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Microsoft prototypes Xbox controllers designed for smartphones
In order to compete with the likes of Google Stadia, Microsoft announced Project xCloud earlier this year. It’s a game streaming service that’s designed to allow users to stream Xbox games to your console, PC, or mobile devices, and all existing Xbox games are compatible. Microsoft may even be working on a super cheap console in order to play Project xCloud games. While that’s all well and good, playing Xbox games on mobile will certainly not be comfortable. A research paper spotted by WindowsCentral shows that Microsoft has prototyped Xbox controllers designed for smartphones.
The research paper documents and praises touchscreen devices like the Nintendo DS and Switch that have successfully handled gaming. It also talks about how while mobile gaming has taken off, many games aren’t actually suited to be played on a touch screen. Prototypes by Microsoft for controllers that aim to tackle this problem were built out of foam and then 3D printed based on conceptual renders.
While this controller may be far from being a completed product, it’s interesting that it has spent so long in the pipeline without getting thrown out. Avoiding touch-based input with Project xCloud is in everyone’s best interest, which is why Microsoft may look to launch this controller sooner rather than later once the company’s streaming service reaches the market sometime in October.
In order to compete with the likes of Google Stadia, Microsoft announced Project xCloud earlier this year. It’s a game streaming service that’s designed to allow users to stream Xbox games to your console, PC, or mobile devices, and all existing Xbox games are compatible. Microsoft may even be working on a super cheap console in order to play Project xCloud games. While that’s all well and good, playing Xbox games on mobile will certainly not be comfortable. A research paper spotted by WindowsCentral shows that Microsoft has prototyped Xbox controllers designed for smartphones.
The research paper documents and praises touchscreen devices like the Nintendo DS and Switch that have successfully handled gaming. It also talks about how while mobile gaming has taken off, many games aren’t actually suited to be played on a touch screen. Prototypes by Microsoft for controllers that aim to tackle this problem were built out of foam and then 3D printed based on conceptual renders.
While this controller may be far from being a completed product, it’s interesting that it has spent so long in the pipeline without getting thrown out. Avoiding touch-based input with Project xCloud is in everyone’s best interest, which is why Microsoft may look to launch this controller sooner rather than later once the company’s streaming service reaches the market sometime in October.