Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and these are my 2022 gift ideas for gamers so with Christmas and
the holiday season just around the corner you might be on the lookout for ideas for yourself
or for friends and family so what I've done is compile a list of accessories and items that
you might not normally think of as a gift today's video is kindly sponsored by Ugreen and four new
Chargers but more on that later as always I've linked to every item that I show you in today's
video down below oh and some of the footage today was filmed in my old house before I moved as the
new one is still being worked on right so first up I want to show you these awesome picture frames
from grid studio so I've got a few here including the dual shock controller from PlayStation the
Playstation Vita and The Game Boy Color so what grid actually have done is they've taken an item
such as the DualShock controller dismantled it and arranged it in a way that it looks like a piece of
art it's such a clever idea and it looks really nice for me this one is definitely my favorite
so far out of their entire collection but it's not just the item that looks good even the packaging
that it comes in fills and looks like a premium gift now I'll be hanging a few of these on my
walls over the coming weeks and I think it's a great way to show your love for Tech in a
totally different way if you check out their site below and you use my link you will save 10% on the
items so this next one might seem obvious but games or still books are an awesome gift you've
got physical games which will make a better gift than a digital code would but then there are still
books as well so these are normally limited or collector edition cases and look far nicer than
the normal plastic one sometimes you can only get these when pre-ordering a game but if you
look on places like eBay you'll probably find a secondhand one on there anyway for me there's
something special about steelbooks and it's one of the only reasons I still buy some of my games
physically but if you've completely ran out of ideas and you don't want to buy somebody a game
in case they already have it well you could always just buy them a gift card this way you or them can
spend it on whatever they'd like games add-ons or in-game credit now if you do Buy digital games or
credit my only advice is do not buy them directly from the online Playstation or Xbox stores instead
buy or Top-Up cards from legitimate online websites like ShopTo or CDKeys this way you
can save anywhere between five and fifteen percent off the normal price so for example
when I buy a 90 pounds gift card it normally only cost me about 78 pounds that naturally means any
digital games that I purchase are now cheaper and this is a way that I've purchased most of
my games over the last 10 years this next one is great if you've already got a PlayStation and
an iPhone and that's this backbone One controller so it connects to your iPhone using the lightning
port and then it lets you control and play games on your PlayStation 4 or Playstation 5. there are
of course cheaper ways to do this such as using the Dual sense controller and a mobile clip but
this is a nice and compact way to play it and as this is an officially licensed PlayStation
accessory it's got the PlayStation branding and the buttons throughout the only thing this doesn't
have are the symmetrical analog sticks as these are laid out differently just like on the Xbox and
the switch controllers and what's great is this controller doesn't just work for the PS4 and PS5
you can use it to play any controller compatible mobile games so things like Call of Duty mobile or
any racing games that you might have it's a great gift if you're into Mobile gaming or on the move
a lot I'm talking about controllers can you ever really have too many well you obviously get one
with any console that you buy but if you wanted to play local co-op or split screen you'll want
to add another also as there are so many different colors and designs to choose from there's probably
one that will match your setup or the theme and style that you're going for for me the purple
or the gray camouflage controllers are definitely my favorite and if you look around at the current
sale prices you can save yourself about twenty to thirty dollars but if you wanted to up your
game you could go for a Pro Controller instead so something like the scuff or even the new dual
sense Edge controller that comes out in January these cost a lot more than a normal controller
sometimes three to four times the price but you do get the added paddles as well as customizable
buttons and sticking with a controller theme instead of throwing your controller down on your
desk there are stands mounts and holders that you can use for them I've used a few different
ones but I keep coming back to the wooden ones from Geek made designs they sell a few different
designs to choose from and they fit most of the controllers that are out there and if you don't
want to spend money on a Pro Controller you could always add some thumbsticks instead so I've used
these from control freaks on my control was before I got my scuff and having the right analog stick
taller than the left has definitely helped with my accuracy in FPS games it's only a cheap accessory
but it can sometimes completely change the way that you play a game so I've talked about Ugreen
Chargers before but I wanted to mention four Chargers that they have on their Black Friday
sale there's the new nexo mini 30 watt foldable plug and this thing is Tiny it has a USBC port
on the bottom and you can charge the iPhone 14 up to three times faster than the 5 watt plug then
there's the Ugreen nexo 65 watt desktop charger now what I like about this is the fact that it's
compact enough to sit on your desk yet it still has four ports for charging multiple devices then
there's the nexode 140 watt charger which is definitely my new favorite this has actually
replaced my MacBook charger as the single USBC can deliver up to 140 Watts you can also charge
two laptops at the same time or a laptop phone and an iPad or switch and finally this little seven in
one USBC Hub if you've got a Macbook that needs either an HDMI Network SD card or more USB port
this is perfect for that it only takes up one USBC port and then it gives you an extra seven ports to
use plus it works at 4K 60hz when connected to an external display all of these are massively
discounted on Ugreen's Black Friday sale I've linked to that below if you want to check it
out now something you might have noticed in my setups is they are usually black and gray and
the way that I add color is actually via the RGB lighting this is definitely one of the easiest and
cheapest ways to completely transform the look of your room with a few light bulbs or light strips
your setup can look completely different now I'm actually using a combination of different bulbs
I've got LIFX, Govee and Philips Hue and if you get yourself a colored light bulb you'll be able
to choose any color including white then simply link them up to your Google home or Alexa speaker
and you've created a whole new look for your setup personally I prefer using the LIFX range
as you don't need a bridge and the app is awesome right so if you've got a PlayStation 5 this next
one's for you so you know the plates on the side of the PS5 are removable well there are now loads
of official colors to choose from this includes black blue purple and my new favorite over at the
gray camo now they aren't cheap for two bits of plastic but they do completely change the whole
look of your console which means it could fit into your setup a little bit better if you've
got a different color theme going on and while we're talking about customizing the look of it
if you don't like the glossy finish on the middle you can change that to a matte skin I've gone for
the matte black skin from dbrand but you can get them off eBay and Amazon too and there's
loads of colors to pick from and if you are downloading or buying loads of games you'll
probably run out of storage quite quickly now if you've got Ultra fast Broadband that won't
be a problem as you could always delete the games and then just re-download them but if you're like
me it's probably worth having extra storage to store them locally so there are two options when
it comes to adding extra storage to a console one is to use an external drive where the games
can be stored on them and then transferred over to the internal storage console when you need to
play them or you can purchase an M.2 drive for the PlayStation 5 or the official Seagate drive
for the Xbox these then let you store and play the games directly from these drives so there's
no needs to transfer them over to the console I've actually been using the Corsair mp600 Pro
on the PlayStation 5 as well as the official on for the Xbox so far these have been great and
I've had no issues at all so if you're playing online chatting with your mates or you're at
a desk setup without speakers you're going to want to get yourself a pair of headphones now
I've covered a lot of headphones on the channel from Astro Playstation steelseries Xbox and Sony
they all have their strengths and weaknesses but they all offer great sound for the price point
so if you want an entry-level headset I would look at something like the Astro A10s these are
a cheap and affordable wired headset and they will work across most of the consoles next up
are the steel series 7s you can get the 7ps for PlayStation or the 7x for Xbox the advantage if
you go for the 7x version is they will work across both consoles and finally my current favorite are
the Nova Pros these are a wired headset but they are also available in Wireless the same quality
on these are incredible but they're probably a little bit pricey as a gift idea now there are
loads of other gaming accessories I'd love to cover there's branded merch things like cups
and glasses these are a cool accessories I have on your shelves you could even get yourself a
desk pad whether that's a leather one or a felt one because they always look nice and setup and
go back to the headphones where you could get yourself a headphone stand as well like how many
times you throw your headset down on your desk or hook it onto your console I've been using one from
grovemade on my desk and I've got this wooden one from Geek made designs on my shelves so was there
a favorite from any of these ideas I've shown you today for me the must-have purchase has got to be
a pair of headphones but the dual shock frame is a close second this thing is a piece of art also
let me know if you would like to see a sort of a budget accessory video from me you know like our
top 10 accessories for under fifty dollars now drop an "I'm a gamer" in the comments and I'll
give you a thumbs up by staying right till the end and if you did enjoy today's video check out
my new house tour video next as it covers every room in the new house along with my plans for
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