Gaming

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

Lets you play PS5 games on a phone, and it's the first gadget he'd buy himself, rated 9 to 9.5.

A custom modded Switch controller that puts every button within reach of one hand, which he rated nine out of ten.

It does let you drink while playing, but he thinks it's ridiculous and little more than a party gimmick.

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

Surprised to see Wii remotes used to train medical students in keyhole surgery.

Mini console that looks as sharp as a modern one, with 40 games built in.

Mini SNES that preserves every detail of the original and ships with 21 games.

Credit-card-sized handheld with surprisingly good buttons and controls.

Delightful micro Atari with working joystick and shockingly sharp screen.

Tiny but sharp-looking retro console that feels both retro and modern.

A charming, hugely important console that saved the games industry and is still playable today, though very basic by modern standards.

The peak of 2D gaming, with a hugely influential controller and a big leap over the NES.

A chrome-trimmed Xbox controller that he called his favourite-looking one ever.

Used for a virtual boxing match and he found seeing his hands in VR impressive.

Clever technology that nobody found fun to use, given 4 out of 10.

Upcoming Meta headset that he says could solve comfort and facial tracking barriers, though he has not tested it.

Expected gold but got a tortilla colour; he may keep it for the laugh.

The gold finish came out a dusty tortilla colour and ruined the look of the controller.

Turns your normal bike into a VR exercise bike, rated 3 out of 10.

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

Repetitive live-service game with off-putting character models and collapsing player numbers, plus an IP leak, 7 out of 10 fail.

Tiny transparent Game Boy-style console that kind of works and delights him.

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