Phil Spencer details and explains the features of the Xbox Series X controller, which will be compatible with the previous one and bets on continuity.
Unnoticed due to the name and design of the new Microsoft console, Xbox Series X, which took all the spotlights and comments of the announcement. However, there he was, the command of Project Scarlett, who stands out for another reason why no one noticed him: his continuity. Microsoft believes that a redesign was not necessary and has limited itself to making minor adjustments and improvements that, despite their importance, may go unnoticed by the naked eye. "We believe that today we have a great command for sale and we did not feel necessary to return to the starting point and build one from scratch," said Phil Spencer, head of the Xbox division, in an interview for fellow GameSpot. "But Still, there are things we learned from the Elite version of the previous one and others that we have learned by listening to the community. ”
The feedback seems to have worked and one of the aspects that was recriminated under Xbox One is for Spencer one of the strengths of the new. “One of the novelties is the crosshead, the d-pad. We believe it is important, it is totally new and we have been working on it for some time, ”he acknowledged. But it is not the only one. In order not to be left behind with respect to Sony, Nintendo and even Google Stadia, the new command will incorporate a third button in the center with the share function. A "share button." "We are not the first to add it, so we are not going to say that we have invented it, but sharing is part of the experience and very important for some players, so we wanted a specific button for them … and there you have it."
Compatible with PC and Xbox One
As for weight and dimensions, no concrete data has been given, but Phil has confessed that it is slightly smaller and that "it has been refined to accommodate an even wider range of people." The path of the triggers and their vibration are maintained and, as part of Microsoft's new policy of unifying everything, the controller will be compatible with Xbox One and PC. Similarly, the Xbox One will also be worth in Series X, something that will certainly come in handy for a local cooperative and for those likely to break it (we understand you, really). Little more is known about it, nothing of the duration, for example, and for now the great work that the company did with the previous one is claimed.
The thing is going to be interesting because its rival, the PS5 controller, seems to be incorporating many new features and, in the words of the president of Sony, "it feels very different from Dualshock 4".
