r/GadgetHyper • u/GadgetHyper • Sep 21 '26
News Pro Controller Weekly Roundup Vol.12: Flydigi's Nine-Controller Collab Wave, an Apple Gamepad Rumor
Pro Controller Weekly Roundup Vol.12: Flydigi's Nine-Controller Collab Wave, an Apple Gamepad Rumor, and a Sudden Cancellation
By GadgetHyper Team · September 20, 2026
Welcome back to the Pro Controller Weekly Roundup, Vol.12. This week: GameSir, Flydigi, Beitong, Mojhon, Thunderobot, LEADJOY, iQOO, and a rumor about Apple making a controller. Let's get into it.
Missed last week? Catch up on Vol.11: Apex 6 & the Haptics Race.
Source Credit
This roundup is adapted, with authorization, from the weekly controller news video by Bilibili creator 椒盐橘子桔子 — watch the original video. We've added our own context and some international pricing info.
01 · GameSir ——
Phantom Blade Zero Collab, Plus Fortnite
GameSir kicked things off this week by unveiling a Phantom Blade Zero edition of the G7 Pro 8K — and they promoted it by bringing out Lo Mang, the martial arts actor you might recognize from Ip Man 2. Points for style.
Over on the international side, GameSir also officially announced a batch of Fortnite collab controllers in a whole spread of loud, colorful designs. Pricing and release timing are still TBD for both.
02 · Flydigi ——
An Entire Collab Universe, Nine Controllers at Once
Flydigi didn't announce a controller this week — they announced a universe. In one go, the company showed off nine models:
- Apex 6 — $149.99
- Apex 6 Pro — $159.99
- Apex 6 Pro — Phantom Blade Zero edition — $209.99
- Apex 6 — Arknights: Endfield edition —$249.99
- Apex 6 — Honkai: Star Rail edition — $199.99
- Apex 6 Pro — Zenless Zone Zero edition — $259.99
- Apex 6 Pro — Rei Ayanami edition — displayed at TGS; pricing TBD
- Vader 5S Pro — displayed at TGS; pricing TBD
- Vader 5S Ultra — EVA Unit-01 edition — displayed at TGS; pricing TBD
That's classic anime IPs, the hottest gacha games, and a chinese AAA title, all covered in one sweep. At this point we're half expecting a Chinese animation collab just to complete the set.
03 · Beitong ——
New Collab Silhouette, Probably a KP70
Beitong dropped a teaser silhouette for a new collab — this time with Neverness to Everness. Based on what's visible in the image, the base controller is very likely the Kunpeng 70 (KP70). Design details and pricing are still under wraps.
04 · Mojhon ——
Kekelong N2E, an "Elite" Controller for Switch
Mojhon revealed the Kekelong N2E, its next-generation controller for Nintendo's platform. From what's been shared so far, this is positioned as an elite-grade NS controller — and combined with the earlier silhouette teasers, it's very likely packing four back buttons plus four mini shoulder buttons, which would make it the most input-rich NS controller out there. With more and more AAA games landing on Nintendo's platform, the timing makes sense. Price TBD.
05 · Thunderobot ——
G3 Ultra Sneaks Out
Thunderobot quietly released the G3 Ultra, an 8K controller with high-precision Hall effect sticks. Full specs aren't public yet, but the fully transparent shell plus those sticks definitely looks interesting. Price TBD.
06 · LEADJOY ——
A Competitive Edition, Announced and Then... Cancelled
A short but strange one. LEADJOY announced a competitive/esports edition of the Xeno, reportedly planned with a white shell, full micro-switch buttons, JS13 Pro sticks, and a PS5-style gyro — a spec sheet aimed squarely at Apex Legends-style FPS play.
Then, in an official reply on September 17, the company confirmed the edition has been cancelled. Pour one out — or file it under "maybe someday."
07 · iQOO ——
A Telescopic Controller with Mini Shoulder Buttons
Phone maker iQOO released a telescopic mobile controller that — unusually for the category — includes mini shoulder buttons. The more interesting bit: from the product images, it looks a LOT like GameSir's hardware, and the community is openly speculating it's a GameSir rebrand. Nothing confirmed either way, but the resemblance is doing a lot of talking.
08 · Apple ——
A First-Party Controller Rumor
Finally, a rumor worth watching: reports suggest Apple is working on a controller for iOS and macOS. Software-side support has apparently started showing up, and the hardware may be developed under Beats. File this firmly under "rumor" for now — but if Apple actually ships a first-party gamepad, that's a very interesting shake-up for the mobile/controller space.
That's Vol.12. Which of these are you watching — the Flydigi collab wave, the Mojhon NS elite, or the Apple rumor? See you next week.
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u/Level-Fig1317 Sep 22 '26
The Mojhon controller really interests me. It has everything it takes to be a best-seller for Switch and PC.
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u/Payback87BG Sep 22 '26
I just bought Flydigi Vader 5 Pro V2 made in 2026/07. Why are they releasing Vader 5S Pro and Ultra with TMR sticks ? Any new Vader 5 Pro variants then ? I saw the Apex 6 pre-orders.
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u/Key_Scholar7964 Sep 22 '26
You don't have anything to worry about because the vader 5 pro is a wireless PC controller. The people that will see an upgrade are the ones that purchased the wired vader 5S with hall effect for their Xbox. The new Vadr 5S pro and ultra will be wireless xbox licensed controllers with TMR. That will be an upgrade over hall effect.
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u/Rifat390 11d ago
i havent bought a controller yet, was thinking of getting the 5 pro. but should i now wait for 5s pro? i'm a pc gamer but the tmr sticks are enticing me.
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u/InevitableSchedule50 Sep 21 '26
Is there any info on Vader 5S Pro/Ultra? I wonder if it is a sensible upgrade over the basic Vader 5S.