8bitdo USB Wireless Adapter 2 Review

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[spencersworkshop]

Thank you, i was troubleshooting my adapter and the "turn on wired pro controller" bit saved me!

[nerdguy]

Another thing to add, make sure you updated both your adapter AND the controller before trying to sync them. I couldn’t get mine to work until I updated my controllers and it worked fine . Of course, you have to use a pc or laptop to update them

[co_os]

For people wondering, I've been playing tears of the kingdom with it and it works great. No noticeable lag, motion control and vibration. Everything works.

[MotherRat-iiji]

4:55 Came here with this question, glad to know it's not just me! (I thought maybe mine was broken) Thank you for this video.

[GabyM_]

I thank you very much, you helped me to make it work correctly, for a moment despite the fact that my unit was damaged but I only had to activate that configuration

[burronjc]

One major suggestion I would make toward the 8bitdo adapter is purchasing an USB extension cord with a power switch on the cord itself. The major benefit is that you can effectively disconnect the controller WITHOUT having to unplug the 8bitdo OR turning off your switch. Additionally, when you disconnect the PS5 dualsense controller via this method of switching off the 8bitdo via the USB extension cord with the power switch, it will shortly thereafter turn off the controller. You can simply turn on the switch on the USB extension cord and press the "home" button on the PS5 and reconnect incredibly simply this way as well. This also makes it possible to attach two controllers off the side, where in the video it was a challenge to do so. HOWEVER, you can also use a USB 3.0 Hub to connect even more controllers if you would like!! I would recommend connecting the USB hub to the 3.0 USB Port located on the back of the Pre-OLED Switch Dock, since it is specifically designed for faster input/output communications. If you have a 3.0 USB Hub with 4 ports, like my own, you could effectively connect 4 8bitdos while still leaving the ports on the left side of the Switch Dock for the Game Cube controller dongle for Smash Brothers, for example. Hope this additional information is insightful and helps many of you who wish to connect a multitude of Playstation or Xbox controllers to your Switch for Smash Brothers competitions or Mario Kart nights with friends!! :). (Note: The USB hub can cause the 8bitdo connection to not automatically pull through, simply reset the connection of the 8bitdo by turning off and on the USB extension cord explained earlier and you should be good to go! :D )

[EnchantedSmellyWolf]

Glad it works on dock. I was worried for a bit. Thank you for sharing this video.

[mathieulalonde]

This might not have been the case when the video came out but color is not an indicator of the version; V2 is now also available in "orange". The real way to tell them appart is that the V2s have a large 2 on the front... but apparently yours doesn't so that ALSO seems to have changed in the meantime.

[johnnyquijano]

The only difference I have seen between both versions is the UBS Wireless 2 has Bluetooth 4.0 (compatibility with Xbox Series, Xbox One Bluetooth controllers)

[Josso_]

Thanks for this awesome review, bought one now didnt want to spend 100 euros on a pro contriller

[brianherring]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I thought i wasted 20 bucks, but it was just a counterintuitive menu option!

[ahmedsaleh]

3:17 So if i understand correctly you cannot use multiple controllers correct?

While usb wireless adapter can use up to 8 xbox controllers?

[ericcervantes]

Thank you this actually help a lot in making my decision on either buying a pro controller for the switch or just this for 20 bucks.

[VideoGameMantis]

ordered the first one 2-3 months ago, finally got it and just learned that the gen1 specifically doesn't support series x controllers oof

[BigBadMF]

As long as the color is black then it is the new model? I see them listed on Target website but it does not say "2" on the listing. But when i look at the picture of items both oranage and black have "2" printed on plastic flash drive.

[chrisumali]

Thanks for the demo and info, have a great day

[Hendiks]

Best video in the whole YouTube about this. Thanks

[knilcross]

Bravo and thank you you gave the only information that no one ever did is the version 2.0 works with ps5 motion controller <3 great video!

[nerdguy]

i feel like half these comments are questions that you already answered in your video? is nobody watching the video? lol

[greenprotag]

The gen1 has a firmware update to fix the Xbox issue. I suspect the main FEATURE difference between gen1 and gen2 NOW is the upgrade from bluetooth 2.1 to 4.0 hardware.