You have to subscribe to the backbone plus, which is another forty dollars. The game play also lagging a lot!

Bought for my husband to play from his phine with kids while working out of town. great item for its use.

I really wanna like this product, but I can't. It's too small, my hands cramp up and the button layout for the right side of the controller is a no go for me and is uncomfortable, (x,y,b,a location above right thumbstick) instead of normal adjacent thumbstick layout as seen with other controllers. I really want to send it back after a day.

It worked great for about 2 months. Then all of a sudden the entire left side stopped working. I’ve taken very good care of it. There’s no physical damage and it’s been put in a box when not in use. The left joystick is completely unusable, as soon as my game starts the player is walking backwards without me touching the joystick. The LB and LT button don’t register at all. The D-Pad doesn’t work either. I’m not sure what’s going on with it, if it’s an electrical problem or what. I would like to replace it but the price just doesn’t seem worth it for it to just glitch out in 2 months or so.

I have the Spigen Tough Armor case on my iPhone 16 Pro Max. This updated controller fits my phone with the case on with no problem. The only thing is I had to completely remove the magnetic insert on the USB-C side in order for my phone to connect. No issue for me. I have good experience with Backbone in the past and that’s why I choose them over other manufacturers.

I bought this for my adult son as a Christmas gift. It is April and it has fallen apart already. Not happy as this was an expensive item. He took care of it. He isn't a child. I wouldn't recommend one. I'm going to see if they'll replace it for him. Disappointed.

I debated on getting it at first but now I’m SO happy I did! It does have a subscription you have to get for 40$ a year which is a great deal! You also have to have game pass to play most Xbox games but I already had that so it worked out perfectly:) ive been playing Xbox games nonstop recently im obsessed with it!!

I got this for my Xbox games …. Call me dumb, but I thought I would be able to play absolutely any game I have downloaded to my Xbox, with the backbone. Instead, all it is; is essentially just a controller that hooks to your phone so you can play only “specific” games that you have downloaded, “that are controller accessible”. COD, Fornite, Rocket League, Stardew Valley, Forza, 2K (NBA), etc … Xbox version of 2K however, does not work with backbone, instead they make u play the App Store aka Mobile version of the game %26 not the Xbox version (if that makes sense) - therefore you won’t have any saved data whatsoever from your xbox account to the mobile account … It will be 2 completely different account. For the most part, everything works just fine. Every game I have I can use this controller on, but if I would’ve did more research %26 saw it was essentially LITERALLY JUST a controller, and that EVERYTHING else is basically operated based off the Xbox Cloud gaming app, I’m pretty positive I would’ve never spent the $100 on this, %26 would’ve continued to bluetooth my xbox controller to my phone, and play the exact same games, the exact same way. Not to mention, I’m being forced to pay for the yearly subscription, just to be able to use the controller to play Fortnite or any other game. It wasn’t until I opted into the free trial, that I was able to even use the controller to play absolutely anything. subscription is not super expensive, but again… if I would’ve did my proper research and found this out beforehand, I 100000% would’ve never wasted my money on this. Bc I feel that’s exactly what I did… wasted my money. But it’s alright … I guess. I didn’t do my OWN full research like I always do… so it’s my own fault for spending the money.

i was super stoked to be able to use a controller for my phone, but I was also skeptical because of the steep price but since ive been using it i kinda like it. i have a samsung galaxy 23 ultra and in the backbone box it comes with adapters that is supposed to work with phones with cases but i guess my phone case isnt which is a bummer. if you want to play cloud gaming from xbox youll have to subscribe to backbone plus. they give you a 30 day trial after that its 39.99 a year. for what it has to offer id say its worth the money. if you dont own a console and want to up your gaming experience on your phone or tablet id say give backbone a chance.

Everything work as intended!