Macworld

ROTOR RIOT GAME CONTROLLER FOR IOS: THE HERALD OF A NEW AGE OF iOS GAMING

Game controllers have been a part of the extended iPhone experience for years, but Apple’s older certification requirements kept them from fully mimicking the same experience you get from an Xbox One controller or Sony DualShock 4. Even with the best ones, there’s usually a catch. Sometimes you need to mash the buttons before they register. In other cases the latency is awful (particularly when the controllers run on Bluetooth). Worst of all, you usually can’t press down on either of the controller’s thumbsticks, which effectively makes some games all but unplayable.

That’s why I’m so happy to see the Rotor Riot Game Controller. It’s the first MFi (Made for iPhone) controller that takes advantage of Apple’s looser

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from MacWorld

MacWorld2 min read
TWELVE SOUTH BUTTERFLY 2-IN-1 MAGSAFE CHARGER: CHARGE iPHONE AND APPLE WATCH AT TOP SPEEDS
Twelve South makes our favorite 3-in-1 iPhone, Watch, and AirPods charger, the HiRise 3 Deluxe, and it has triumphed again with this pocketable 2-in-1 charger that can handle the iPhone and Apple Watch, or the iPhone and AirPods, charging the two dev
MacWorld2 min read
Macworld
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Matt Egan EDITOR IN CHIEF, CONSUMER BRANDS Jon Phillips DESIGN DIRECTOR Robert Schultz EXECUTIVE EDITOR Michael Simon SENIOR EDITOR Roman Loyola STAFF WRITER Jason Cross SENIOR CONTRIBUTORS Glenn Fleishman, Rob Griffiths, Joe Kisse
MacWorld16 min read
Apple Vision Pro review: Incredible Unrealized Potential
Apple’s Vision Pro spatial computer, a VR headset with pass-through video, hand tracking, and eye tracking, is not just another VR headset. It’s not just an expensive Meta Quest 3 with higher-quality displays. It is those things, but it’s not just th

Related Books & Audiobooks