"The X5 Alteron is apparently the world's first fully modular mobile games controller. While the headline feature might be the stick/d-pad/button modules, the X5 Alteron has a very accommodating vice grip that works with devices from iPhone and Android phones through to the Switch series and even iPads. There's even Bluetooth if you want to use it with a PC."
"On the showfloor, Gamesir had a non-working prototype model with swappable modules, able to replicate most of your favorite layouts, including asymmetric analogue sticks, a yellow stick that's aspiring to be a Gamecube controller and even a six-button array for those wanting to scratch that Sega Saturn itch. And if you want symmetrical sticks, you maniac, you can have that too. Rumble motors will also be built into the controller."
Gamesir and Hyperkin collaborated to create the X5 Alteron, a fully modular mobile games controller. A vice-grip design accommodates iPhone and Android phones, Switch models, and iPads, and Bluetooth enables PC use. Magnetic stick, D-pad, and button modules are hot-swappable and lie flush when attached, with adjustable stick heights and built-in rumble motors. Prototype modules demonstrated asymmetric analogue sticks, a yellow GameCube-style stick, a six-button Sega Saturn array, and symmetrical layouts on demand. Promised extras include GameCube and N64 modules and a trackpad for FPS games. The controller uses capacitive sticks for precision and Hall-Effect analog triggers; release date and pricing remain unset.
Read at Engadget
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