As hinted last year, the US Navy has officially deployed its first submarine with Xbox controllers: instead of joysticks, sailors will use Microsoft’s gaming peripheral to control the USS Colorado’s two photonics masts, which replaced periscopes.



The Navy says on its website that this is the first submarine blessed with the controllers from its inception. The submarine is 377 feet (115 meters) long, 34 feet (10 meters) wide and weighs approximately 7,800 tons when submerged. It also doesn’t have to refuel, as it’s blessed with a nuclear reactor plant that powers the submarine for the lifetime of its existence.

Discussion

Source: [H]ardOCP – US Navy Launches Submarine Maneuvered by Xbox Controller