

#8BITDO PRO 2 BLUETOOTH#
Holding the "B" button while plugging in the USB cable was the fix, but you have to do it every time. 8BitDo Pro 2 Bluetooth Gamepad - Black edition Pro 2 features two Pro-level back buttons - giving you more control so you dont have to take your thumbs off.

#8BITDO PRO 2 SOFTWARE#
Perhaps whatever magic the controller does to determine between the switch console and a regular computer is the problem. 2 Pro back paddle buttonsCustom Profile switch button, 3 profiles, switch on the flyMode switch button (Switch, macOS, D-input, X-input)Ultimate Software on. WTF!īack at the Linux box, it seemed the controller was seen by the USB stack but wasn't being initialized correctly as 2 of the 4 LED"s at the base of the controller were constantly blinking. Plugged it into the MiSTer and it still didn't work. The 8Bitdo Pro 2 launched in April of this year and is available in three different color options: Black, Gray, and G Pro (White).
#8BITDO PRO 2 UPDATE#
Now everything was working fine, installed a firmware update for the controller and the software could work all it's magic on the controller with button assignments, macros, etc. by Share: Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life With the likes of the and - as well as - 8BitDo is responsible for some of the best third-party controller. Mesh pocket for storing accessories and Switch Joy-Con, 8Bitdo Bluetooth adapter, Zero 2. Waited over a week and updated the Ultimate software on the Win10 laptop. 83 left Specially Designed for 8Bitdo Sn30 Pro+ & Pro 2 controllers, and can also Fit in Switch Pro, PS5, PS4, Xbox One Controller as well. so somehow they released the hardware before updating the software suite. It did test fine on my Win10 laptop, but 8bitdo's Ultimate software couldn't see the controller either. I've been using Linux for years and this is the first USB controller I've bought that caused problems. These buttons give you more control so you dont have to take your thumbs off the thumbsticks. I was somewhat surprised to find that it didn't work with MiSTer nor with my Linux desktop. Pro 2 features two Pro-level back buttons. Browne Classic 4-Bar Zip-Up Cotton Hoodie Size 2 Thom Browne Mens Oxford. It only weighs 228 grams which is very light for a controller. 8Bitdo NES30 Pro Bluetooth Wireless Controller & Xstrander Mobile Phone Clip. To be clear, this isn't the Xbox version that was released a few months ago and is NOT wireless. The 8BitDo Pro 2 Bluetooth Gamepad controller sizes 153.6 by 100.6 and 64.5 millimetres. An evolution of Pro+ in every way at a fraction of the price of competitor pro controllers. Play like a Pro with 8BitDo's most advanced controller ever - now on Xbox. Guess you’ll have to keep using xboxdrv for now.8bitpro2_wired2.jpg (21.32 KiB) Viewed 2118 times With stellar ergonomics, superb customization options, and support for both 2. Pro 2 Wired Controller Designed for Xbox. 8BitDo Pro 2 is available on Amazon for 49.99.


And since the next SteamOS update is updating to 6.1, it will be even longer before users get proper X-Input support on Deck. This has been approved and will be merged into 6.3.Īs the first RC for kernel 6.3 just released yesterday, it will be a while before 6.3 becomes stable – late April/early May.
#8BITDO PRO 2 DRIVER#
The wired version of the gamepad will be “added to the XPad driver as an Xbox 360 compatible device type” with the “necessary vendor/product IDs.” This is thanks to a pull request submitted by Dmitry Torokhov, which, in part, contains the XPad driver for said gamepad. Well, beginning with kernel 6.3, this workaround will no longer be required. If they want to use this mode, they’ve often had to resort to xboxdrv to get it to work nicely. According to Phoronix, users have had “problematic” issues using the X-Input mode. While it technically does, there’s a bit of a hurdle. If you go to 8BitDo’s website you’ll notice the Pro 2 wired gamepad is advertised as working for SteamOS 3.4/Steam Deck.
