{"id":2454,"date":"2025-07-15T17:20:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T17:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/2454\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T17:20:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T17:20:03","slug":"8bitdos-pro-3-controller-boasts-magnetic-abxy-buttons-and-a-charging-dock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/2454\/","title":{"rendered":"8BitDo’s ‘Pro 3’ Controller Boasts Magnetic ABXY Buttons And A Charging Dock"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"8bitdo<\/a>Image: 8BitDo<\/p>\n

8BitDo, a company that arguably makes some of the finest third-party controllers for the Switch, has announced its new ‘Pro 3’ model.<\/p>\n

Compatible with Switch 1 and Switch 2, it looks pretty familiar to the Pro 2 \u2013 why fix what isn’t broken ‘n’ all that \u2013 but comes with a wealth of features that will hopefully justify the $69.99 price tag.<\/p>\n

First up, we’ve got swappable ABXY buttons, so if you’re keen to remap inputs for certain titles, then this should prove pretty useful. The Pro 3 also comes with its own charging dock, TMR analogue sticks, L4 and R4 bumpers, two back paddles, rumble support, gyro support, and hall effect triggers. Wowza!<\/p>\n

It’s currently available for pre-order via the official website and Amazon, with shipping estimated to begin on 12th August 2025.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at all features for the Pro 3:<\/p>\n

– TMR Joystick
– Extra bumpers (R4 and L4)
– 2 Pro back paddle buttons
– Trigger mode switch
– Hall effect triggers
– Tactile D-pad
– Swappable magnetic ABXY buttons
– 6-axis motion control (for Switch and Steam only)
– Turbo function
– Vibration
– Support 8BitDo Ultimate Software V2<\/p>\n

Images: 8BitDo
\n\"8bitdo<\/a>\"8bitdo<\/a>Images: 8BitDo<\/p>\n

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What are your thoughts on 8BitDo’s new Pro 3 controller? Do you think you’ll be picking one up? Let us know with a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: 8BitDo 8BitDo, a company that arguably makes some of the finest third-party controllers for the Switch, has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2455,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1752,1751,59,137,376,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-2454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-8bitdo","tag-accessories","tag-gb","tag-nintendo-switch","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}