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Contemporary press quoted 4.0, so current producer table takes precedence. Bluetooth gameplay is documented for Switch.","back_button_type":"Maker calls two P1/P2 Pro back paddle buttons. Built-in buttons with paddle-shaped faces, not removable Elite-style accessories.","onboard_profiles":"Three custom profiles accessed by dedicated button. Default no-LED mode is distinct from a stored custom profile and not counted as a fourth.","gyro":"Maker motion control for Switch only. Native XInput on PC does not provide motion. No count of individual gyroscope axes inferred.","trigger_dead_zone_adjustable":"Maker trigger-range control allows the active analog range to be shortened. The illustrated 50% software range is not a physical trigger-stop position.","battery_life_claimed":"Maker 22 play hours. Connection, rumble, lighting and firmware unscoped and omitted. Other-source 20 h is not a full measured discharge and is not substituted.","battery_capacity_mah":"Maker built-in rechargeable 1000 mAh. No cell voltage/Wh inferred. Manufacturer Li-ion vs retailer LiPo wording does not change controller schema built_in. Original maker charging time is a 2-3 hour range with unspecified starting/ending percentages, so a single 0-to-100 time is omitted.","dimensions_mm":"Maker 147 x 104 x 61.5 mm reordered as front-facing width 147, height 104, depth 61.5. Controller only, not charging dock or package dimensions.","weight_g":"Exact maker 245 g controller body with internal battery. Not package weight 450/610 g or reviewer scale measurement.","in_the_box":"Exact complete maker Includes list. Optional travel case/thumb grips not included. Red/Blue product page common hardware/box applies unless a separate bundle is explicitly named.","programmable_buttons":"Two P1/P2 back paddles explicitly remappable through Ultimate Software."}},{"url":"https://download.8bitdo.com/Manual/Controller/Ultimate/Ultimate-Bluetooth-Controller.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["manual_url","stick_layout","face_button_labels","dpad_type","stick_click","extra_shoulder_buttons","wired_connector","charging_port","cable_detachable","cable_type","cables_included","receiver_connector","input_mode_switch","share_button","turbo_function","battery_indicator","light_bar","rgb_lighting"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Original manufacturer one-page multilingual manual, August 2024 PDF metadata. Text is outlined, so English column rendered and read, including diagram, Switch/Windows connection, Turbo, battery and Ultimate Software sections. No machine-access restriction bypassed.","extra_shoulder_buttons":"Complete diagram contains standard L/R/R2/L2 and two P1/P2 rear controls. No extra shoulder inputs. Pair/profile/star/home are system controls, not extra shoulders.","face_button_labels":"Exact original front drawing has Nintendo X-top, Y-left, A-right and B-bottom order, offset sticks and a cross-shaped D-pad.","receiver_connector":"Complete original dock/receiver diagram shows included USB-A receiver stored underneath charging dock. Host plug differs from controller USB-C.","cable_type":"Original full connection drawing shows one USB-A host to USB-C controller/dock cable. Exact length unproved and omitted.","turbo_function":"Windows Star defaults to Turbo. Switch Star defaults to Capture and can be changed to Turbo with Ultimate Software. Turbo toggles require configured button+Star, so not automatically enabled for every Switch button.","share_button":"Star acts as Switch screenshot by default. Windows default turbo function is different.","battery_indicator":"Original manual: low battery red blink, charging red steady, full LED off. Charging dock separately uses white charging LED. No screen indicator inferred.","rgb_lighting":"Complete original controls/LED inventory includes status/profile/power/charging indicators. These are not decorative RGB or a light bar."}},{"url":"https://support.8bitdo.com/faq/ultimate-bluetooth-controller.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["wake_console","nfc","ir_camera","platform_connections"],"notes":{"wake_console":"Original Switch only: previously paired Bluetooth mode, press Home then shake controller to wake. This is not proof of Switch 2 wake, or receiver/USB wake.","nfc":"Exact FAQ explicitly NFC/amiibo and IR not supported. HD rumble and notification LED also unsupported. Generic rumble retained separately.","platform_connections":"Maker FAQ documents Switch Bluetooth/receiver/USB, with Pro Controller Wired Communication setting for receiver/USB and OTG for Lite where needed. Windows only XInput via receiver/USB. SteamOS maker connection guide requires XInput and same transports. Native PC lacks Switch-only motion, so full_features is false. Switch 2 added through producer firmware update. No unverified all-feature flags or receiver/USB paths inherited."}},{"url":"https://gamepadla.com/8bitdo-ultimate-bluetooth-controller.html","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["headphone_jack","built_in_display","face_button_switch_type","dpad_switch_type","trigger_stops","measured_latency","measured_stick_tests","stick_tension_adjustable"],"notes":{"face_button_switch_type":"Exact verified hardware table says main buttons and D-pad membrane. Analog triggers alone do not identify their sensor type, which is omitted.","headphone_jack":"Exact verified hardware table Audio Port No, Display No and Trigger Lock No. Generic shoulder buttons No refers to extra shoulder inputs, not absence of ordinary bumpers.","measured_latency":"Exact original Ultimate Bluetooth primary P82 tests by John Punch, March 12, 2025. Windows 11 build 10.0.26100, firmware 1.10, Prometheus 82 v5.0.9.2. Receiver XInput button/stick tests 4686/4687, USB XInput button/stick 4683/4688, Bluetooth Switch-protocol button/stick 4685/4690. Bluetooth was tested using Switch protocol on Windows. This does not establish manufacturer-supported native PC Bluetooth gameplay. Unpublished calibration/settings are unknown. Measured polling is not converted to nominal maker modes.","measured_stick_tests":"Only exact wired XInput cohort John Punch April 16, 2026, Windows 10.0.26100/FW 1.10. Left/right circularity 7.3/6.7%, centering 4.6/4.1%, movement steps 64, inner deadzone explicitly none. Different receiver and Bluetooth mode cohorts not merged into these rows. 64 movement steps is a measured low-resolution result, not nominal ADC bit depth. Outer 0.6 mm is not converted to percent. StickTracer test program. Calibration and other settings are not published and remain unknown.","stick_tension_adjustable":"Exact verified hardware table states Stick Tension: No."}},{"url":"https://www.8bitdo.com/ultimate-bluetooth-controller/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["firmware_updatable"],"notes":{"firmware_updatable":"Current exact maker explicitly requires updater via support.8bitdo.com for Switch 2 compatibility. No updater tool or actual external device changed."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/08/8bitdo-reveals-new-ultimate-controller-range-compatible-with-switch","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["announce_date","launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Original August 30, 2022 article explicitly reproduces manufacturer Bluetooth model price 69.99 USD. 2.4 G-only 49.99 and wired 34.99 excluded. Not current store price or later Red/Blue launch price.","announce_date":"Contemporary first announcement report. August 30 preorder and October 28 planned shipping are not the stored first retail date."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/Device/8BitDo_Ultimate_Wireless","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Exact Background identifies original Hall Effect Bluetooth model as released October 28, 2022, with 69.99 launch and included charging dock. Month precision retained, as Southeast Asian retail reports describe a few-days-earlier October arrival. Announcement/preorder August 30 excluded. Original maker October 28 ship forecast is corroborating rather than sole actual sale proof."}},{"url":"https://www.bestbuy.com/product/8bitdo-ultimate-bluetooth-controller-for-switch-and-windows-with-charging-dock-black/CZY3JSJ2V9","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["model_numbers","markets"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Exact retailer direct product header identifies 80NA02 Black Ultimate Bluetooth with charging dock, Best Buy SKU 6521146. Sibling Ultimate 2/2C/2.4G-only identifiers and unproved finish SKU numbers omitted.","markets":"Exact Black 80NA02 offered by US retailer. Maker additionally offers other named finishes but their precise regional part numbers are unknown."}},{"url":"https://www.notebookcheck.net/8BitDo-Ultimate-2-gets-a-Bluetooth-version-with-Nintendo-Switch-compatibility.999854.0.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"Notebookcheck calls the 8BitDo Ultimate Bluetooth Controller the predecessor of the Ultimate 2 Bluetooth."}}],"fields_filled":77,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}