Indian consumer tech brand Amkette on July 15 launched its first ever gamepad for smartphones under its sub-brand EvoFox. Named the EvoFox Deck, the smartphone gamepad claims to offer a handheld gaming console-like experience for games and on cloud gaming platforms.
The EvoFox gamepad for smartphones will be selling at Rs 2,999 and is now available in India for purchase on Amkette’s official website and e-commerce platforms Amazon and Flipkart.
Amkette said that the EvoFox Deck is a full-featured gamepad with native support for both Android smartphones and iPhones. The gamepad comes with a dedicated “Dojo” app that is available on Google Play Store for Android and Apple App Store for iOS, serving as a bridge between the smartphone and the gamepad. The app offers setup guides, access to more than a thousand games, and a game center.
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Amkette EvoFox Deck Gamepad Specifications
The Deck comes with two modes for smartphones, a Dojo Mode for playing games that have native controller support on Android and iOS, and a Keymap Mode that enables users to map their touch points to the controller and play touch-only games like Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), Free Fire, Genshin Impact, and Mobile Legends.
The Keymap Mode, however, is available for people using Android smartphones. Additionally, the Deck also offers a PC mode that enables customers to use the gamepad as a controlled Windows PC.
The company said that the EvoFox Deck supports all popular cloud and game streaming platforms such as Steam Link, PS Remote Play, Xbox Remote Play, and Jio Cloud Games. The gamepad also supports retro gaming emulators for smartphones such as PPSSPP, PSX, and N64 for playing retro games of smartphones.
The company said that the EvoFox Deck comes with Magnetic Hall Joysticks for 360-degree control and Digital micro switch triggers that the company said offer high responsiveness and tactile feedback. Moreover, the gamepad comes with an RGB Halo effect, and a backlit button that are customizable as per a user’s preference. Speaking of the battery, the company said that the gamepad will offer up to eight hours of continuous gameplay.
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Steam To Soon Get An Official Controller, But Not From Valve
Almost after five years Valve discontinued its experimental Steam Controller, and a new officially licensed gamepad is coming for Steam. The new controller was developed by Hori, and it’s only coming for users in Japan.
Called the Wireless Horipad for Steam, the PC-centric controller aligns with Steam Deck’s menu buttons and offers similar touch sensors on top of its sticks to activate gyro controls. The gamepad also supports wireless and USB-C wired connections along with a whole bunch of custom programmability using Hori’s software.