Microsoft patent application cuts controller cords, sews them back together

Wireless gamepads are more straightforward, but for latency, copper trumps 2.4GHz. What to do? Build hybrid controllers that may instantly cut the cord. It sounds as if\’s what Microsoft\’s thinking, as the company applied for a patent on just this type of controller in March, using infrared, Bluetooth or RF technologies alongside a wired (possibly USB) connection and switch between the two \” without permanent disruption to an ongoing game.\” For sure, dual-mode controllers had been around for months in a marginally different form — Microsoft\’s own Sidewinder X8 and the Razer Mamba did an analogous for the high-end gaming mouse. It also doesn\’t bode well that this particular application clearly describes the original chunky Xbox.

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