8Bitdo Sn30 Pro USB Wired Gamepad for Switch, Windows & Raspberry Pi(Gray Edition)

It has been a long time coming to have a controller of this quality to exist on the market after years of searching, testing, and using alternatives. My long time preferred USB SNES style controller was the iBuffalo controller that everyone seems to have and has raved over, but I believe that reign is finally over with the release of the 8BitDo SN30 Pro wired USB controller. I have the Bluetooth version of the SN30 Pro as well and that was my first experience with this controller. This wired version features the same great build quality as the Bluetooth version and it appears to be completely identical, except the presence of the USB cable coming out of the top. Batteries do not last forever and this is the reason why I still prefer to keep a stock of wired controllers for the future in case something should happen to my Bluetooth version. The overall controller has solid build quality and parts from what I can tell. The buttons offer a satisfying click and the D-pad feels good, almost like a stock SNES controller did back in the day and is also very comparable to a fresh SNES classic controller from Nintendo. After doing some testing in Street Fighter 2 Turbo, I had no issues pulling off moves. The L and R shoulder buttons are a bit small and will take some getting used to for players that are accustomed to resting their index fingers where L and R would originally exist on a regular SNES controller. The L2 and R2 trigger buttons are towards the back and offer up a bit more real estate for your fingers to press. All feel fine to the touch. The analog sticks work fine and feel good, but be aware that the right analog stick is very closely placed to the two face buttons on the front, so if you tend to have your fingers jump around during play, you might accidentally hit the stick. I'm currently using this controller exclusively on a Raspberry Pi 3B+ and although the feel of it is great, I had some issues getting it properly recognized by the device. When first plugged into an existing setup, it currently detects as an Xbox 360 gamepad and during the mapping of buttons, the L2 and R2 shoulder buttons constantly either were unresponsive or skipped over as if it did not exist. After doing some research online, I installed the Xbox driver within RetroArch but that did not seem to fix the issue. I ultimately ended up updating the Xpad driver within RetroArch and that seemed to solve the issue as all buttons are properly mapped now. I recommend backing up your RetroPie setup and image before making any system changes as if something happens during the update process or if you get unintentional results, you can revert back, so definitely heed that warning! Overall, this is a solid controller and is perfect for an emulation build and is the definitive controller to have in my opinion. Yes, there are minor issues here and there mentioned above but it is a good controller to have. This definitely replaces my older set of USB controllers and I believe that 8BitDo has a winner here!

The controller feels tough and premium, especially compared to the Logitech F310 I'd been using. The buttons have a nice tactile feel to them. It works well with Endeavour Linux as of 04-16-2026 (kernel 6.19.11-zen1-1-zen). The first thing I did was fire up Retroarch 1.22.2 with mGBA and loaded Drill Dozer for GBA. I did want to remap the bottom triggers, L2 and R2, to just be L & R but that's purely personal preference and was easy to do in RA, but Drill Dozer's rumble feature works correctly with the controller's motor with no config changes. (The original cart actually had a haptic motor in it.) No driver or config changes were necessary at the OS level and Retroarch just detects the controller as an Xbox controller. 'It just werked'. The case of the controller is fastened on the back with 5 torx screws, which is kinda meh for serviceability, but torx bits for screwdrivers are inexpensive. If you have a gamebits set, you probably already have them. I've had it less than an hour and already want another for my laptop

In my decades on Amazon, i've only left a few reviews. But i really felt compelled to write one for this great controller. I have tons of PC controllers. I've been gaming for over 40 years (I'm a literal "classic gamer") and have accumulated quite a collection. I bought this one because it was inexpensive, and I liked the classic look of it, so I got it to use with some of my classic and retro games, not expecting to play with it a lot. As soon as I plugged it in and tried it out, I was HOOKED. This thing is amazing. I was worried about build quality, and the size of it and the buttons, but it is PERFECT. I honestly have not used another controller since I got this one. Now, I'm not a pro by any means, but this controller works for me for everything: fighting games, action adventure, stuff like Fallout and Starfield, Baldur's Gate 3, and of course classic arcade and console games. It's comfortable, it works very well, and you forget you're even holding it: what you want to happen on the screen just happens, which is the highest praise for a controller! Also, it's the most compatible controller I've used on PC! Lots of games on the various online shops' launchers get picky with your controllers and don't always work. This one has worked for EVERYTHING. I love it so much. It's so good. If you're even considering grabbing one of these, just go ahead and hit the buy now button. I highly recommend it!

I've used this controller for more than 4 years, and it only finally gave out because I smashed it after losing as AI. The thing was still in great shape, like an old Nokia phone. Before that, the cable from the controller out was getting stiff and inflexible. If I tried to straighten it out while plugged in, it would disconnect. I wish they had replacement cables available. Bought another one, because this is still the best Super Nintendo SNES game controller out there for PC/USB.

I've been following 8Bitdo's product line for a while, and I had always been curious to try out one of their controllers, even more so when they somehow managed to take the SNES controller design and add analog sticks and 2 extra shoulder buttons. However, I was always hesitant to do so, because I just prefer wired USB over Bluetooth when it comes to using a controller on a PC. When I saw that 8bitdo had recently released a wired USB version of the SN30 Pro, and for a cheaper price than its wireless version, I finally took a leap at it. I've had this controller for a couple of weeks, because I had wanted to give it some playtime before I wrote a review on this thing, now here are my impressions of it... This controller feels quite good. As mentioned before, they took the SNES controller design and added on analog sticks and 2 extra shoulder buttons, which is good for newer 3D games, and despite these additions, it still feels comfortable in my hands (your personal experience may vary depending on the size of your hands), and it's the best carbon copy of what I grew up with that I've ever used, by far. The turbo function is quite handy, and the vibration is a nice feature of its own as well. I'd like to try out Retroflag's USB gamepad sometime, but I digress. The buttons feel good, the D-pad feels good too, not like the Tomee SNES shaped USB gamepad, which the D-Pad on that felt like complete mush, so I've learned my lesson: You get what you pay for. Now here is the reason why this controller didn't reach 5 stars from me: the diagonal inputs on the D-Pad are a little oversensitive. the casual gamer might not notice, but the more invested gamers will, because some games have tricks that you can pull off (like Super Metroid's wall jump for example), and when you're in the middle of doing a maneuver that requires hitting left and right, or up and down, sometimes a diagonal input will end up registering instead and disrupt said maneuver. It can get annoying, but maybe after some more time and use, the d-pad could break in and lose its oversensitive diagonals. Two more thing, and these are only personal nitpicks: 1. I wish 8bitdo had kept the old designs that made their controllers look more like the SNES controllers, like with the two buttons being purple and the other two lavender, and with the angled start and select buttons, but it's not a deal-breaker, and this gamepad is quality built for sure. 2. I don't know if it's just me, but when plugged into my laptop, the controller seems to keep my laptop from going into sleep mode, and I don't know if there's a remedy for that or not. Again, not a major deal-breaker for me, and I can just unplug the controller when I'm not using it. Closing thoughts: 8bitdo, you really should invest more into making USB counterparts of your controllers, but that's just me! I know you're making an SN30 Pro with grips on it, so if you made a USB version of that, it'd be just as awesome. UPDATE as of 7/16/19: I've gotten around to playing some games that utilize the analog sticks and the digital trigger-like buttons, and the analog sticks feel great and responsive! It barely gets uncomfortable for me at times (which I'm basically saying it doesn't strain my hands). If I could give my rating for this controller 4 and a half stars instead of just 4, I would.

This controller is great. Clicky and responsive while also keeping the SNES design. Not really any complaints as this is exactly what I wanted.

I was pleasantly surprised by how well these controllers work. The buttons feel good, and the analog sticks work well. They are comfortable to hold and are a good weight. I bought two to use for my Raspberry Pi and PC. For the Pi it worked perfectly once I installed the drivers for XPad and the XBox controller. I'm not sure which one did it but the controller came right up and I was gaming within minutes. For PC it detected it as an XBox controller and I only ran into problems when I installed the 8BitDo software. Apparently these wired controllers aren't supported by the software, which is fine with me. Once I rolled them back to the originally detected drivers the controller worked great. I tried it out on Stardew Valley and ended up playing for hours. It felt completely natural after a short acclimation period. I also tried out Minecraft and was equally pleased. This is a great input for just sitting back and relaxing while playing slower games. I'd imagine it would fork well for faster paced games, to a point. Honestly there is no substitute for a keyboard and mouse in faster games, but I feel like these would at least be ok. Over all I'm pretty pleased with my purchase and look forward to years of gaming with these. I'll probably get another 2 later on for 4 player games at some point.

I've been interested in 8Bitdo's controllers for a couple years, but too skeptical to buy one until now. Negative experiences with other 3rd party controllers and rumors of bad d-pads and input latency put me off from buying 8Bitdo's products. However, the $25 price point and wired connection convinced me to take a chance on the SN30 Pro. In short, this gamepad is a mixed bag. It's not bad for the price, and depending on your use case it could be a great purchase or a terrible one. The good: + Plug and play on both Switch and PC. + Vibration in a traditional gamepad! + Very comfortable design. I was worried that the bumpers and triggers could get confusing but the feel and action of the buttons are clearly defined. The analog sticks are surprisingly comfortable to use, too. + Surprisingly good build quality and feel, especially for the price. The plastic of the shell and d-pad feel very sturdy in comparison to most plastics used on modern consumer products. The rigidity and texture reminds me of the plastic used on the original Gameboy. + The d-pad does indeed have a central pivot. That said, I wish the pivot was just a tad bit higher and the d-pad slightly more stiff. The possibly bad: - The hard plastic and sharp contours of the d-pad may bother some players. It's a very accurate to the SNES controller in that regard. Personally, I don't mind it. - The d-pad is surprisingly fluid when hitting diagonals. I was hoping for a more stiff feel, but this d-pad is very much in the same vein as the one on Nintendo's official Pro controller; you can input diagonals easily while holding only a single direction on the pad and shifting pressure up or down. And yes, this results in accidental diagonals far too often. I wouldn't say it's poorly designed though, just very twitchy. The bad: - Input latency. This is the real killer for me. Surely a wired controller shouldn't suffer from input latency, right? Well, this one does. It's negligible for most 3d games, but it's very noticeable in just about every 2d game. I haven't tested for an exact measurement, but the problem is severe enough that it can be visually demonstrated to others in the room without having them pick up the controller to feel for themselves. Just to make sure it wasn't all in my head I tried out a game that I'm very familiar with on both PC and Switch: Cuphead. This confirmed my suspicion that something was very wrong with the response time of this controller. The issue presented itself on both platforms and the game was all but unplayable for it. - I haven't taken the time to confirm this, but the SN30 Pro appears to draw enough power from the Switch dock to cause slight performance drops in games that usually run without an issue. Cuphead routinely dropped small groups of frames (usually not an issue at all) and Ys VIII suffered from more frequent and impactful dips in framerate than I'd seen in the previous 25 hours on my savefile. So in summary, this is a very nice controller with a crippling amount of input latency. A reasonable price and small design would make it a decent second controller for young players, but outside of that context I can't recommend it to anyone. Update: This controller is very weird. Shortly after posting this review I attempted to further compare the latency on both platforms and found that the issue had seemingly resolved itself on PC somehow. After playing with it a bit more however, it became obvious that the problem was intermittent and input would be delayed or even dropped at random. No new drivers have been installed or updated, insufficient power supply or CPU strain are not an issue and no other nearby USB ports are in use so interference shouldn't be the culprit (unless the cable itself is not properly shielded). I believe this problem is specific to the device itself. Expect inconsistent response times with this controller. Additionally, yet another oddity has presented itself: the controller will send button and analog input at random while plugged in and not in use. If I had to guess why this is, it might be a firmware quirk stemming from the wireless 8bitdo controllers, sending input after a certain amount of time to ensure the connection isn't closed. Whatever the case, it's annoying if you have Steam's desktop controller bindings enabled. Something of note is that this controller operates at a 500hz polling rate on PC, which is impressive. I have a hunch that some of the input issues could be related to this, with the controller itself unable to operate properly at that rate. Might try underclocking it at some point but honestly it's hardly worth the effort considering the d-pad isn't ideal for me anyway.

Control para mis juegos clasicos. Responde muy bien y el layout de PS-Nintendo esta muy bien para los juegos que uso. El cable no me ha dado problemas, si bien que la opcion de bateria (que casi compré) seria mejor. Excelente opcion para el "Jugador #2".

Works as advertised, device recognised as an Xbox controller on windows 10. Good buy.

Eu sempre tive problemas com controles que não fossem os originais dos games, principalmente com os analógicos, que em algumas marcas, tem uma zona morta muito grande o que faz ser um botão comum e não um analógico com precisão. mas os controles do 8bitdo tem analógicos com precisão perfeita, ja estou com o controle há dois meses, e maravilhado com a qualidade é um investimento um pouco mais caro, mas da pra ir sem medo!

Dieser Controller hat mich einfach umgehauen. Die Verarbeitung ist Top! NIcht quietscht oder knartscht. Die Haptig ist sehr nah an den original SNES Controller, da die Rückseite eine sehr angenehme Textur besitzt. Getestet hab ich den Controller an der Nintendo Switch und am PC und bei beiden funktioniert er sofort einwandfrei. Die Analogsticks sind nice to have aber das Steuerkreuz und die Buttons sind aber der wahre sellingpoint. Apropos Steuerkreuz. Es ist schön stramm, lässt sich wunderbar drücken und gibt keine falschen Outputs. Zudem besitzt der Controller am PC auch noch eine Turbofire Funktion. Ich bin sehr zufrieden und würde ihn mir jederzeit wieder kaufen. Für Retro- und 2D-Spiele Freunde ein absoluter Pflichtkauf.

O produto é de qualidade, gatilhos precisos.. achei o cabo não muito grande, não alterando em nada. Compraria outra vez