If, like us, you have just joined the xCloud beta-testing program, you will have quickly noticed that playing Xbox games on smartphones is not necessarily very comfortable if you do not have a controller support. It will indeed be necessary to put your smartphone somewhere to use it as a screen ... Fortunately, there are many options at a low price.
PowerA Moga Mobile Gaming Clip
Sold just under 15 euros on Amazon, the PowerA Mobile Gaming Clip by Moga is an accessory that is both very accessible and very versatile, which will offer a solid gaming experience for gamers since it allows you to change the angle of view. according to his wishes. The articulations of the support also make it possible to keep the joystick and the smartphone well placed, without taking any risk. By means of small screws, the user will be able to increase the pressure of the support on the screen of his phone and thus ensure that it does not slip. The device is compatible with most smartphones, it will only be necessary to ensure that the thickness of your smartphone does not exceed 79 mm.
Jovitec Xbox One Foldable Controller Clip
For smaller budgets, Jovitec offers a low cost alternative with its Foldable Controller Clip, which is positioned as an entry-level support, functional, but which does not offer enormous user comfort since it will be impossible to change the inclination of the smartphone. In use, the accessory however proved to be quite robust in our tests, it is compatible with most smartphones.
Razer Junglecat Controller
Razer, for its part, offers an accessory that allows you to transform your smartphone into a real portable console, using a device that clips onto the machine and adopts a form factor quite similar to that of the Switch.
The Junglecat Controller literally turns your smartphone into an Xbox portable. The accessory must however be charged separately before use, and may therefore run out of juice.
On the controller side, the comfort of use is excellent with two analog sticks, and a configuration which reproduces rather well that of the Xbox controller. The advantage of such an option is that you will not have to carry an Xbox pad with you everywhere, nor invest in a new joystick. The disadvantage is that the Junglecat is only compatible '' with 4 smartphones: the Razer Phone 2, the Galaxy S10 +, the Note 9 and the P30 Pro. It will also cost around 100 euros to acquire it.
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