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Dock and receiver are separate included items.","motion_sensor_axes":"Maker comparison table: Ultimate 2 BT column explicitly marks support for 6-axis Motion Control. Original HTML row was inspected to verify its positive-circle cell, which plain text extraction omits. Motion control remains Switch-mode-only."}},{"url":"https://shop.8bitdo.com/products/8bitdo-ultimate-2-bluetooth-controller","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["status","colors"],"notes":{"status":"Marketed model already sold and reviewed in 2025. This is product availability, not a claim that every colour is currently in stock.","colors":"Current official store selector lists Black, White and Yellow. 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Voltage and Wh are not published.","battery_count":"One built-in battery pack described in the Battery section, not a count of unknown internal cells.","battery_included":"The manual explicitly identifies the pack built into the supplied controller.","battery_life_claimed":"Battery section publishes 12 hours via Bluetooth and 2.4G wireless. Rumble, lighting, game and firmware conditions are unstated, not assumed disabled.","charge_time_0_100_min":"Battery section publishes three hours charging time, exactly 180 minutes. Fully charged LED state is defined. Adapter and controller power-state conditions are unstated.","battery_indicator":"Power LED blinks for low battery, stays solid during charging and turns off when full.","stick_calibration":"Manual joystick/trigger calibration uses L1+R1+Minus+Plus, then full stick rotations and trigger travel. 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No Windows Bluetooth, mobile gameplay, macOS gameplay or universal full-features claim is added."}},{"url":"https://support.8bitdo.com/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["wake_console","firmware_updatable"],"notes":{"wake_console":"Exact Ultimate 2 Bluetooth entry: controller firmware 2.00 adds Switch 2 shake-to-wake, 2.01 improves wake stability. Earlier launch firmware did not offer Switch 2 wake. Both controller and adapter should use current firmware.","firmware_updatable":"Exact controller and adapter firmware changelogs, with official Firmware Updater and pairing tool. Switch 2 was added in controller 1.04 and adapter 1.03."}},{"url":"https://gamepadla.com/8bitdo-ultimate-2-bluetooth-controller.html","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["input_modes","measured_latency","measured_stick_tests"],"notes":{"input_modes":"Verified hardware test identifies XInput over cable/dongle and Nintendo Switch Pro Controller protocol over Bluetooth. A Windows hardware-test host does not establish manufacturer-supported Windows Bluetooth gameplay.","measured_latency":"John Punch, Prometheus 82 v5.2.0.1, Windows 11 build 10.0.26100. Rows 1-2: USB XInput tests 5600/5601, June 12, 2025, firmware 1.04. Rows 3-4: Bluetooth Switch protocol tests 5611/5612, same date and firmware, Windows host rather than a Switch console. Row 5: dongle XInput test 5562, June 5, firmware 1.03. Row 6: dongle XInput test 5603, June 12, firmware 1.04. Report rate is measured separately. Stick test uses movement to 99% deflection. Selected standard setups only.","measured_stick_tests":"Single-unit Stick Tracer results, April 16, 2026, John Punch. Windows build 10.0.26100, cable XInput, firmware 1.04. Left/right circle error 5.7/5.9%, centering error 2.9/2.1%, 630 full-range positions each. Inner dead zone explicitly absent. Calibration and circle-mode settings unstated. Effective positions differ from the maker 12-bit ADC rating."}},{"url":"https://www.frandroid.com/produits-android/console/manette-de-jeu/3098725_test-8bitdo-ultimate-2-bluetooth-lalternative-garantie-zero-drift-a-la-switch-2-pro-controller-pour-les-joueurs-switch-seulement","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["shell_material","grip_texture","back_paddles_removable","measured_battery_life","release_date"],"notes":{"shell_material":"Exact dedicated Bluetooth review identifies lightly textured plastic body. Polymer grade unstated.","grip_texture":"Hands-on review explicitly describes coarser texture on triggers and grips. No rubber coating inferred.","back_paddles_removable":"Review explicitly contrasts fixed integrated rear paddles with replaceable professional-controller paddles.","measured_battery_life":"Full charge lasted 12 hours in Middle-earth: Shadow of War through the 2.4 GHz dongle. Default vibration intensity and RGB rings on. Firmware, timing equipment, session schedule and exhaustion endpoint unstated. Reviewer gameplay observation, not copied maker claim.","release_date":"Exact Bluetooth review introduction states April 2025 launch. Contemporary May 6 press confirms the dedicated Bluetooth model was already available. Stored month is approximate. Exact retail day and reference colour first-sale day are not established."}},{"url":"https://www.gameindustry.com/editorials/save-state/save-state-investigates-a-bright-yellow-challenger-to-the-switch-pro-controller/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["first_party","face_button_switch_type","trigger_stops","headphone_jack"],"notes":{"first_party":"Dedicated Ultimate 2 Bluetooth hands-on review explicitly describes it as a third-party Nintendo Switch alternative.","face_button_switch_type":"Exact Yellow Bluetooth edition review explicitly identifies membrane face buttons.","trigger_stops":"Exact Bluetooth review describes Hall Effect analog triggers with physical trigger stops. No unverified internal click-switch mechanism or numerical travel is added.","headphone_jack":"Exact Bluetooth review explicitly says it lacks a headphone jack. 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