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, ...

Hall effect (HE) technology, which uses magnetic sensors instead of potentiometers, has transformed the game controller market, making analog sticks more reliable and far less prone to drift. PB Tails ...

Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of GameRant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his ...

I'm not really sure what happened, but I quite enjoy using PlayStation controllers these days, and the same can be said for ...

It wasn't that long ago that Xbox Series X|S owners could only use official Microsoft controllers for wireless play. Outside of modded options from brands like Scuf, the Xbox Wireless Controller and ...