Two of the biggest and most beloved controller brands are teaming up, and they're bringing out a mobile controller that you'll be able to modify and change to your liking. That's right; Hyperkin and GameSir have emerged at CES 2026 with the X5 Alteron, a modular mobile controller that's "coming soon".
As a controller reviewer, I never feel the war between symmetrical vs offset thumbsticks rages harder than it does in the mobile controller market. A smaller controller means more potential for thumb cramps with Xbox-style sticks, but a Steam Deck approach doesn't always land too well.
