Remember light guns? The arcade ones you pointed at the CRT while ducks mocked you? XGUN wants that muscle memory back on a modern PC, only this time the “gun” is also a full gamepad. Wonderism HQ’s Short on it has already cleared 3.2 million views, and the listing is live on Amazon for about $129.99.
Gamepad, then gun, in under a second
XGUN (also sold as XGUN PRO) is a two-grip controller bridged by a barrel. In pad mode you drive, loot and open menus like any other stick-and-buttons layout. Flip the grips into the gun pose and you aim by pointing the barrel at the screen. The maker says that flip takes less than a second, so exploration stays on a normal pad and firefights go full carnival booth. Hall-effect sticks, adaptive recoil patterns and a magnetic quick-switch are on the spec sheet.
Connectivity is wired, 2.4 GHz dongle or Bluetooth, with a claimed 2200 mAh pack for around eight hours. The listing calls out PC, Windows, Steam and Nintendo Switch. Modern-G adds that Switch 2 is supported directly, while PS5 needs a separate adapter. A Windows companion app can pull Steam titles, load presets and restyle the on-screen crosshair.
How the aiming actually works
Ignore the Short’s “gyroscopes” line for a second. The hardware story from the maker and the Amazon title is 4-corner IR tracking: four little emitters clip or sit at the corners of your display, and the controller works out where it is pointing from those lights. Modern-G describes three aim styles. Free Aim keeps the camera still while the crosshair follows the barrel. Motion Aim turns your arms into the right stick. Hybrid Aim lets the crosshair roam until it hits the edge, then the camera follows.
That is clever, and it is also the catch. You need the IR kit set up, a flat-ish screen (curved panels throw off the math), and a game the software actually supports. This is not a universal “point at Doom and it just works” dongle. The maker says it will grow the FPS list through software updates, and local multiplayer can run two XGUNs with two crosshairs when the title allows it.
Who makes it, and what it costs
ASIN B0FPLNZRHK on Amazon matches the wireless controller and light-gun bundle (Hall sticks, adaptive recoil, multi-mode connection). Camelcamelcamel showed $129.99 when we checked. The seller branding that shows up around the listing is Bestccc / Xianfan. A Kickstarter for X-Gun PRO wrapped Oct. 16, 2026, and Modern-G’s product page still reads like a campaign recap more than a long-term review, with full lab specs marked unconfirmed.
GadgetKing take
As a toy-box PC peripheral, XGUN is peak “why not.” Arcade nostalgia, real sticks for the walking bits, and a recoil motor for the popcorn factor. As a competitive aiming tool, calm down: IR corner tracking, a limited game list and a $130 ask mean this is a fun FPS sidequest, not a replacement for mouse aim. If your couch already hosts weird controllers, this one earns a seat. If you mainly play ranked shooters, keep your mouse.
Get the XGUN light-gun controller here (about $129.99).
Sources: Amazon listing B0FPLNZRHK, camelcamelcamel, Modern-G, Kickstarter and Wonderism HQ. Images: Modern-G / listing product shots (01, 02) and Wonderism HQ Short stills (03 to 05).
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