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XInput, [6] a legacy [7] API for "next generation" controllers, was introduced in December 2005 alongside the launch of the Xbox 360.This specification provided support for Xbox 360 controllers in Windows XP SP1 and subsequent operating systems, and is described by Microsoft as being easier to program for and requiring less setup than DirectInput.
The Xbox One controller retains roughly the same layout as the Xbox 360 controller, including four main face buttons, two shoulder bumpers, two analog triggers, two analog sticks and a digital D-pad. The Start and Back buttons are replaced by Menu and View buttons, while the Guide button, now officially called the Xbox button (whereas this was ...
Shoulder buttons ("bumpers") and triggers on an Xbox 360 controller. Some common additions to the standard pad include shoulder buttons (also called "bumpers") and triggers placed along the edges of the pad (shoulder buttons are usually digital, i.e. merely on/off; while triggers are usually analog); centrally placed start, select, and home buttons [clarification needed], and an internal motor ...
The Xbox controller featured breakaway dongles to avoid damage to the console if the cord was tripped over. The Xbox controller features dual vibration motors and a layout similar to the contemporary GameCube controller: two analog triggers, two analog sticks (both are also digitally clickable buttons), a digital directional pad, a Back button, a Start button, two accessory slots and six 8-bit ...
Chatpad and controller. The Microsoft Chatpad keyboard attachment (Model 1676), similar to the Xbox 360 Messenger Kit, was unveiled at Gamescom on August 4, 2015. [3] The Chatpad also includes the functions of the Stereo Headset Adapter and was bundled with the updated version of the Chat Headset terminating in a 3.5 mm headphone jack.
A game controller, gaming controller, or simply controller, is an input device or input/output device used with video games or entertainment systems to provide input to a video game. Input devices that have been classified as game controllers include keyboards , mice , gamepads , and joysticks , as well as special purpose devices, such as ...
A Famicom controller. The D-pad/+Control Pad (cross shape on left) first came to prominence on the controller for the Famicom. [20] D-pads vary in design but generally have a: [20] [21] Circuit board that registers input [22] Membrane that is pressed down against the board to complete the circuit [22] Hard pivot in the center [23] Plastic D-pad ...
The Xbox 360 controller has the same basic familiar button layout as the Controller S except that a few of the auxiliary buttons have been moved. The "back" and "start" buttons have been moved to a more central position on the face of the controller, and the "white" and "black" buttons have been removed and replaced with two new bumpers that are positioned over the analog triggers on the back ...