In addition to Android gaming phones, many mobile game players prefer to use iPhones to play mobile games. Recently Backbone and PlayStation have jointly launched a PS custom game handle “Backbone One – PlayStation Edition” specially made for iPhone. Not only the design continues the elements of the DualSense game controller, but also provides intuitive and easy-to-use game control keys, thumb Play your favorite PS5 games with joystick and zero-lag response.
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Backbone and PlayStation have jointly launched the “Backbone One for iPhone PlayStation Edition” game handle, which allows players to turn their iPhone into a PS5 console in seconds!
Sony had a patent on the combination of a DualSense game controller and a screen before, which attracted the attention of many players at that time. Now, this result is finally officially released to the market! Recently, PlayStaiton officially announced a partnership with Backbone, a well-known mobile game controller brand, to launch the Backbone One for iPhone PlayStation Edition, a game controller designed for iPhone, allowing players to turn their iPhone into a PS5 game console, anywhere. Can play the game!
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From the appearance design, it can be seen that the design inspiration of Backbone One for iPhone PlayStation Edition is derived from the PlayStation 5 DualSense game controller. At the same time, the operation buttons and thumbsticks in the game are very similar to the iPhone version of the PS5 game controller. In addition to the common game control buttons, there are also dedicated Backbone App launch buttons and video buttons on this handle, allowing players to record the game process or capture screen shots.
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The body of the handle adopts a foldable and simple design, which can be more convenient to store and carry when commuting and other games. The inside of the fuselage is also equipped with a Lightning port to connect with the iPhone.
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Since the Backbone One for iPhone PlayStation Edition game handle is a product in cooperation with PlayStation, there is also a PlayStation brand logo on the back of the fuselage.
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At the lower edge of both ends of the handle, a 3.5mm headphone jack and a Lightning charging port are respectively configured, so that players can connect wired headphones to listen to the game sound when their iPhone is connected to it to play games, and can also charge the iPhone at the same time. Backbone One has no built-in battery and weighs only 138g. It only consumes the least amount of power from the phone and can maintain mobile game work for a long time.
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In terms of size, the thickness of the handle when unfolded is 32.6mm. From the side of the handle, it can be seen that the thickness of the handle is an acceptable range.
In addition to the entire “DualSense” in terms of hardware, Backbone has also optimized the Backbone App for PlayStation, allowing players to use PS Remote Play streaming to play PlayStation 5 games.
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The main menu includes exclusive PlayStation news and game information, so players don’t miss any of the latest game news.
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As for the price part that everyone cares about most, the Backbone One for iPhone PlayStation Edition game handle has a suggested price of 119.99 euros, which is currently available at Backbone official website for sale (click me to go). The box comes standard with an adapter for iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, a quick start and a safety slip, and you get a 3-month Discord Nitro free trial and a 1-month Apple Arcade free trial.
In fact, Backbone has launched the Android version of the Backbone One game handle before. At that time, the handle was mainly to allow Android phone users to connect their phones to Xbox Games Pass Ultimate, or stream games directly from Xbox, PlayStation, and PC.
Backbone officially released the Backbone One for iPhone PlayStation Edition game handle promotional video:
