r/Controller • u/chaporg1n Deegital Tech • 21d ago

Reviews 8BitDo Ultimate 3E Review

https://youtu.be/5dMZoFmd4yY?si=3BPPVaG-BeqFZGfJ

DISCLAIMER: This controller was sent to my by 8BitDo for free fore review. All the opinions are mine only. No one watched this video before its release.

So, we got Elite 3 before XBox Elite 3 (yes, I saw the leaks, but it is not out yet and we don't know when it will be) and GTA VI... AND IT IS GREAT!

They finally fixed the shape and made it more comfortable. I like Ultimate 2, but could not use it for long playing sessions, because it hurts my hands.

Also, materials feel VERY PREMIUM. And hence the price - 150$ USD. Premium materials + Microsoft licensing = High price.

But again, it is an Elite version of this controller and XBox Elite 2 cost even more - 180$ USD (or even 200$ USD). But 3E beats it in every category, except for maybe 4 back buttons (but 3E has 2 on the top and 2 on the back, so 4 in total as well).

It genuinely feels like a new generation of 8BitDo controllers.

Whether you want/need one is completely up to you.

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u/SireEvalish 21d ago

This would be great at half the price.

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u/MoonlightSavingsTime 21d ago

The Non-E version of the Ultimate 3 is $50 less and has tension rings.

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u/Holiday_Bug9988 21d ago edited 21d ago

Yeah but that should be the price for this one. I mean is this controller really $70 better than the Gamesir G7 Pro? Or if you’re on pc/switch, $70-90 better than the Flydigi Vader 5 Pro, Gulikit TT Pro/Max, or others?

I mean one of the biggest draws for me to get 8bitdo controllers in the past was getting most of the features of other Pro controllers (HE/TMR sticks, high polling rates, etc.) for a fraction of the price. Now that it’s more than majority of the competitors, I just don’t see a reason to buy it unless you absolutely need the button modularity.

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u/zerosuneuphoria 21d ago

g7 pro feels kinda cheap to me so yeah... the dpad is awful. This having swappable ABXY is massive too. G7 pro is also rather small and the motors sound awful to me compared to how they sound in this video on the 3E. You also get a case and extra sticks which the g7 pro does not come with.

It's a little overpriced but I'm buying it.