Backbone One Mobile Controller review: Cloud gaming on the go has never been better

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Like it or not, mobile gaming has boomed in popularity since the dawn of the smartphone. While typical 'gamers' might be happy playing Call of Duty and EA Sports FC on their PlayStation's and Xbox's, the number of people engaging with the likes of Candy Crush and Genshin Impact from their smartphones is estimated to surpass three billion people worldwide.

That said, the gap between what classifies as a mobile game versus a console game is quickly narrowing, with the likes of PlayStation, Xbox and Nvidia dabbling in cloud streaming - the idea of running a full-blown console game in the cloud and streaming the video feed to your smartphone.

Steam players have managed to do this for years on capable home networks, but with the mainstream rollout of 5G networks across the UK, it's now more possible than ever to tap into a quick match of Black Ops 6 from the bus.

The main barrier to entry for playing console games on the go is that our phone's touch screens aren't quite up to scratch when it comes to controlling video game characters.