As someone who actually played tons of emulated games on phones in the past: These products sadly only sell the dream of a slick controller which integrates well with a phone. But the ergonomics will be so dogshit you will barely use them. Main issue is that modern phones got way to heavy and with these kind of setups the weight is pretty frontloaded. Even with Clips for a proper Xbox/PS controller you atleast want one were you can adjust it so that the phone is kinda in front of the controller like the linked one(linked only for demonstration sake, no purchase advice). I had one which didnt adjust when i even worked construction and had some muscles and it got tiring fast even though the xbox controller has some heft to its own to balance the weight out and some proper handles to hold onto.
We would actually need a Xperia Play successor where only the relativly light screen portion slides up. But even with the integrated controller the Xperia Play only weight like 175g. With a modern Phone and these controller concepts you frontload >200g. With this particular one you even cram together your hands and arms super tight. Must feel awful even after 5 minutes of play.
The only thing that atleast worked for me are those slidy phone controllers like the Razer Kishi, Gamesir G8, etc
Issue with them is they’re either cheap and dogshit or expensive af. I caved for a G9. Maybe today there are better options with sensible prices, idk. But with them you dont have that slick pocketable stealthy experience. I always had to carry the controller in my backpack. Didnt get much use from me outside because it was just that tiny bit too much of an hassle to whip it out quickly and also wasnt stealthy enough and looked way too gamery. But it got tons of use on my couch and bed though!
As someone who actually played tons of emulated games on phones in the past: These products sadly only sell the dream of a slick controller which integrates well with a phone. But the ergonomics will be so dogshit you will barely use them. Main issue is that modern phones got way to heavy and with these kind of setups the weight is pretty frontloaded. Even with Clips for a proper Xbox/PS controller you atleast want one were you can adjust it so that the phone is kinda in front of the controller like the linked one(linked only for demonstration sake, no purchase advice). I had one which didnt adjust when i even worked construction and had some muscles and it got tiring fast even though the xbox controller has some heft to its own to balance the weight out and some proper handles to hold onto.
We would actually need a Xperia Play successor where only the relativly light screen portion slides up. But even with the integrated controller the Xperia Play only weight like 175g. With a modern Phone and these controller concepts you frontload >200g. With this particular one you even cram together your hands and arms super tight. Must feel awful even after 5 minutes of play.
The only thing that atleast worked for me are those slidy phone controllers like the Razer Kishi, Gamesir G8, etc Issue with them is they’re either cheap and dogshit or expensive af. I caved for a G9. Maybe today there are better options with sensible prices, idk. But with them you dont have that slick pocketable stealthy experience. I always had to carry the controller in my backpack. Didnt get much use from me outside because it was just that tiny bit too much of an hassle to whip it out quickly and also wasnt stealthy enough and looked way too gamery. But it got tons of use on my couch and bed though!