Controller

The Lightning-based Backbone One controller is down to its best price yet

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If you want to reliably hit headshots and combos on your smartphone, there’s no substitute for a mobile gaming controller that adds proper physical controls. Our favorite for the task is still the Backbone One, and now through March 10th, you can save 30 percent on the original Lightning version in black, which is down … Read more

PS5 DualSense: 2 updates coming to your controller, including better audio

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Your PS5 controller is about to get a little bit better. Sony updated the PlayStation Blog on Tuesday with a post about the newest beta update, which is only available for select, invited users. However, the post clarified that update will roll out globally in the near future. 3 new features headed to PS5 DualSense … Read more

Sony’s latest PS5 beta improves DualSense controller audio and screen sharing

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Sony has started testing a new PS5 beta update that will improve the speakers and microphone on the DualSense controller, alongside adding pointers and emoji reactions to the Share Screen feature. The update is available to testers today via an email invite, and it also includes the ability to dim the brightness of the PS5 … Read more

Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers deal prompts California controller to ask Congress to cap deferred payments

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Controller Malia M. Cohen wants Congress to change the tax code to cap deferred payments, a change that could ensure the state is owed more money from Shohei Ohtani. Cohen made the request four weeks after the two-way star and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a record $700 million, … Read more

Hyperkin is rereleasing the original Xbox ‘Controller S’ with Hall effect sticks and triggers

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Accessory maker Hyperkin is bringing back Microsoft’s original Xbox Controller S as a modern gamepad, complete with Hall effect joysticks and triggers. The original Controller S came with the Japanese version of the console, while other markets got the massive “Duke” controller. Eventually, the more compact controller became the default and superseded the Duke. Hyperkin … Read more

Sony’s New Access Controller Reveals a Big Problem in Adaptive Gaming

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Similarly, third-party options that are smaller, bigger, or unorthodox shapes can be better for players than adaptive controllers and avoid the steep costs associated with them. “That kind of cheap entry point might not be something many think of as accessibility,” Dale continues. “But weird unofficial controllers with just the right mix of features are … Read more

Sony Access Controller Review: A Beautiful Addition for All Gamers

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Sony rightfully believes the haptics on its DualSense add such a layer of immersion that every PS5 since launch has come with Astro’s Playroom, the tech demo/video game that helps introduce you to the features of the console and its controller. This game expertly showcases the DualSense’s haptic abilities. The Access Controller does not have … Read more

Trump Org controller returns to stand at Donald Trump’s NYC fraud trial, blames outside accountants for false financial statements

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NEW YORK — The Trump Organization’s longtime controller returned to the witness stand Monday as a witness for the defense at Donald Trump’s financial fraud trial and continued to downplay his role in the fraudulent financial statements central to the case. Jeffrey McConney, accused in the $250 million lawsuit alongside Trump and his high-ranking execs, … Read more