate 2. Works very well on both PC (via dongle and dock) and Steam Deck (via Bluetooth). Lots of buttons. I’ve had an easier time with the Ultimate 2 than the SN30 Pro, which seems more finicky or forgets what mode it was in.

drfrogsplat in r/SteamDeck

March 16, 2026 9:00 AM

1

This controller is GOATed

Absolutely not, lol. There are things to like about it for sure, but it's very overpriced, the dpad is mediocre, and it has limited functionality with digital triggers. I'm also not a fan of the texture on the handgrips. It seems nice at first but gets weird with use. You can get an 8bitdo controlle

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Former_Specific_7161 in r/videogames

April 3, 2026 12:10 PM

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The new Xbox Elite 3 and Cloud controllers has been leaked.

Cant say i share your experience, but you're missing my point, you're focusing on the sticks when i'm saying, precisely, thay they matter very little when everything else fall apart. Reports of unresponsive bumpers, sticky buttons, broken paddles and triggers... are a daily thing with third party br

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Male_Inkling in r/consoles

May 15, 2026 5:54 AM

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