Xbox 360 controller

Xbox 360 controller vs Xbox One controller

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For my last post partially made in 2013, I want to put the Xbox 360 controller against the new Xbox One controller.

Xbox 360:

The Xbox 360 is the most popular gaming console of the current-generation (not including the Wii) selling over 80 million consoles. The Xbox 360 was originally released in November 22nd 2005 and is the successor to the original Xbox. Not only was the Xbox 360 the most popular of its generation it had the more popular controller (Xbox 360 vs Playstation 3). The Xbox 360`s successor, the Xbox One was release on the 22nd of Novemeber 2013, 8 years after the Xbox 360’s launch. The Xbox 360’s competitors are the Playstation 3 and the Wii.

Xbox One:

The Xbox One is the most ambitious console of its generation so-far. Moving away from the PowerPC architecture and back into the x86 architecture as used in the original Xbox. The Xbox One isn’t the most popular console of its generation but it isn’t far away. The Xbox One’s competitors are the Playstation 4 and the Wii U. The Xbox One launched on the 22nd of November 2013.

The Controllers:

The Xbox One controller is a big improvement over the Xbox 360 controller but in what areas does the Xbox 360 controller beat it in?

Xbox 360 controller and Xbox One Controller

Image courtesy of IGN

As you can see from the picture the Xbox One controller features an improved D-Pad over the Xbox 360, you can also read the ABXY buttons more clearly because the background colour of the buttons is black. The Xbox One also removes the lump on the back of the controller previously used for holding the battery. But in what areas is the Xbox 360 better?

PC compatibility:

There is one downfall of the Xbox One controller, PC compatibility. Microsoft dominated the PC controller industry with the Xbox 360 controller, but they didn’t make the Xbox One controller compatible. There is always the chance they will release some firmware making it possible, but the PS4 controller may take over by then.

The Xbox One controller is the clear winner, only with one big downfall although after using the Xbox One controller it fells weird using the Xbox 360 controller.