8Bitdo
Pro 3
Based on 138 Reddit mentions
$59.48
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Steam Controller: The Ars Technica review | Valve’s new hardware is solid but might not justify its $99 price.
Comparing it with the 8bitdo Pro 3, the Steam Controller does not sound like a good value. The 8bitdo Pro 3 is like $58 all the time on Amazon but $50 or less with discounts on AliExpress. Things it has over the Steam Controller: Easily swappable buttons A little lever that turns the analog triggers
...ozone6587 in r/Steam
April 28, 2026 12:42 PM
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The Steam Controller Is Great!
Hard disagree. Xbone controller mid. I couldn’t fathom that they didn’t even have gyro sensors in them. I literally returned an Elite controller after like 2 weeks because of how much it just sucked. The Dualsense controller is better in almost every way. My new favorite controller is the 8bitdo Pro
...CubesTheGamer in r/Steam
May 14, 2026 6:12 AM
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Question about mapping extra buttons for 8bitdo controller
There are 2 or 3 controllers with very similar names. All of them can use on-board features to manage the extra buttons, but some can also access Steam Input, so you can remap the extra buttons to any keyboard button too. This controller, the Ultimate C2 (which is a variant of the Ultimate 2 Bluetoo
...Emerald_Pick in r/SteamDeck
March 9, 2026 5:22 AM
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I was holding off on buying a switch 2 but my switch lite's lcd broke
Thanks. 8bitdo Pro 3 is perfect since I'm gonna use it on PC too.
ILoveJuri in r/Switch
May 21, 2026 2:10 AM
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Here's hoping for a Pro 3 3-mode for XBOX
But isn't the Pro 3 already 3-mode? It has 2.4ghz wifi, bluetooth, and is also capable wired. You can swap the buttons as well for Xbox layout or Switch layout. It has D-input, X-input, and S-input. IMO it's more Ultimate than the actual Ultimate line.
Harklein-2nd in r/8bitdo
July 19, 2025 10:16 PM
8
I'm thinking of buying a dualsense to play on linux, would you recomens it?
No, DualSense are known to start drifting which (to me) is unacceptable at this price point. I would suggest an 8bitdo with hall sensor or TMR joysticks (e.g. the Pro2 or the Pro3). They also work perfectly on Linux, both wired and via Bluetooth.Only downside is that they do not come with Playstatio
...qwesx in r/linux_gaming
March 4, 2026 9:34 AM
4
Sad day yesterday
Oh I’m sorry! I don’t have any handheld recs? But I would suggest if you ever get something like a deck again to grab an 8bitdo pro3 controller, most if not all steam games work perfect with it and steam auto maps the buttons, plus it’s incredibly light so if you have a place to prop your deck you c
...Zmeya_210 in r/SteamDeck
May 22, 2026 7:25 PM
3
People don't know what the Steam Controller is
Main draw for me is not needing my mouse when using the PC on my TV, and not needing to make new controller bindings when I dock my Steam deck. I got an 8bitDo Pro 3 recently and love it, but I find that I still often need a mouse cursor at times to get around menus, but mainly there’s no way to tra
...Soupy_Jones in r/Steam
April 29, 2026 7:51 AM
3
Is there a controller that will work with Switch, Switch 2 and Retroid 4 Pro when docked?
I use the 8BitDo Pro 3 for when I hook up my Retroid to my TV, and also for game streaming from my PC to my TV using Apollo/Artemis. I like the swappable buttons on the face of it becuase Steam and the games on PC always reverse the buttons to what the controller shows. RGC did a video on it. I've a
...DelianSK13 in r/retroid
September 29, 2025 1:14 PM
4
Steam Controller 2026 - 3 Gyro Ratcheting methods
Yeah, haha. That's the beauty of steam input. I used very uncanny setups before. That's why I'm changing my Gamesir Tarantula for 8bitdo Pro 3 atm, so I can set it up straight on my deck and not on the pc.
Ok_Delay7870 in r/GyroGaming
May 25, 2026 1:42 PM
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