Can’t get it to work
Can’t get it to work. Have been messaging customer service with no help.
By Caiden S. S.
Saturday, November 7, 2026 · Customer reviews of US businesses

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Backbone Labs, Inc. (playbackbone.com) has 306 customer reviews on The Fair Hearing, with an average rating of 4.1 out of 5.
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Can’t get it to work. Have been messaging customer service with no help.
By Caiden S. S.
Für 90€ absolut für nichts hab 2 gekauft und beide sind kaputt gegangen Tasten haben auf einmal nicht mehr funktioniert
By Roman
I’m not very impressed with it but on the other hand I don’t have a Xbox either.
By Tina M D.
It constantly disconnects and I will have to unplug it from my IPhone and plug it back in. Or I will often get an error message saying that “This device is unsupported” and it stops working then as well and I’ll have to unplug it and plug it back in. I want to love this product, it feels amazing, but does not work most of the time.
By Henri F.
This controller quality is suck..I only used less than two months. Some of the button is not function occasionally. I will not recommend anyone to buy it.. :(
By Alvin C.
Backbone is great, their marketing for 3 months free of Game pass is deceptive. I feel taken advantage of and now I have 3 months of game pass I can’t use.
By Matt C.
Their Xbox Gamepass promotion appears to be a scam with no promotional codes available in-app after purchase. The support team is incredibly slow to respond, is unsupportive and is not acknowledging the issue.
By Todd W.
Response from Backbone Labs, Inc.· Aug 3, 2021
Hi Todd, I'm so sorry for the trouble you had receiving your 3-month code for Game Pass. It looks like our support team was able to help you out over email a bit ago, but if you still need help, please do let us know (through TrustPilot or at [email protected], wherever is convenient) and we'll do our best to make things right. All the best, Backbone Support
Something isn’t right with this. My review on the App Store was deleted after I complained about the process to get one of the controllers. So I signed up, and waited. Received to emails to claim my place, only to not have a place. I reviewed the app as I don’t think the queue system works fairly or well. And that they should just let people buy the product. The review was removed! Something isn’t right with this company.
By Alan
Response from Backbone Labs, Inc.· Aug 3, 2021
Hey Alan, Apologies for the significantly delayed response and for the trouble you had back in the Fall getting a Backbone One! The Backbone One can now be purchased through playbackbone.co.uk, and I'd be happy to offer a discount if you're still at all interested in trying out the product. I've requested your email through Trustpilot so that I can send you a discount code. Feel free to ignore if you're no longer interested. All the best, Backbone Support