The indie hardware developer Genki has announced a new collaboration with the technology company 8BitDo to release an SNES-inspired wireless controller, called the Genki PocketPro.
The new controller is a modified version of 8BitDo's SN30 Pro, which was inspired by the SNES gamepad and the classic PlayStation DualShock, and comes in a white translucent design with buttons modelled after the colours featured in Genki's logo.
The controller can either be used via a wired connection or low-latency Bluetooth, and also features Hall-Effect drift-free analog sticks, as well as stacked shoulder buttons, and options for gyro, rumble, and turbo functionality. It is described as being universally compatible and can be used with various platforms such as Nintendo Switch, PC/Steam, Android, and iOS devices, as well as the Analogue Pocket, and various Windows-based handhelds.
It also includes 480mAh lithium-ion battery, which supposedly lasts 18 hours between charges, and is believed to take somewhere between 1-2 hours to recharge.
If you're interested, you can pre-order a controller via Genki's Kickstarter campaign (where it is also currently selling its Saya Carry packs and Save Point SSD). The controller is priced at $42 / £33, and is expected to ship in November 2024.
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Have two SN30 Pro, great Controllers.
But i am now using more the bigger Brother, as it has the programable Buttons on the Back and i use them for L3/R3... hate to press the Sticks :>
I was going to get one, but it's a Kickstarter. Not a fan.
Having the button script for the multiple bluetooth connections engraved in the shell is pretty neat. I feel it wasn't there in past 8bitdo controllers.
@JonathanChapman I 100% get why, but as it is basically an 8bitdo controller that's already in production + some addition, I feel this particular project is more an advance order for a limited release (and possibly a way to use their past kickstarters as a leverage to their customer base) than a true kickstarter project.
@neufel
On early ones it was only in the manual, in later ones it was on the sticker at the back
@Azuris Nice, thanks, mine must be pretty old then!
The very definition of a vanity project. Does Genki have enough fans to make this worthwhile? ***Checks Kickstarter*** £500K ...apparently so!
Please tell me they finally fixed the Dpad. I have bought all 3 of the previous versions (the launch Nintendo theme, the revised less Nintendo lawsuit inducing, and the translucent colors), and they all have faulty dpads that make playing games like Contra and Tetris impossible.
These controllers would be just about perfect if they tweeked the dpad slightly. If its just the previous versions in a new skin, its just going to be another return.
How are 8bitdo not releasing low-latency 2.4ghz dongle versions of the SN30 Pro/Pro 2 lines? Almost every other line has a 2.4ghz variant or compatibility except for their two best lines.
They're such a frustrating company.
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