Gulikit NSW KingKong Pro 2 vs 8bitdo Pro 2

What are the pros and cons between the two?

I’ve been eyeing the 8bitdo Pro 2 for a while now for using on my PC, Android, and Switch. But then I saw that Gulikit was available locally as well at almost the same price.

I’m interested in the Gulikit because of the supposedly better joystick durability due to the hall effect joysticks.

Thoughts on these two controllers?

Any glaring issues I should know about?

Also I know both of these controllers don’t support PS5, but it would be a plus if there’s some way to use it on a ps5 as well.

  • GVasco@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    As I recall they both have hall effect joystick, not sure about the triggers but I know that the KKP2’s triggers are hall effect.

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      1 year ago

      The 8bitdo Pro 2 does not have Hall effect sticks afaik. The only 8bitdo controller that does as of now is the Ultimate Bluetooth model (not the 2.4ghz or wired).

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      1 year ago

      I’m pretty sure only the Ultimate has HE from 8bit do. The Pro 2 definitely seems to not have them with the amount of posts I’ve seen asking if retro-fitting them is possible.

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        1 year ago

        King Kong 2 both pro and non-pro have HE sticks and triggers, I’ve got a KK2P and that’s the reason I wanted one. 8bitdo don’t seem to mention it on their website but I remember the release press articles mentioning some recent model coming out with HE sticks, but nothing is mentioned in the product pages.

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      1 year ago

      if they both have hall effect joysticks then in my case it would be a no brainer to get the 8bitdo.

      I’ll have to look it up to make sure though.

      thanks.

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        1 year ago

        I was pretty sure the 8bitdo ultimate was supposed to have HE sticks and triggers, not sure if the different models use different sticks but would seem unlikely, but another user mentioned they were indeed different.