Microsoft video shows the inside of Xbox One controller

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Microsoft seems to be pretty proud of the new controller it designed for the upcoming Xbox One game console. It has offered lots of information about the device in the past few months, including a long video clip posted just a couple of weeks ago. This week, the company released yet another clip centering on the controller, but this one is a little different.

The video, uploaded to YouTube on the official Xbox channel, has Microsoft's marketing manager Graeme Boyd chatting with Quintin Morris, the lead designer on the Xbox One controller, at Microsoft's design labs. Unlike other videos, this one shows Morris actually disassembling the Xbox One controller on camera to show its printed circuit boards, or PCBs.

The video shows how the PCBs have been designed to accommodate the Xbox One controller's battery so it can fit inside the casing without creating a bulge, as it does for the Xbox 360 controller. Morris said that it was difficult to get this new battery design to work with the Xbox One gamepad.

As a consequence of the battery changes, Morris says in the video that this allowed the lower section of the Xbox One controller to be thinner and also let the design team make the hand grip surface of the device more comfortable to hold for gamers.

Later on in the video, Morris shows the inside of the controller again as he talks about its new triggers. The Xbox 360 controller has mechanical parts inside for its triggers but for the Xbox One, Microsoft eliminated those parts in favor of magnetic digital trigger sensors. Morris says this makes them twice as sensitive as the Xbox 360 version. If you have any engineering interest in game console hardware development, this video is definitely one to check out



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MortarPosted:

Hopefully the controllers will be a lot more durable than the current controllers as during my time playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, both left sticks of my two controllers broke and became pretty much unusable. Also, one of the battery packs became loose and often disconnected the controller.

LWTPosted:

thx for the info. much appreciated.
//LWT

MentalistPosted:

Katsumi
Losers I really like this controller better than Xbox 360 controller, I just hope they make sure the controllers joy stick dont break fast


It looks much more durable than the Xbox 360 controller, hopefully the joy sticks will last 2-3 years at the very least, i wouldn't mind replacing my controller after that long.


My sticks never broke and I had my controller for over 4 years, their pretty durable.

MentalistPosted:

Looks pretty nice, I like how its bigger then the current controllers.

KatsumiPosted:

Losers I really like this controller better than Xbox 360 controller, I just hope they make sure the controllers joy stick dont break fast


It looks much more durable than the Xbox 360 controller, hopefully the joy sticks will last 2-3 years at the very least, i wouldn't mind replacing my controller after that long.

KatsumiPosted:

Dr-J
Nireland Looks 100x better than the stupid PS4 controller.


They think their controller is cool because of a stupid touch screen, I guess they never hear of the windows phone and tablets.


Why are you now comparing a touch screen on a controller with a tablet and phone, they are meant for completely different purposes...

KatsumiPosted:

BBmodz I have never had a problem with the xbox 360 controllers, other then a friend spilling something over one and the thumb sticks sticking -_- I love the 360 controllers now find they fit perfect but it will be interesting too feel these ones especially with out the battery pack bulging out the back.

One concern I do have is how fast will I be able to change the batteries mid game?


Just buy a battery pack if it comes available, i purchased one for the Xbox 360 controller back in 2012 and i have to say that it's the best $20 i have ever spent..

RaciPosted:

Haha I think the new controllers will be awesome

BoobsonPosted:

I have never had a problem with the xbox 360 controllers, other then a friend spilling something over one and the thumb sticks sticking -_- I love the 360 controllers now find they fit perfect but it will be interesting too feel these ones especially with out the battery pack bulging out the back.

One concern I do have is how fast will I be able to change the batteries mid game?

Dr-JPosted:

Nireland Looks 100x better than the stupid PS4 controller.


They think their controller is cool because of a stupid touch screen, I guess they never hear of the windows phone and tablets.