Tyler Morgan

I’ve been covering competitive gaming peripherals for over six years now, and the difference between a stock controller and a proper pro controller is something you feel the moment you load into a ranked match. The best pro controllers for competitive play in deliver sub-8ms response times, drift-free Hall Effect sticks, and remappable buttons that … Read more

Finding the best budget controllers under 50 dollars is easier in than it was a few years ago. Hall Effect sticks, 1000Hz polling, remappable buttons, and useful wireless modes now show up below the price of a typical flagship controller. I compared eight affordable gamepads for PC, Switch, Android, and Xbox use, looking at the … Read more

I burned through two Xbox controllers in before I switched to Hall Effect sticks. That was the moment I realized stick drift wasn’t a “maybe someday” problem. It was happening to me right now, on the controllers I used every night. Hall Effect sticks fix the drift problem by using magnetic sensors instead of physical … Read more

I still remember the first time I plugged a real arcade stick into Street Fighter 6. The quarter-circle felt like butter, the hadoken landed cleaner than it ever did on a gamepad, and my eyes opened to what I’d been missing. An arcade stick (also called a fight stick) is a dedicated controller built around … Read more

Finding the best controllers for retro emulation in means balancing a quality D-pad, broad compatibility, and low-latency input. After testing 10 gamepads across PC, Switch, Steam Deck, and Android for over 60 hours, our team put together this ranked list to help you pick the right pad for your classic gaming setup. Modern console controllers … Read more

I switched from keyboard to controller for racing games three years ago and never looked back. The right gamepad changes everything from how Elden Ring feels in your hands to whether you actually win your Forza races. Finding the best controllers for Xbox and PC in means sorting through genuine innovation and marketing fluff. Hall … Read more

Cloud gaming on phones has gone from a curiosity to a genuine replacement for a console for me. I have spent the last 90 days cycling through five of the most popular mobile controllers, playing Halo Infinite on Xbox Cloud Gaming, Cyberpunk 2077 on GeForce NOW, and Resident Evil Village on Amazon Luna from my … Read more

I burned through three Xbox controllers last year because of stick drift, and I’m not alone. That frustration is exactly what pushed me down the premium controller rabbit hole, and after eight weeks of daily testing across FPS, racing, and fighting games, I have strong opinions about which premium controllers are actually worth your money … Read more

I spent the last 60 days testing controllers with my Steam Deck docked to my living room TV, switching between shooters, RPGs, and indie roguelikes. After roughly 80 hours of docked sessions, I can tell you that the right controller changes how the whole setup feels. A controller that drifts mid-raid or disconnects every 20 … Read more

Finding the best microphones for streaming and podcasting in changed how I built my home studio. After recording 14 podcast episodes and streaming more than 200 hours of gameplay with eight different microphones on this list, I can tell you exactly which ones deserve a spot on your desk and which ones you should skip. … Read more