Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about video games, technology and pop culture. There’s something about translucent tech that still feels deliciously retro ...

There aren't many ports on an Xbox controller. Both the wired and wireless varieties come with a USB port at the top of the controller, which is used for either connecting your controller to your ...

Corded-only. Changes are essentially cosmetic. There's an odd quirk about the Xbox controller. Its general layout is so successful that it has not only gone essentially unchanged since the very first ...

Before the Xbox 360 arrived in 2006, using a gamepad on PC was a pretty annoying experience. You'd have to manually configure buttons, games wouldn't detect the controller or show the correct icons, ...

Xbox doesn’t have its own portable console just yet, but the company does allow users to stream games to their mobile devices. It’s not quite the same, but it is pretty nice if you want to play games ...

Rare has teamed up with 8BitDo, not Microsoft, for a special edition Xbox controller. Rare has teamed up with 8BitDo, not Microsoft, for a special edition Xbox controller. is a senior editor and ...