BACKBONE One Mobile Gaming Controller for iPhone (Lightning) – 2nd Gen – Turn Your iPhone into a Gaming Console – Play Xbox, PlayStation, PC, & App Games (3 Months Apple Arcade Included)

Price: $99.99
(as of Oct 12, 2024 15:52:09 UTC – Details)

Backbone One transforms your phone into the ultimate gaming console. Snap in your phone and play any game or service that supports controllers, including Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Apple Arcade, Nvidia GeForce Now or even stream from your Xbox, PlayStation or PC. The Backbone app organizes your content library and game streaming services into an integrated user experience. Uncover a new world of premium gaming in seconds.
PLAY VIRTUALLY ANY GAME, ANYWHERE: Choose from free App Store games like Call of Duty & Roblox, stream through cloud gaming services such as Xbox Game Pass, Apple Arcade & GeForce NOW, or play games with Remote Play from your PlayStation, Xbox or PC.
CONSOLE QUALITY ON THE GO: Meticulously crafted to be comfortable and portable, our compact design features ultra wide analog triggers, highly accurate thumbsticks and responsive D-pad and buttons.
LOWEST LATENCY, PASS-THROUGH CHARGING & 3.5MM HEADSET JACK: Connects to your iPhone’s Lightning port for ultra-responsive gameplay. Plus, charge and use your favorite headset while you play.
WORKS WITH ANY IPHONE WITH LIGHTNING CONNECTOR + CASE SUPPORT: Compatible with all iPhone that have a lightning connector (iPhone 14 and older). For the iPhone 15 Series, please see our USB-C version. Magnetic adapters included to support cases.
1 MONTH BACKBONE+ INCLUDED: Get access to exclusive perks and the Backbone app, which serves as a hub for all your games, recommends new games, connect with friends, screen record, play on any screen, and more. The Backbone can still be used as a gaming controller without Backbone+.
4.5
Reviewer: Julian
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Versatile mobile gaming platform
Review: honestly, this thing rules.bought it so that I could play the new Hoyoverse game Zenless Zone Zero on the go, and while it is great for that, i also discovered that this thing offers quite a bit more. call of duty mobile is suprisingly feature rich, with modes and responsiveness good enough to be fun in the same way normal cod multiplayer is on console. the solo leveling mobile game is also really good, its another hack and slash like zzz that really benefits from having a physical controller as opposed to the default touch controls. there are also the other two hoyoverse games to play, and more substatial games on the horizon like a mobile version of siege. there are even mobile app versions of gamecube, psp, and other older console emulators for playing classics from years past on the fly. if you’re really clever, im sure you can even rig it up to play modern switch games. you can also game stream from your ps5, xbox, or computer, which works suprisingly great for games that aren’t too reflex intense like racing games. there is just a lot of content out there for this device (and much of that content is completely free).construction is pretty solid, it doesn’t feel like cheap plastic and it’s already survived a couple of drops on the floor. this version accommodates my galaxy s23 ultra phone even with the case on. the buttons are nice and clicky, if a little stiff and shallow and the joysticks are substantial enough to feel like you have fine directional control. the app is relatively useless, a game launcher isn’t really necessary on a mobile platform, but it isn’t very intrusive either, it just opens the app if you have it installed when plugged in.bought on prime day for 30% off, but honeslty, even at full price, this thing is pretty compelling. it’s essentially a mini-sized steam deck for a fraction of the price. there is a gen 1 and gen 2 if you wanna save a little and get the old version, but i recommend the ps5 gen 2 version if you are on android and you want to use ps5 remote play, as that feature won’t work with the standard versions if you’re on android.

Reviewer: Revolver Ocelot
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This thing is super duper awesome
Review: The Backbone is nearly perfect for what it’s designed to do. The controller is comfy, lightweight and the buttons/analogs feel snappy and responsive. It attaches and detaches to the iPhone simply and quickly, and immediately goes to work once attached. I gave this five stars because I am loving it and having a blast, but there are actually a few (very minor) drawbacks:1. Even with the adapters that come with the Backbone, I have to take my phone out of its case. I’m even using a low-profile Spigen hard case, and the lightning plug just won’t reach all the way with the case on. Not a huge setback but a little disappointing.2. The “Start” and “Select” buttons (ellipsis and stacked lines) are accompanied by an orange system button and a screenshot button on the right and left sides, respectively. If you’re doing Xbox Remote Play and you try to pause a game or bring up a menu in-game, you’re very likely to hit one of the Backbone buttons (orange or screenshot), which immediately kicks you over to the Backbone app and ends your Remote Play session. I accidentally do this about half the time. It’s REALLY annoying. As I get used to the Backbone I am doing this less, so it’s really a personal preference thing, but still. I kill my Remote session constantly and have to reconnect while I’m in the heart of the action playing a game. You might be able to re-map these buttons but I haven’t gotten that far yet.Overall, I love the product and recommend it. Worth the money and very very fun!

Reviewer: Gabriel
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Must Have For Emulation On An Android
Review: I’ve looked around at a lot of different controllers for emulation on my phone. Bluetooth controllers, specialty, expensive custom made attachments on etsy, all over the place. The Backbone is the perfect answer to all of them. It’s cheaper, durable, light, functional, and fits well in my hands. I love the ease of use with it. Most emulators automatically detect it, but those that don’t, setting it up is super easy. I’m not sure what else there is to say, honestly. It’s just such an awesome product that checks off every box I needed for emulation on my android.

Reviewer: aster
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: only works without phone case
Review: i really like this, i think it’s convenient and great but i wish it was still as effective with a phone case on. i dislike having to remove my phone case each time i use it. it’s great otherwise tho!

Reviewer: Alejandro l.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Realmente cumple su función y quede muy impresionado es muy bueno y de excelente calidad

Reviewer: Sheyla
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Fácil de usar e funciona perfeito.

Reviewer: Karmjit s.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: My son loves it because he can play almost every game on there app like roblox it gas been a month that we bought it it came on time and it work well and is in good shape

Reviewer: Hector Rios
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: No pensé que fuera una buena compra pero la verdad termino siendo lo mejor, en el trabajo ya todos jugamos a la hora de comida y con mis primos cuando hacemos reuniones familiares. Lo único malo es que necesito quitarle el case a mi iPhone para que funcione.

Reviewer: Philippf
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Ich nutze es für remoteplay auf der ps5 und xbox sx, funktioniert tadellos, hochwertig verarbeitet