Xbox’s smallest-ever controller is surprisingly comfortable
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Even though I knew Microsoft's new <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/1011216/xbox-nano-controller-release-date-pricing">Xbox Nano controller</a> was tiny, I still gasped when I unboxed it a few days ago. The compact controller is small enough to slip into a pocket unnoticed, and it has been designed specifically for younger people, or for anyone with smaller hands.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I'm not young, but I do have small hands, and I've been surprised at how comfortable the Nano is during gaming sessions. At just over 5 inches long, almost everything on this controller has been shrunk down somehow. The ABXY buttons are ever so slightly smaller than a regular Xbox controller, and the thumbsticks feel like miniature versions. Microsoft hasn't changed …</p>
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