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Xbox's new 'Sebile' controller breaks cover in this new patent, and we now know what that the weird grippy "trousers" are for

Sebile is the codename for a new Xbox controller, and this new patent details how the haptics will work, among other things.

www.windowscentral.com

Microsoft wants to retain the ergonomic feel of the existing range of Xbox controllers, but it seems that the grips also house new haptic motors that can direct "high definition" impulses. The patent describes how the new motors are spread throughout the device, and should actuate consistently irrespective of how the player moves the housing of the controller.

The patent describes how the pulses and vibrations can be tuned to mimic a wide variety of sounds and motions, and can even move independently of the controller's housing. Crucially, it also suggests that the haptic motors will be able to mimic previous-style vibrations for backwards compatibility purposes, eliminating the need for developers to intervene to make their games work on the new controller

Another interesting aspect of Sebile is the fact it will borrow a feature from Stadia, in that it will connect directly to cloud games over Wi-Fi. Players will be able to directly point the controller at different devices via an active devices list of sorts, similar to how you can point Spotify to different devices you've connected your account to. By bypassing Bluetooth, it should help eliminate a few additional milliseconds of latency when playing games in the cloud, which might not seem like much, but it makes an uncanny amount of difference, and was a big contributor as to why Stadia often felt "faster" than competing solutions at the time.

 

[HogIsland]

I like them messing with new connection options. Pairing dualsense with multiple devices is a hassle. The haptics sound inferior to dualsense tho.

 

[Zacfoldor]

When hearing about this I always think of Sebille from the goat DOS2.

Yall missed the boat bigtime, you hate to see it, but good news I hear there is a remake coming!

They named their new controller after best girl.

 

[ReyBrujo]

HD impulses? It's 2024, 4K or nothing!

 

[amigastar]

YES, i was waiting for Microsofts answer to Dualsense. I will for sure get it.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Planned to launch with next gen hardware.

 

[kevboard]

I am not really a fan of "HD Rumble" tbh. it was a fun gimmick at first, but... it lack that Oomph many games need imo

 

[Orpheus]

Hardware - Microsoft Patents Movable And Tunable Haptic Motors For Xbox Controllers

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