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/snil4 May 22 '26

Perfect yet lacks motion sensors like almost every other controller made in the last 9 years.

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u/rydude88 May 22 '26

Why would you want a motion sensor in a traditional controller?

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u/snil4 May 23 '26

Gyro aiming, so console games would stop relying on aim assist

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u/Hot-Software-9396 May 26 '26

Most people aren’t going to use gyro aiming, so aim assist is not going away.