Astro Gaming is better known for its headsets, but one of the quirks in the company’s history is that it was originally established to build controllers. It had a hand in the development of the Xbox ...

Xbox One users have had an excellent premium controller option, the Xbox Elite, since 2015. PlayStation 4 users have never really had a comparable controller option. Enter the Astro C40 TR. Though not ...

Gaming Headsets The best gaming headset I've tested all year is even cheaper for Cyber Monday than it was over Black Friday Hardware You can forget battery anxiety because the best wired Hall effect ...

When I was a kid I'd always be given the wonky, taped together, crumbing controller that was missing buttons. This is because my older brother for reasons I still can't understand used to smash ...

This has been a console generation that has lacked in terms of variety with third-party controllers. What has been made available has been that of elite quality. Astro has come along with the PS4 ...

Slick design. Comfortable feel. Extra buttons. Hair triggers. Custom components, modular design. Snappy and responsive. Versatile wired or wireless performance for PC and PS4. Killer battery life. It ...

Microsoft didn’t invent the pro-style controller, but the company did popularize it. The success of its Xbox Elite gamepad showed that demand was strong for a premium controller, one that had more ...

For all the changes to gaming hardware over the years, the controller has seen few revolutionary adjustments. By and large, it’s changed little since the introduction of dual thumbsticks and wireless.

The C40 TR is Astro’s ticket to the premium controller market. It’s customizable, with modular thumbsticks you can make parallel or offset in just seconds. It has a heavy, high-quality body that makes ...

Microsoft didn’t invent the pro-style controller, but the company did popularize it. The success of its Xbox Elite gamepad showed that demand was strong for a premium controller, one that had more ...