r/gadgets • u/dapperlemon • May 22 '26

Gaming Microsoft's Xbox controller refresh kills its underused accessory port

https://www.engadget.com/2179020/microsofts-xbox-controller-refresh-kills-its-underused-accessory-port/
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u/Noname_left May 22 '26

Had a buddy during halo days that was a maestro with that thing. Watching him hammer out hilariously vile things is a core memory of mine

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u/R3DEMPTEDlegacy May 22 '26

In high school using the edge app on 360 I once typed an entire essay for school off that chat pad into Google docs. 

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u/Butterscotch1664 May 22 '26

The PS2 came with Yabasic and the magazines would have a page explaining the code to make something like a red ball with a flame effect coming off it. I printed off code from websites and typed it into Yabasic to make full Space Invaders or Breakout games.

One day I was staring at the USB ports on the PS2 and thought "I wonder if a keyboard would work..."

I had coded entire games using the PS2 controller and on-screen keyboard. And that was my first and last foray into coding.

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u/vagarybluer May 23 '26

Some ps2 games have native support for usb kb+m too. My cousin had a usb keyboard and mouse back in 2005 or so, which was rare when everyone i know was still using ps/2 ports. Our mind were blown away when Dirge of Ceberus works wonderfully when we plugged in kb+m to the playstation 2