The wireless GameSir G8 Plus controller works with smartphones and the Switch

GameSir’s latest mobile controller has an added prize — it besides useful pinch nan Nintendo Switch. In summation to turning iOS and Android smartphones into handheld consoles not limited connected finicky touchscreen controls, nan new GameSir G8 Plus tin switch nan Switch’s Joy-Cons pinch much ergonomic alternatives that will never succumb to joystick drift.

Unlike galore clamp-on gaming controllers for mobile devices that physically link done a USB-C aliases Lightning port, nan GameSir G8 Plus uses Bluetooth. That’s what allows it to link to smartphones, tablets, nan Switch, and moreover PCs without requiring users to prime a type pinch a circumstantial connector.

The tradeoff is that nan gamepad relies connected a brace of 500mAh rechargeable batteries. That makes it 1 much accessory you’ll request to retrieve to charge, and 1 that will adhd almost 314 grams to immoderate you clamp it to.

The GameSir G8 Plus besides features drift-resistant Hall effect sensors successful its joysticks and analog triggers, ensuring gamers will ne'er acquisition unwanted fastener presses aliases movements. The triggers tin beryllium switched to a “Hair Trigger Mode” making them much responsive for FPS players.

Motion controls are supported acknowledgment to a six-axis gyroscope, while haptic feedback is provided by a brace of vibration motors. The G8 Plus tin moreover aftermath nan Switch pinch a azygous fastener press, which is simply a characteristic that galore third-party controllers don’t offer.

The controller’s clamping system tin grow to 215 millimeters to accommodate larger smartphones and tablets for illustration nan iPad Mini. It’s besides customizable pinch magnetic faceplates that easy popular disconnected and swappable caps for nan joysticks and look buttons. It’s a bully characteristic for gamers who for illustration to personalize their hardware, but only erstwhile replacement faceplates are really available. The institution says those are still successful planning.

Bluetooth support allows nan GameSir G8 Plus to link to a PC and beryllium utilized arsenic a standalone wireless controller without a mobile instrumentality attached. Gamers wanting little lag tin alternatively opt for a nonstop relationship to a machine utilizing a USB-C cable.

The GameSir G8 Plus is disposable now for $79.99. That’s cheaper than nan $99.99 Backbone One and nan aforesaid value arsenic a battalion of replacement Joy-Cons that tin perchance still create joystick drift.