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Find Your Home with the Granola Beacon

The Granola Beacon is the new high performance controller from Granola Arcade. The Beacon is the first controller available that uses GP2040-CE firmware and magnetic, "hall effect" buttons that give you unprecedented precision and control. With the removable acrylic top layer and charm loop, you can add custom artwork to your controller and customize it exactly how you want it.

The Beacon is designed, assembled, and ships from Seattle WA USA.

Magnetic Buttons!

The Beacon features Gateron Jade Pro Magnetic Switches for every button including the start/select/touchpad options. The buttons have a light and smooth travel (35gf for the nerds who know what that means) and a crisp "thock" sound as they bottom out.

Magnetic switches use "hall effect" sensors to measure the exact distance that the switch travels as it follows its range of motion. This has a few benefits over traditional mechanical switches:

• Customize the exact point in the travel where each button actuates. Set the buttons to respond to a feather touch or a full press, whatever your preference!
• Fewer parts that make mechanical contact increases the longevity of the buttons and makes them travel more smoothly. You'll feel the difference immediately.
• COMING SOON fancy features from analog keyboards such as "rapid trigger" will be made available over time in future firmware updates. Join the Granola discord for updates!

Console Support

Out of the box, the Beacon supports PC, PS3, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, MiSTer and Android, as well as some classic consoles. With an additional USB converter or passthrough device (sold separately), you can also play on PS4, PS5, Xbox, Xbox One and Xbox Series. See the manual for more info on passthrough mode and converters.

Other Features

• Rigid and durable case, printed from PLA Pro. I am confident saying this is the highest quality printed case available - everything I've learned over the past several years designing controllers has allowed for the best fit and finish available in the medium.
• Removable clear acrylic top layer and charm loop with an included Granola charm gives you freedom to customize the look of your Beacon exactly how you want it. Download the art template from the Granola Discord to get designing!
• Tool-free disassembly and repair makes it easy to replace parts if needed or change out the artwork whenever you want.
• Compact, optimized layout with full-sized L3 and R3 buttons, optional WASD-style direction inputs, and two buttons at thumb level for fast parries or dashes.
• Stabilizing switch plates for rock-solid buttons that don't wobble.
  
• Full-sized menu buttons for easy reach and accessibility.
• Huge custom fit non-slip pad on the back for awesome stability when playing on a desk.
• Two accessibility ports to map up to four external buttons wherever you like. Use a foot pedal, a dance mat, or anything you want to level up your gameplay!
• Customizable case and button colors with tons of different colors available! You can customize your controller including mix+match button colors to make it yours.
• Low latency GP2040-CE firmware packed with features and capabilities. GP2040-CE is under constant development, with new features coming out all the time. The Beacon firmware is hackable and upgradeable so you can stay up to date with the latest releases.
• USB Passthrough support for PS4/PS5/Xbox compatibility with no added latency. Just plug in a compatible passthrough device to the USB port along the top and play on current generation consoles!

Size

The Beacon dimensions are 23cm x 16cm x 3cm (9" x 6 1/4" x 1") and weighs 18oz. It's easy to travel with and doesn't take up much desk space, and the rigid case construction feels hefty and solid.