2025

Of all the lower-cost, pick-up-and-play controllers I tested for the Nintendo Switch 2 , 8BitDo’s $60 Ultimate 2 easily felt the best in hand. At a steep discount from Nintendo’s now-$90 Switch 2 Pro Controller, it’s an easy recommendation. What else do you need? When we take a step up and look at the $70 Pro 3 wireless controller , we should consider just what we gain and what we’re still missing. No, unfortunately you can’t wake the Switch 2 from sleep with the Pro 3. What you get instead is one of the best-feeling gamepads with the latest stick, trigger, and button technology that neither Nintendo nor any other major console maker still dares to touch.

8BitDo Pro 3 Controller

The 8BitDo Pro 3 controller is great for Switch or PC, and it's one of the few you can change th

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