8BitDo has introduced the FlipPad, a USB-C sport controller that plugs into the USB-C port of an iPhone (and Android telephones). The controller gives a directional pad and face buttons (ABXY), in addition to buttons that will normally function shoulder buttons on a typical handheld controller.
The FlipPad has a novel design that’s harking back to Nintendo’s Sport Boy. It’s very small and compact, and seemingly meant to be connected for lengthy intervals, because the flip operate permits you to use the entire cellphone display screen when not in use. Nevertheless, the design additionally forces you to play video games in portrait mode, not like most different iPhone gamepads.
When gaming, the FlipPad covers the decrease portion of an iPhone show, which pushes the content material to the higher a part of the show in a a lot smaller space than it could be when you held the cellphone in panorama mode. It’s not clear whether or not video games robotically shift or if builders have to particularly help the accent. We additionally don’t know if the USB-C connector has sufficient clearance to work with an iPhone in a case, although 8BitDo says it’s “formally supported by Apple.”
8BitDo is displaying the FlipPad on the Shopper Electronics Present, which is presently taking place in Las Vegas. The corporate is at sales space 15641 on the Las Vegas Conference Heart, Central Corridor. The FlipPad might be obtainable this summer season.
