Your iPhone or Android phone can work overtime as a full-on gaming console with the help of these mobile controllers.

Today’s retro recreations are so good at replicating the Game Boy’s look, feel, and portability. The problem is, my pockets are already occupied with my mobile supercomputer that contains my life ...

Nothing makes playing advanced games on an iPhone better than a Backbone game controller. Clip one to your phone, and it basically turns the handset into a mobile gaming console, ready to play ...

The Abxylute M4 game controller is genuinely pocket-size, but clip it to your iPhone and you’ll have all the buttons and sticks you want to play retro and modern games. It clings to your iPhone’s ...

Handheld gaming company Abxylute is planning to launch a new game controller for smartphones. But instead of an expandable accessory that lets you position a phone between left and right sides of the ...

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. A controller that wants to be wherever you're gaming? The ...

8BitDo has teased a new controller during CES 2026 that turns your phone into a Game Boy. The controller is not yet available, but 8BitDo says it plans to launch it later this Summer. 8BitDo has ...

With Android becoming a more powerful and popular mobile gaming platform, there's one obvious question: where are all the controllers? Sure you could use a PC a PC game controller on an Android tablet ...

The accessory hasn’t been officially announced but the company recently demonstrated it at the Tokyo Game Show. The accessory hasn’t been officially announced but the company recently demonstrated ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. "[The Pro] is meant to be a premium device for anyone who wants to play games on any screen," Backbone CEO Maneet Khaira said during a ...

Gaming phones have been a thing for a while now, but for the most part they’re touchscreen phones with a few special features like enhanced cooling, RGB lighting effects, and sometimes air triggers.