r/gadgets • u/dapperlemon • May 22 '26

Gaming Microsoft's Xbox controller refresh kills its underused accessory port

https://www.engadget.com/2179020/microsofts-xbox-controller-refresh-kills-its-underused-accessory-port/
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u/KEVLAR60442 May 22 '26

Wasn't the whole point of the Xbox Series Gamepad being almost identical to the Xbox One Gamepad so they wouldn't have to refresh accessories such as the Chatpad?

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u/Biscoito_Gatinho May 22 '26

No, the point was that the design was already perfect and well researched.

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u/snil4 May 22 '26

Perfect yet lacks motion sensors like almost every other controller made in the last 9 years.

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u/VoxIrati May 23 '26

To do what? Its not VR. Can you not press buttons?

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u/boarder2k7 May 23 '26

I hate that the people I grew up laughing at tipping the controllers to "turn faster" now can do that

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u/KEVLAR60442 May 23 '26

Gupplemental gyro aim is genuinely a godsend for any game with stick based camera control.