New in this 2025 edition of the Xbox controller are features that truly make for meaningful changes in your experience while gaming: The battery life runs as long as 40 hours on one set of two AA ...

Ahead of Black Friday, Amazon dropped prices on official Xbox wireless controllers in Robot White and Carbon Black to just $39.99, which is impressive considering the fact that Microsoft raised the ...

For the last month, I’ve been playing around with Hyperkin‘s new Competitor controller. This wired gamepad is an officially licensed Xbox controller that is designed to look and feel like a ...

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The easiest method is Microsoft’s official kit. Connect the rechargeable battery pack to your controller. Plug the USB-C cable into the controller and a powered USB port. Charge while you play or when ...

Not every accessory is to my taste aesthetically, but more often than not, GameSir hits it out of the park. When it comes to mobile gaming accessories or alternatives to handheld PC controllers, I ...

Aside from the bold colors for each variant and textured grips, these are your typical Xbox controllers in form and function. This has been the default design since the Xbox Series X|S consoles were ...

When it comes to picking a gaming handheld, you can go one of two ways: either a console handheld or a PC handheld. In the case of the former, the only option is the Switch 2. When it comes to PC ...

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, ...

Xbox is bringing back rare controllers later this year for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S users, though a specific date has not been provided yet. In the Xbox Series X and PS5 generation, there is no ...

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