If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Perhaps no one knows the importance of portable gaming as much ...

The makers of my favorite mobile gaming controller are back with a new model that’s designed to be used with pretty much any screen you can play games on (and a nifty Severance-inspired announcement ...

The Backbone Pro, which is compatible with both Android and iPhone devices, took the top spot in our list of best phone controllers of 2025, and it's not hard to spot why. With above-average comfort, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Gaming is going through some fundamental changes. While new-generation consoles like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are as popular as ...

Following the Backbone One Xbox Edition earlier this year, Backbone is bringing the Xbox Edition to its Pro controller. The restyled mobile gaming controller adds a translucent green Xbox color and an ...

The Backbone Pro is the most versatile mobile gaming controller you can buy, with excellent ergonomics and full-size sticks for use as a telescopic controller with your phone, or a Bluetooth gamepad ...

If you’ve explored the world of mobile gaming on a phone or tablet within the last few years, you’ve likely heard of the Backbone controller. Backbone wasn’t the first company to make a controller ...

Since arriving in 2020, the Backbone One has helped popularize dedicated mobile game controllers, the kind you might use for streaming services like Xbox Cloud Gaming and NVIDIA GeForce Now, remote ...

The Backbone Pro is the latest iteration of the popular Backbone mobile controller. An evolution of the Backbone One, the Backbone Pro incorporates many of the features that have endeared its ...

Your phone is a gateway to an increasingly large swathe of gaming options. However, using a touchscreen to control a game, especially one that requires precise inputs, isn't for everyone. So a ...

We knew that Backbone was gearing up to launch a version of its mobile gaming controller to work on Android devices, with preorders opening as early as July. And today, the company has officially ...