Backbone One vs Backbone Pro: Which Phone Controller Should You Buy?
The Backbone One plugs in and costs less; the Pro adds a battery, Bluetooth, back buttons and bigger grips. Here’s who should buy which.
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8BitDo’s Tomb Raider 30th Anniversary Controllers: a Gold Ultimate 3 for Xbox and a Lost Valley Pro 3
8BitDo’s Tomb Raider controllers are themed Ultimate 3 for Xbox and Pro 3 editions at $119.99 and $79.99, shipping October 24.
The Next Xbox, Project Helix, Is Reportedly Coming in 2028
Fortune reports a 2028 launch and a $1,200 to $1,800 internal price projection. Here’s what Microsoft has actually said about Project Helix.
FSR 4.1 Is Coming to Xbox Series X|S, and the ROG Xbox Ally X Gets It First
AMD’s AI upscaler is coming to Xbox Series X|S with no date yet, while the ROG Xbox Ally X and X20 get a preview on October 23.
GameSir’s Fortnite Mobile Controllers: G8 Plus and X5 Lite Editions From $49.99
GameSir’s Fortnite collection puts six character designs on the G8 Plus and X5 Lite for XBOX, each with an emote or glider code.
A Possible Steam Deck 2 Chip Has Shown Up in a Benchmark
An AMD test chip with 6 cores and 24 GB of LPDDR5-9600 points to Steam Deck 2. Here’s what it would mean, and what Valve has actually said.
Turtle Beach Stealth Flip: A $99.99 PC Controller With Sticks That Flip Into Touchpads
Turtle Beach’s $99.99 Stealth Flip turns its sticks into touchpads with a flip, adds a PC trackpad and comes out October 27.
Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra II Hits Pre-Order: Touch Screen, TMR Sticks, $199.99
The Stealth Ultra II is up for pre-order on Amazon at $199.99 for November 12. Here’s what changed from the original, and what it lost.
Forza Horizon 6 Xbox Controller: A Standard Pad in Festival Colours
Microsoft’s Forza Horizon 6 Limited Edition controller is $74.99 on Amazon, $15 under list. Here’s what the translucent cyan design adds, and what stays standard.
NYXI Hyperion 3 Ultra for Switch 2: Everything Fixed but the Price
I returned the regular NYXI Hyperion 3 and paid $160 for the Ultra. It fixes everything the first one lacked, but Mobapad’s prices make it a hard sell.
ASUS’s First Intel Arc Card Is a 32 GB Arc Pro B70 Built for Local AI
ASUS has posted its first Intel Arc card, a 32 GB Arc Pro B70 for running AI models locally. No ASUS price yet; here’s how its memory and price compare.
ModRetro Chromatic First Impressions: Louder, Brighter and Clickier Than My Game Boy Color
My transparent red ModRetro Chromatic next to my original Game Boy Color: the screen, the speaker, the buttons, what it plays and how it compares with the Analogue Pocket.
The ROG Xbox Ally X20 Is Out: A $1,299.99 OLED Ally X for ROG’s 20th Anniversary
ASUS’s 20th-anniversary handheld swaps the Ally X’s LCD for a 7.4-inch OLED and adds magnetic sticks and a transforming D-pad. Here’s what it costs in each region, and how it compares.
The SuperStation One Maker Is Building FPGA Game Boy Advance and GBA SP Handhelds, With Bigger Screens in Testing
Taki Udon says his FPGA GBA SP plays real cartridges and targets around $100, and a regular GBA shape is in the works. Here’s what he showed, and what’s still a prototype.
Analogue’s Super Nt+ and Mega Sg+ Are $219.99 Each, With Pre-Orders Opening October 19
Analogue’s refreshed SNES and Genesis FPGA consoles add Bluetooth, USB-C and hot-swapping. Here’s the price, the dates, the versions and what still works.
E Ink’s Kaleido 4 Promises Better Colour E-Readers, but Only One Tablet Has It
Kaleido 4 is brighter, punchier and faster by E Ink’s numbers, but it says nothing about resolution, and no Kindle, Kobo or Boox uses it yet.
Anbernic RG DDS Price Is Official: From $284.99 on Pre-Order, Shipping December 10
Anbernic opened RG DDS pre-orders at the prices its AliExpress store leaked a day early. Here’s what each version costs, when it ships, the full specs and how it compares.
GameSir X5 Lite for XBOX: A $45 Phone Controller That Fits My Case
GameSir’s $45 Xbox-licensed phone controller fits my phone with its case on, stretches to an iPad mini, and finally has analog triggers.
The Hidizs AP30 Music Boy Is a Game Boy That Only Plays Music, and Reviewers Love the Sound
The Hidizs AP30 Music Boy is a $119 Game Boy-style music player with a CS43198 DAC and 4.4mm output. What it gets right, where it stumbles, and alternatives.
The New Apple TV 4K Costs $299, and Its Siri AI Starts as a Beta
Apple’s fourth-generation Apple TV 4K adds an A19 chip, far-field microphones and Wi-Fi 7 for $299. Siri AI arrives as a tvOS 27.2 beta, on older models too.