Out of the box, the Gulikit KK3 Max feels like a much better controller than what you just paid for it. For a little over $100 AUD, you get a nice soft, silky feel across the surface, and it’s nicely weighted so that it fits comfortably in the hand. It might be a touch small for people with large hands,…
The value of “pro” controllers is a little lost on me, as the only competitive game that I play is Magic the Gathering, which doesn’t need a controller at all, and most of the single player games I enjoy can be played with one or two buttons (and are often…
Manufacturing third-party controllers must be a tough gig. It’s one of those…
Now that I have a ROG Ally, my need for the kind…
HyperX is generally well regarded in the gaming peripherals space, whether you’re talking its Cirrus Buds Pro or its HyperX Clutch Wireless Controller or… well, nearly every single type of gaming peripheral paraphernalia you could care to think of. Except maybe one. While competitors like Razer and others have delved into…
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Some free advice for headset manufacturers: If it’s going to cost an extra $20 to add Bluetooth to a device (I’m just guessing at a price there… for all I know it’s cheaper), and it’ll cost an extra $10 to have a 3.5mm headphone jack… then add those costs. It…
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HyperX sound equipment is consistently high-quality, though I find the marketing aggravating. Why pitch so heavily to gamers when, at the very best of times, a gamer’s understanding of aesthetics and quality are skewed towards the cheapest edges of dystopian cyberpunk? I mean, Elon Musk would be a gamer if…
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I guess I like PC gaming now. For context, I’ve never actively disliked PC games, of course. It’s just that I spend so much time working on PCs that I struggle to enjoy them as gaming devices. Perhaps it’s a mild form of OCD, but I compartalize my devices. If…
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Now that there are devices like the Steam Deck and ROG Ally freely on the market, the appeal of buying a dedicated emulation console has dropped a little. Why buy one of those when you can just use the more powerful handheld PC, emulate more games and then also play…
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There’s absolutely no shortage of affordably-priced gaming headsets on the market. For not that much money, you can pick up a wired set with some kind of flexible microphone, a braided cord and an aggressive-looking logo on the earcups. Which is all well and great, but I have a very…
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I was very impressed with my first experience with Soundcore earbuds when I tested a unit last year. For a modest price, they offered quality sound and noise-cancelling features, all in a tiny form factor and slim, light case that made it so easy to throw into a bag and…
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You get what you pay for, as the saying goes, and with the SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL, you do pay a premium, but you get Snek! Snek is a Snake clone that you can play in the little OLED screen display that is in the top right-hand corner of the…
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“Stream Deck does nothing but controls everything.” That’s the way Elgato like to talk up this esoteric little device, and it’s actually pretty apt. It’s a very dumb device, and quite difficult to get started with. After picking up the most recent Stream Deck+, I honestly didn’t think I’d get…
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Seagate has an expansive range of what it calls “special edition hard drives” – external storage devices that feature a character print on the front surface. Now, to say this upfront, you do pay a premium for the licensing. For example, I’m testing the Shuri drive, featuring the popular Black…
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