US Navy Has Been Using Xbox Controllers for Submarine Periscopes Since 2018
Earlier in the week news broke out the missing OceanGate submarine used a game controller to operate the entire submarine.
The new details were revealed after a resurfaced video from 2022 showed the CEO of OceanGate Stockton Rush showing a CBS News correspondent a Logitech gaming controller and saying “We run the whole thing with this game controller.”
WATCH:
The submarine that went missing while taking people on tours to see the Titanic used a cheap Logitech controller and other off the shelf parts.
— Benonwine (@benonwine) June 20, 2023
The news of the submarine using a Logitech controller sent social media users into a frenzy.
