Hi! I’m a senior reporter at The Verge. I cover technology, gaming, and more.
Below are select highlights of my work. You can see all of my writing for The Verge on my author page. On Bluesky, I’m @jaypeters.net.
Valve’s new Steam Controller isn’t perfect, but I’m buying one anyway
My review of Valve’s excellent new Steam Controller.
The heist of iOS 26
I wrote a feature centered around Apple’s lawsuit against YouTuber Jon Prosser after he leaked details about iOS 26. The story features new statements from both Apple and Prosser.
AI was everywhere at gaming’s big developer conference — except the games
Despite how much marketing about AI was at GDC in 2026, developers I talked to were against the idea of using AI to help make their games.
How Reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history
The Steam Frame is a surprising new twist on VR
Former Kotaku writers are launching a new video game site — and they own it this time
Tim Sweeney on the future of Fortnite after another win over Apple
The creator of Papers, Please wants developers to make weirder, more personal games
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman isn’t backing down: our full interview
The best indie games we’re playing right now
Cairn is a climbing journey about perseverance and obsession
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 review: all-day smart glasses with the same tricky questions
NPR’s All Things Considered: What having a product guy as Apple’s CEO might mean for the company
LiveNOW from FOX: Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders sold out
CBC News: ELI5: What’s the deal with the Reddit blackout?
Social video about cool Steam Controller features found while reviewing it
Social video about previewing the Steam Machine and Steam Controller
A Vergecast episode about the protests on Reddit in 2023
Before The Verge, I worked at Techmeme and WE Communications.
I drafted accepted emoji proposals for:
🫡 Saluting Face (one of two accepted proposals for Saluting Face)
🫧 Bubbles
🧇 Waffle
🥱 Yawning Face
I also wrote a story for The Verge about how I made the yawning face and waffle emoji.
I like to run long distances and have completed four marathons:
In 2010, I played bass drum for the University of Oregon Marching Band and nearly ran over a camera person at the Rose Bowl.