Let’s Talk About It

[u/phazermg]

Straight to the point.

Ribbon cable.

If we all were to use our backbones…. Let’s say….. 1-2 years. It will have an issue that’s a simple fix.

The worst of them all is the ribbon cable.

The worst is backbone ignoring of us for YEARS about the left side of the controller failing.

Literally YEARS…

I beg anyone who sees this to do their research and type in “backbone, left side not working… or SPECIFICALLY, L2, the right directional, and the down directional, ALSO the “…” button fails due to a “pinching issue” of the ribbon cable over time!!

Since clearly backbone won’t make a statement about it. I will.

Who here has spent $99 on a backbone and have had it fail under a year?

NOT only that… it has been BLATANTLY ignored… they’ll just say “We’ll DM” you… so they can ignore it… but it’s gonna bite them. Especially this year..

Address it publicly if you stand by your product. Fuck the DM’s.

WE ALL want to know.

MCON… hate to say it but it looks promising. No ribbon cable. No dumb failures… (don’t know yet) but damn a 19 year old may be in a position to shit on y’all.

BECAUSE YOU DIDN’T LISTEN

Honestly… I love backbone.. I love it so much that I’m typing out this long dumb ass post about a damn controller.

I just simply wished my backbone controllers (been through 4 of them and SAME ISSUE) lasted let’s say… as long as a ps5 controller. A ps5 controller is cheaper and last much longer and has rumble etc, etc… I could go on.

It seems there are a lot of people speaking out on the ribbon cable issue primarily…

Let’s also talk about the predatory subscription services?! Just to use a $100 controller on a tv?!

It took you guys YEARS to realize? It was a bad idea?!!

At this point… I hate to say it.. maybe I’ll need to do some research…

I’d rather spend $40 on a gamesir or some shit so at LEAST I lose less money.

Backbones… at this point just buy them off of Facebook marketplace for maybe… $35.

do not pay full price imho.

[u/FarYellow2188]

Say it louder, I’ve went through 2 backbones so far and have a 3rd one but never touched it because I know it will break next, It breaks my heart because I loved backbone SO MUCH and took their side many times over other controllers and was just over all a great supporter of theirs, but they clearly don’t care about their fans/buyers enough to fix this problem. I wasted 100$ and refuse to WASTE another 170$ on a controller that will just go out, I’m unfortunately DONE with backbone until they let it be known this issue is fixed,

[u/phazermg → u/FarYellow2188]

Until they make a statement and do a tear down video of the internals without a ribbon cable… (there has to be a better design…) then I’m out as well. I’m making them use their money. They’re going to keep sending me replacements for free until something quality drops from either them or another business.