8BitDo no longer shipping to US from China due to Trump tariffs

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• apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That’s the line. The line is crossed. Time to riot.

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Dude…the line was crossed like 7 years ago when ICE agents just started raiding innocent peoples homes, and kidnapping them in unmarked vans.

    THIS is so far past the line we csn’t even see the line. The line is a dot from here.

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    • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Whoooooosh

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    • Tm12@lemmy.ca ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      No, the line is when you interfere with muh Capitalism. /s

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• taiyang@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Ugh. I hate this timeline.

  My 8bitdo story, back when they’re we’re just starting to put joysticks on their SNES style controllers, I used mine to the point that the joysticks were falling apart. I sent them a support email, and even though it wasn’t covered by any warranty or anything, a very nice Chinese person working there sent me a spare set of joysticks in the mail, plus words of encouragement (in somewhat broken English) since I wasn’t shy about fixing the thing myself.

  Can’t imagine that today, but it was a nice gesture and I’m glad they’re still making stuff today.

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  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The worst part about growing companies are the almost impossible ways for those small interactions.

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• ISolox@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Mannnnn that sucks. 8BitDo has some of the best 3rd party controllers :(

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• grue@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Help, I can’t tell the difference between the different varieties. Between the “Ultimate 2 Bluetooth Controller” and the “Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller,” which one do I want for gaming on Linux (both Steam on my desktop and RetroPie on my Raspberry Pi)?

  (Damn it, 8bitdo, would it kill you to put a fucking comparison matrix on your website‽)

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  • Yeahboiiii@lemm.ee ⁨46⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    The only difference I could find is that the bluetooth one is officially switch compatible and the other one isn’t. I have the old wireless one with hall effect sticks and had no issues with it on pc, android or steamdeck.

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  • edgemaster72@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Sometimes they have hall effect sticks, sometimes they don’t. Sometimes they have back paddles, sometimes they have extra bumpers instead. Which is which? no clue

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  • helpmyusernamewontfi@lemmy.today ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I can’t tell the difference between the different varieties. Between the “Ultimate 2 Bluetooth Controller” and the “Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller,”

    The wireless controller uses a wireless USB dongle for connectivity, which supposedly has way less input delay than standard bluetooth. I couldn’t comment on that personally tho cause I have an older one which is Bluetooth and works fine for me

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    • grue@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      But both models say they have Bluetooth, wired, and 2.4Ghz connectivity. They both include a USB-C 2.4Ghz dongle, and both explicitly call out Bluetooth as a way to connect to certain devices, so must both have transmitters for that, too. The “Wireless” version calls its wireless protocol “8Speed” and lists its low latency as a feature, but the “Bluetooth” product page doesn’t say anything that would imply its non-bluetooth wireless is different. It merely doesn’t discuss it.

      The only real hardware differences I’ve been able to discern so far are that:

      • the “Ultimate 2 Wireless” version shows colored labels on the ABXY buttons, while on the “Ultimate 2 Bluetooth” version the labels appear to be white.
      • the “Ultimate 2 Wireless” comes in black, white, and purple while the “Bluetooth” version only comes in black and white.
      • the “Ultimate 2C Wireless” comes in mint, peach, green, and purple while the “2C Wireless” version comes in blue, pink, and dark blue.

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• commander@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The best gamepads. It’ll be a wasteland again once again once stock runs out

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  • hakase@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Gamesir seems to be vying for that crown of late - their price to feature ratio is impressive.

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    • tal@lemmy.today ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      gamesir.com/pages/brand-story

      2013 Founding of GameSir by Yao Ma and the establishing of headquarter in Guangzhou, China.

      I would assume that GameSir would also be affected by tariffs on China if 8bitdo is.

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    • commander@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Ahh ya gamesir. I have a gamesir gamepad for my phone. Really good. They’ll have trouble with tariffs pricing too though

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• SolidShake@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  If you thought of getting one do it now before they go on eBay for $100 each

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• Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Just got a purple 2 last week. 🥹

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• inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I mean I completely understand.

  So does that mean we’re going to see Coyotes snuggling equipment over the border now?

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  • ripcord@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    snuggling

    Awww!

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    • inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Well it is cramped in that van after all.

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• tomkatt@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Just ordered a second Ultimate 2c just in case on this news. Was considering the Ultimate 2 for gyro support but 8bitdo’s offering there is confusing and it’s unclear if it would actually work with my Steam Deck (apparently gyro only works in Switch mode?).

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  • Chingzilla@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Correct, you will need to pair as a Switch controller (or usb dongle) for the Steam Deck to be able to see the gyro . I find I use the gyro less since it doesn’t have the capacitive thumpsticks for triggering gyro input.

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• Thassodar@lemm.ee ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I literally got my Ultimate 2 two weeks ago after a month delay. Great controller, glad I got in before this crap.

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• NarrativeBear@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This sucks for Canadians as well. I have a feeling 8bit ships all stock to the USA first then ships it by truck North and South from a distribution center. This means import fees are paid at the port of entry.

  Not sure if demand is high enough for 8bit to ship directly to Canada or even have a warehouse in Canada TBH.

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  • Bezier@suppo.fi ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’d think canada is big enough market for that

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    • ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      There are dozens of us!

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  • Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Just bought one in Canada a week ago, it came in through Vancouver, like pretty much everything else does.

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    • NarrativeBear@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Awesome thanks for the confirmation

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  • any1th3r3@lemmy.ca ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Nope, 8bitdo (via their eshop) ships directly from China to Canada, alongside a number of other countries.
    The change is only wrt shipping to US.

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• capt_wolf@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Man, just in time for them to release the 108 version of their keyboard…

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• mp3@lemmy.ca ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Hopefully they still can ship direct to Canada.

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• anachrohack@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Good thing I got mine already!

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  • bazus1@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Silicon Valley bro culture in short.

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    • anachrohack@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Lol, obviously it’s terrible that business are pulling out of the US, and in the next few months we will begin to learn what the 1970s were like, but I’m just glad I already have mine

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  • Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Shit, mine aren’t shipping until the Analogue N64 does…

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• uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I have a minature gamepad for my daughter’s tiny hands, but my favourite product is actually their mechanical keyboard.

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• eezeebee@lemmy.ca ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  My Ultimate 2C is being delivered today and I’m very excited.

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  • Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I just bough a couple of these myself. They are excellent.

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    • eezeebee@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Mine arrived and I am pleased with how quality it feels.

      D-pad is better than I expected. No more stick drift. Cost half as much as an Xbox controller. You can’t go wrong.

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• IndustryStandard@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  8BitDont

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• gndagreborn@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  FUCK, I use 8bitdo for Anki bro. It’s a study tool, not just for gaming.

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• bazus1@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Time to open a bank account in Canada

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• eletes@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Is this why all their stuff is cheap? They’re clearing stock?

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• j0ester@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’ve been seeing them at Best Buy now too.

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