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Ironically , I use the mcon all the time but never with my phone…

22 points · submitted Apr 2026 by u/Drivenby

I love this thing . I thought I would use it for my phone with emulation or Apple Arcade and although it does work well for that I think it works MUCH BETTER as a portable controller.

I basically carry this is my laptop bag every day all day . It’s my “controller in a pinch” in case I have 20-30 min between work tasks .

I’ve been playing freaking doom the dark ages with it and I don’t think my experience has suffered at all .

Carrying an Xbox controller or one of my many others would be very cumbersome. My laptop bag is slim and professional and has a little pocket when I have my mcon and charger .

I take out the kickstand , deploy the handles and voila .

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TheToonWolf 8 points · Apr 2026

Yep agreed. It’s the controller I use on the go, not at home. And it’s great for that specific use case.

GoldenNova00 3 points · Apr 2026

Yup. Works awesome for docked steamdeck or laptops as well as the obv phone use.

s3prototype 3 points · Apr 2026

Same, I truck drive and I rest my steam deck on the dash, sit back and use the mcon

moo422 5 points · Apr 2026

Playing Euro Truck Simulator 2, no doubt.

Particular_Field_143 3 points · Apr 2026

Yeah I don't hear a lot of people using it just as a controller with the plate as a stand either. It's great! As a standalone controller that's compact and slim it can't be beat. 

Visual-Gur9661 3 points · Apr 2026

I just ordered a pair of Xreal One Pros and an MCON. I plan to detach it from my phone and use it with the glasses! Hope it works like I think it will. It has just been sitting there without movement on the DHL tracking number though for days now.

Particular_Field_143 1 points · Apr 2026

That'll be one heck of a mobile gaming kit

highrup 3 points · Apr 2026

playing resident evil 9 on my ipad pro with the controller on my lunch break lmfaoo

moo422 2 points · Apr 2026

The 8bitdo sn30 (SNES style) controller has a very similar profile.

Drivenby [OP] 3 points · Apr 2026

I have one!!! Love it!! No handles though

lumothesinner 2 points · Apr 2026

I love that they setup the software to have so many profiles, I can have BT1 (or android legacy, thanks division resurgance) for phone, ds4 for steam deck and sw for my switch 2 and then its a great portable controller to carry around and use for some kickstand mode on all 3 of these, its surprisingly comfy and light without the magsafe plate

sunrainsky 1 points · Apr 2026

I actually want to buy the slim model as an extra external controller that is super portable.

I used to use a Gamesir X2 Bluetooth and love that I can use on my laptop and phone.

Currently, the Mcon has replaced that but I'm looking to bring the slim as a second player 2 controller for my games.