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SOR5 · Jun 27, 2016

So Seamus Blackley posted these on twitter, the first designs for the original Xbox controller from Nov. 1999

Notice the VMU and swirls? They seem to have had a really heavy Dreamcast influence back then, say what you want about the Duke and beyond but i'm happy as hell we got those instead.

But why stop there, I thought it would be cool to carry on with some more, heres the Playstation 1

the purple outline seems to hint an NA Super Nintendo influence, not surprising considering how the Playstation was born. It's weird how this DNA spreads

This ones an easy guess, the Gamecube controller looked a bit lankier

Theres way more out there, feel free to post and discuss them, ill try to keep adding more

InsaneTiger · Jun 27, 2016

hwy_61 · Jun 27, 2016

InsaneTiger said:

This will never stop being a head scratcher

RS4- · Jun 27, 2016

Holy Christ, those psx pads lolol.

Emperor Bohe · Jun 27, 2016

who knows how the star would work

Glitchesarecool · Jun 27, 2016

That Xbox is straight up ripping off the Dreamcast.

Imagine another future where VMU tech caught on.

Kindekuma · Jun 27, 2016

InsaneTiger said:

Ah yes, the boomerang.

Calvero · Jun 27, 2016

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

SOR5 · Jun 27, 2016

This was Project Cafe slapped together

udivision · Jun 27, 2016

hwy_61 said:
This will never stop being a head scratcher

That's not a head scratcher, it's a boomerang.

MikeE21286 · Jun 27, 2016

I've seen the PlayStation ones many times but never noticed how the O and X button placements were switched from where they are now.

Ninja Scooter · Jun 27, 2016

ThoughtsOfSpeaking · Jun 27, 2016

SO5 said:
So Seamus Blackley posted these on twitter, the first designs for the original Xbox controller from Nov. 1999

Notice the VMU and swirls? They seem to have had a really heavy Dreamcast influence back then, say what you want about the Duke and beyond but i'm happy as hell we got those instead.

why were they using powerstone characters as themes?

More_Badass · Jun 27, 2016

udivision said:
That's not a head scratcher, it's a boomerang.

It's a back scratcher

SOR5 · Jun 27, 2016

Some Dreamcast things, and it seems like they created the Wii by accident

thegameplayloop · Jun 27, 2016

The exterminator?!?!

Nabs · Jun 27, 2016

Steam Controller:

OmahaG8 · Jun 27, 2016

I daydreamed about VMU v2.0 when I first held the Dreamcast controller for the first time. I thought it would be baseline from there on out. Those Xbox controllers not coming to fruition hurt me deeply.

Uhyve · Jun 27, 2016

InsaneTiger said:

I've always wanted to try that thing, I mean, maybe it was actually an amazing controller. I can't imagine any other reason Sony would create something so obviously dumb looking.

Servbot24 · Jun 27, 2016

Ninja Scooter said:

Wish they would have kept the bean shape for the B.

Mindlog · Jun 27, 2016

Really wish premium limited run controllers would become a thing.
XBOX Elite was a great step in that direction, but even more deviations from the traditional would be fun to test out. Tired of the old dual analog design especially with their current crop of flaws.

udivision · Jun 27, 2016

More_Badass said:
It's a back scratcher

The you-throw-it-and-it-comes-back scratcher

23qwerty · Jun 27, 2016

Uhyve said:
I've always wanted to try that thing, I mean, maybe it was actually an amazing controller. I can't imagine any other reason Sony would create something so obviously dumb looking.

naw it looks cool as shit, probably not the most comfortable thing though

SOR5 · Jun 27, 2016

An Xbox One controller with smellovision that was apparently meant to give things like floral smells and also emit lights, they removed them because the odours werent worth the hassle

Cool monochrome colours though

Here it is in Skynet mode

SuperSah · Jun 27, 2016

wut

sixteen-bit · Jun 27, 2016

I want to game on the star frisbee

SOR5 · Jun 27, 2016

this is Codename: Oxygen

the GBA

TimeEffect · Jun 27, 2016

Wowwww. Power Stone 2! Dreamcast inspired controller!

Ahh, I wish that was just the Dreamcast 2.

SOR5 · Jun 27, 2016

The DS4 prototype which im sure has been circulated plenty of times, just looks a bit chunkier

Ninja Scooter · Jun 27, 2016

SO5 said:
this is Codename: Oxygen

the GBA

I thought that was Project Atlantis?

MrCunningham · Jun 27, 2016

SO5 said:

Some of these look like awful third party Dreamcast and N64 controllers.

SOR5 · Jun 27, 2016

Ninja Scooter said:
I thought that was Project Atlantis?

Yep thats also one of the names (probably the most internally used one) it was also called Advanced Game Boy

facetheslayer92 · Jun 27, 2016

MrCunningham said:
Some of these look like awful third party Dreamcast and Saturn controllers.

I hated the Superpad 64

SOR5 · Jun 27, 2016

The Ultra 64 controller

(it was just a bit emo and the stick looked less destructive on your thumbs)

SOR5 · Jun 27, 2016

Apparently these are prototype controllers for the Wii

televator · Jun 27, 2016

SO5 said:
The Ultra 64 controller

(it was just a bit emo and the stick looked less destructive on your thumbs)

It looks like they went backward with the stick.

MrCunningham · Jun 27, 2016

The SNES prototype. The controller here is close to the final version, but it is missing the L and R triggers.

SOR5 · Jun 27, 2016

RS4- said:
Holy Christ, those psx pads lolol.

I think the console itself looked great though

Teuoxton · Jun 27, 2016

Thise prototype XBox controllers in the OP look a lot like later models of the Sidewinder, not much of a surprise as they are both Microsoft.

I really like that black on silver look they had.

gogojira · Jun 27, 2016

Poimandres · Jun 27, 2016

SO5 said:
Apparently these are prototype controllers for the Wii

This reminds me of the patents for break apart controllers that Sony was messing around with. I wonder if anything will ever come of this?

https://www.vg247.com/2012/11/30/so...dualshock-move-controller-which-breaks-apart/

SOR5 · Jun 27, 2016

Teuoxton said:
Thise prototype XBox controllers in the OP look a lot like later models of the Sidewinder, not much of a surprise as they are both Microsoft.

I really like that black on silver look they had.

Yep it was showcased with the Direct Xbox, which god knows how the hardware engineers managed to get that into a functional shape

blame space · Jun 27, 2016

I need to know if software was created for that star controller.

SOR5 · Jun 27, 2016

A 3DS prototype with modular parts

blame space · Jun 27, 2016

gogojira said:

more

thing was a beast

SolidSnakex · Jun 27, 2016

Uhyve said:
I've always wanted to try that thing, I mean, maybe it was actually an amazing controller. I can't imagine any other reason Sony would create something so obviously dumb looking.

Given how small it was I have doubts on whether they were ever seriously going to use it

From what I remember reading no one outside of Sony ever got to hold the thing.

greycolumbus · Jun 27, 2016

So I guess the Xbox controllers were designed with Dreamcast software support in mind? That's pretty cool. Despite the uncomfortable controllers, I kinda wish it happened to keep VMU alive.

SOR5 · Jun 27, 2016

A 360 controller with a bunch of designs, which look very 2005 but the warm and friendly one won, they got the warm bit right lol

Slick Butter · Jun 27, 2016

blame space said:
I need to know if software was created for that star controller.

Maybe it was just gonna be like a Super Guide button, like when you die too much in 3D Land or NSMB Wii.

blame space · Jun 27, 2016

god I want all those butt ugly Xbox 360s

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