The gigantic ‘Duke’ Xbox controller has been approved by Microsoft

 

#NewDuke has gone to tooling and is approved by @Xbox THIS IS HAPPENING! pic.twitter.com/zSVA4TFh08

— Seamus Blackley (@SeamusBlackley) September 20, 2017

Yes, it’s really that large. And if the logo at the center looks a little bright to you, there’s a good reason: It’s an LCD screen. There’s no word on what purpose it’ll serve, but it’s there and seems, at the very least, like a better use of the space than the flat logo from the original. As the tweet says, Microsoft has approved the design, and the controller is off to be tooled for production. The controller will be a corded controller it looks like – as you’d expect with a built-in LCD screen – and still sports the black and white buttons of old. It’ll be compatible with both Xbox One and Windows 10, feature a 9-foot breakaway cord, and is being produced by peripheral manufacturer Hyperkin.

If you don’t remember the Duke, you may have seen the Xbox with its second controller, called the ‘Controller S,’ which replaced the Duke after a couple years. What was originally a Japanese-specific design eventually became the template upon which future Xbox controllers would be built, while the Duke was laid to rest… until now.

If you have giant hands, keep an eye out. There’s no pricing or release date just yet.

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2017/09/22/xbox-huge-duke-controller-approved/