Gaming Archive

In a bunch of circumstances, Joy-Con controllers are perfectly respectable. They make a lot of sense if you have smaller hands. And since they add little bulk to the side of your console, they make sense if you’re going to be playing your Switch the portable mode. At least, sometimes. When you want to go wireless, or when you want to use features like NFC, …

There was a time when portable game consoles were incredibly cool and unique. These days, everybody and their mother has a smartphone in their pocket, which has largely made portable game consoles a thing of the past. But there was always something missing. Because the one final difference between a portable game console and playing on a digital touchscreen is the lack of a physical …

It doesn’t take much to understand the appeal of mobile gaming. But playing from your smartphone, or playing from a handheld device, isn’t quite the same as playing from a console. The graphics are toned down, the size and scope of the games are limited, and the titles you can play aren’t the same. Even if you’re not a dedicated console gamer, and you’re willing …

Without sitting in it, picking a chair can be tough. Because you don’t know exactly what to expect. Not with the quality of its construction, nor how it’s going to feel to lean back in. And if you’re picking a chair that’s supposed to do more than provide a space for seating, it can be tough to know how its extra features stack-up in practical …

There’s a reason you can find a thousand different types of headsets. It’s because people tend to have widely different preferences in how and where they listen to music. People have preferences big and small, from preferring which ear-cup connects with the headphone’s cable, to preferences with respect to comfort. And since people use their headsets in different ways, those preferences can make a big …