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It’s a wild time to be an original Xbox fan. Beyond the recent influx of backward compatibility Xbox One updates for old games, the 2001 console’s notorious hulking Duke controller is ...
Discounted via Microsoft's back-to-school and gaming deals, the Xbox Duke controller is now available for $20 less than normal. Because it normally weighs in at $70, that's not a bad price cut by ...
But 17 years later, the Duke is back, this time courtesy of Hyperkin and for the Xbox One and PC. This officially licensed controller is a near-perfect re-creation of the original Duke, with a few ...
The controller of ages past sported a giant plastic Xbox logo in the center, but the Hyperkin Duke takes their celebration a little further. The giant screen is also a button, acting as the Xbox ...
Microsoft has partnered up with console accessory and replacement part seller Hyperkin to relaunch the original Xbox’s huge “Duke” controller near the release of the Xbox One X console later ...
Hail to the king, baby—the Duke is back. Not the foul-mouthed first-person-shooter star, that is, but the big, fat, original controller for Microsoft's Xbox gaming console.
The Xbox's original controller is often ridiculed as being ridiculously large, but a lot of fans want to feel that nostalgia. So here we are.
The Duke, original Xbox controller/doorstop, returns at CES We chat with proud Xbox papa Seamus Blackley about the revival of his infamous gamepad, back in March for $70.
And if you're tempted to reacquaint yourself with the original Xbox's only-occassionally-beloved brick controller, it'll set you back $69.99 USD or around £50. Read this next ...
Original Xbox designer Seamus Blackley collaborated with video game accessory manufacturer Hyperkin for the new Xbox Duke controller, a near-final version of which was on display at CES 2018.
One of the most cumbersome and sturdy controllers ever made was the Duke for the original Xbox some 17 years ago. The controller was a real handful, and now it's making a comeback for the Xbox One ...
It’s one of the last oddities of gaming: The “Duke” controller. I first saw one in an FYE store, probably in December of 2001. There was one of those demo stations that used to be in every ...