the best smartphone controller at this price thanks to Black Friday Week

With the skyrocketing rise of mobile gaming and especially the advent of cloud gaming, it has never been easier to play big games from any source than it is today. But also, there is nothing more comfortable than a controller for gaming (except the keyboard/mouse combo, but shhh). That’s why the Backbone One 2nd Gen is here, to simplify your mobile gaming experience, and it’s available during Black Friday Week with a nice little 30% discount.

Why play with the Backbone One 2nd Gen?

• The grip is excellent, the controller is comfortable
• You can transport it easily, to play anywhere
• It is compatible with many products, even the latest iPhones

The Backbone One 2nd Gen is a product that usually costs 119.99 euros, but which you find at 83.99 euros during Black Friday Week. But that’s not counting the Backbone+ subscription, but we’ll talk about that again. Please note that at the same price, you can find the Lightning version for iPhones before 15 and play on iOS.

If the offer mentioned in this article is subsequently no longer available, please take a look below for other offers regarding the Backbone One 2nd Gen. The table updates automatically.

An extendable controller for fraggering on a smartphone

With smartphones becoming more and more powerful, even on the more affordable models, it is becoming easier and easier to play big games. You will find PC classics, like Warzone, Fortnite, Genshin Impact or even PUBG or Fall Guys, but also original creations, not to mention retro games from emulation.

So of course, you can play it the classic way, with your fingers. But already, if your two fingers are on the screen, you lose visibility. And what’s more, you only have two fingers to play, so you have to rely on virtual buttons to access new shortcuts. While there: you slide the smartphone into the controller, extendable to adapt to its size, you plug it into the USB-C port and presto: you can play with it as if you had a Steam Deck or a Switch in your hands .

A beautiful controller marred by a subscription system

The Backbone One 2nd Gen is a good controller, with nice finishes, powered by the USB-C port of your smartphone and capable of recharging the latter in the middle of the game. We find the buttons of a classic controller with the asymmetrical sticks, the directional pad, triggers, menu keys, etc. Nothing to say about that.

On the other hand, and you should know this, Backbone has set up a subscription service, Backbone+, to be able to take advantage of all the possibilities of the controller. So be careful, as it is, it is perfectly usable. The subscription is used for example to link buttons to areas of the screen, use the controller on PC/tablet, chat with your friends. Not essential functions, but which some might need and which would make them turn to a Razer Kishi, for example.

The Backbone One 2nd Gen perfects the formula of the first opus and you can find all the new features as well as more explanations on its functions in the complete test.

If you are not convinced by the Backbone One 2nd Gen, you can discover other controllers for playing on smartphones in our selection.

So you don’t miss any Black Friday deals

Yes, Black November started at the beginning of November for the majority of e-retailers. It’s now time for Black Week, this week of promotion that precedes Black Friday. Another great opportunity for those who don’t want to wait until the last moment to do their end-of-year shopping at reduced prices.

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