What the hell is this. It looks so uncomfortable.
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Let’s take everything we learned over the years about making kick-ass controllers and forget all of that and make a shitty one instead!
...why do you need a special controller for Cloud gaming?
If it's like the Stadia controller, stuff like user authentication is done by the controller's embedded system.
If it's like the Stadia controller, it'll have a kickass D-pad but shitty battery life, featuring a battery that CAN'T be replaced.
featuring a battery that CAN’T be replaced.
That would make it tough to impossible to sell in certain jurisdictions that adopted right to repair laws.
But we already know its not.
The controller sends nput direct to the server via WiFi, rather than via Bluetooth through the viewing device. Removes some latency, which given how much latency cloud having introduces makes a difference.
But we already know its not.
"It will connect directly to Xbox Cloud Gaming servers to reduce latency, much like how Google’s Stadia controllers used to work."
Looks like Microsoft is preparing to shut down console department or at least handheld department.
Wut? Xbox controllers are my favourite controller form factor, what the hell is this thing?!
Exec 1: What's the most universally lauded controller design that we can emulate for our Next Big Thing?
Exec 2: The Wii U gamepad, but we take away the screen
Exec 1: Brilliant!
It takes some effort to cramp in a single controller every single wrong thing that you can imagine about a gamepad
E-waste. Nothing more.

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