The US Navy's newest submarine is partially operated by an Xbox 360 controller.

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The Associated Press , via Gizmodo , reports that the USS Colorado is the first attack submarine to use a game pad, although the 360 controller has been used by the US military before, in 2014, to operate a laser gun The submarine uses the controller to control the position of photonic masts, that have replaced telescopes in newer subs.Apparently the Navy has switched to the $40 Xbox 360 controllers because they're cheap, easy to replace, and require less training than the $38,000 joystick controllers used previously.The bright spark who suggested they switch over to the king of controllers was based in a classified research lab in Manassas, Virginia, said to be the Area 51 of the Navy.The original Xbox 360 controller was a huge improvement on the original Xbox's pad. The Xbox One saw the next iteration of Microsoft's controller, and we were on hand to provide a comparison between the two If you're in the market for controllers and a new Xbox One X, check out the Easter deals at these UK retailers , where you can pick up an Xbox One X with an extra controller and two games, including Gears of War 4 and Quantum Break for under £450.00 at Argos.

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