Josh King’s Viral Slide-out Magsafe Gamepad Found A Home At Ohsnap And Looks Amazing

When 19-year-old Josh King suggested he would single-handedly redefine mobile gaming pinch his 3D-printed gamepad, drafting a nonstop connection from himself to Steve Jobs, I personification to admit I thought it was a spot much!

But it’s nary longer conscionable a 3D-printed controller. OhSnap, nan institution down nan fantabulous magnetic PopSocket alternatives I showed you successful October, is now officially turning his creation into nan coolest looking gamepad attachment I’ve ever seen for a phone:

It’s nary taller aliases wider than an iPhone, truthful it should descent into a pocket. It’s sewage a MagSafe style of magnets to link it to your magnetic ringing device. You don’t personification to region it to usage your telephone for illustration a phone, because nan afloat gamepad retracts underneath, a mini for illustration nan slide-out keyboard phones (or PlayStation Phones) of aged — and now, it’s mounted connected a spring-loaded limb that pops retired astatine nan push of a fastener and too somewhat angles your instrumentality towards your face.

OhSnap moreover recovered room for a brace of Nintendo Switch-esque analog sticks, pinch drift-resistant Hall effect sensors, and brace of fold-out grips truthful you tin (theoretically) clasp it overmuch for illustration a full-size gamepad. The sticks are clickable buttons, and it’s sewage a afloat group of enarthrosis buttons and triggers arsenic well.

Two months ago, Retro Game Corps came distant impressed pinch a prototype, and it seems King has been very engaged since then. As he explains connected YouTube, he initially tried to commencement his ain institution astir nan gamepad, moreover attracted a less investors, manufactured immoderate boards and was moving toward injection molding, earlier he started moving retired of money and reached retired to OhSnap astir a partnership.

Speaking of money, we don’t personification immoderate thought really overmuch it’ll cost, peculiarly astatine portion — OhSnap is readying to motorboat a Kickstarter connected January 2nd to raise funds. It’s taking signups coming for now.

I should beryllium getting my ain hands connected a prototype adjacent play astatine CES 2025 successful Las Vegas, and I’ll fto you cognize really it feels.