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The Backbone Pro controller makes mobile gaming worth the hassle


The Backbone Pro controller is now on sale, bringing iOS and Android gaming experiences to a more impressive level.

A successor to the Backbone One controller, the Pro features full-size joysticks, re-mappable buttons, and Bluetooth compatibility, making for a more premium gaming setup. It also helps that Backbone is teeming with celebrity investors like Ashton Kutcher, The Weeknd, MrBeast, Post Malone, and Amy Schumer, as well as gaming insiders like Discord founder Jason Citron. Seconds after plugging my phone into the controller’s USB-C port for the first time, I could play Hades — a game rife with chaotic button mashing — just as easily as I do on the Switch.

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