Members of the community have generally regarded this controller with mixed sentiment. Learn more.
This controller's turbo function is not leaderboard legal. View the list of leaderboard legal controllers here.
¶ General Information
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Common Name | 8BitDo SN30 Pro+ |
| Model | 80GA |
| Manufacturer | SHENZHEN ONEBITDO TECH CO.,LTD. |
| Wireless? |  Yes |
| Leaderboard Legal? |  No |
| Sentiment Power |  |
¶ Recommendation
Members of the community have generally regarded this controller with mixed sentiment:
I highly recommend going with the Pro 2 over the Pro+ if you don't already have one of the two.
¶ Programmability At a Glance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Turbo? | Yes |
| Companion software? |  8BitDo Ultimate Software |
| Turbo Button Remappable? | Yes |
| How to activate? | Press L+R+L3+R3 to switch to turbo-enabled profile |
| Custom Button Mapping? | Yes |
| Advertised Fire Rate (Hz) | Not provided |
| Turbo Time to Live (TTL) | Short |
| All Turboed Buttons on Same Duty Cycle? | Yes |
| Adjustable Stick Deadzone? | Yes |
¶ Detailed Turbo Information
| Mode | Actual Hz | Distance under leaderboard cap |
|---|---|---|
| Wireless | 16.8 | Above cap |
| Wired | 16.8 | Above cap |
¶ Turbo Gold Skip
| Mode | 0 Lock? | 1 Lock? | 2 Lock? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (wireless) | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Default (wired USB mode) | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
¶ Sticks At a Glance
This controller has an atypical stick layout for a Nintendo Switch controller.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Analog Layout Style |  PlayStation |
| Analog Sensor | Potentiometric sensor |
| Stick Circularity Average Error | 12% |
¶ Stick Assessment
- Hardware: solid feel, rotates smoothly
- Firmware: jitter, issues with stick granularity
¶ Buttons At a Glance
This controller has analog triggers. Sliding, morphing, and grappling may be more difficult.
| Question | Answer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Back Paddles? | No |
||
| Back Paddle Turboable? | N/A | ||
| Y Button Shape | Flat | ||
| Trigger Type | Analog |
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| Actuation force (g) | 115 | ||
¶ Button Assessment
- Hardware: grip is fairly ergonomic, d-pad is good, face buttons have a hard feel, but not as bad as other controllers in the same class, analog triggers
- Firmware: no reported issues
¶ Positive Sentiment
Solid controller with good sticks.
A good controller generally.
¶ Negative Sentiment
No back paddles.
Firmware updates break things sometimes.
Activating turbo is awkward.
¶ Autofire Data
This device's turbo speed was verified on a hacked Switch system with an autofire tester. Learn more.
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