Microsoft experiments with modular controllers for mobile devices

[GSMArena]

While some of the new gaming phones have hardware controls - either on board or as accessories - most handsets out there rely on touch and motion. Those are fine for casual games, but Microsoft believes it can interest serious players with Xbox-like controllers. This is just a research project for now, but the vision of the team is for Switch-like flexibility. They controllers themselves - analog sticks plus a D-pad or a handful of buttons on each side - are relatively small and they attach to the side of the device (be it phone or tablet). Additional slide-in grips can be used for...



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