Summary

  • Backbone has created a new game controller, Backbone Pro, engineered from the ground up to work with any screen.
  • CEO Maneet Khaira said that close to 3,000 design iterations were required before the Backbone team was satisfied that it had created a smaller-sized controller with the maximum comfort.
  • Ergonomics and the hand feeling are critical to gamers, and that is one of the biggest issues in designing game controllers, according to Khaira.
  • The controller offers 40 hours of battery life and is also highly customizable, with the ability to remap buttons and save control configurations for specific games and platforms.
  • Backbone has built an ecosystem with its Backbone app becoming a universal hub for all gaming, giving a user access to all their games in a single place.
  • Pricing hasn’t been announced yet but the Backbone Pro is available now.
  • Backbone is backed by Index Ventures (early investors in Discord, Roblox, and Figma), Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures, and other prominent investors.

By Dean Takahashi

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