For Cyber Monday, mobile gamers can look forward to a great deal on an excellent gamepad. The Backbone One mobile gaming controller has dropped to $69.99 on Amazon. That’s 30% off the $100 MSRP and the best price we’ve seen for 2023. The Backbone One is one of the best snap-on gamepads for your mobile device and it’s compatible with a wide range of Android and iOS devices including the new iPhone 15.
Note that the new iPhone 15 has a USB Type-C port, not a Lightning port, and will need the same USB version that the Android phones use. Backbone states that the iPhone fits without requiring any adapters.
Cyber Monday Deal: 30% Off the Backbone One Controller
The Backbone One essentially turns your iPhone or Android phone into a handheld gaming device like the Switch or Steam Deck. You simply snap your phone into the controller and you’re pretty much ready to go. Instead of using your touchscreen, you can now use actual physical controls on the gamepad, which makes for a much more pleasant gaming experience.
There are a few options available. The Backbone One comes with your choice of a USB Type-C connector for Android phones and the current generation iPhone 15 or a Lightning connector for any previous generation iPhone. There are also two colors, black and white. The black model has Xbox-style buttons (X, Y, A, and B) and the white model has Playstation -style buttons (triangle, circle, cross, and square).
The Backbone One is compatible with most games from Apple Arcade, Xbox Cloud, PlayStation Remote Play, and Steam Remote Play, as well as any mobile game that already supports other standalone controllers. Not every game is compatible, however, so if you have a particular game that you play religiously, you might want to confirm that it’s supported by the Backbone One.
This controller was easily one of the most popular sellers for Amazon Prime Day. There is an absolutely huge number of mobile gamers out there, and this controller would probably benefit most of them. If you don’t need one for yourself, chances are you can easily gift this to someone who will appreciate it.
