#Original xbox controller design 360 Bluetooth#

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#Original xbox controller design 360 Bluetooth#

The Xbox One controller has since been redesigned with the addition of a headphone jack in June 2015, while the upcoming Xbox One S will bring in August a slight hardware revision with better grips and bluetooth support. Do you think the Xbox One controller has come a long way since the original Xbox controller from 2001? Let us know what do you think in the comments below. Back in 2013, we reported that Microsoft spent $100M in researching a new controller, only to end up with something quite similar to the Xbox 360’s controller. We’re really glad that Microsoft went on to invent its own design language for the original Xbox controller, and the company successfully iterated on this first design to deliver the more ergonomic Xbox 360 and Xbox One controllers in the following years. No, you just need to keep in mind that concept designers often copy what's in front of them. These look as they do because at the time Dreamcast was king. No, we didn't almost go with any of these.

When asked by someone on Twitter if Microsoft took inspiration from Sega’s sixth generation Dreamcast console which was first released in Japan in November 1998, Blackley answered that “these look as they do because at the time Dreamcast was king.” However, he added later that while it’s no secret that designers often take inspiration from competing hardware products, Microsoft didn’t go forward with these controller designs and that “Xbox was its own beast.” I know pictures would probably be helpful, I'll work on taking some.The “Racer X” and “Bio” Xbox controller designs. (You can see what I'm talking about in this picture, the nub is to the left of and below the first 'w' in the watermark)

At the USB end of the cord, the grey wider plastic piece you're intended to pull on has the little nub on top.

The front of the controller matches this image exactly.

It seems to work correctly when plugged into my computer.

The 'Microsoft' logo etched on the top of the controller is correct, it has the split 'o' and connected 'ft'.

Here's a number of details that are correct, as far as I can tell:

The hologram sticker on the back says 'Microsoft' but doesn't have the real Microsoft logo, there's no slice taken out of the 'o' in 'Micro'.

There's no breakaway cable near the USB port (Microsoft's term is Inline Cable Release), the cable is one piece from controller to USB port.

It's two-tone black and gray, which according to Wikipedia means it's probably the Elite edition of the controller. I recently bought a Wired Xbox 360 controller from Ebay, and I'm trying to figure out whether it's counterfeit.