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Gaming peripheral institution 8BitDo is teasing a caller smartphone gaming pad that seems aimed exclusively astatine portrait-mode gamers. In a post connected X, nan institution says nan 8BitDo FlipPad will debut successful nan summertime of 2026 and will beryllium compatible pinch iOS and Android devices. It besides mentions nan peripheral is "officially supported by Apple."
The station doesn't springiness excessively overmuch away, arsenic nan institution will beryllium premiering nan FlipPad astatine CES this week. A short, rendered video shows that nan mobile gaming peripheral connects via USB-C, and past flips upward connected a hinge to laic level against nan bottommost information of a user's telephone screen. In nan rendering, we tin spot a directional pad, purple ABXY buttons, select, commencement buttons and six much unlabeled buttons.
8BitDo makes a batch of gaming controllers, including retro-inspired ones for illustration nan NES40 collection celebrating nan 40 twelvemonth day of Nintendo's NES. The institution besides makes arcade controllers, a "Pro" controller compatible pinch Switch, PC, SteamOS, Apple and Android devices, and galore others.
