named Xiaomi GamePad Elite Edition and it is a video game controller with a design very reminiscent of the PlayStation 4 DualShock 4 controller due to its format, although the location of several elements is different.

Xiaomi’s proposal is certainly interesting and promising: inspiration isn’t just in exterior designbut in the use of components long used by both Sony and Microsoft in console controls.

A controller that looks like a console but more like a mobile, PC and Smart TV

The device comes in a curious design in shades of white and It has two asymmetrical joysticks manufactured by ALPS. —both DualShock 4 and DualSense controls or Xbox One controls use them—the prying directional pad, A/B/X/Y buttons, and a few triggers.

Not only that: it’s also a kind of haptic feedback during video games. It has Bluetooth connectivity in the 5 and 2.4 GHz bands, thanks to the wireless chip from Nordic Semiconductor.

It’s unclear whether this control can be used with consoles, but what its creators emphasize is that it will be “compatible with multiple systems.” Windows and Steam platform includedWith smart TVs (based on Android TV), but also Android tablets and mobile phones.

actually signature sells a clip that allows you to connect a mobile phone to the remote control Thus, having an interesting portable console that adapts to the controls of the Xbox, for example, and in this case it would also be possible, something we’ve seen before in the clips.

Controller is up for sale with a permissive promotion Get it in China for 329 yuan (47.56 euros) although its final price is 399 yuan (57.67 euros). There is no data on its international availability or price, but we will update this information if it does.

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