I Tested Weird Temu Gaming Gear to See What's Actually Worth Using

I went on Temu and picked some of the weirdest gaming tech I could find, basically anything that looked either surprisingly useful or completely ridiculous. Two accessories for the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller ended up among my highest scores, while a multi-platform controller and an SSD enclosure lost points. I tested everything to see what actually makes gaming better, what's garbage, and whether any of it is genuinely worth using.

The Android phone controller really feels like a normal console

I started with a mobile phone gaming controller that says it's compatible with Android phones. It has a USB-C connector to plug the phone into, and once I connected mine, it vibrated and the lights turned on, so I could navigate through the settings right away. I downloaded a PSP emulator quickly to try it out.

I really like the joysticks. "Gaming on this thing really feels like a normal console." There are also back paddles you can use. I gave it an 8 out of 10.

Next was a small handheld that brought back a lot of good times. When I was a little kid, they sold those things literally everywhere. The screen is very, very dark, and I lost at level one, which I blame on the nostalgic feeling. That one got a 6 out of 10.

The tiny fake Nintendo Switch earned a 9 out of 10

After that came a funny tiny fake Nintendo Switch console. I was holding it the wrong way at first. It has a joystick you can actually move, and when I fired it up, Super Mario Bros. came up as an option. I hit play and it worked.

I actually thought this would be a bad console. But compared with the $5 other console that we purchased, which only had Tetris installed, this is definitely way cooler. I gave it a 9 out of 10.

The next item I couldn't even remember at first. It turned out to be a mini keyboard. I pressed things on it and nothing happened, tried again, and that didn't work either. For me, it just did not want to work.

The USB-C to HDMI adapter worked, but a loose connector cost it

Then I had a USB-C to HDMI adapter that supports up to 4K at 60Hz and is meant especially for the Nintendo Switch. One end is HDMI to connect to the TV, and the other is a simple USB-C. At first nothing happened, so I tried it with a phone instead. With the phone, something did happen: I had a mouse cursor on the screen that I could move with the phone.

The adapter also has a USB-C connection for a power supply. Once I connected that, it actually worked, and when I tried it with a Nintendo Switch too, it worked as well. The problem is that the female USB-C connector on the device has some jiggle issues, which is why I only gave it a 7 out of 10.

The Nintendo Switch 2 cover case has a cool stand but a so-so feel

I was really hyped for the next one, a cover case for the Nintendo Switch 2. My Switch 2 already has its own shell, so this was a real test of whether the case would work with it. You can slide the console in just like that.

It doesn't feel too high quality, but what's actually cool is that, as far as I know, it has a back stand, or I guess a backstand. That part is really cool. Overall, I gave the shell a 6 out of 10.

The PS5 DualSense battery and keyboard both scored 9 or higher

The next thing was a battery for the PS5 DualSense. My controller had no battery left, so this was the very first test for the little device. It seemed to work, and after a bit the reading changed to 99. The design is very slick and looks really good in my opinion, and it has a very similar white to the actual controller. I gave the whole thing a 9 out of 10, and up until that point it was the coolest device in my opinion.

Then came a PS5 controller keyboard that you push into the aux connector. It has a very unique and interesting style, and it changes how the controller looks. It feels amazing. "Yo, they should do controllers like this." I couldn't believe how comfortable it was, even though I have absolutely no idea what we could use it for, since I've never used one before.

I just put it in without setting anything up. We might have needed to connect it over Bluetooth, and then it showed green, and it seemed to be really, really good. I went to check whether every button worked, and I gave it a 9 and a half out of 10. Another cool thing is that once it's connected, you're actually able to connect another piece too, so you have everything on one controller.

The multi-platform controller dropped to a 4 out of 10

Next was a controller that works with the Nintendo Switch, Steam and Android. You can open it up to get to the controller itself, which looks definitely way better than I expected, and it sounds really good too. It has a faster trigger mode, with a short time until you can hit the trigger and a long time option.

Then things went wrong. It said keyboard disconnected, because it actually thinks it's a keyboard, which is very sad. I couldn't connect it directly to the Nintendo Switch or the PlayStation 5. It came with a USB dongle, and with that I could connect it to a Switch, but on the PlayStation 5 it sadly doesn't work. Because it only works with the dongle and doesn't work on the PS5, I only gave it a 4 out of 10.

The best-looking item of the haul earned a perfect 10

I was really, really hyped to open the next item because it was basically the best looking thing I purchased out of all of them. It connects over USB-C, and I thought it would work right away.

I'd forgotten that it also has RGB. "This looks so sweet." I really, really love this thing and gave it a 10 out of 10. I think this is the coolest thing out of all the products I purchased.

The M.2 SSD enclosure and the phone VR headset landed in the middle

I'd never used an M.2 SSD enclosure before. It's aluminum, I guess, and you can take the inside out. I already had an NVMe drive, so I put it in, closed it up, and connected it to my computer over USB-C. It connected safely. It's really unique, you can take it with you, and it's really cool if you want a portable system. But I had to give minus points because of the cooling, so it got a 5 out of 10.

Last was a VR headset for the phone, which even came with a controller. You put your phone inside, and there's an app to download. I had some trouble getting it going at first until I figured out which option to tap.

There are two wheels underneath that you turn to set up each lens individually, plus an overall adjustment for both together. You put it on and play around a little until you have the right setting. That's really cool, and the controller also seems to work. I don't have a lot of experience with VR, but I gave it a 7 out of 10.

What I'll actually keep and what goes in the drawer

One item here is definitely something I'll use. Something I personally won't use is the VR glasses. One item disappointed me because I really wanted to use it, so it's out, and a couple of others have to go too.

The two PS5 controller accessories, the battery and the keyboard, I'll definitely keep, because they're very, very good. I'll keep the smartphone gaming controller for now, and the NVMe case will definitely be used. The fake Switch will be stored for my kid when it's old enough. If it asks me for a smartphone, I'll just hand it this instead. Somehow, out of this entire table, these are the things I would actually spend my own money on.

Which of these gadgets would you keep, and which would end up in a drawer?