Sony has called upon Backbone, makers of smartphone controllers, to recreate its Backbone One controller with a PlayStation skin. And, it’s beautiful. It makes your iPhone look a bit like the Switch, especially as the analogue sticks are off-centre. We’re not sure how Sony let that one slide.
In other Sony news, it is finally testing a 1440p mode on the PS5. But we’ll get to that.
Playing Remotely
The Backbone One PlayStation Edition hasn’t gone up in price either. It’s still $100, the same as its sibling controller. In SA, that’s just around R1,600. In which case, it may be better to get another DualSense to satisfy your needs. It just won’t look as pretty as this one does. But if your heart is set on having a dedicated iPhone controller, then you can’t go wrong here.
Size-wise, Backbone supports iPhones as small as the 13 Mini, and as large as the 13 Pro Max. This leaves quite a bit of wiggle room to play with. Connecting is simple too – just plug the iPhone in via the dedicated charging port, and voila.
There’s one difference between the controllers – the buttons. The original has A, B, X, and Y buttons, while the PlayStation Edition comes with the classic symbols instead. The problem with having the classic PlayStation buttons is that using the controller for Game Pass, Apple Arcade or Stadia will be a little harder. It still works, but the in-game button prompts will show A B X and Y, unless the developer specifically adds the PlayStation button functionality. Unfortunately, that’s probably too much effort for most developers.
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Sony has also begun testing a 1440p mode for the PS5, finally. The feature is in beta, with testers giving it a go right now, probably. Users will be given the choice to select 1440p on supported TVs and monitors. 4K games will feel the benefit from better anti-aliasing by supersampling games down to 1440p. The resolution will eventually make its way onto everybody’s PS5s soon enough.
If you’re looking to get a Backbone One for yourself, you can. Backbone ships to South Africa, though there will be an extra fee thrown in to get it over here.
Source: The Verge
