Controllers

A build-your-own modular controller that is pretty bad for most players but could be very useful for one-handed gamers.

An interesting tiny controller that works with phone, PC and Switch, a bit small for hands but great for multiplayer on the go.

A $25 copy that feels the same as the real thing, with USB-C charging and replaceable batteries.

Feels excellent, but he could not tell it apart from a $25 fake, so the price is hard to justify.

An improvement over the originals, but nubby joysticks, no adaptive triggers, and drift tech may persist.

A great controller with excellent joysticks, but another $85 on top.

Looks premium but is more translucent than transparent, so it loses out to the Afterglow.

Won the Hall of Fame as a cheap, enjoyable controller that makes the most of its transparency.

A safe but important upgrade, with better size and shoulder buttons, and an impressive mouse mode, though he is unsure whether drift is fix…

Standard DualSense Edge in a lovely retro theme with detailed 30 touches.

Cool, tasteful Astro Bot design, though the hyped LED eyes do nothing, so it earns a B tier.

Cool-looking but not useful, and he gives it 4 out of 10 with no justification for the $320 retail price.

Chosen over RGB and console-matching alternatives for look, feel and quality.

Official Pro Controllers custom painted by ColorWare, replacing knockoffs that developed stick drift.

Brilliant presentation and nice details, but tiny high-resistance face buttons, a subscription and a huge price hold it back; he gave it 6/…

A phone gaming grip with physical buttons lined up to on-screen controls, which he finds extreme and a bit silly.

Cheap add-ons that add resistance for subtler joystick control, rated seven out of ten.

A clear ergonomic upgrade on the Joy-Con, but they lose features like motion controls, HD Rumble and detachability. Six out of ten.

Premium-feeling and realistic, but cabled, near $200 and overkill for Mario Kart.

Nice to touch but he thinks they clutter the Switch and they are not for him.

An easy win that protects buttons and adds a lot of grip.

Mentioned for a hidden message printed on its circuit board.

Feels premium with silent buttons and instant triggers, but spending $400 won't make an average player any better.

Surprisingly comfortable for small Joy-Cons, though slightly too wide and not great to play with.