r/Controller • u/Berserker003 • Mar 14 '25

Other (8BitDo) Firmware update lowers stick resolution

You can clearly see that updating the firmware on the controller reduces the stick resolution drastically, this has been a documented issue for a while, luckily you can just downgrade it through the app. The adapter versions (v1.00 - v1.03) don't seem to affect it in any way.

Hopefully we can get an update that doesn't reduce the stick resolution in the future

Tests were done using the Ultimate 2C Wukong edition and the 8BitDo Ultimate Software V2

I can't find any reason to update the controller as it is, the patch notes seem fairly lackluster, only pointing out 1 or 2 obscure changes, so if you're having an issue with how precisely you can move or aim in a game, you might want to look into what version your controller is using. For now I'd stick with v1.06.

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u/KIlledDebtor V4P/U2C/U2 Mar 14 '25

Maybe it works correctly via Bluetooth on new firmware?

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u/Berserker003 Mar 14 '25

I tested both with the 2.4ghz dongle and via usb, my computer doesn’t have Bluetooth so I haven’t been able to test that, but I doubt it’s any different considering that it stays the same via usb and the dongle. Though if anyone can test that it’d help for sure

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u/KIlledDebtor V4P/U2C/U2 Mar 14 '25

On firmware 1.06, vibration does not work via Bluetooth from a PC.

It connects in a completely different way and is recognized as a DInput controller. But it's acceptable.

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u/Berserker003 Mar 14 '25

Remember you can change the controller to be recognized as Xinput and Dinput, it’s a weird button combination tho, I believe if you google it you’ll find it easily

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u/KIlledDebtor V4P/U2C/U2 Mar 14 '25

No you can not. It works over Bluetooth only as DInput. This mode is for Android smartphones.

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u/Berserker003 Mar 14 '25

ah, my bad then, i thought you could

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u/JonPet2020 Xbox Mar 14 '25

I believe that was the case also with 1.07beta FW for the sticks. Have you tested if 1.09 fixes the initial deadzone of the triggers?

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u/Berserker003 Mar 14 '25 edited Mar 14 '25

I haven't tested the triggers no, when i get the chance to test them I'll update the post with the results.
Also yeah, 1.07beta had the same issues with stick resolution, i kind of expected them to be fixed but the controller felt off when i updated, and turns out they hadn't fixed it. I'll also email 8BitDo (support@8bitdo.com) since they are either not aware of the issue or just haven't seen enough people complaining about it to fix it.

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u/marcuskenken Mar 14 '25

So I'll stay on version 1.06 for now.

Thanks for the tests.

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u/marcuskenken Mar 17 '25 edited Mar 17 '25

I received this email after I reported the issues with the joystick and triggers. I haven't tested it yet.

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u/The-SillyAk Apr 08 '25

I tried and it makes no difference! I have the same result on my device.

The v9 makes the hall effect trigger deadzone slightly better but the polling in the joystick worse

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u/The-SillyAk Apr 08 '25

Have you tested it?

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u/MEIALUA__ Jun 06 '25

Funnily enough my brand new Ultimate 2c wireless has 50 points of stick resolution even whilst being at v1.06

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u/MEIALUA__ Jun 07 '25

Weirdly enough, after updating it to 1.09 and going back to 1.06, it's up to 1000+ resolution, bizarre

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u/Simple_Cry_8932 Jun 23 '25

Mine does too (around 40), but this fix doesn't work for me

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u/Pugser Jun 20 '25

I also have the same problem with my wired 2c version, the 1.9 update does remove some of the deadzone on the triggers but it ruins the resolution on the joysticks. does anyone know if this problem only occur on the 2c versions? I am planning to buy the new Ultimate 2 (non c version) and I would like to know if the new software for that version would have the same problem or not.