[UPDATE] Just as predicted, Microsoft today officially announced the Xbox One Media Remote in a blog post on the Xbox Wire. It will be available in early March for $25. The original story is below.

We may earn a commission from links on this page. The Xbox One wasn't supposed to need a remote control. That was the whole point, right? With its high-tech Kinect camera, we could just talk to it and ...

The Xbox One is an all in one media box, of the gaming, television, movie and music sort, this much Microsoft has made clear. As part of their console’s multimedia offerings, the company has tried to ...

Video game accessories company PDP has designed an officially licensed PlayStation 4 media remote that is set to go on sale later this year. The peripheral has yet to be officially announced, but ...

A universal remote control for the PlayStation 4 will be available this October from Performance Designed Products, a representative for the company confirmed to Polygon today. PDP's Universal Media ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is making its Xbox One Media Remote official today. After ...

A PDP representative told Eurogamer that the remote is hopefully coming to Europe later this year: Currently this product is for the N.American market only. We are in the process of getting this ...

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The Satechi BT Media Remote is a Bluetooth remote control for the iPhone and iPad, and for the past month it’s my in-car Bluetooth remote control for the iPhone. The BT Media Remote controls the ...

You may be thinking, “Why would I want a media remote for my Xbox when I already have a Xbox controller? Plus, I already have too many remotes.” The truth is that you likely don’t need a media remote ...