Gaming peripherals

Fixes the annoyance of sitting at a desk for PC gaming, but it is not for Tommy.

A digital board with physical pieces that is genuinely fun, and Tommy kept it.

A pillow with a MagSafe mount that Tommy found comfy once he tried it, but wouldn't take home.

A suitcase-sized portable PS5 Pro with a quad HD OLED screen and speakers, but too bulky to be practical.

A console voice changer that gets laughs, but Tommy did not want to keep it.

The mouse adds recoil from a small motor, but it doesn't sync with the game and the kids found it impractical, scoring two or three.

A superb remake of the first gaming mouse with great packaging and modern specs, earning S tier, though it clashes with his minimalist desk.

A good idea that never shipped and makes no sense now the Switch 2 has been announced.

Effective haptics and better than the strap, but pricey and he wouldn't use it himself, so C tier.

Chosen as the mouse for the Studio B desk setup.

A well-built, space-saving mat that replaces a weights rack, though expensive and tied to a subscription.

Accurate, good-looking gaming mouse with tasteful lighting, but the glossy plastic is a fingerprint magnet.

Attaches to the dock and blows air at the console, which he finds pointless since the Switch already has a fan. Four out of ten.

Adds convincing low-level immersion to games and music, though it can't fake a crash.

Impossibly light magnesium mouse with 8,000Hz polling that glides with no perceptible latency.

Looks lush from a distance but is all plastic up close, with a misleading listing and trailing LED cables.

Used as the base of the build, and he is excited by how it looks.

A $3 extra-large mouse pad that is grippy on the back and works well.

A dock that closely copies the Switch dock, adding charging and HDMI output to a TV.

A molded keypad with tiny finger travel and at least six inputs per finger that he rated 8 out of 10.

A gaming keypad with a joystick, button and scroll wheel that Arun found adorable and was surprised to like.

Programmable pedals that work in games but suit streaming and editing more than improving play.

Record-breaking launch sales that fizzled, with a forced bundle on Xbox One, rated 5 out of 10 fail.

Clever idea that links air temperature to in-game events, but he scores it a middling 5.5 out of 10.