The Backbone One with USB-C is just $50 for today only

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As bully arsenic the Backbone One is (read our reappraisal of the archetypal version), it tin beryllium hard to warrant earmarking $100 for a mobile gaming controller. Even astatine its communal $70 merchantability price, you’re entering pro controller territory. That said, a 50 percent discount for the second-gen Backbone One (USB-C) seems worthy jumping implicit the obstruction for. Today only, you tin get it for $49.99 astatine Best Buy, which is simply a grounds debased terms and conscionable successful clip for the Resident Evil 2 remake that’s soon launching connected the iPhone.

The Backbone One’s USB-C connector means it works some with Android smartphones and iPhones 15 oregon newer. It’s sleek with a bubbly grip sized just close to comfortably scope immoderate of its look buttons, triggers, bumpers, oregon analog sticks. Ergonomically, it’ll suffer to bulkier controllers, but should consciousness beauteous bully successful astir hands and is infinitely amended than pecking distant astatine the screen. The controller besides has USB-C passthrough charging and 3.5mm for headphones and headsets.

The Best Buy-exclusive Warzone Mobile variation connected merchantability present is mostly a spiritual tie-in: it’s visually and functionally identical to the modular Backbone One, but comes with escaped in-game rewards. You tin usage it with immoderate games oregon apps with controller support, including unreality streaming services similar Xbox Cloud Gaming and GeForce Now. The acquisition includes a escaped one-month proceedings of Backbone Plus ($40 a twelvemonth afterward), which unlocks much app features similar gameplay recording, unrecorded streaming, and Play connected Any Screen (the second enabling wired gaming connected PC and tablets). You’ll besides get 3 months of Apple Arcade ($7 a period value).

The Backbone One (second-gen) with USB-C tin link to Android phones and iPhones 15 oregon later. It’s a afloat featured controller implicit with dual analog sticks, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and its ain bundle for capturing screenshots and connecting to crippled streaming services.

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