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The latest Backbone One smartphone gamepad is $20 off for Father’s Day

For $79.99, you can play the real-deal games with a real controller.

Apple talked about big-budget games coming to the iPhone at its recent WWDC 2024 keynote, but if you choose to play upcoming titles like Resident Evil 7 on your phone, you might want something better than touch controls — something much better. But many of the excellent features that made the original so good are still here, like passthrough charging, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and not having to fuss with any wireless Bluetooth connections. Just don’t forget to pack a Micro USB charger on longer trips because this speaker originally came out in 2018 and still has the annoying old port.

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