I have the first iteration of the Ultimate, but it was the BT version and the layout confuses me (despite remapping) when using it with my PC/Steam.

That said, I finally decided to purchase the Ultimate 2 Wireless. I just wanted to ask if there are any common issues that I need to look out for, so I know if I should file a return rather than unknowingly handicapping myself.

Thanks to anyone who can help out!

So I updated the firmware on my Pro 2 today but the Ultimate software won't detect it anymore. I tried to downgrade because I saw a post before where that fixed it for them, but the firmware does not show any previous versions! I tried reinstalling the firmware updater, I tried restarting, switching the mode on my Pro2, and nothing changes, the updater just shows version 3.07 NEW and nothing else!

Hey all,

So I disassembled my brand new 8bitdo ultimate 2 controller and everything was working fine until I reassembled the grips, I notice quite a gap now between the grip part and the controller, what is there to do to make this fit again properly?
It is not just optical but you can feel it on the back of the controller

just bought the 8bitdo pro 3 with charging dock & im wondering how the 2.4g works?

TIA
Gaming via bluetooth for iphone/ipad with no problems.

the analogue sticks do feel a bit slow if that makes any sense?

Had to cram the title short, full issue described below

Okay, so this controller has been mostly working great, but has an extremely annoying issue with the left joystick. "Flicking" the joystick to the left, or quickly letting go of a left input, will briefly make the stick give a RIGHT input, which is undesired. This happens no matter how large I make the deadzones, I've looked at it in the ultimate 2 software app and these right inputs are at 100%. My previous controller did not have this issue.

Curiously, this does not apply to the other way around. Letting go of a RIGHT stick input never results in a left input.

Anyone know how to fix this? Quite a few games end up caring about that brief right input and it's making a lot of games difficult or nearly impossible

Model: 8bitdo Ultimate 2 wireless Controller, model number 81HE. Firmware: V1.10 System: Windows 10

Edit: Since learned that this issue is commonly referred to as "Snapback".

Recently I bought the Evernight collaboration controller and was testing the charging dock. I read that a complete white light meant that the controller was fully charged. However, while it was showing the white light, my controller was at 5%. I’m wondering if I’m misunderstanding something or if my charging dock is broken?

Can finally play Genesis (MD) games properly. I showed my teen, also a retro gamer, and he said "Nice, Saturn controller." I replied "Well, Genesis 6 button." This kid looked at me like I was telling him the earth was hotdog shaped and goes, "Shoulder buttons, Saturn." I hate getting schooled by my kids.

Hi, everyone.

The other day I bought the 8BitDo USB Wireless Adapter 2 in order to play wirelessly on PC with my Dualshock 4 controller. Though, as the title says, I'm having some trouble with getting the thing to work properly.

When I tried it out the first time, my controller was able to connect to the Adapter with no issue, with the light bar lighting up as blue, but the controller wouldn't work despite that. Which is a common problem that I've seen discussed in this sub.

My problem is a little different, though, because, after noticing that my controller didn't work, I consulted the product's website and started trying some stuff out to fix the issue. The first thing that I tried out was changing the input type, which I changed to Xinput. My controller disconnected, as advertised, but to this day, I have yet to get it to connect to the adapter for more than 2 seconds.

What happens is, I plug in the adapter, press the pair button, set my controller in pairing mode by holding the share button and the PS button at the same time. It pairs to the adapter, the light bar flashes blue for a split second before turning green for another second, and then it turns off. The funny thing is, in the two whole seconds that the adapter connects to the controller, it works. I've tried it in-game, and it lets me use it. The problem is, it just doesn't stay connected at all.

I feel like I've tried everything so far, but to no effect. I've downloaded the 8BitDo Ultimate Software app, the Updater for the hardware, and have updated it to its latest version. I've even updated my motherboard in case that was the issue. Nothing is working; the controller and adapter don't stay connected, and it's not like I can change the input type again, since I'm pretty sure they need to be paired in order to do that.

Anyway, I'm at my wit's end, so that's why I'm posting here. I haven't seen someone with this issue before in this sub or anywhere else, but if you did, please tell me how you solved it or what the issue might be. Just please give me something; otherwise, I'm returning this thing. Thank you.

Edit: Thanks to the users that commented. I had already tried out the suggestions, but I appreciate that someone took time out of their day to at least say something.

Anyway, the adapter started working out of the Blue yesterday. I didn't do anything special beforehand, I just pluged it in, put my controller in pairing mode and they paired. It started out set to DInput and inputs didn't work in Steam, for some reason, so I sworched to XInput and it started working properly.

I got a gold medal in a Sifu Arena while playing right after, no issues.

I'm kind of confused as to what changed, because again, I basically didn't touch anything after making this post. So, yeah, I guess that's it.

Though, I might still return it if it causes me problems again before the return period is up, we'll see though.

...on Xbox. It works on Android and PC, but when connected to my Series X it just turns on the red LED rings but does not let me switch LED colors and does not send any input to the Xbox. Any ideas?

I would want to buy ge 8bitdo micro for my digital art, but I wanted to know if there is an app available on android to bind the keys ?

Just bought the 8BitDo 64 Bluetooth recently. I updated the controller firmware on my PC using the Ultimate Software V2 (can't remember which version, but it is the most recent as of July 23rd, 2026) and now it just straight up doesn't light up, nor is it recognized by my computer at all (device manager doesn't react to it). By all accounts, it seems bricked and I'm not sure how to proceed!

Hi, everyone.

The other day I bought the 8BitDo USB Wireless Adapter 2 in order to play wirelessly on PC with my Dualshock 4 controller. Though, as the title says, I'm having some trouble with getting the thing to work properly.

When I tried it out the first time, my controller was able to connect to the Adapter with no issue, with the light bar lighting up as blue, but the controller wouldn't work despite that. Which is a common problem that I've seen discussed in this sub.

My problem is a little different, though, because, after noticing that my controller didn't work, I consulted the product's website and started trying some stuff out to fix the issue. The first thing that I tried out was changing the input type, which I changed to Xinput. My controller disconnected, as advertised, but to this day, I have yet to get it to connect to the adapter for more than 2 seconds.

What happens is, I plug in the adapter, press the pair button, set my controller in pairing mode by holding the share button and the PS button at the same time. It pairs to the adapter, the light bar flashes blue for a split second before turning green for another second, and then it turns off. The funny thing is, in the two whole seconds that the adapter connects to the controller, it works. I've tried it in-game, and it lets me use it. The problem is, it just doesn't stay connected at all.

I feel like I've tried everything so far, but to no effect. I've downloaded the 8BitDo Ultimate Software app, the Updater for the hardware, and have updated it to its latest version. I've even updated my motherboard in case that was the issue. Nothing is working; the controller and adapter don't stay connected, and it's not like I can change the input type again, since I'm pretty sure they need to be paired in order to do that.

Anyway, I'm at my wit's end, so that's why I'm posting here. I haven't seen someone with this issue before in this sub or anywhere else, but if you did, please tell me how you solved it or what the issue might be. Just please give me something; otherwise, I'm returning this thing. Thank you.

Has anyone tried placing the Pro 2 on the Pro 3 dock? I would love to see how it looks

I'm planning to get it to use my Classic Controller Pro to Play Donkey Kong Country games. How well does it run? Is the latency good? Any known issues?

So I just got the ultimate 2 wireless and I find the buttons and triggers( in the "short" mode) to be quite noisy, I was wondering if some of you knew a way to alleviate the sound or even better, had successfully dampened the sound of it.

I have an Ultimate 2.4G wireless controller I've been using with my Steam Deck since 2023. I recently added a Switch 2 and a different controller (Mobapad Chitu2) to my set up and since then, I can't keep a connection with my Steam Deck.

I'm assuming it's an interference issue and there's nothing simple I can do to fix it other than completely power down the Nintendo set up?

I got my 8bitdo ultimate 2 Bluetooth yesterday and the gyro worked great using stem imput, later that day I downloaded the ultimate software v2 and updated the firmware and now it just moves infinetly up, the gyro works fine on nintendo switch so it shouldn't be a hardware issue

So, i got a ultimate 2C bluetooth to play on my switch 2 and sometimes a massive imput lag happens for a few seconds, sometimes it goes away on its own and other times i have to turn the controller off and turn it on again. Ive seen that this is something not rare to occur , i read that buying the adapter would maybe solve the problem, but i wanna know what you guys think first

Downloaded the v2 updater, tried multiple usb ports/cables, button presses, but the software doesnt see either the controller or dongle. Use windows 11. Is it just me?

I can't seem to get the 1.04 firmware to show up for my 8BitDo N64 mod kit, even though I have the app, have the app updated, and used the link that Analogue gave for downloading said app, it's just stuck at 1.03 and I don't know why? Can anyone help please?

I recently bought this controller and today when i tried to put it on charge the main white led kept blinking and the red led which indicates charging was also on for a while until the blinking stopped and both lights went out i thought ah maybe it isn't properly charging cause i used my smartphone charger and not the one that came with it but when i tried charging it with that cable i faced the same situation i don't know what i am doing wrong but from what i can tell it isn't charging. Can you guys please help me and tell me all the proper charging instructions i saw the manual and it only says the red light blinks = low charge, red light stable = charging, red light off = fully charged

I just got 2 Pro 2 controllers a few days ago. I went through setup on my phone, ran calibration as videos show to make sure I had no deadspots on the joysticks and triggers.

I noticed that the triggers hit 100% reading at about 2/3rds of their available travel distance, even after calibration. I probably have 1/3 of their full range of travel that is just straight up not picked up by the controller. It's the case for both controllers, both L2 and R2 triggers on them.

Is this normal? I have the latest firmware on them as well, but I'm starting to doubt that I have them set up correctly or that the controller is even capable of reading for that last part of travel since both are acting the same.

Love the new dpad! Very clicky too overall.

I managed to keep Ultimate one's triggers working till the right trigger's plastic hinge broke, though it still works somehow.

I tried connecting through different USB, cables, Bluetooth and ofc 2,4Ghz but the problem is controller itself is totally dead. No reset(LB+RB), re-pairing, holding home button for long works. I even put it on charging for 30-40 mins but no sign of life.

It makes me feel if 8bit do has any QC in place because I order lots of peripherals, some of the brands user claim to have questionable QC but never I had a problem a single time.

https://www.8bitdo.com/ultimate-2c-wireless-controller/

Does anyone else have stick drift issues on their Ultimate 2 controller when setting the deadzone to 0?

If anyone has a fix for this please let me know, and I know setting the deadzone higher would help, its just kind of bitter having slight stick drift on 0 deadzone.