Controller:8BitDo Ultimate Wireless Controller
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The 8BitDo Ultimate Wireless Controllers are a series of controllers released by 8BitDo on October 28, 2022.
Essentially the wireless version of the Ultimate Wired Controller, the Ultimate Wireless have many of the same features as its wired counterpart, including remappable back buttons, macro function and customizable built-in profiles. It does not support impulse triggers like the Ultimate Wired Controller for Xbox do. It comes with a charging dock, which also acts as a USB extended cord for the included 2.4GHz wireless USB dongle for wireless connectivity.
The controller is available in two models: the Ultimate 2.4g Controller and the Ultimate Bluetooth Controller. The Ultimate 2.4g Controller is the PC/Android/iOS-compatible model, and is available in black, white and pastel pink color models. The Ultimate Bluetooth Controller is a Switch/PC/Android/iOS-compatible model, available in black and white color models. The Ultimate Bluetooth Controller added Bluetooth connectivity to the PC, motion control and use the different joysticks in a form of Gulikit's own contactless electromagnetic hall-effect joysticks (as found in the GuliKit KingKong 2 Controller), making it last longer.
All two models are native XInput devices on PC, meaning they are supported on games that utilize the XInput API. The Ultimate 2.4g Controller is capable of switching to the DirectInput mode via a slider switch on the back. The Ultimate Bluetooth Controller act as a Switch Pro Controller when connected to the PC via Bluetooth, but cannot pair with the smartphone for customizing the built-in profiles at the same time. Also, motion control is only supported on the Ultimate Bluetooth Controller when connected via Bluetooth. Both models can connect to the PC via USB Type-C.
General information
2.4g version inputs
- 2 × clickable analog sticks: LS, RS
- 2 × analog triggers: LT, RT
- 2 × digital shoulder buttons: LB, RB
- 4 × digital directional buttons (d-pad): ↑, ↓, ←, →
- 4 × digital face buttons: 𝐀, 𝐁, 𝐗, 𝗬
- 5 × digital functional buttons: -, +, ⌂ ʜᴏᴍᴇ, ꜱᴛᴀʀ, ᴘʀᴏꜰɪʟᴇ
- 2 × digital remappable back buttons: P1, P2
- 1 × mode slider switch: ᴅ - x
Bluetooth version inputs
- Motion sensing: Accelerometer, Gyroscope
- 2 × clickable analog sticks: LS, RS
- 2 × analog triggers (acts as digital trigger when connected via Bluetooth): ZL, ZR
- 2 × digital shoulder buttons: 𝐋, 𝐑
- 4 × digital directional buttons (d-pad): ↑, ↓, ←, →
- 4 × digital face buttons: 𝐀, 𝐁, 𝐗, 𝗬
- 5 × digital functional buttons: -, +, ⌂ ʜᴏᴍᴇ, ꜱᴛᴀʀ, ᴘʀᴏꜰɪʟᴇ
- 2 × digital remappable back buttons: P1, P2
- 1 × mode slider switch: ʙʟᴜᴇᴛᴏᴏᴛʜ - 2.4ɢ
- 1 × digital functional button: ᴘᴀɪʀɪɴɢ
Controller variations
- The Ultimate 2.4g Controller is capable of switching into DirectInput mode. It can be only connected to the PC via either USB Type-C or the included 2.4Ghz USB dongle.
- The Ultimate Bluetooth Controller has Gulikit's hall-effect joysticks. It also added Bluetooth connectivity in addition to USB Type-C and 2.4Ghz USB dongle. It is the only model whose built-in profiles can be customize using the smartphone, but requires the controller to not connect to the PC via Bluetooth due to interference.
Use with PC platforms
Connection
USB Type-C
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| Connect the controller in DirectInput mode |
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Wireless dongle
| Connect the controller |
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Bluetooth
- For the Ultimate Bluetooth Controller only.
| Connect the controller |
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Windows
- Connecting the controller should automatically download and install latest drivers for the controller.
| Supported features | reWASD | Steam | Gamepad Phoenix |
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| Vibrations | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| LEDs | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Dead-zone adjustment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple controllers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Keyboard & Mouse input emulation | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Virtual Xbox controller emulation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Virtual DualShock emulation | ✓ [N 1] | ✗ | ✗ |
| Virtual Nintendo controller emulation | ✓ [N 2] | ✗ | ✗ |
| Motion Control | ✓ [N 3] | ✓ [N 4] | ✗ |
| Retro DInput/WinMM compatibility | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Battery status | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
- ↑ Allows using controller as DualShock 3 and DualShock 4 virtual controllers.
- ↑ Allows using controller as virtual Switch Pro Controller.
- ↑ Only for Ultimate Bluetooth Controller when connected via Bluetooth
- ↑ Only for Ultimate Bluetooth Controller when connected via Bluetooth
XInput wrapping
- The controller can acts as a DirectInput controller when set to specific mode, so it's possible to use any of the generic wrappers. See the controller article for those.
reWASD
- xʙᴏx button can be remapped.
- Can supports motion control via gyro on the Ultimate Bluetooth Controller (via Bluetooth connection).
- Can emulate the DS4 controller to play PS4 Remote Play, PS Now or DualShock 4 compatible games.
- Can emulate the Xbox 360 controller to play XInput compatible games.
- Not free of charge. 7-day trial.
- Custom configs for can be found in official Community Configs Library maintained by reWASD users.
macOS
- Use the 360Controller driver or Xbox One Controller Enabler when set in XInput mode.
Linux
- Natively supported in XInput mode by distros using Linux kernel 3.17 (or later).
Steam
- When set to XInput mode, both controllers are recognized as the Xbox 360 Controllers via Steam Input. Use in DirectInput mode/Bluetooth connection vary, with the Ultimate 2.4g Controller acts as a generic DirectInput controller (thus requiring remapping in Steam) and the Ultimate Bluetooth Controller acts and recognized as a Switch Pro Controller.
- When connected to the PC via Bluetooth, the Ultimate Bluetooth controller has support for gyroscope and motion controls via Steam Input.
Steam Link compatibility
- Works without any drivers on any operating system that supports Steam.
- Works via USB and Bluetooth. Includes gyroscope and motion controls on the Ultimate Bluetooth Controller to the mobile device via Bluetooth.[1]
- Can be used just to send input from a controller to a PC. Go into Streaming options, hit 𝗬 and disable video and audio streaming.
- May not work great unless connected to LAN or a low latency Wi-Fi.
Controller profile and remapping
- Customizing the built-in profiles requires the use of 8BitDo Ultimate Software.
- On PC, both models requires the desktop version of the 8BitDo Ultimate Software.
- Android and iOS version of the 8BitDo Ultimate Software, which support the Ultimate Bluetooth Controller, can be downloaded from Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The mobile app requires Android 8 and iOS 11 and later.
Setting up and pairing to the smartphone
| Setting up and pairing to the smartphone |
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Remapping the buttons
| Remapping the buttons |
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Switching the built-in profiles
| Switching the built-in profiles |
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Notes
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Support in games
- Natively supported by most modern games via the XInput API where the controller will be recognized as Xbox 360 Controller. It is also natively supported by games that only use the DirectInput API when set to DirectInput mode.
Games with motion control support
For a list of games, see List of games that support tracked motion controllers in non-VR gameplay.
- For Ultimate Bluetooth Controller when connected via Bluetooth only.
- Thanks to Steam Input and reWASD application, gyro control can be remapped to mouse or right stick in any game.
- Number of games which natively support motion controls is limited and gyro support is still not a PC standard.
Games with Nintendo button prompts
- Total number of games: Error 1140: In aggregated query without GROUP BY, expression #1 of SELECT list contains nonaggregated column 'pcgamingwiki_cargo.cargo__Input._pageID'; this is incompatible with sql_mode=only_full_group_by (mysql01.mysql.pcgamingwiki-14662257-production.svc.cluster.local)
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- For Ultimate Bluetooth Controller when connected via Bluetooth only.
- Please note, that this is only list for games that offer Nintendo button prompts.
Other information
Firmware updates
- Firmware update on both models can be done via the 8BitDo Firmware Updater for Windows and MacOS.