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Xbox will block third-party controllers to "preserve the console experience" (www.nme.com)
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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The console experience has, until this, been able to use 3rd party controllers. So saying this preserves the experience is a big fat fucking lie.

Why don't they just stop making the console if they want to kill it so badly? That's allowed.