Got this free from amazon, and I have had the Kishi and the Gamesir x3 and this one is easily the best mobile controller I have ever had. Actually crazy impressive
Been waiting patiently for you to drop this review. Xbox side of the house and android user. Going to mention that I nearly lost my left thumb when younger which left me with limited movement and no feelings in the end/tip all around the nail area. When it comes to game pads they last between 3 to 4 months before stick drift is the main feature. When you did the all budgets xbox controller guide I was proud to share I was in the poor man's segment having used all the recommended victims (turtle, power to name a few) until the Gamesir G7 SE vid dropped. The next day amazon dropped that game changer off(pun intended), which is still going strong(feels as good as the day it landed) with non of the usual stick stick and drift. The G7 SE impressors me so I'll be looking to aquire the G8 after the holiday experience passes by. Hope you can tell what I think of the review, thanks for sharing... "👍"...
Bro, if you wanna do the gamepad tester. Try using the female usb-c to male usb-a cable. That will work. Instead of plugging into the charging port, dude.
Makes sense actually, I'm guessing that the USB C port is only for passthrough of charging. All you need is a USB C extension cable to the PC to make it work
In fact this controller WORK on PC, you was just using the wrong port to connect it. Oddly it only works using a USB-C female cable plugged into the phone port. It is not very convenient, but I can assure you it works :P
I'd like to see a software that allows you to customize deadzones. Minecraft, for example, has huge built-in deadzones. I'd like to see an anti-deadzone feature like what the SteamDeck has.
Oh shit i was waiting for u to review on this... since it's quite pricey i was holding off.... Also moonlight is an app for your phone that will allow you to remote play your pc if you using nvidia .. it's like that old shield thing but it's an app...
Moonlight is a Nvidia thing to take over your computer. I use it with my steamdeck to play my desktop. And my kishi v2 died and the razer return was so bad, eventually i will pick up this up.
I bought a Kishi to play xbox cloud and it had the most horrendous input from those sticks. Some how it centers all the imput to the horizontal and vertical axis making any diagonal imput extremely inconsistent. I don't understand how is it so popular and has so many good reviews since it was not only me, my friends that bought at the same time had the same problem.
@@varunaX mine snapped without problem, it is a software problem, check the input with an app and you will see it, I tested 3 units so I am confident in saying that it is something that it is going on in all of them.
Have you tried plugging it into a PC using a male to female USB-C extension cable hooked up to the connector that goes into the phone, rather than the charging port?
@@GamerHeavenOfficial That's the problem, the port is for power only, to transfer input signal, you have to use the Type C jack you use to connect your phone. Using a male to female connector worked with previous type C controllers of Gamesir, it should work the same here.
the usb port on the botton is passthrough charging only, no data transfer to test if it works on PC, you should try plugging a usb cable with a type c female port into the usb on the side
i just got it in the mail today. i haven't done a whole lot of testing but i can confirm it works on PC! gamepad tester detects it as a gamesir controller, and steam big picture and the crew motorfest detect it as a dualshock controller when running in PS mode. very pleasantly surprised!!
@@hey01e5I'm happy to hear that the product is great and can be connected to the pc. I have a question, how good is the phone app and is it working well with the g-mode for touchscreen games that don't have native controller support? Also, when plugged into the pc, do the trigger buttons still maintain pressure control? Or does it turn into hair trigger mode?
Dang if only it would work with the Switch.... Hear me out, flip it in vertical orientation and this controller would be the PERFECT flip grip-like for some shmups. I admit this is a niche use case but I digress...
This would be neat with IPad Mini 6TH gen, if it fits in it that is(it's 8,3 inch). Found your channel through The Techne and I have to give credit for the chill vibes in this review and the clear explanation about the tech. Also, what controller that isn't the V2 Wolverine would be the best replacement for a Razer Wolverine V1 Tournament edition? (Xbox)
So I've tried many of these slip on style controllers and the 1 problem a majority them have is you have to take your phone case off...which I hate. I made the choice to jump into ps portal and its perfect.
You can use some cases with them. Using Samsung A71 phone, I have razer Kishi and if I take out the inserts, it fits a really chunky case no prob. Then I have a gamesir x2 pro and while the chunky case won't work in it, it does work with a standard soft clear tpu case.
Can you comfortably wrap your ring and pinky fingers around the grip handles? Man if this had clicky ABXY it would be the goat mobile controller ... Trying to decide if it's worth upgrading from a X2 pro with aftermarket grips
I have one coming in today, may delete or just add onto this comment but this was one of the better reviews I found however only found it after I ordered 😂 Looking forward to it as the iPhone i got is new to me too and one of the games i enjoy is crossplay but more i think about it the more it makes sense that i would want to play it on mobile when possible rather then PC, touchscreen just isn't that good and this solves that problem. The big question I'll be finding out is how well iPhone 15 (smaller, standard model) work with cases and this device as i've heard mixed assessment of that, seen people using it with some cases if not all, can't know until i try but from specs i saw on GameSir's website there is a possibility i may be good even with the bigger more protective case I initially opted for as phone itself is bit thinner then Pro options, worse comes to worse I need to go shopping for a thin case that still offers some drop protection.
No PC and bluetooth support was a stopping point for me. That's an epic fail for Gamesir, such a wasted opportunity to sell a solid, cross-platform $80 controller.
You can buy one of those cable that have usb c female to usb to use it for pc, i kmow its alot more work just to use the controller, but hey, there an option to use em
You actually can connect it to pc. This guy just did it wrong. You have to use the same usb c that goes into your phone. You can do that by using a 90° female usb c.
Anyone know how to turn off the lights on this controller while in use? It’s literally the only thing I don’t like about this and I can’t find any way to turn the lights off when in a dark room i.e. in bed
Is it possible to add an Xbox controller profile for this device? I just got mine and all the games on my iPhone 15 Pro show up as PlayStation glyphs. With the physical buttons having an Xbox layout, it makes it confusing for me (I’m old lol). Is there a way to change this? Thank you so very much in advance!
Does the controller support cases for phones, the backbone gen 2 does. It looked like your iphone had a case on it. But i cant tell, im an android guy. Please let me know. Great vid
I OWN A BACKBONE ONE GEN 2 (PLAYSTATION EDITION) AND ITS MEH CAUSE ITS OVERPRICED AT $100 BUCKS AND HAS A TERRIBLE BUILD QUALITY IN TERMS OF PARTS USED/LAYOUT...I WAS LOOKING INTO GETTING THE ELO VAGABOND (PLEASE REVIEW IT!!!) BEING IT HAS HALL EFFECT STICKS AS WELL (ALSO OVERPRICED AT $150 FOR THE CONTROLLER - $30 BUCKS FOR HE CARRYING CASE AND $30 BUCKS FOR A STAND TO DISPLAY IT) BUT THIS GAMESIR G8 GALILEO SEEMS LIKE IT WILL BE MY NEXT CONTROLLER BEING IT HAS HALL EFFECT STICKS, SWAPPLE ANALOG STICKS AND BACK BUTTONS....MY ONLY GRIP IS THE COLOR WAY/STICK LAYOUT (PLAYSTATION STYLE WITH PLASTATION SYMBOLS ON THE BUTTONS) AND THE LACK OF EVEN NUMBER OF REPLACEMENT ANALOG STICKS (MAYBE THEY WILL OFFER REPLACEMENT STICKS IN THE FUTURE?)
To counteract the guy saying gamesir suck I will say my g2 pro has been awesome so far, much better than the backbone, I've had both and sold the backbone, everything is mush and the stick are loose AF joycon sticks, very bad. The only part gamesir sucks at is software, like most Chinese controller manufacturers.
He may have had a very bad experience, I am in the same boat as you currently. I have 6 GameSir controllers, I use 3 of them ALOT and I haven't had any issues yet :)
I hate that the USBc is on the right side. That means it won't work for folding phones. The fold would be down below the controller instead of coming out the top. Its a dumb design decision that alienates over 30 million folding phone users, all of whom have tons of money to drop....
I love how you keep calling it a backbone clone and then casually throw in that the razer Kishi is similar too. Kishi released almost 2 months before backbone did so if anything it's a kishi style controller and backbone should be the casual mention as it came later. Also kishi won awards, backbone didn't. Kishi was the market leader and first mainstream usb-c mobile controller. Backbone was the clone. Get your facts straight if you want to try to be a journalist
@@HappyWolf182I’m assuming he hasn’t reviewed any of the other GameSir mobile controllers, since he was campaigning for them to send him an X3 in the video. I think all of their mobile controllers are better than the competition…the G7se is awesome, too. Kinda big fan of GameSir at this point.
You do realise this has nothing remotely similar to a backbone to be called a clone, don't you? So many controllers you got there and can't even get that right... P.S: the port you tried to hook the controller to your PC is a charging port only, next time why dont you try and plug an USB-C extention into that port you plug your phone... that might help.
@@GamerHeavenOfficial Yeah it also runs Genshin and Apple arcade. My point is they try sometimes, it is an exception and not the rule. Meanwhile you have phones DEDICATED to gaming like the RedMagic and ROG series, as well as multi-media options like S-series and other Samsung and Moto flagships providing dedicated game suits that allow for cross media playback and cross-platform support with gaming rigs (not to mention DEX/ReadyFor). I mean, some have RGB fans in them for goodness sake, that have been benchmarked and compared to flagship iPhone performances readily available on the web. The openness and customizability of the android platform in general, allowing for easy emulation, homebrew etc. Your response is like me saying I don't know why someone would buy a Mac for gaming instead of a PC and you coming back to me with a, "but RE Village is on it natively with Apple support" type thing. Fair enough, but what about the other billion games and options for said games? Also Digital Foundry found that the latest iPhone ports of RE games (like 4R) were lacking in quality.
@@markhavick7115 nobody readin allat. iphone a17 pro bionic chip is on par with snapdragon gen 2+ chip lmao iphones can run games super well just like an android. cope
@@markhavick7115 Not to mention the Resident Evil stuff just happened like literally a couple of months ago. Heck the 15 series iPhones are the first and only ones to support USB-C and they only support USB-C because an entire nation basically forced them to.
You can use this with pc with the Moonlight program. Basically you can stream your pc to your phone and then the controller will work. I even got my Wii U gamepad playing fortnite with Moonlight.
Great and thorough review! I ordered it as the gamesir x2 pro was pretty great but it did feel like holding a brick. The Galileo looks a lot more comfortable and the hall effect+headphone jack is a great addition. Will have to buy a case for this though, was hoping it'd be bundled in like the gamesir x2 pro did.
Thank you for making this wonderful tutorial. I just bought the Gamesir G8 and was trying it out. I have a question: how do you take out the phone safely? Do you have to wait until it goes into standby mode before taking out the phone. Also I have a hard time pulling the phone out of the movable usb port. I hope you can provide me with some helpful tips. Thank you very much.
Finally a RU-vidr that speaks the truth about this controller, your the only one that mentioned the modes for the controller. Therefore, it works with COD mobile, I'd assume PS mode would work as it would be picked up as a Dualshock 4 or Dualsense on COD mobile. Every other RU-vidr I watched didn't mention them at all. Thank you
I’ve seen other reviewers say that Backbone has a lot more support natively and just works more times than this, while if something doesn’t work here you kind of need to fiddle with manually mapping. I love the Hall effect sticks and ergonomics, but the user experience means a lot to me too. I heard the software app is a little more seamless on Backbone too. So knowing all that … I kind of pause and am not buying either until I figure out what’s more important to me. I currently have the Kishi and that’s gotten the job done at least.
Hey bro on the 15th of December they is a new strikepack for the ps5 controller which has 4 paddles will u be makeing a review on it its called strikepack horizon
the back buttons sells me. If only the PS Portal has one then its ok because I use the back buttons for the L3 and R3 buttons so yeah no buy the portal for now and im getting this one. BTW, the moving type c port is brilliant. The perfect version will be Hall effect sticks and triggers, mechanical buttons and bumpers, smooth like the 8bitdo snpro 30 dpad, 2 or 4 (if possible) back buttons and the current support of this controller.
