Backbone — Next-Level Play

Backbone

In-app purchases

About this app

Backbone turns your phone and tablet into the ultimate gaming device.

■ Play any game or service that supports game controllers.

The Backbone One controller works with services like Xbox Game Pass (xCloud), Xbox Remote Play, and Amazon Luna.

It also works with games like Minecraft, Diablo Immortal, or any other game that supports controllers.

Press the Backbone Button to bring up the app and launch into your favorite games that support controllers from one place.

■ Record, edit, and share epic gaming clips

Backbone One has a built-in Capture button that allows you to easily screen record or screenshot gameplay.

■ Party with your friends

With Backbone’s Rich Presence feature, you can get push notifications when your friends start playing games on Backbone, making it easy to join the action in real-time. Once you see a friend online, you can link up for voice chat inside the app and move from game to game, seamlessly.

To learn more, download the app or visit https://playbackbone.com/

Any feedback? Use the in-app feedback tool, ping us at [e-mail] or tweet us @backbone

Terms of Use: https://playbackbone.com/terms/

Ratings and reviews

Bought yesterday and will be the returning controller, paying $80-$100 for a controller is steep, but reasonable enough. What is not acceptable is charging people $40 a year for a service that actually makes your product compatible with games that don't have native controller support. That's the ENTIRE point of paying a premium price for the device in the first place. Without giving them an extra 40 dollars, you're 100% better off buying a cheaper 20-30 dollar device that does the same thing.

Return your controller. They've locked basic functionality of the device behind a subscription. You literally cannot use a built in feature of your physical controller without a subscription. EDIT: In response to the dev, built in functionality of a device should never be a subscription feature. The ability to use your control on PC and other devices should not be blocked by a premium tier. You're sending the wrong message to your consumers. This device was expensive as is.

Updated info, review is largely the same as before about customization options from couple months ago. 1 star now because all of the following are locked behind a subscription. Still can't manually add all apps. Play on any screen setting now locked behind subscription. TouchSync feature is only supported on specific games with no way to map your own. The Razer Kishi Nexus app has this for free and is more in-depth which featured these core *read specifically* basic *software* features.

What's new

Bug fixes, enhancements, and performance improvements