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Part of the problem here is that the mechanism designed to protect tax-payers (the incredibly complex framework around government procurement) shield players fr
by InTheArena 3y ago
Part of the problem here is that the mechanism designed to protect tax-payers (the incredibly complex framework around government procurement) shield players from competition (Aka, the same effect as healthcare market in the USA.
This is why modern USA subs use Xbox controllers for joysticks. You can walk out and expense them. The same, if subject to the program, would be a $1k unit cost based on the twin reasoning of adherence cost, and more importantly contractors charging what the market is willing to pay (when the market is incredibly inefficient).
- aardvarkr 3y agoSubs use Xbox controllers to control the periscope because they found that the controllers were far more intuitive to learn and operate.
- booleandilemma 3y agoAnd that's not surprising, considering the operators had been using them since they were children.
- moffkalast 3y agoI'm starting to suspect that Microsoft may have had a hand in sinking that Titanic sub as a promotional move, because people have been dragging the damn xbox controller into every possible discussion since.
- zweifuss 3y agoThe Logitech F710 wireless gamepad used in the Titan was similar to a PlayStation 4 controller and not at all similar to a MS-Xbox-Wireless-Controller. I don't think it was the point of failure.