Xbox One Controller will last ten years - Microsoft

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After subjecting the Xbox One controller to rigorous testing, Microsoft claims it will last ten years.


Accessories and hardware manager for Microsoft, Bob Brown, told Pocket-Lint that the aim was to create a controller that would last ten years - the projected lifespan of the Xbox One.
Brown explains that when testing the Xbox One Controller, "each button gets pressed over and over, between 4-5 times a second," while the thumbsticks are also tested with repeated use.

The test determines not only how the controller can withstand vigorous button mashing, but also whether each button delivers the right result, regardless of how many times it has been pressed.

The controllers are also dropped repeatedly in order to determine shock points, and to ensure the inside is not damaged on collision.

The Xbox One controller has been finalised, however Brown says testing is still ongoing. Currently, the controller can handle over 3 million button presses, which Brown claims is over the target.

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kuneyoPosted:

Test it ten years and come back Microsoft.

That is when I will believe a multi-billion dollar company.

OmgCallOfDutyPosted:

How about if I accidentally drop it on my wall at 70 miles per hour?

GoldPeakTeaPosted:

I hope that those thumbsticks will last a while. They don't last long on a 360 controller!

bdgrPosted:

Wont last for 10 years throw it at the wall now what microsoft?

Kami-Posted:

MrShyCity i doubt it will last for ten years it really depends who's using it
damn that controller look so damn nice


True that bro

MrShyCityPosted:

i doubt it will last for ten years it really depends who's using it
damn that controller look so damn nice

ssshenkiePosted:

The controller looks pretty cool, i'm so glad they finally made the d-pad fixed. That was the only thing i hated about my controller.

ZukiPosted:

This means it will probably break within a week..

OrigamoPosted:

Hopefully we will never need to replace them, but I don't think they will last 10 years.

VoyboyPosted:

The problem isn't the design, its the idiots who throw it around like a squishy toy. Somebody will find a way to break it then cry like a little baby.


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