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Re:U.S. Navy to use Xbox 360 controllers to operate periscop... by kobeya on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @04:48AM (#15282825)
Former defense contractor here. I trust Microsoft to have put more time and money into making that controller maximally usable and useful than whatever subcontractor would have made the thing otherwise.
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Re:U.S. Navy to use Xbox 360 controllers to operate periscop... by user5994461 on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @05:36AM (#15283044)
And it's battle tested by millions of player using it frenetically every day!
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Re:U.S. Navy to use Xbox 360 controllers to operate periscop... by sundvor on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @05:00AM (#15282886)
"Subcontractor" :)

Yeah they have got millions and millions of hours testing down. Great to see them not falling victim to the "not invented here" syndrome.

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Re:U.S. Navy to use Xbox 360 controllers to operate periscop... by drdeadringer on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @11:34PM (#15290595)
I am also a former defense contractor.

I wonder how much rigor Microsoft's controllers would have to go through to become a defense industry standard. The $500 Hammer legend doesn't exit in a vacuum, and I've experienced why.

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