At CES 2025, accent and controller maker Hyperkin revealed its upcoming Xbox gamepad that’s impressed by Sony’s PS5 DualSense controller. Nevertheless, this new wired controller is way more than simply an Xbox pad designed for people preferring the format and form of a PlayStation controller.
Hyperkin’s controller, dubbed The Competitor, was first introduced in 2019 earlier than being formally unveiled in 2020. However since then, the controller maker has utterly redesigned it. Whereas the brand new design continues to be meant to make it an Xbox Sequence X/S controller for individuals who need the ergonomics of a DualSense gamepad, this time round it seems to be much more like a DualSense, that includes a separated d-pad, a mic mute button, and extra PS5-like triggers and colours.
Right here’s a slick-looking trailer for the upcoming PlayStation-styled Xbox controller by way of IGN:
In response to Hyperkin by way of The Verge, this new controller shall be wired solely and can embrace Corridor Impact thumb sticks, which ought to imply you received’t expertise the dreaded stick drift impact just some months after shopping for it. (It is a characteristic that normal Xbox and PS5 controllers don’t have!) The upcoming controller additionally options two programable again buttons. You’ll be capable to use The Competitor on Xbox consoles in addition to your PC.
Hyperkin didn’t reveal a worth level, however I’d count on one thing within the $60 to $100 vary. The controller firm says its PS5-like Xbox gamepad shall be out there later this yr.
With the ability to use The Competitor on PC is sweet, as numerous video games nonetheless don’t embrace PS button icons once you’re utilizing a PlayStation controller. This could, in concept, act like an Xbox controller when plugged into Steam, however it’ll really feel like a PlayStation controller when utilizing it. Simply don’t get confused about which X button to hit when a QTE immediate seems!
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