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Is the X5 Alteron the ultimate all-in-one controller?

2026-01-07
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 7, 2026
In: Retro hardware

Every so often, a piece of hardware is announced that genuinely makes you stop and reread the press release. The newly revealed GameSir x Hyperkin X5 Alteron is very much one of those moments. Announced and demonstrated at CES 2026, the X5 Alteron is being described as the world’s firstRead More →

Hyperkin’s Xenon is an Xbox 360 Controller Revival

2022-11-23
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 23, 2022
In: Retro hardware

The Xbox 360 was launched on November 22nd, 2005, and to commemorate this, Hyperkin is issuing a replica Xbox 360 controller called the Xenon. Named after the codename of the Xbox 360, details of this controller are currently limited. What we do know is that it is a wired-only controllerRead More →

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