Every console has its quirks. Recall the three-legged controller on the N64 or, more recently, that weirdly placed eject button on the original PlayStation 4. Fans of the original Xbox will no doubt remember The Duke, the famously oversized controller that felt more like a small steering wheel.
How'd you like a new one?
Seamus Blackley, one of the designers of the original Xbox, has led the charge to recreate The Duke in all its glory for the Xbox One and Windows 10 machines. Together with peripherals manufacturer Hyperkin, he's finally done it.
They must have found a warehouse full of them they forgot about.
Not sure why anyone would be excited. I hated that thing the PS2 controller was so much better. It was only slightly better than the N64 controller which is probably the worst controller of all time.
If it's good quality I will have one, but I also bought an Elite controller this year so how much the Duke would get used is debatable.
If it has Impulse Triggers then that's a huge upgrade. If they could give it at least two paddles underneath that would be ideal (or I guess 6 would actually be best to allow full functionality without moving your thumbs).
The worst modern controller gets a comeback, and the only change is to make it dumber and more expensive by adding an unusable screen... yeah ok then.
While you may not like it, it has quite the cult following, if they do this right, it will do well.
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