A Brazilian regulator has published photos of an unreleased Xbox controller.
    • woelkchen@lemmy.worldOP
      9·
      1 month ago

      If it’s like the Stadia controller, stuff like user authentication is done by the controller’s embedded system.

      • Lemmayng@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 month ago

        If it’s like the Stadia controller, it’ll have a kickass D-pad but shitty battery life, featuring a battery that CAN’T be replaced.

        • woelkchen@lemmy.worldOP
          1·
          1 month ago

          featuring a battery that CAN’T be replaced.

          That would make it tough to impossible to sell in certain jurisdictions that adopted right to repair laws.

        • woelkchen@lemmy.worldOP
          2·
          1 month ago

          But we already know its not.

          “It will connect directly to Xbox Cloud Gaming servers to reduce latency, much like how Google’s Stadia controllers used to work.”

        • Kushan@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 month ago

          The controller sends nput direct to the server via WiFi, rather than via Bluetooth through the viewing device. Removes some latency, which given how much latency cloud having introduces makes a difference.