Xbox’s ‘Project Helix’ Console Should Copy the Steam Controller’s Trackpads

If we’re going to throw out the entire script of console gaming, we can’t leave any game or control scheme off the table. Xbox’s next-gen console, dubbed Project Helix, is likely going to be a PC in all but name. But if we’re actually going to play our entire PC game library from a couch, it’s time Xbox becomes the shameless vandal it was always meant to be. Valve’s Steam Controller offers some of the easiest mouse-based controls from a couch I’ve ever used. It’s all thanks to the haptic trackpads stationed under the joysticks and face buttons. If Microsoft’s gaming arm is still ruminating on these issues, Valve won’t give a damn if the competition copies its controller.

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