Video game accessories let you fine tune the feel, sound and seat of your game

Esports athlete Epitácio "Taco" de Melo used a prototype of the Razer Viper gaming mouse in tournament matches over the past year. The new lightweight mouse is available for $79.99 (Photo: Razer USA) More Americans are playing video games than ever, and more are tuning in to watch live esports competitions, too. While you may not be a pro, you can certainly step up your game accessory-wise. Sales of video game accessories such as controllers, headsets, steering wheels and other products hit $2.3 billion in 2018, up 28% from the year before, according to The NPD Group Retail Tracking Service. That's the highest sales totals since 2010 ($2.4 billion), driven by sales of Microsoft's Kinect motion controller for Xbox 360 in November that year.