Beware – 10 Worst Video Game Accessories You Should Never Waste Your Money On

In this golden era of technology, the gaming industry is releasing new accessories almost every day to offer a better gaming experience for players. However, the accessories often fail to even keep up with the basic gaming requirements. Many critics believe that although there have been fantastic developments in both motion technology and efficient controllers, a majority of these developments appear to be just good-looking and not practically worthy at all.

These gaming accessories are often seen to have problematic technology with numerous bugs and dreadful designs forcing gamers to think about the developers who created and approved such terrible creations in the name of efficient gaming experiences.

Top 10 useless video game accessories that will leave you scratching your head

At the top of the post we have the cartridge of the game Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand. It contains a photometric light sensor that measures its exposure to sunlight. The users need to expose the game cartridge to the sun for charging the weapons. The idea appeared absolutely bogus to the players as the game system could not permit it to function for players at night. Many gamers also questioned whether they can play without easy access to the sunlight all the time.

The second one is the Xbox 360 Kinect. Within sixty days of its release, Xbox 360 Kinect sold 8 million units of the product achieving the title of one of the fastest-selling consumer electronic products. However, players eventually started complaining about space issues, glitchy tracking, and of course the expensive price tag of a whopping 17486$.

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Next comes The Novint Falcon, a substitute for the mouse which is basically a USB device and U-Force gesture-based controller. Both devices were supposed to give flexible grips and movement for players in all directions. However, gamers consider it useless calling its appearance like a desk lamp. Even U-Force controller was less responsive and applicable for very few games.

Following that are the NES Power Gloves, which was said to have input commands with customized features like hand motions for actions on screen. The problem is that only Super Glove Ball and Bad Street Brawler can be played with these gloves. Users also complained about its user difficulties. Sega Activator is another octagonal ring for gamers to perform motions in the game while standing inside it. However, players said that this accessory was inconsistent to provide prominent actions.

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The next ones on the list are Powerpad and Roll’nRocker game chair, which are supposed to help gamers cool down their laptops while playing extensive games and comfortable sitting enhancing gameplay immersion respectively. But, most of gamers complain about the inefficiency and discomfort of both the accessories.

This list also adds Steel Battalion Controller, 40 buttons, and dual joysticks with foot pedals, representing extensively complicated use for players in mech combat games. Even the expensive price tag was unaffordable for many gamers.

The last one on our list is the Wii Fit Balance Board for fitness games. However, inaccurate precision and inconsistent tracking made the players conclude it to be a wrong choice for gamers.

These accessories seemed pretty useless considering the hype their release followed in the industry. If you have more suggestions on the worst video game accessories, do let us know in the comments.

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