Apple is reportedly working on iPhone game controllers

September 13, 2026 Terrence O’Brien

An 8BitDo wireless game controller with an Apple iPhone attached to it via a mounting clip, held by a pair of hands.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says Apple is developing two game controllers for the iPhone and will likely sell them under the Beats brand. Rumors that Apple might enter the game controller business have circulated for some time. But last week, MacRumors reported finding two references in macOS 26.7's code to two game controllers identified as first-party devices.

Despite the code being found in macOS, not iOS, Gurman says the controllers are designed for iPhones. Additionally, he says that it is Beats executives leading the charge on this product. Apple sometimes uses its subsidiary brand to experiment with new product categories and compete at …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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