Customer Ratings & Reviews

This thing is pretty awesome. I had to knock off one star because it didn't work with the case that I had on my phone when I bought the Backbone. My clear Otterrbox Symmetry case was too thick where the USB-C plug of the Backbone plugs into the phone (iPhone 15 Pro), so it would not connect to the phone at all. It seemed like it was just shy of making the connection. I ended up having to buy another case for my phone (3 in less than a month) to be able to make it work. Thankfully, I had just bought a lightning version of the Backbone for my son's iPhone 12 mini one day before buying mine, and it worked great with the case he had on his (JETech Magnetic Case bought on Amazon), so I just bought one of those cases and now the backbone works as advertised. If I had one suggestion for Backbone, it's to make the USB-C plug protrude a sixteenth of an inch or so farther so than it can work with thicker cases. That being said, the improvement they made from Gen 1 to Gen 2 of adding the included swappable magnetic adapters to allow for phone with cases on in the first place was my deciding factor in buying this controller. The Gen 1 Backbone not supporting a phone with its case on was a deal breaker for me. Seriously, who wants to take their case off every time they want to play some games more conveniently? It kind of defeats the purpose. So, I'm glad they addressed it, but they do need to address the small flaw I mentioned above for Gen 3. Overall, it is a very good product, and I would recommend it.

Greatvfor my phone. And i also use it for photos and videos

Huge gamer and provably one of the most convenient pieces i have. I can literally game any where and the quality is really good!

With work, I hardly have time to play! Scratch, that make note time. Gaming i'm a go for me, straight off my cellphone. That is comfortable and is literally not awkward at all! Great quality. And easy to use! Plus when I do get my PS5 Pro i'll be ready to rock and roll!!!

Needed you have a strong wifi. Haven't been able to play my ps5 but connected to a friend xbox and the experience was great.

This is a better improvement on gen 1 first not having to take off the case from your phone to use it is the best I use slim case my magbak case to my mous case that thicker work with it on have to take the adaptors off but it fits and it don't feel like im going to break it it comes with adaptors for all the iPhone 15 models and there easy to install them on the controller the buttons are improved too no more gloss feeling a matte feel on it guess a better feel and help with game play

Got this so we can go portable. Lots of Fun! Wish we know the new one was coming out soon, we might have waited, but still worth it.

Perfect gift for my son! Too much to be carrying game consoles on road trips or vacations. This is perfect

Device really helps with the flow of the game play using the phone

Great product for on the go. This makes long car rides so much easier

Great accessory to have for your cellphone. Makes playing games way better than touching your phone.

I wanted the PS Portal , but instead about this and I have to say I’m happy with it , easy to use , comfortable! And I bought cheaper on Black Friday !

It works great has a lot of features i use it to amazon gameing or.luna on my phone

This backbone is amazing, with one small exception. I use the otterbox defender case on my phones and if they allowed the backbone to open just another 1/4 inch, it would work with the case on it. I use s short cable to attach the backbone to my phone on a small stand so i don't have to take the case off to play. Other than that, this is well worth the purchase to play with much better control than using the on screen buttons for call of duty mobile.

Awesome away from home gaming system to have handheld for anywhere I am easy to use feels like I'm home gaming

It was a good controller, didnt work for the game that i wanted but the games that i did play worked perfectly fine with this .

I’ve never actually bought a controller like this before I’ve always used consoles but overall it works 100%

Honestly always loved this controller. Each time I get one, I sell it and end up buying another one. This time since it’s a PlayStation edition I’ll keep it for years!

Buttons feel good, gameplay is good if you have good connection, super easy to setup, my biggest issue with it overall is that if you have an android (I'm using Pixel 7 Pro) you get black bars on every game due to the taller but slim screen profile that most Androids share and on an already small screen it makes a large difference.

This item is very useful on trips and multiple uses, like playing on the go and with a good price you are able to get great value out of it.