8BitDo's Forza Horizon 6 Xbox Charging Dock Ships for $34.99, Includes a Spare Battery

8BitDo first teased its Forza Horizon 6 charging accessory back in April, and after roughly two months of pre-orders the 8BitDo Charging Dock for Xbox Wireless Controllers - Forza Horizon 6 Limited Edition is now on sale. You can buy it directly from 8BitDo's eShop for $34.99, on Amazon US for the same price, or on Amazon UK for £31.

What's new

This is a magnetic charging dock built for the standard Xbox Wireless Controller used with the Xbox Series S and Series X, and it pairs visually with the Xbox Wireless Gaming Controller Forza Horizon 6 Limited Edition. You drop the controller onto the dock and magnetic contacts handle the connection, so there's no fiddling with a cable or a proprietary clip every time you set the pad down.

Full charge time is listed at three hours. An LED charging indicator sits on the dock and shifts from amber to white once the battery tops off, which is a clear, glanceable signal rather than a blinking pattern you have to decode. 8BitDo also added a brightness button next to the USB-C port, so a dock parked on a nightstand won't throw a bright light across the room overnight. That's a small touch, but it's the kind of thing that separates a dock someone actually tested from one that just shipped.

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The package is where this one earns its price. Alongside the dock you get a 1,100mAh rechargeable battery, a gray Forza-branded battery door for the controller, and a USB-C cable. A storage compartment on the dock holds the spare battery, the door, and other small bits, so the swap battery has a home instead of rattling around a drawer.

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How it compares

The reference point here is Microsoft's own Xbox Play and Charge Kit, which runs around $24.99 and gives you a rechargeable battery and a cable but no dock and no storage. The official Xbox controller charging accessories lineup also includes dock options that typically charge two controllers, but those start higher and often ship without spare batteries included.

At $34.99 with a dock, a 1,100mAh cell, a branded door, and storage, the 8BitDo unit splits the difference. It costs ten dollars more than the bare Play and Charge Kit but adds the dock and a place to stash the swap battery, which is a reasonable trade for anyone who hates hunting for a cable. Compared with 8BitDo's earlier single and dual charging docks, the hardware story is similar; the Forza version is mostly a cosmetic edition with the bundled door as the differentiator.

The 1,100mAh capacity is in line with what most third-party Xbox batteries offer, so expect charge cycles comparable to a standard rechargeable pack rather than a meaningful endurance jump. The value is in the bundle and the dock workflow, not in a bigger battery.

Who it's for

If you already bought the Forza Horizon 6 Limited Edition controller, the matching gray door and branding make this an easy cosmetic match, and the included battery means you can keep one charging in the controller while a spare waits in the dock's compartment. Players who still swap AA batteries into their Xbox pad get the most upgrade here, since they gain rechargeable operation and a dock in one purchase.

Buyers who only own a single controller and don't care about the Forza styling can save money with the plain Play and Charge Kit, and households juggling two pads may prefer a dual dock instead. For everyone in between, a $34.99 dock that arrives with a spare battery and a tidy storage tray is a sensible buy, and the adjustable LED brightness is a genuinely thoughtful addition for anyone who charges on a nightstand.