In Europe, Microsoft hasn't had an easy time this generation, their success has been very limited, mainly up North and on the British Isles. However, in North America, the situation for the Redmond-based company very different and the Xbox is much more of a competitor for PlayStation 4 and Switch. Perhaps we aren't too surprised then about this particular hardware upgrade, one of the U.S. Navy's submarine boats received last week:
According to USA Today the USS Colorado is one of the first submarines of its kind where US soldiers control the photonics mast (replaces a periscope) with Xbox One gamepads. While other ships usually use proprietary joysticks Commanding Officer Reed Koepp combines the habits of younger recruits with the cost efficiency that comes with using a commercial product like this.