Backbone One, The Best Mobile Gaming Controller, Is Now Available For Android - Forbes

I’m a large instrumentality of the Backbone One gaming controller for iPhone. In a pinch, I’ve utilized it to play games connected my laptop too. There’s immoderate bully quality for Android users who person been wondering what each the fuss is about: an Android mentation of Backbone One is here.

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Along with autochthonal mobile games specified arsenic Call of Duty: Mobile, Diablo Immortal and Apex Legends Mobile, you tin usage the controller to play games that you watercourse from your console oregon PC. It besides supports unreality gaming services specified arsenic Xbox Cloud Gaming, GeForce Now and Amazon Luna — and Google Stadia successful lawsuit you inactive hap to person immoderate games there.

You person the enactment to play games connected PC, Mac oregon iPad with it by connecting your Backbone One to 1 of those devices via a USB-C cable. Backbone besides precocious debuted a PlayStation-branded mentation of its controller, which hopefully means that determination volition beryllium a mode to entree PlayStation titles done unreality gaming connected mobile soon.

Elsewhere, the Backbone App is present disposable for Android connected the Google Play Store. It offers swift entree to games connected aggregate services, the quality to grounds and stock gameplay and a spot wherever you tin enactment up with your friends.

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In my experience, the Backbone One is the champion mobile gaming controller astir (disclaimer: Backbone sent maine a portion a portion back. I gave it distant and bought my ain one.). I don't typically bask utilizing touchscreen controls to play games, unless they lone request elemental inputs similar taps and swipes. So, a controller similar the Backbone One tin travel successful precise useful for gaming connected the go.

The 2 sides of the controller are connected by an extendable bridge. You descent that open, slot your telephone into the USB-C connector and adjacent the different broadside to clasp your telephone successful place. The controller runs disconnected your phone's powerfulness and utilizing a carnal transportation alternatively than Bluetooth reduces input lag.

At slightest connected the iPhone version, the Backbone One controls consciousness comfy and responsive. It's a bully size and weight. The collapsible span means it won't instrumentality up overmuch abstraction successful your container either. I bash similar the information that there's a due headphone jack arsenic good arsenic passthrough charging. The Android exemplary looks conscionable similar the iOS one, albeit with a USB-C connector alternatively of a Lightning one.

Like the iPhone version, Backbone One for Android costs $100. Backbone says that orders placed present volition get successful clip for Christmas. The institution added that Backbone One is compatible with astir Android phones from manufacturers specified arsenic Samsung and Google.

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