Don’t know why this is news. I have those Logitech controllers still in service and they still work after years. Generic controller input works with everything.
Probably was the most reliable thing on the sun.
This is an interesting article that makes some good points. Why re-invent the wheel and potentially make something unnecessarily complicated and less reliable when simple items with simple electronics often have less that could go wrong?
I think most people are roasting their choice of game controller. The cheapo Logitech model. Plus if they wanted simple and reliable I would think a wired version would be better, not the wireless model. The military is all the time using them for controlling UAVs and stuff in the field. Nobody really pokes fun because it doesn’t look like the cheap controller you’d hand off to “player 2”.
Should have used a Xbox 360 controller
They could’ve done a 360 and walked away…
If they did a 360, they’d still be walking forward…
Never mind the games controller. They bolt u in from the outside?! I’d never survive the panic attack
The submarine seems to have only one button for on/off… Did they think they can connect to iTunes there in case of some boot issues?
I had a Logitech F310 which started malfunctioning, where the left stick’s signal was always halfway to the left. Logitech’s quality isn’t what it used to be. I can imagine something like this happening on the submarine. Question is whether they had a replacement and if they even recognized that the gamepad was malfunctioning.
Fun fact: The Logitech Extreme 3D-stick is used in many professional systems, but those are reliable.
I feel like that’s the different between buying something and repurposing it and buying something and using it as intended.
In other words. Use the right tool for the job. A hammer isn’t a screwdriver just because you can technically hammer in screws.
