Thanks to the progress that has taken place at the level of processors and technical specifications, mobile phones have become authentic portable consoles with which to play all kinds of games. And this has grown a market that until now was limited to consoles: that of gamepads.
The ultimate mobile controller
The problem with mobile phones is that when gaming, the on-screen controls don't feel as good as a physical controller might. We do not perceive the buttons, we do not notice the click of each press and ergonomically it is not comfortable at all, so many manufacturers rushed to offer all kinds of solutions to be able to play.
But what the touch screen takes away from you, it also gives you, and that is that thanks to capacitive screens we have been able to enjoy new control systems with which to introduce new gameplay and new games that until now were not possible with current controls.
Interesting mobile controller design from a Chinese brand.
Mimics the drag-to-aim buttons in mobile games like Honor of Kings and Brawl Stars.
(This is pretty much made for HoK, with the extra CZ face buttons.)
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An example is holding down to aim. In games like Brawl Stars, the player must define the direction of the projectile before shooting, and the shot is only made when we lift our finger from the screen. If we take into account that this is done at the same time that we are moving the character, how would you do it on a normal gamepad? Well, unless you had three perfectly trained thumbs with which to operate the two analog sticks and the fire button, it is something completely impossible.
A very ingenious solution
Well, the Chinese manufacturer Flydigi has presented its new controller APEX 2, a new version of a model that can currently be found on the market and that introduces a peculiar control system that will completely change the market.
As you can see in the images, the action buttons are located on a tilting platform that functions as analog control, so that we will be able to control the shot at the same time that we modify its trajectory.
This controller would finally be the solution that would imitate the operation of touch screens, so we could be talking about the perfect gamepad for MOBA-type games and the like.
If design is good enough, include a total of 27 buttons (almost nothing) and has a removable cover that allows us to remove the ring that surrounds the mobile part of the buttons. This heart-shaped ring can be stored in a specially prepared hole located in the left grip, so we will not lose sight of it at any time.
When can it be purchased?
At the moment the announcement of the product has been made in China, and only some media have been able to have access to the product. Let's hope that this APEX 2 can be in stores soon, and in terms of its distribution it shouldn't have any problem, since the brand's controls can be easily found on Amazon.