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by Sammy Barker- 3 hours ago
Image: Damien McFerran / Push Square
This month is significant for Xbox as it commemorates its 25th anniversary, with an abundance of enjoyable activities in progress – including an intriguing website that tracks your complete history with the brand.
However, in a major – and otherwise captivating – celebratory blog entry, leader Asha Sharma seems to have confused some of the details.
In discussing the original Xbox, which debuted on November 15, 2001, she states that the console “pioneered dual analogue controllers.”
This isn’t particularly significant, but it is clearly inaccurate.
No, it did not
Although the Xbox made strides in various areas – particularly with the inclusion of a hard drive and ethernet socket, which set the stage for the groundbreaking Xbox Live – dual analogue controllers had already been established four years prior with the PS1.
While it’s accurate that the DualShock wasn’t initially bundled with Sony’s console, that changed with the PS2’s launch in 2000, well over a year before the original Xbox was released.
I contemplated if Sharma might have intended to mention “dual analogue triggers” here, but that is also incorrect; the Dreamcast’s controller, for instance, introduced pressure-sensitive triggers as early as 1999.
Therefore, I’m not entirely certain what Microsoft believes it innovated here, but it certainly wasn’t dual analogue controllers!
[source news.xbox.com]
As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has amassed over 15 years of expertise evaluating the realm of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s a specialist on PS Studios and industry topics, as well as sports gaming and simulations. He also appreciates RPGs when he can find the time to dedicate to them, and is somewhat of a gacha whale.
