TL;DR: Hyperkin's The Competitor is a wired, affordable $49.99 controller launching in October 2025 for PC and Xbox gamers. Featuring Hall-Effect thumbsticks, metal glide rings, and a segmented D-pad, ...

Corded-only. Changes are essentially cosmetic. There's an odd quirk about the Xbox controller. Its general layout is so successful that it has not only gone essentially unchanged since the very first ...

Two years ago, Hyperkin introduced the Xenon, a wired controller inspired by the iconic Xbox 360 design. If you grew up playing on the Xbox 360, you can relive those nostalgic memories by grabbing ...

After first being teased in 2019, Hyperkin’s Competitor will be available in October for $49.99. After first being teased in 2019, Hyperkin’s Competitor will be available in October for $49.99. is a ...

For the last month, I’ve been playing around with Hyperkin‘s new Competitor controller. This wired gamepad is an officially licensed Xbox controller that is designed to look and feel like a ...

At the beginning of the year, Hyperkin revealed The Competitor, a DualSense-style controller for PCs and Xbox consoles. You know, for competitive gamers. Now, the controller has a price and a release ...

Looking past the two-tone DualSense color scheme (it is also available in all-black), the Hyperkin Competitor is a smartly designed controller. Starting with the analog sticks, the anti-friction rings ...