The backbone of the Mobile Controller company presented its Pro Backbone Pro Controller this week, which brings iOS and Android game experiences to the next level.
Successor of the Backbone One controller, the Pro presents full-size joystick, re-spirits buttons and Bluetooth compatibility, making a more premium game configuration. Unlike its predecessor, the spine must not be connected to a phone to work, which means that you could use it as a wireless controller. That functionality becomes very useful when using cloud game services such as Xbox Game Pass. You can play with the Pro Backbone Pro Controller on your TV, then connect the phone to the controller and instantly collect where you stopped the mobile phone.
“Our thought is that the game should be much simpler,” Khaira’s Manet founder in Techcrunch was founder. “It must be really simple and work more like airpods when you connect to the screens.”
The backbone is betting great on the growth of mobile games, which has been accelerated only by the expansion of cloud game options, but so far the backbone seems to cement as the main hardware manufacturer for mobile players. It also helps the swarming backbone of celebrities of celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher, The Weeknd, Mrbeast, Post Malone and Amy Schumer, as well as professionals such as the founder of Discord Jason Citron.
But as someone who does not use Xbox game pass or similar cloud subscriptions, I never understood the hype around using a smartphone as a game device. I already have a Nintendo switch, a device specifically made for games, unlike my iPhone, which is designed for other things. So, to test the backbone, I downloaded some games on my phone that I already play on the Switch, only in order to compare the gaming experience.
The verdict? I recorded about 13 hours of gameplay on the iOS version of Standew Valley in the last three days. I am not completely sold with mobile games – replying to messages while I play it is a little annoying – but I must say that I would prefer to sit on the sofa with the backbone of Nintendo Switch, which gives priority to the screen size compared to comfort.
The pro spine Pro shines in its ergonomics. Sometimes, when you take a new iPhone, it seems familiar, but slightly off, and it takes time to get used to the feeling of the new device before the differences stop being evident. This was the experience I had by playing Nintendo Switch 2, unlike the original console.
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But the design of the spine is so naturally intuitive that I have not even experienced those few minutes of discomfort. A few seconds after entering my phone in the controller USB-C for the first time, I was able to play ade-a game full of game with crushing the carotic-alternating button easily as I do on the switch. I find the Nintendo Switch Pro controller for uncomfortable games like Hades like Hades, so this is saying something.
“Meta, when they were planning the research, would have done multiple iterations of an auricular (prototype) in a week, because they could print them and then quickly put them on the test, receive feedback and items,” said Khaira. He took inspiration from the technique when he developed the spine, investing heavily in the same type of technology.
The backbone printed on 9,000 different parts before landing on the model that in the end sent, making microscopic changes to every aspect of the controller before reaching something that makes Joy-Cons toys feel like toys at fishing price.
This level of precision and versatility has a cost. The Pro Backbone is sold in detail for $ 169.99, which is a little steep considering that it is possible to buy a Nintendo Switch Lite renewed at the same price. But for serious players who need that cross function, the backbone could be worth it.
If you don’t move back and forth between Xbox Game Pass on your TV and on your phone, you could probably feel good with the original spine, which is $ 99.99.
