Razer Kishi Review: A Must-Have Accessory For Xbox and Android Gamers

The Razer Kishi arrives just in time for Xbox Game Streaming, which has just started rolling out (in beta) to the masses. It also works beautifully with Xbox Game Pass. If you're an Xbox or Android gamer, the Razer Kishi would be a great accessory to pick up or add to your holiday wishlist.
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[@MCFC_EDITZ]

I got one for my birthday today and was just looking into it. Your video was extremely helpful, thank you 👍

[@Theunknown-tomatoe]

Just got one for Christmas and im already loving it

[@lost143]

Great video super helpful, answered all my questions. I will be picking up. Also gives me my Game Gear feels

[@oceansyde5746]

Kishi works for ps5 remote play, so as an owner of series x, ps5 with a gamepass subscription, this will see my switch getting much less use

[@stray_bullet7077]

How do you get it to work on ps5?

[@holichubbz8218]

Which version did you get the one for xbox or the regular one?

[@oceansyde5746]

I got the Kishi for iPhone. It worked automatically with Xbox and Ps5 remote play with the app. Didn’t have to do anything to set it up. Buttons were “Xbox” layout but the PlayStation buttons worked where they should be

[@Motivated-94]

So it works for a ps5 also ?

[@codymachado]

Jesus dude you have a switch, series x and ps5? I have an Xbox one s digital. That’s it lol

[@jacobssiegfried]

i got one, i was very skeptical about cloud gaming and everything connected to it, but i'm loving my kishi on my iPhone 11. I love having an xbox series x, my geforce now, steam link AND my remote play for my ps5 on my iphone.

[@ninjaxkai]

Just curious. Can the kishi run games like halo infinite? Or is it specifically just cloud games ?

[@jacobssiegfried]

@@ninjaxkai basically its a controller for your phone, so if u can "control" it with a controller, u can control it too. But its for the phone as in, it has no bluetooth, no wireless stuff, its a plugin controller (which is really awesome)

[@santyatehortua7363]

@@ninjaxkai I play Halo infinite on a Moto G Fast and Moto G power (2021) and never have major issues. The Kishi is just a gamepad for your phone nothing more, you play through the game pass app on Android or through browser on iOS. Right now best buy has the Kishi for $60

[@sashamills3957]

can you use iphone 7 for this...👍

[@Chiggy504]

Loved this review. I made a mistake and ordered the android version because it was cheaper so I bought an android to iPhone converter.

[@TheBlackWaltz]

Did that even up working? I imagine that may mess with the fit, no?

[@polarcode8237]

Great product review

[@BeauHD]

Thanks! 😊

[@santyatehortua7363]

Just picked up a Moto G Fast and Kishi specifically to play emulation and XCloud. My Xbox S finally crapped out and instead of buying a new console (Im primarily on the go with mobile games) I opted for this mobile set up. Works wonderfully, obviously there's some lag here and there and the screen quality suffers but to play triple A games like halo/Forza 5 or even Skyrim right on my phone anywhere on the go is a pretty amazing trade off. I also have a Moto G power that's works when I'm at home so I'm not killing my dailys battery all the time.

[@Cub__]

That's pretty awesome

[@kelevty5768]

I have a Moto g to lol but I'm using gfn instead of xcloud

[@spiritandtimeakalilroachie7014]

I have Moto G Stylus and it runs 3DS, PS2, GameCube, PSP, Wii, Regular DS, AND emulation for PS Vita just came out. You guys have emulation beasts in your pocket

[@MERLINnecrofan]

they are on sale right now. getting mine for 55 bucks off

[@thrillington2008]

Just ordered it earlier and looking forward to use Game Pass and certain games on my phone.

[@assassin8945]

Just bought mine today coming July 1 can't wait

[@i-Jones]

Same mine is also arriving 1st of july

[@SneakyJoeRu]

Does xbox home button work for you? It does only in the android system, but it won't work in steam streaming or parsec.

[@seanofthedead1514]

I've been thinking about getting an Android controller for a while now and just picked this up for my note 9. Hopefully it will fit but I'm looking forward to trying this out

[@givemeahandle]

Im pretty sure it does fit. It fit, right? How's it working for you? I'm using it on a Galaxy a32. I think I'm going to just leave it there and use it for that

[@BloodRedExcursion]

@@givemeahandle does it work well on a a32?

[@primepikachu5]

Cloud gaming is close. But what kishi is great for is emulators. I love how every emulator will just work with it. This is hands down my favorite way to emulate classic games and even more modern games like gamecube and ps2

[@Cub__]

What emulators do you use?

[@primepikachu5]

@@Cub__ aethersx2 and dolphin mostly.

[@Cub__]

@@primepikachu5 Does it take up a lot on your phone storage and battery wise?

[@Cub__]

the game files

[@primepikachu5]

@@Cub__ the emulators themselves no. The roms are like a few gb each the highest is 7 for Metroid prime trilogy. But usually the games are 2-4gb

[@maniemane1030]

Just bought one thank u somuch u helped me out 👍🏾

[@copyninjahh]

Amazing the future of gaming is impressive hopefully Sony does the same

[@BobRooney290]

not really. basically once these games disappear from xbox servers, that's it. its gone. there's no physical media that you can reminisce with you kids 20 years from now. there's no box art, no manual/booklet, nothing, like it never existed. the whole concept eliminates the game's actual value.

[@mash7062]

@@BobRooney290 I kind of agree with this.. but that's not all games are about, we can still enjoy the coolness of them in the time that we have them.

[@jakegallegos5585]

@@mash7062 exactly, these are exciting times for gamers in general. I am very grateful to being able to experience all of this instead of being like 60 when Nintendo dropped Gameboy OG.

[@dnice6381]

Will it work for 2k

[@patrickh.1658]

@@BobRooney290 you buy a digital game and you technically don't own it....so if later on down the road something happens to company or what ever you won't be able to play it anymore. Physical games you physically own it.....yet used ones for like 10 bucks goes for 60 full price digital....they need to fix that it is a rip off for not being able to have the rights to own it.

[@adsr14]

Works pretty dam good for Google Stadia too.

[@MisterGoggles]

Picking one of these up for playing destiny 2 etc on games pass!

[@kyreliusthegreat1113]

Destiny's alright. But I prefer Halo.

[@EduardoSilva-br7cd]

Same here!

[@thatboypanda167]

Might buy it soon

[@yonin_]

Is this thing gonna do fine with s10e which is a little smaller than s10?

[@216k5]

This video is very good product review

[@jameshendricks875]

Can you use headphones with it?

[@burtisaac1000]

My problem is this, the “case” needs adjustment with the razer kishi or a “dongle” from the “case” to use it at other parts. Does that make sense?

[@PhantomHollows]

There is a iPhone version as well if your wondering it’s on Amazon

[@SchuylerBatdorf]

No xcloud on ios.

[@PhantomHollows]

@@SchuylerBatdorf you don’t have to use xcloud you can use it on different games or if it works I don’t know Xbox streaming

[@luar215]

@@PhantomHollows pretty sure you can remote play from the Xbox app

[@jdman9530]

You can connect your xbox controller to your phone with bluetooth

[@__dudewitagun__4607]

will it fit an average sized phone with a slimish case on it like Spigen Tough Armor?

[@LoudspeakerSayHello]

Brought a Kishi yesterday to use it with my S10 and downloaded xcloud. The screen is off centre though and pushed all the way to the left with a big black bar down the right side of the screen. I've changed resolution but it hasn't made a difference. Is there a fix to this or it a glitch ?

[@benpowell6154]

Just tilt the phone upright and then baxk to the side, I had the same issue

[@seriousx3021]

Razer Kishi is 2 steps from being perfectly designed. The elastic back part should use a belt pull kind of like a seatbelt in a car where its wound up most likely in the left bridge. Probaly a good idea to use a tear proof material like a seatbelt too. As for buttons they should use the same quality as their wolverine controller. Of course this all might make it heavier and probably increase the price tag to $100 but it would be worth the premium feel.

[@jemmjames4930]

Idk how to play games on it

[@05subisti]

This looks awesome! I just wish it wasn't so expensive. Looks way better to use though than the one I currently use.

[@05subisti]

@freesf ftrefv after looking into it i won't buy one now. I wanted it for PUBG but found out that it doesn't even work for it anyway. Sucks you spent the money it for it to not be worthwhile.

[@yvng_greenbean8019]

@@05subisti im pretty sure it will work with pubg games. cuz it works with android games and pub g is on android

[@vincea2996]

$22 today on Microsoft

[@henryMomoa]

I was about to switch to play station because you can stream on your phone but when I saw razor kishi and Xbox game pass streaming it stopped me from switching teams from Xbox to playstation

[@NoNamembvfikvdtinfrtkn]

I wpuld play with clip on my s9 and worked good only thing i ran into was the lag from the controller cause you have to use bluetooth.

[@KemoKidd]

This controller won't have the lag bc it doesn't connect via Bluetooth. 👍

[@HAZEXPRONE]

Can you please see if you can play Warface Global Operations?? It is an FPS game in the App Store... I just ordered this controller today and wanted to see if it worked!

[@bradador1]

Did it work??

[@HAZEXPRONE]

@@bradador1 no

[@CharlieOneFoxtrot]

Are either version of the controller case-friendly? Watching the video, it looks like you'd have to take the case off everytime you want to use it.

[@TheGFellows]

He said in the video that most cases wouldn't be supported, so I'm assuming only really thin cases would work i.e. ones where you could get the usb-c connected with the case on.

[@brokebaggyo8305]

No, but it's not much of a problem with my phone

[@marcroberts5251]

That was what I was afraid of

[@lagmastermvp3328]

can you connect headphones in this gadget?

[@h.e.b.5497]

thank you for your video. I just want to be sure, are the Razer Kishi "for Android " AND the Razer Kishi " for Android (Xbox)" same device? do they have same functionality ?

[@matthewsansom5180]

Yes they are identical however the Xbox version has an Xbox logo on the home button. And the Xbox version comes with 2 weeks of free Xbox Gamepass. But thats the only difference

[@h.e.b.5497]

@@matthewsansom5180 Thank you

[@Iam_sleep_deprived]

@@matthewsansom5180 thanks man :)

[@Charris2007]

@@matthewsansom5180 we need to register our product to get the Xbox Gamepass ..?!

[@syfico]

What kind of controller can you call the Razer Kishi? Like there are those that are like xbox controllers with the screen above but then there is those like the Kishi that you put your phone in between. What is the term I'm looking for? Please help me.

[@neophoriac7707]

telescopic controllers

[@martinchuchukov8429]

Hi guys, a quick question... Does the control works fine with razer synapse software? I havr an offer for 25$ but it has been already registered within razer synapse so i cannot registered again, and i was wondering what kind of limitations is that. Thank you!

[@GameOverMan76]

Nice review. I've got a S20 plus so will the top speaker on this phone be covered and subsequently muffled sound?

[@kickingitwithtimmyb]

Same here man I am curious to see if it will fit properly

[@amanandhisdog3660]

Nope. Sounds nice and loud! I thought that also. Didn’t have any noticeable volume gain on my S20 when I removed the rubber bumper though. Hence I do not think it is covered.

[@CryptoMike747]

There are pass through slots (air gaps) in front of the speakers on the device so that the sound comes through clear. 👍

[@jinjonut68]

What is the difference in buying razer kishi Xbox (Android) or buy an Android version?

[@Trenlover2000]

Can you connect this Whit Xiaomi mi 10?

[@vote4ulvio]

So what's the difference between the android VS. Xbox branded version. They both work with game pass.

[@marksmales2204]

I hope it fits my Moto G62 power. 6.5" Display.

[@solachesis451]

Does it not have a slot where you can plug earphones in? Like traditional controllers have a headphone jack? I'm not a fan of using the phones speakers

[@richardwilliams3839]

Nice man want one

[@kaliman4013]

2 little cuestion!!!…work for iphone 12 pro max??…and u can play all ur xbox games from ur library??

[@russelljennings4065]

Surprised there isn’t lights on it

[@502austin8]

Will this fit s21 ultra?

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

Triggers. Analogue or digital?

[@AlexKunYT]

got mine for 59 or something on gamestop

[@ChampionJacob]

Dose that allow you to play Xbox games on your phone

[@broughton90]

Can you play normal app games with this like minibasketball or just xbox games??

[@schmerzdj5719]

And what's the difference between the 130 price and the 240 pricetag? (Australia $$))

[@g.washington4970]

Do I need a subscription in order to play games on the Razer Kishi and if so which subscription do I need.

[@doby8544]

I have a "Huawei p smart z" phone. Its not very popular, so you probably have never heard of it. But it is REALLY big. And I'm wondering, would my huge phone fit in that game pad?

[@ryanvalenta9865]

For Minecraft should I get this or just an Xbox controller and pair it with my phone

[@BoricuaBoy88]

Anyone notice that the shoulders and triggers are Playstation branded, lol? They read L1 and 2 and R1 and 2 instead of LB/LT and RB/RT, lol

[@StoneCastleSystems]

How do you play games in landscape mode? Seems to only want to do xbox games in portait mode?

[@itsray5216]

Do you need this to play the game anywhere

[@KBXband]

Not to sound stupid but it isnt on the 360 is it? I have an Xbox One but it isnt turning on for some reason and I wanna take games on the go with Game Pass.

[@razielzoharofficial]

Can I play the games in full screen?

[@laymanztech2108]

Nice review! I've done one on this too!!!

[@a2pha]

Is it Bluetooth or somehow reading the buttons through the USB C ? Further I have a Galaxy A101 will it work for that ?

[@jtheexistentialist1221]

I noticed that you can't plug in the phone while the app is already running like an emulator app it will not detect it and you have to restart the app after you plug it in in some cases. I noticed on dolphin MMJR that I had to go in and program all the controls for GameCube It did not work straight out of the box and I thought it was incompatible but I just had to map it.

[@TheNamesBondJamesBondJames]

I currently use the PPSSPP emulator, do you think the razer kishi would be compatible with the emulator I use?

[@jtheexistentialist1221]

@@TheNamesBondJamesBondJames yes. For sure. I use it using the same app.

[@markpmtla]

Does this support games like GTA that I've downloaded onto the phone?

[@APZeus3]

So it won’t work with a ROG 5 phone as the USB port is on the side and not the bottom?

[@gravenut]

Yea it doesn't

[@astenxxx8930]

Can this work like regular xbox controler on my xbox series S ? Or is jast for the mobile use ?

[@jacobssiegfried]

mobile use only buddy.

[@ralph4lyf]

I just tried Xbox Remote Play last night with my phone and ipega bluetooth controller i have (reason I wanna play those free indies retro games that come in gamepass in handheld mode and not on my 4khdr screen ) and I gotta say I love it. It better than the cloud streaming, but I want that full experience with the Xbox buttons to post game clips and screen shots

[@patrickh.1658]

You sound sold already

[@mertgorates3330]

So I am planning on buying apple version of this kishi and I belive right now apple version doesnt have xbox xCloud thing but I wont have any problem in future because, Its just xbox buttons right?

[@dennismhac23]

What game was that Helicopter shootout?

[@A1Tech21]

What plan do I need to get for my mobile?

[@ZK-56]

Could a Sony Xperia 1 II fit in this?

[@tjwelder4112]

If I don’t have an Xbox, can I still play Xbox games using Xbox game pass?

[@deadpool-mwtm6414]

$56 for mine because it was on sale And I'd say its definitely worth it.

[@stonergee420]

Game pass

[@mluna777]

Why mine flashes once and stops? It just doesn’t work on my iPhone 8 or 11

[@rapidbyte7572]

Is is compatible with the Redmi Note 8 and Redmi 9c?

[@FashionableTenno]

for me the passthrough charge doesnt work if the otg connetion is turned on. if i turn it off, id be able to charge but that disconnects the controller.

[@sillyboy8319]

You have it? I'm guessing you do, I have a question, when using it can you only play game pass games? Or can you also play games that you own

[@FashionableTenno]

you can play even android games as long as the game has controller support, for xbox games pass and other cloud gaming services i cant cuz those arent available in my country yet which sucks

[@sillyboy8319]

@@FashionableTenno ah that's terrible, well that is nice, have you tried using a VPN?

[@father042]

Are there any android controllers with a micro USB port?

[@jackinabox1994]

Well worth £50 on amazon just bought one

[@butcher1335]

Wait so if I have a digital copy of fallout three download it on my Xbox can I download it over onto this thing and play it on my phone?

[@toplespecah666]

Where you can plug your earphone?

[@tubinonyou]

How's the D-pad? I play a lot of fighting games and intend to use this with my S21 Ultra which is a tenth of an inch smaller than the Note Ultra 20.

[@dominicmcmahon4798]

How is the dpad..i want this for.my A52. Wanna play psp strret fighter and blazblue

[@tubinonyou]

@@dominicmcmahon4798 I ended up getting this and the d-pad ain't bad! You won't be winning any tournaments with it but it's definitely functional.

[@kelevty5768]

Pass through charging seems to not be working on mine

[@tylergentile2169]

So the only difference between the Xbox and android controller is the Xbox button layout?

[@Tsunami_415]

yup

[@bishopt92]

I seem videos that you can't play CODM with the Kishi without having a Xbox controller as a connector. If I were to get the Xbox version 9 the Kishi would it work with CODM by itself?

[@xuimod]

Good thing competition made the prices of these controllers go down. They were $99 now they are $45.

[@user-eb5ri3nf9d]

Does he support happychik games?

[@wildman473]

I found the have a iPhone version. Can I still play Xbox games on it?

[@nerdtvch5]

I'm upgrading my gaming phone, never used a direct connection, does this effect the ram like a blue tooth connection does? Does it have rumble?

[@FaZeredemption3]

Ram? why would it affect ram? these phones have more than you will probably ever use....

[@nerdtvch5]

@@FaZeredemption3 my note 20 ultra can't handle PS2 roms. My Galaxy S5 can play PS1 and even some PSP games no problem. The Note 20 can handle most PSP games I find. it also handles Gamecube really well. Trust me, the difference between running bluetooth controllers and plug in controllers shows. Since phones arn't really designed for this.

[@goozebump]

@@nerdtvch5 yes no lag becuase its direct connection I've had one for months now and its great for some quick downtime gaming. I use a note 9 with ps2 Nintendo ds playststion gamecube emulators. No lag like regular Bluetooth

[@MrKarlosswift]

With this, can you play wildrift ?

[@getrekt3983]

there are some games that are not supported and at first glance you would think this means you can not play the games with the onscren overlay that do not support this controller but if you do some research you will find that there is an app called mantis pro beta that is free that lets you do custom overlays

[@amyliam24]

does not work without registering with payment on xbox! Please help me.

[@Savillozz]

On Xbox app click remote play top right whilst your Xbox is on

[@SnappySnapfire]

Ah I just got the ps5 and xbox series X cause I couldn't choose >< But I do play my xbox more for sure. However I really think that the PS5 has many good things to come as soon as they figure out the chip shortage.

[@zazayt_cod]

Can i connect a wired headphones on them. Is it possible..?

[@bjvfgdfxhgfhg8984]

Noo have it have its own battery that way I can dual battery power with phones and with Bluetooth so you can use is with Xbox or phone wirelessly

[@wcsoblake85]

I wished this would fit my galaxy fold 2

[@callum2687]

Why watch a video when it clearly cant fit

[@HotSizzleTV_]

Does this work with Iphones?

[@__RAGEMUSIC]

Does this work with iPhone?

[@extra4542]

Man if game streaming takes off for Xbox which I do feel like this will, this could be a great switch competitor but you get to play high end games

[@EclairFome]

I wouldn't even call it a switch competitor since the switch is kinda trash to be honest, all actual and next gen consoles are better that the switch, most high end PHONES have much better specs than a switch so... Lets not fool ourselves, the nintendo switch is a literally trash "console"

[@hungrybear4364]

Cheloso15 no

[@hungrybear4364]

They focus on great games and younger children not middle aged men

[@hungrybear4364]

Cheloso15 like you

[@extra4542]

Cheloso15 clearly I’m talking about competition of portable console gaming. Just because switch is weaker doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a significantly better gameplay experience than phones. It doesn’t matter if phones have higher specs bc the games are generally trash in comparison. there’s always some loser focused solely on specs bc they’re a “hardcore gamer” 🙄. It’s not an accident that Xbox which is waaaay more powerful lost this generation by far even with a lead in release time vs the switch

[@crazycocolabrador5864]

How much

[@Doomy_collector]

You could get an Xbox controller and a clamp for your phone for around $80

[@caseygtr]

I've tried that with my phone and xbone controller, it works, but the weight of the phone makes holding the controller feel weird. You're better off to get this device, I have one on order from amazon and they're on sale right now for $56 usd

[@ghostgamezyt7695]

Do you have to have gamepass