Accessory reviews

EPOS have knocked it out of the park with the H3 Hybrid headset. It covers absolutely every scenario you can imagine, works across multiple formats and products, looks great, feels brilliant and sounds nothing short of immense. If you’re in the market for a headset that does the lot and doesn’t cost an absolute bomb, you’ll not go wrong with the EPOS H3 Hybrid. Go and buy it.

If you’re in the market for a portable monitor that can be easily flung into a backpack and taken with you on your travels, there is absolutely no debating the fact that the Lumonitor 4K Touchscreen Portable Monitor should be on your hit list.

The only thing that is really worth consideration is whether or not you can deal with having your Xbox controller connected via cable to your console. That may be the killer for some, but should you not have an issue there, I'd wholeheartedly recommend a purchase of the Turtle Beach Recon Controller at the earliest opportunity. 

If you’re looking to purchase the AndaSeat Jungle Series gaming chair, you should know that, for the money, you’ll be finding yourself with a decent piece of kit. But that said, if there’s room to stump up more, you’ll discover the luxury and finer features of something like the Kaiser 2 able to provide an altogether better experience. 

What NACON have done with an already great product needs to be commended. The RIG 700 PRO HX headset for Xbox is easily up there with the most comfortable headsets that we’ve ever worn, the wireless capabilities are rock solid and the latest amendments with this next-gen PRO version have all been for the better.

The AndaSeat Kaiser 2 Series Gaming Chair is definitely up there with the best gaming chairs we’ve used. The overall comfort is high, the price is in line with what we would expect, and the design is superb.

The GAMESIR F7 Claw is GAMESIR’s attempt at making the whole tablet gaming scene more accessible, giving players who frequent it the option to utilise physical buttons alongside the usual on-screen touch controls. It works well too - if you can find a game that supports it.

If you haven’t already got a mobile gaming controller and have been struggling around making the most of Xbox Game Pass without being able to get your phone up close and personal, the GAMESIR X2 Bluetooth is one to certainly consider.

Gioteck are well known in the gaming industry, mostly for relatively cheap, pretty cheerful gaming accessories. They’ve got the TX50 headset, but they’ve also got the slightly more expensive TX70 headset to go alongside that one. The problem is, it’s branded for PS4 and PC. Does that mean we can’t use it with our beloved Xbox console?

For a penny shy of £20, anyone in the market for a new Xbox Series X|S charging dock should well consider the Gioteck AC2 Ammo Clip. It’s more than capable of keeping you gaming into the wee hours. And it’s helped by the fact that it’s got the best name of any charging dock too…

Aside from the cheap-looking headband, the Turtle Beach Recon 500 headset does exactly what you need of a gaming headset. With a nice price tag in tow, if you’re happy to run a wired route, or are looking for something that can be utilised across formats and platforms, it’s certainly worth considering.

The RIG brand itself was picked up by NACON, a company who are fast making waves in the gaming scene by taking on a range of games and ideas. It is with them that the RIG 500 PRO HX has been slightly reworked, remodelled, and redesigned. It’s all the better for it.

One thing that is certain in the world of Xbox reviewing is that you can never be sure what’s next down the old gaming pipeline. In this case, it’s a keyboard designed to be as colourful as you're ever likely to want. Coming from Trust, the snappily named GXT 881 ODYSS is a semi-mechanical keyboard. So let’s get it out the box and see what’s what, shall we?

Coming alive when you utilise this in your gaming sessions, and easily available as one of those do it all headsets that can be left laying around for multiple users to pick up and play, should you be able to consider a headset that comes with a wire, there is next to no reason why the EPOS H3 Wired Gaming Headset shouldn’t be on your list. Not only does it sound great, provide clear comms, be super simple to use and come in so lightweight that you rarely notice it in place, it also comes at a price that will be instantly appealing.

Designed for Xbox, the NACON Pro Compact Controller looks to work as a kind of halfway house between the standard Xbox Wireless controller, the highly customisable Xbox Elite controller, and those retro affairs of yesteryear that weren’t able to utilise the magic of wireless capabilities. It’s a decent effort by the NACON team too - especially when you consider the price.