Customer Ratings & Reviews

i bought this for use with steam link. The product itself is great, i just wish it had a button for start, select, and the home xbox button. That aside its a greasst product and despite needing a little bit of work to get steam link going it worked great after the fact

Really cool and easy to use. Just plug your phone into it and now you have a handheld gaming device

In my opinion; this was a great buy. It was easy to set up. Connected to my iPhone without issues. The dislike: I think the subscription is too much. But other than that, I will buy another.

Purchased over the Christmas holiday for my teenage son. Much more versatile than a traditional game console, and he’s able to play his favorite games while on the go. Good purchase - Mom’s always right!

my husband loves this! he frequently travels out of state for work and this is a much easier solution than lugging an entire system around

This is an amazing gaming device that works amazing you don’t have to get the app it comes with and it works with other gaming apps and is a mini PlayStation and mini Xbox that is way better than the expensive consoles I recommend buying this.

I am loving this Backbone!! FYI backbone does charge a yearly fee of $50 to get online and then for the XBox, I have my yearly gold account which next time I have to get gamepass and that might be a higher yearly fee. For me it's worth it. I love using my backbone when I'm not home or I want to do minor game stuff in bed.

Love this product!! We found it easy game with the Microsoft gaming pass using the backbone with our iPhone. The phone stay securely attached to the backbone without slipping out of position.

I was on a trip and was excited to be able to play my Xbox games whenever I desired with BackBone. When I got it all set up I was highly disappointed. It was not user friendly unless you use the subscription. Do you know how many other subscriptions I already have? I am not interested in paying for another when I already invested in quite a bit in a product. I ended up using it once and returning backbone when I got home from my trip. Also didn’t like that I had to take my phone case off.

A great device for playing games on the go. Some aspects of it are clunky but wouldn’t make me turned off by it. I love the way it feels in hand, but some parts feel a bit cramped and putting it on and off can be something of a hastle. But I would suggest it over using the screen as a controler any day!

This is my “go-to” accessory for mobile gaming. I connect to my XBox when I’m out and have a bit idle time, and I play “Vampire Survivors”. Connects easy enough to my iPhone 14 Pro Max and haven’t had any issues.

Perfect for the getaway gamer. Easy to use and control reactions are identical to console, no delay in controls; however depending on what internet service you have will dictate any lag you may have.

Was considering a switch or steam deck but this thing paired with Xbox Game pass is so sweet. Graphics are awesome with Xbox Cloud gaming as long as you have a good wifi connection. Also works super well with Steam Remote Play.

Great product. Makes gaming on the go very easy and fun. App is great to use. Only problem with the use of the product is playing on a screen is very small because of the frame ratio. And some inputs sort of lag, other than that no issues with the product.

Not bad, at first I was a little disappointed but after I got the cloud to work for me I’m actually impressed. It does what it says. I like it a lot now. Specially when I’m working out of town and I can’t take my console with me.

Works great with Cod:M amd Diablo: Immortal. I would get the newer version, which can supposedly be used with phone csses still on. You have to tale the case off to use this version.

Really good for a road trip! Also can plug your phone charger. Make sure you see the labels because they are lightning charger and the regular charger model

The Backbone is great, BUT.....Best Buy????? I bought a total of 3 & the advertiseing shows that they come with a free Ultimate Game Pass for 30 days. WELL, I only received 2 of the digital fee game passes. When i spoke to the on line customer service, i was tolk that since I ordered 2 in one order, i only could get 1 per order. I explained that each was suppose to get one because it did not state that you only get 1 per entore order. So i asked the online customer service person. So you want me to have to return one just to turn arround & buy it again so I can get my game pass like advertised??? The customer service rep said yes....I said that is stupid & informed her that is FALSE ADVERTISING......

The backbone has been such a game changer and I’ll keep using it until it completely breaks.

Awesome for downtime or cardio at the gym or really just anywhere away from home, not to mention worth every dollar when compared to more expensive alternatives!!!