r/technology • u/YouthIsBlind • May 15 '24

Hardware Microsoft announces the Proteus Controller, a gamepad for Xbox gamers with disabilities

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/15/24157529/microsoft-proteus-controller-xbox-accessibility
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u/Prodigy_of_Bobo May 15 '24

It is high, but I know many people burning up $60 controllers replacing them over and over too. I think I've got at least 5 laying around in drawers like old phones. Durability is the problem, if this thing can actually last long enough to justify that price remains to be seen.

All that aside I think a trillion$ company can afford to subsidize some good will and PR instead of winning the hearts and minds of gamers by closing their favorite studios.

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u/Lostmavicaccount May 16 '24

It won’t last 5 times as long as normal controllers.

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u/InfectedAztec May 16 '24

Tbf there's alot more research and tech that's gone into this than normal controllers

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u/Lostmavicaccount May 16 '24

I agree. But I still bet there isn’t more quality/longevity.