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8BitDo Retro R8 Mouse - Xbox Edition
8BitDo Retro R8 Mouse - Xbox Edition
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I never received my item. Instead, I received a garbage item from the third-party shipper that 8bitdo used. Despite my immediate contacting 8bitdo regarding this issue, 8bitdo made it such a hassle that I gave up on ever getting my item from 8bitdo or a refund. Instead, I am now actively warning anyone to avoid ordering from 8bitdo directly. If anything goes wrong with your order, be prepared for 8bitdo to treat you horribly.
Overall, it is a good mouse. I personally would prefer if the side buttons were raised instead of recessed. They are also really easy to press, so I find myself accidentally pushing them quite often
Got this to go along with the retro Xbox keyboard, and while it looks cool sitting beside the keyboard and on it's charging stand, it really isn't that good as an actual mouse. The side buttons in particular are recessed into the side of the mouse and I found them annoying to use, far too easy for me to accidentally click. There is no quick scroll feature for the wheel, which you don't realize how important it is until you no longer have it.
The most annoying part though, and what ultimately made me stop using the mouse, is this persistent issue with the side buttons for Forward and Back getting remapped to [ and ] whenever my pc wakes up from sleep mode. Forward and Back is the default functionality for these buttons so I'm not remapping them through the software, this is default functionality. And for whatever reason, when I put my machine to sleep and wake it up the next day, those buttons are now mapped to [ and ]. The only way to fix it is to reinstall the firmware through the software. You have to do this every time. I contacted support and had me try beta firmware but it never got resolved.
My experience may be just unique to me and I hope that's the case because I like the products this company turns out. But, in the end for me the mouse looks cool as a side piece to the Xbox retro keyboard, but if you plan on using it like a normal mouse, whether it be for gaming or work, I would look elsewhere.
Been eyeballing this and the keyboard since it got announced the mouse has been great so far! Love the charging cradle with a slot to put the wireless dongle and the side buttons. Only complaint is I wish it had slightly better ergonomics as it can get uncomfortable during long sessions of use.
8BitDo Retro R8 Mouse - Xbox Edition (Ships on Mar 10th, 2025)