It is obvious that the revolution will take time, but we cannot deny that it will take place. Cloud gaming is gradually infiltrating our daily livesas we understand that we don’t want any intermediate downtime between games, no matter if we are playing on a desktop console like PS5, or on our Android mobile screen.
The fact is that our smartphone has become an entertainment center which, thanks to 5G connections and unlimited tariffs, They allow us to play online from anywhere. And that means that if it is possible to pair our device to a PS5 that we have at home, so much the better to continue the game of Gof of War Ragnarok the latest extension of Forbidden Horizon West.
Backbone One for Android
The fact is that as part of this strategy that all major video game companies are implementing in this cloud game, Sony decided a few months ago to sponsor an adapter model gamepad to turn our iPhone into a kind of portable console that we can take anywhere to enjoy your game remotely. Thus, Android users have been left out.
Luckily now the tables have turned and after that PlayStation Backbone One for Apple devices, the one that supports Android is coming, so we can finally boast of having a gamepad with the colors, shapes and precision of the Japanese DualSense itself with our phone with Google’s operating system.
This model differs from the previous one only by the connector, which is USB-C compatible with virtually all models mobiles that have landed on the market in recent years, so we will enjoy a very low response speed during the game, unlike the small problems presented by some models that opt for wireless connections which, in certain circumstances, become a little more unstable.
Compatibility with remote play
One thing to remember is that not all gamepad adapters for Android phones are sold in the market. are compatible with the application Sony Remote Play. In theory, only an original controller from Japanese (PS4 or PS5), paired with the smartphoneis able to run the system and if you want to use another alternative, we have to install one application specific software developed by third parties capable of circumventing this limitation.
With the Backbone One PlayStation Edition for Android, this no longer happens because the Japanese allow that with this gamepad remote play be 100% functional, and don’t need it To hack nor a trick to circumvent this limitation. It is therefore not only a question of being able to buy and boast of a controller with that aesthetic so characteristic of the PS5, but that we bring home the only model of this type of accessory that guarantees complete operation.
It will arrive in Europe in the next few weeks but Sony, at this time, It hasn’t confirmed a specific launch date or price.So we will have to wait a bit. Of course, if we rely on what the iPhone version costs, this Backbone One PlayStation Edition will arrive at a price of around 120 dollars.
