
The feature I was not expecting but that has taken my experience to an entirely different level is the social aspect of the Backbone app. That means you can easily switch between gaming services without having to hop out of the Backbone One experience and across different apps and websites (Xbox Cloud Gaming and Google Stadia are staring right at you, Apple). The best part is that it compiles your games across all of these services into one app. The Backbone app not only serves as a place to pick up where you left off with your most recent games, but it also is a place to discover other games you could be playing across Apple Arcade, the App Store, Xbox, Playstation, Stadia, and more. You can compare portable gaming controller hardware all day, but Backbone is the only brand that has built an app that takes iOS and its controller and mashes it together to truly turn your iPhone into a portable gaming console.īackbone is the only controller on the market today that truly turns your iPhone into a portable gaming console. While all of those things can make a portable controller really good, it's the Backbone app that makes the experience great. The buttons feel good, the D-pad is satisfying, the triggers are responsive, and the joysticks feel on par with some of the better console controller brands out there today. From the unboxing experience to the setup, everything is incredibly easy and smooth. It's not just good - it's SO good, it's surprising this was put together by a third party and not Apple itself. There are three things that make the Backbone One the best iPhone gaming controller, and the first is the hardware. Backbone One App (Image credit: Joe Wituschek / iMore)
