Game Controllers & Accessories: Buying Advice, Tips, and News

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If you're an Amazon Luna subscriber or a fan of cloud gaming in general, then you should get the Amazon Luna Controller. It's now on sale for $20 off.

Have a Switch Pro Controller and a PC? It's easy to use them together. Here's how to set it up over both wired and wireless connections—and how to get non-Steam games running with just a bit of extra work.

Innovative mechanics and a soothing stretch mode make the LiberNovo Omni memorable, but its mediocre support ultimately overshadows its technical achievements. (Recommended)

If you're lucky, you might get it by September, according to updated estimates from Valve.

Office chairs are great for work, but they aren't designed for long video game sessions. The best gaming chairs I've tested deliver the comfort you need to save kingdoms, slay monsters, and solve puzzles.

The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless is the best wireless gaming headset available, with swappable batteries, support for three wired USB connections, active noise cancellation, and wireless hi-res audio.

The Secretlab Atlas is a comfortable and well-built hybrid gaming chair that delivers strong value at a lower price than premium ergonomic models.

Whatever your platform of choice or favorite type of game, we can help you find the best gamepads and fight sticks available.

A Reddit user discovers that the new controller plays the Wilhelm scream when it's falling.

Valve will open the 'reservation queue' for the controller on Friday, starting at 10 a.m. PST. 'Once you reserve, your place in line will be saved,' with the goal of fulfilling orders next week.

Letting people play around with your hardware is a great way to encourage adoption.

Thirty minutes after orders went live, would-be buyers faced 'sold out' alerts on Valve's website as scalpers quickly listed the $99 device for up to $700 on eBay.

The new Steam Controller is a terrific-feeling, feature-packed gamepad that leaps multiple generations beyond its predecessor and works with your PC, Steam Deck, phone, or tablet.

Its high price keeps it squarely in luxury territory, but the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite is one of the best-sounding and best-feeling wireless gaming headsets I've used in my many years of testing.

Level up your game with the top fight sticks and all-button controllers we've tested, including budget-friendly options, high-end models, and everything in between.

The new Joy-Con controllers go for a more subtle purple and light green motif.

The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3 Wireless is an inexpensive gaming headset that delivers satisfying, balanced sound and comes with surprisingly robust audio-tweaking software.

At present, the Switch only offers complete physical games via cartridges with up to 64GB of storage, which may be overkill for the type of retro games pushed out by indie publishers.

For its 20th anniversary, Razer has revived the Boomslang with a modern version that includes all the features you’d expect in a cutting-edge gaming mouse.