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

GameSir’s latest mobile controller has an added bonus — it besides works with the Nintendo Switch. In summation to turning iOS and Android smartphones into handheld consoles not babelike connected finicky touchscreen controls, the new GameSir G8 Plus tin regenerate the Switch’s Joy-Cons with much ergonomic alternatives that volition never succumb to joystick drift.

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

The tradeoff is that the 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 volition adhd astir 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 volition ne'er acquisition unwanted fastener presses oregon 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, portion haptic feedback is provided by a brace of vibration motors. The G8 Plus tin adjacent aftermath the Switch with a azygous fastener press, which is simply a diagnostic that galore third-party controllers don’t offer.

The controller’s clamping mechanics tin grow to 215 millimeters to accommodate larger smartphones and tablets similar the iPad Mini. It’s besides customizable with magnetic faceplates that easy popular disconnected and swappable caps for the joysticks and look buttons. It’s a bully diagnostic for gamers who similar to personalize their hardware, but lone erstwhile alternate faceplates are really available. The institution says those are inactive successful planning.

Bluetooth enactment allows the 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 transportation to a machine utilizing a USB-C cable.

The GameSir G8 Plus is disposable present for $79.99. That’s cheaper than the $99.99 Backbone One and the aforesaid terms arsenic a battalion of replacement Joy-Cons that tin perchance inactive make joystick drift.