I just bought this huge Sony Bravia TV for the living room and honestly I'm already about to throw the remote at the wall. I thought I could just play some games from the app store thingy on it but the remote it came with is so clunky for that. I tried to look up what controllers to buy and everyone is talking about input lag and dualshock and I have no idea what any of that even means sorry if this is a dumb question but I'm just so lost.

My logic was that since it's a Sony TV maybe only Sony controllers work? But then I saw someone say Xbox ones work too which makes no sense to me since they're different companies. I just want something simple for my 7 year old to play that Beach Buggy game or whatever it is while we're stuck inside during this rainstorm in Seattle. I don't want to spend more than like 60 bucks because he's probably gonna drop it anyway.

Do I need a special plug or do they just connect through the air? I saw some universal remotes too but those look like they're just for changing channels and I'm just confused if I can use one thing for everything or if I need two separate devices. Every guide I find online uses all these technical words and it just makes my head spin...