Discover the control developed exclusively for the xCloud platform

It is known that Microsoft plans to launch its game streaming service, xCloud, later this year. Due to this, several manufacturers are developing products to use the platform in different devices. One of them is 8BitDo, a company specializing in retro and modern alternative gamepads.

8BitDo, to take advantage of part of the retro project already made of the NES controller (or nintendinho), carried out an adaptation, resulting in a controller with the look of what comes with the Xbox console, but with a format that resembles that of the NES video game. The controller was designed with compatibility in mind for both smartphones and tablets and is licensed as an official gamepad for the xCloud and Xbox service.

Play Xbox games on your mobile devices from the Cloud with SN30 Pro for Android. Compatible with all Android devices. Supports Ultimate software. Includes an 8BitDo designed, pro-level mobile phone clip in every box.

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— 8BitDo (@8BitDo) July 6, 2020

In order for 8BitDo's new controller to be licensed as an official product, we partnered with Microsoft to ensure it was fully functional with xCloud. There are even separate programs that allow customization of button mapping and adjustment of stick and trigger sensitivity. The product supports loading multiple custom profiles with different button settings and sensitivity.

Launch and availability

The gamepad based on the Xbox controller, the SN30 Pro is already available for pre-order on Amazon for US$44,99 and will ship on September 21st.

About xCloud

xCloud was launched during E3 2018 and officially announced in October of the same year. It is a Microsoft game streaming service, where games are played through 54 Azure cloud computing centers, hosted in 140 countries.

The game streaming platform will be part of Xbox Game Pass and will launch by the end of this year.