So this controller right here is the new SF 30 Pro or SN30 Pro from 8BitDo
So one of the beauties of this controller here is that it's compatible with Windows Mac Linux
Raspberry Pi, Steam
Aand also the Nintendo Switch
But I've had a little bit of time to play around with it and I just want to give you my thoughts and why this is okay but probably not the best controller for the Nintendo Switch
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In this particular video I'm going to be looking at the SF30 Pro or this other one, which is the SN30 Pro
Now I've had this one for a little while I've had it since launch and I've had a little bit of time to play around with it
Hence why I'm just making this video now because I wanted to give you my thoughts on
Why this may not be the best controller for the Nintendo Switch?
So first off the bat, it is actually better than its cousin the NES30 Pro.
I actually really enjoy the feel of this, it's got two triggers, it's got the L1 and L2 whereas this one has the L1 and L2, but
This one actually has them up on top of each other, so you've got L1, L2 and then R1, R2
Which does make a difference especially with this guy here because it's got the L1 on the outside then the
L2 on the inside, so
Not the same sort of feeling
One of the other benefits that this controller in particular has over the NES30 Pro is that on the back
This just has the information about the controller itself whereas this one here actually has how to change the modes, which
In my opinion is something that was missing from these controllers for such a long time.
Trying to remember. Oh, that's right You gotta press this key and sorry this button and this button
You don't remember that sort of thing on the fly whereas now you just got to turn the controller over and you can see
How to sync it to Android how to sync it to your Mac or Windows PC
And also how to sync it to the switch
The other cool thing with this one is that it's now USBC so you can actually charge it
Via USB C cable or your Nintendo switch itself.
The old one was just micro USB, so yeah USB C it's the new thing
And to be honest I love USB C cables more than the microUSB
Just so much easier you don't have to figure out which way is which and basically it just plugs in
The microUSB just feels like it's gonna break
The buttons and analog sticks feel amazing as always just like, you know, even better probably than the NES30 Pro
Actually yeah, I've got to say it feels like they're better quality in the SF30 Pro.
So to show you a little bit
I can't see if I'm controlling him or not, but I think I'm gonna walk off an edge or something. Let's do a couple of jumps
Move around
So one of the things I don't know if you can hear that or not, the rumble in there is
Really really full-on like I'm used to the rumble on the switch
It's really light and sort of you know it just gives you the idea that something's up
This thing here doesn't matter how light or how heavy it wants to rumble is just like
In your face
And to be honest with a brand new baby trying to play this and it's just gonna
It wakes him up, so
This one definitely the Nintendo switch joy cons
The rumble in those are a lot better like it just feels more quality, this one here just feels like
Someone's picked up a I don't know kind of rocks or something and is like roar like that
Yeah, not my cup of tea at all
So that's one of the downsides of this the other thing as well as that I'm noticed that
When we initially got it, it was de-syncing
From the switch itself
And I think this was just a firmware issue because I haven't seen it since
But it was still an issue and it's like well, hang on
It's a you know quite an expensive controller and it's still not working properly
You know, why is that? But obviously they have updated the firmware
And it looks like for now that the problems have been fixed
So in saying all those things the SF30 Pro controller is a really really nice controller. I love it
It's one of those things that just feels like the old Super Nintendo
You know controller
It's got the extra buttons on there so you can play the latest games either on Steam or
On Raspberry Pi or the Nintendo Switch
It's got the motion controls in there as well. That's another huge plus for the switch
You can be aiming in Zelda you bow and so forth and get that
Spot-on
And it's also got the buttons on there for home and also take a picture
So the extra functionality is in this controller specifically for the Nintendo switch, which I think it's great, but in saying that, personally
I would spend a little bit more
Cash and probably get the Nintendo pro controller
That's just my opinion. Obviously, but
If it's purely for the Nintendo switch that you're looking for this for
Then it may not be the best choice, however, if it's something that you're looking to use with your Nintendo switch and your
Steam library and maybe a Raspberry Pi as well
Then for sure. This is a great all-around controller
And I'd recommend it to anyone out there
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