TL;DR: Hyperkin's The Competitor is a wired, affordable $49.99 controller launching in October 2025 for PC and Xbox gamers. Featuring Hall-Effect thumbsticks, metal glide rings, and a segmented D-pad, ...

At the beginning of the year, Hyperkin revealed The Competitor, a DualSense-style controller for PCs and Xbox consoles. You know, for competitive gamers. Now, the controller has a price and a release ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Gaming hardware and cross-compatibility unfortunately aren't the best of friends. While it makes sense that a PlayStation DualSense or Xbox ...

The GameSir G7 Pro is a fantastic controller, especially for just $80. You're getting an excellent core gaming experience bolstered by more features than you can shake a stick at, and wireless ...

Have you ever found yourself fumbling with awkward keyboard controls while gaming on your Mac, wishing for the comfort and precision of a controller? You’re not alone. With more Mac users diving into ...

When you're using your laptop away from its charging cable, every bit of battery life matters—it can make the difference between just managing to finish that important email or essay, or not. One of ...

The Razer Wolverine V3 TE is laser-focused on speed, in a way its competitors can't quite keep up with. With a $30 discount on its $99.99 MSRP at Woot, this gamepad is topping the value charts this ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Not bad considering Microsoft just increased the price of its first-party gamepads. Not bad considering Microsoft ...

The fourth generation of Xbox consoles, the Xbox Series X, has been on the market for some time. While it hasn't quite measured up to the sales numbers of its contemporary, the PlayStation 5, there's ...

SCUF has been in the business of premium third-party controllers for a long time. It takes a lot to stand out in a crowded field of high-end controllers, but the SCUF Valor Pro Wired Xbox controller ...

The Scuf Valor Pro’s wired-only limitations may seem like the headline problem with this controller, but they’re just one reason why this isn’t a controller I’d recommend strongly in 2025. To be clear ...

The standard Xbox controller used by many on Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X has a sundry of issues. One of these issues has finally been addressed by Microsoft, however, it doesn’t have a ...