{"id":2280,"date":"2025-11-03T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.belindareedy.com\/?p=2280"},"modified":"2025-11-05T16:31:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:31:33","slug":"gamesir-x5s-wireless-game-controller-review-a-budget-triumph-for-any-handheld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.belindareedy.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/03\/gamesir-x5s-wireless-game-controller-review-a-budget-triumph-for-any-handheld\/","title":{"rendered":"GameSir x5s wireless game controller review &#8211; a budget triumph for any handheld"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My first impression of the GameSir x5s wireless game controller was one of excitement. As I contemplated the chance to turn my phone into a fully-fledged gaming machine, I couldn\u2019t wait to experience my favorite games in a new way. Unboxing the controller was an experience I was excited for, and it didn\u2019t disappoint &#8211; the controller is a work of art with its sleek design and feels sturdy in all the places it should, while remaining comfy to hold and use.<\/p>\n<p>In order to connect to the x5s, there\u2019s a Bluetooth color-coded system. Red for Switch mode, yellow for Android mode, dark blue for DS4 mode, and light blue for G-Touch mode. I like this, and the manual clearly explains which color corresponds to which device the controller is set to pair with. However, I was slightly put off by the fact that it doesn\u2019t really go into any troubleshooting details.<\/p>\n<p>When my phone was struggling to pair with the controller, I couldn\u2019t find any clues as to how I should fix it, other than an apparent lack of a flashing light that I was supposed to see. There were no issues with the connection once the pairing was complete, though &#8211; I sat for several hours straight with the controller, playing my top picks from our guide to the best mobile games, and faced no problems.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story on Pocket Tactics: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pockettactics.com\/gamesir-x5s-controller-review\">GameSir x5s wireless game controller review &#8211; a budget triumph for any handheld<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My first impression of the GameSir x5s wireless game controller was one of excitement. As I contemplated the chance to turn my phone into a fully-fledged gaming machine, I couldn\u2019t wait to experience my favorite games in a new way. Unboxing the controller was an experience I was excited for, and it didn\u2019t disappoint &#8211;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.belindareedy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.belindareedy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.belindareedy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.belindareedy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.belindareedy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2280"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.belindareedy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2281,"href":"http:\/\/www.belindareedy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2280\/revisions\/2281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.belindareedy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.belindareedy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.belindareedy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.belindareedy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}