Frequently asked questions

Entirely through the Amazon Associates programme. When you buy something through one of our links, Amazon pays us a small commission at no extra cost to you. No brand pays us for placement, and no manufacturer sends us products. Full details in our affiliate disclosure.

No, and we will not pretend otherwise. We do not run a testing lab.We research published specifications, primary technical standards, third-party lab measurements (which we cite by name and link), and aggregated owner reviews. You will never find the words "we tested" or "hands-on" on this site, because they would be false.

Because we tell you exactly what each conclusion rests on, and you can check it in one click. Every page has a Sources section. Every score breaks into five metrics explained on /methodology. Where we could not verify something, we write "we could not verify this" instead of guessing. A site that shows its working is easier to trust than one that claims a lab it cannot show you.

Prices change constantly. We refresh ours daily from Amazon's API and stamp each one with the date it was fetched. If our data is more than 48 hours old, we hide the number entirely and the button reverts to "Check price". The price Amazon shows you at checkout is always the one that applies.

Because there was no buyable offer for it at our last price check. Rather than leave last month's number on the page, we show nothing and tell you why. That is the system working as designed, not an oversight.

No, and the proof is on the pages. We rank a $25 mouse above an $80 one, and an $85 headphone above a $350 flagship, on pages where the expensive product would pay us several times more. If commission drove our rankings, those pages would look very different.

Because in most peripheral categories the cheaper thing is genuinely good enough, and saying so is the whole point of the site. A $25 mouse has a sensor you cannot out-aim. A mid-range SD card hits the Steam Deck's bus ceiling exactly like a premium one. We would rather you trusted us than spent more this once.

Stephen V., editor of Geared Gaming. Every review and guide follows the research method published at /methodology. We deliberately do not decorate that with invented credentials or imaginary years of experience.

It is the mean of five metric scores, and every metric is named and defined on /methodology — which is more than any competitor in our space publishes. The scores are judgements from documented research, not lab measurements.

One of our five metrics is Value, and it is computed against the live price. So when a product goes on sale, its Value score rises and its overall score moves with it. "Is this worth the money" is a question about the money, and the money changes.

Because we have no customers — we do not sell anything. Any review site showing you glowing testimonials about itself is worth a second look. The only ratings on this site are our own editorial scores, from a published rubric, attributed to a named editor.

Because sometimes they are the right place to buy. We are only in Amazon's affiliate programme, so every other retailer we mention earns us nothing — and rather than hide that, we label it. It is listed in full on the affiliate disclosure page.

No. Not at any price. There is no rate card, and there is nothing to negotiate. See our editorial policy.

Tell us — we want to know. Email Info@gearedgaming.com or use the contact form. We correct factual errors within 48 hours and leave a visible note saying what changed. Challenging a score or a ranking is also fair game.

Prices refresh daily and automatically. Roundups are reviewed every 90 days, and guides every six months or immediately when a fact changes. We only change the "Updated" date when the content actually changes — date-bumping an untouched page is a lie told to a search engine, and we do not do it.

Not yet, and that is deliberate. We would rather be genuinely useful about three categories than shallow about thirty. Those three are handhelds, gaming audio, and best value.

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