James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

Forward-looking: Sony has patented a new PlayStation controller that, if nothing else, is ripe for innuendo: the buttons get harder, or softer, when you play with them. It actually sounds quite ...

Sony Interactive Entertainment has published an intriguing patent for a new type of controller whose buttons can alter their resistance and tactile feel - becoming harder or softer - to adapt to ...

With the arrival of digital assistant apps like Gemini and Siri, most of us have grown used to talking to our phones. But conversing with your Android or iOS device can go way beyond interacting with ...

Microsoft’s next Elite controller has just leaked, and the design looks familiar at first glance. Though, it’s not just a typical refresh, as the next pro Xbox controller could be changing things up.

The maker of the Onyx BOOX line of eReaders and E Ink tablets has a new product: a tiny remote control that lets you interact with your eReader without touching it. The new BOOX Tappy is a tiny ...

When the Nintendo Switch 2 released, it launched with several accessories, including a new Pro Controller. This peripheral is almost identical to the original Switch's Pro Controller, but has some ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Wireless gaming peripherals are more abundant than ever these days. We're talking everything from mice and keyboards to cable-free headphones ...

A person holding a USB-RF dongle for a wireless game controller. - Yasin Hasan/Shutterstock Wireless gaming peripherals are more abundant than ever these days. We're talking everything from mice and ...

Within three years, no embedded software developer is going to be writing code. I know it sounds like another one of my controversial statements. But I recently used Claude Code to write the best ...

Sony has a new patent that imagines a PlayStation controller built around on-screen buttons you can rearrange. The concept swaps most fixed top-face inputs for a large touchscreen surface. Instead of ...

Some of my earliest memories go back to the late 90s when the Game Boy Color launched. I remember being six or seven years old, walking into a store with my dad to pick up a Game Boy Color and a copy ...