8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard | 8BitDo
www.8bitdo.com
Meet the 8BitDo Mechanical Keyboard. Packed with programmable keys and an intuitive control panel.Compatible with Windows and Android.
  • flip@lemmy.nbsp.one
    111·
    1 year ago

    Where does that weird Win- and Android only compatibility come from? Will have to pass :(

    • _spiffy@lemmy.caEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      Probably because their macro software doesn’t support other OSes. Bummer!

    • tuckerm@supermeter.social
      6·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, that’s unusual. I mean, gaming is their target audience, and nearly all PC gamers have a Windows PC, but still. I’m sure plenty of people who use Mac or Linux at work would love an NES-themed keyboard.

      I have an 8bitdo controller and arcade stick, and they’re fantastic. If this keyboard used QMK, it would be a must-have for me.

    • humanplayer2
      4·
      1 year ago

      Ah, no Linux? Damn.

      Edit: US only though, that’s means I can’t give it to the person that I know would else appreciate it.

    • Xartle
      2·
      1 year ago

      I’m sure it will work on anything, I bet that translates to “don’t ask for help on BeOS.”

    • SpaceCadet@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      1 year ago

      That probably has to do with the software. It’s a wireless keyboard, so it doesn’t support VIA and uses its own proprietary software instead, which probably won’t work in Linux or MacOS.

  • Pretzelise@aussie.zoneEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Nothing leading up to this point could have clued me in to the fact that I exist in the timeline where a retro controller manufacturer also makes a mechanical keyboard

    and that I’d like it

  • TheSausEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Aw man i woulda traded those giant buttons for a keypad instead, still cool as hell though

  • joelghillEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    It has to also work on other OS’s though, right?? It’s priced quite reasonably, I wonder what the build quality is like?