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8BitDo's mechanical keyboard is a wonderful homage to retro gaming consoles

The Retro Mechanical Keyboard is an absolute joy to use.

Android Central

This new arcade controller from 8BitDo could be your next tournament travel buddy

A really customisable arcade controller, as long as you're into button-stuff.

PC Gamer

8BitDo announces new Ultimate 2 wireless controller with TMR joysticks and Hall Effect switchable triggers

All these features for under $60 could make this a winning budget friendly option.

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Amid tariff woes, 8BitDo stops shipping product from China-based warehouse to US customers

Put on pause.

PC Gamer

8BitDo backs down after blaming tariffs for suspension of China warehouse shipments to the U.S.

8BitDo's China warehouse goods will cease being sent to the U.S., but we aren't sure about the permanence of this decision.

Tom’s Hardware

8BitDo and some of its killer retro-themed PC accessories are the latest to suffer from the U.S. tariff situation

8BitDo, makers of the wonderful Retro Mechanical Keyboard, has suspended shipments to the U.S. from China down to the current tariff situation.

Windows Central

Handheld gaming. 135-inch display. The reality-warping twist behind this world-first controller

VITURE and 8BitDo partner to defy the impossible, unlocking cinematic-scale for games in the palms of your hands.

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We need more accessories like the new Backbone One: Xbox Edition

What do you get when you blend 2001 and 2025? The Backbone One: Xbox Edition, and it's absolutely beautiful.

Android Central

This retro mechanical keyboard I've lusted after for so long finally has non-US layouts, and it's everything I had always hoped

The 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard is all kinds of brown, bringing an old-school feel to the modern generation.

Windows Central

8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard review (C64 Edition)

This Commodore-themed keyboard has a commanding presence.

PC Gamer

8BitDo just launched its new Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller - and it's leaving Hall effect thumbsticks in the dust

8BitDo's latest controller has just launched, and it's only the third-ever gamepad to feature brand-new TMR thumbstick technology.

GamesRadar

8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard review: The best-looking keyboard I’ve ever tested

The Nintendo-inspired 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard looks fantastic and is built really well. It's awesome to type on and comes with customizable buttons.

Tom’s Guide

8BitDo Ultimate 2C wireless controller review

The gorgeous and premium-feeling 8BitDo Ultimate 2C could rule the budget controller roost.

PC Gamer

8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard gets full size 108 key version —numpad devotees can also choose between NES and Famicom colorways

The 8BitDo 108 Mechanical Keyboard opens for pre-order in both NES and Famicom-themed variations.

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8BitDo Ultimate Mobile Gaming Controller brings the Hall Effect to Android gaming

8BitDo just announced the Ultimate Mobile Gaming Controller which is company's first mobile game controller.

GamesRadar

My favorite Nintendo Switch accessory is already a bargain but I'm holding out for a record-low price this Black Friday

The 8BitDo Wireless Adapter is enough receiving further Black Friday saving could cement it as the best Nintendo Switch accessory.

GamesRadar

This retro NES-style number pad makes me actually want to do math

8BitDo’s latest addition to its retro NES gaming keyboard line has me excited every time I have to do math.

Windows Central

Xbox reveals a new accessibility-focused Adaptive Joystick — and players can now 3D print their own thumbstick toppers

The new Xbox Adaptive Joystick is coming in early 2025, while players can now 3D print their own thumbstick toppers for the existing Adaptive Controller.

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Microsoft, Byowave, and 8BitDo team up to create new 'Designed for Xbox' accessibility controllers

Xbox has announced a range of new accessibility controllers at Gamescom 2024.

There's a good reason why 8BitDo's latest retro controllers are $100 each

8BitDo has gone big for its anniversary, with a couple of extra-special Nintendo-inspired controllers.

TechRadar

The 8BitDo Ultimate 2C could be the cheap PC controller you're looking for when it launches next month

8BitDo is launching a dedicated PC version of its excellent budget controller.

iMore

8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard is like a nostalgia overload — and offers a damn good typing experience, too

This stylish offering from 8BitDo is a retro gamer’s dream keyboard, if lacking in Mac-specific features.

Windows Central

This new mechanical keyboard was inspired by the greatest one ever made, and I have to have it

The IBM Model M is probably the greatest keyboard ever made, and 8BitDo is bringing it back to life with its modern keyboard inspired by the iconic retro design.

Tom’s Hardware

8BitDo Retro 18 Mechanical Numpad preorders begin — NES, Famicom, C64, other models to ship in July

You can preorder this numpad now and get it as early as July 15.

iMore

Some of our favorite 8BitDo iOS game controllers just added support for Apple Vision Pro

8BitDo makes some excellent controllers, and now you can use them with Vision Pro.

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