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A comment on U.S. Navy swapping $38K periscope joysticks for Xbox controllers on subs (2017). Parent comment

Re:U.S. Navy swapping $38K periscope joysticks for Xbox cont... by niketdesai on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @10:43PM (#18975489)
I think the idea is leverage form factor, usability, and familiarity. Those things + security upgrades would be a cheaper and effective rollout.
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Re:U.S. Navy swapping $38K periscope joysticks for Xbox cont... by jenna_talia on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @10:53PM (#18975549)
yes cheaper [et.al.], also durable as many gamers that go salty and rage after in game death would attest. and the speed of reflashing a PIC modded device in the hands of even a novice picasm programmer is an interesting angle for field expedient repair/mods.
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