Backbone — Next-Level Play

Backbone

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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://backbone.com/

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

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

Ratings and reviews

While the app works fine and the controller works great, the problem I have is that the premium version is a subscription and not a one time purchase and setting controls for games without controller support is locked behind said subscription. I get needing incentive for people to get the premium version, but locking being able to play all of your games with a controller behind a paywall is just plain greedy. The same goes for connecting the controller to PC by the way, locked behind a paywall.

I am enjoying the device. Not Backbone's fault if our favorite games aren't controller capable. Ergo, a subscription is required to emulate. Fair enough. My issue; recently, while im games, play is interrupted by going back to the Backbone menu. Hell of irritating. Everything updated. Permissions granted yet, I got this damn issue hosing my game time. Annoying. "Mosquito at 3 am, lvl 5-7 dreaming" annoying? Dig? Help.

Get it together Backbone! You have games cataloged as playable with controller but clearly aren't. Maybe prioritize on providing actual quality service rather than constantly trying to get people to subscribe to your garbage Backbone+ that does nothing at all being you still have to have a console or PC available to play high end games. Everything this controller does can be replaced with a USB controller you find for 30 bucks on Amazon or free if you have Temu. A waste of potential.

What’s new

Bug fixes, enhancements, and performance improvements