Review: Hyperkin The Competitor Controller

The answer, for some, will be Hyperkin's cheekily named The Competitor. Compatible with Xbox consoles and PCs, it adds some ...

The Competitor is a no-nonsense symmetrical Xbox controller that barely puts a foot wrong

The Competitor is an Xbox and PC-compatible controller from manufacturer Hyperkin that adopts a DualSense -like appearance and symmetrical thumbstick layout. While it does feature niceties like ...
SlashGear

Why Most Video Game Controllers Use ABXY Buttons, But PlayStation Doesn't

From Xbox to Nintendo, gamepads tend to have a similar set of face buttons. A, B, X, and Y are the choice de rigueur. Early consoles like the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) used A and B buttons, ...
TweakTown

Hyperkin reveals a suspiciously Playstation-like controller at CES 2025, compatible with Xbox

TL;DR: Hyperkin unveiled "The Competitor," a DualSense 5 style controller compatible with Xbox and PC at CES 2025. It mimics the PlayStation design but lacks haptic and adaptive triggers, featuring ...

Forget Sony’s DualSense — I tried Hyperkin’s competitor controller, and it’s exactly what my Xbox needed

The Hyperkin Competitor is an Xbox controller hybrid with a DualSense-like design, Hall Effect thumbsticks, and remappable back buttons.
Kotaku

This New Controller Is Really Good But Broke My Brain

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 ...