Gaming

Overpriced, with weak speakers, a poor screen and dodgy sensors; he asks who would want it.

Hard to recommend as a home console, but the best-compromised handheld he has used, with weak battery life.

The standout Switch 2 launch game thanks to bigger maps and 24 racers, even if the graphics are not mind-blowing.

Feels like magic when it works, but Windows, the single-player focus and one to two hours of battery make it frustrating.

Better than the Switch 2 for playing on a TV, and cheaper with more storage and entertainment features.

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

Looks slightly better than the Switch 2 handheld, but is much thicker.

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

A small but important upgrade with better widgets and personas, though not enough to make him pick up his dusty Vision Pro; rated 6 out of…

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

Excellent modernised Game Boy screen, but it didn't make him want to play old games and it misses the setup.

A modern reimagining of the transparent Game Boy that he was excited to buy.

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

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

Less powerful and with weaker controls, but lighter, more comfortable, far better on battery and brilliant for multiplayer, so he rates it…

A buggy, unfinished launch, especially on last-gen consoles, with reviewers restricted, which he called the biggest video game disaster he…

The new Donkey Kong game is huge, but it did nothing special for him and is priced at $70.

The redesigned dock is curved, has a guided fit and a fan that allows up to 4K output on a TV.

The original Switch is his favourite console, but he sees it as rushed with a dim, washed-out screen and janky build.

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

Phenomenal unboxing and nostalgic design, though just simple reskins with little unique software, so A tier.

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

Part of the 30th Anniversary bundle that feels like unboxing a piece of history.

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