Backbone One: Xbox Edition mobile game controller.

Backbone One: Xbox Edition mobile game controller launches today

Backbone is expanding its partnership with Xbox to officially launch the Backbone One: Xbox Edition mobile game controller ($110) on March 27.

It will only be available online at launch via Backbone.com and Best Buy Drops. Inspired by Xbox’s legacy, innovation, and core identity, the Backbone One: Xbox Edition isn’t just another mobile controller – it’s an extension of Xbox itself.

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Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.