Before the Xbox 360 arrived in 2006, using a gamepad on PC was a pretty annoying experience. You'd have to manually configure buttons, games wouldn't detect the controller or show the correct icons, ...

8BitDo unveiled the next generation of its flagship Ultimate controller series at CES 2026--and it now makes sense why the manufacturer hasn't released an Xbox version of the Ultimate 2. Officially ...

CES 2025 has kicked off, and amidst all of the new tech reveals, Hyperkin has unveiled a new Xbox and PC controller that appears to borrow heavily from the design of the PlayStation DualSense ...

Looking past the two-tone DualSense color scheme (it is also available in all-black), the Hyperkin Competitor is a smartly designed controller. Starting with the analog sticks, the anti-friction rings ...

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, ...

Not bad considering Microsoft just increased the price of its first-party gamepads. Not bad considering Microsoft just increased the price of its first-party gamepads. is a deputy editor with 18 years ...

Buying a game controller for your PC is a task fraught with uncertainty and confusion. While gaming on a console typically locks you into whatever stock controller came with the system (or a few ...

GameSir has released the G7 Pro, a new wired and wireless pro-style controller for Xbox, PC, and Android that comes with battery-sipping, drift-resistant "Tunneling Magnetoresistance" (TMR) sticks and ...