controllers
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I Love Designing My Own Controllers
4A couple of weeks ago, my go-to Xbox One controller got into an altercation with a 200kg electric wheelchair and lost. After spending hours browsing online stores for the perfect pre-built replacement, I decided to return to Microsoft’s Xbox Design Lab and make my own. It’s blue, pink, and yellow and uniquely mine. I love…
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Nintendo Slammed With Lawsuit Claiming They Knowingly Sold Broken Switch Controllers
If you own a Nintendo Switch, or know of someone who has one, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of “Joy-Con drift.” Nintendo’s quirky detachable controller for the Switch, the Joy-Con, seems to be vulnerable to an issue where it senses input even when there isn’t any. This leads to an experience called “drift,” where…
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Miyamoto Still Wants To Reinvent The Controller
While the standard buttons-and-joystick video game controller has made a fairly decisive return to Nintendo’s games on the Switch, that doesn’t mean Nintendo is done trying to reinvent the way we interact with video games.
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How To Use Your Gaming Controllers With Your Computer
You may think that your Xbox One or PS4 controller will always stay faithful to the console it’s paired with, but that’s not always the case. Thanks to the wonders of Bluetooth and other wireless technologies, you can actually use these input devices with Windows and macOS as well—and the setup isn’t too difficult either.