<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
controller	I-Device
is	O
the	O
primary	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
was	O
introduced	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	O
Xbox	B-Device
controller	I-Device
(	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
The	O
Duke	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
controller	O
bundled	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Device
systems	O
for	O
all	O
territories	O
except	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
smaller	O
and	O
redesigned	O
variant	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Controller	B-Device
S	I-Device
"	O
,	O
was	O
sold	O
and	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
controller	I-Device
features	O
dual	O
vibration	O
motors	O
and	O
a	O
layout	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
contemporary	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
:	O
two	O
analog	O
triggers	O
,	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
(	O
both	O
are	O
also	O
digitally	O
clickable	O
buttons	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
,	O
a	O
Back	O
button	O
,	O
a	O
Start	O
button	O
,	O
two	O
accessory	O
slots	O
and	O
six	O
8-bit	O
analog	O
action	B-Device
buttons	I-Device
(	O
A/Green	O
,	O
B/Red	O
,	O
X/Blue	O
,	O
Y/Yellow	O
,	O
and	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
buttons	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
leads	O
J	O
Allard	O
and	O
Cam	O
Ferrari	O
aimed	O
for	O
a	O
controller	O
with	O
every	O
feature	O
the	O
team	O
liked	O
from	O
preceding	O
ones	O
:	O
slots	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
controller	O
,	O
two	O
sticks	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
original	O
DualShock	B-Device
and	O
six	O
frontal	O
buttons	O
from	O
the	O
revised	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
asked	O
their	O
supplier	O
,	O
Mitsumi	O
Electric	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
similar	O
folded	O
and	O
stacked	O
circuit	O
board	O
design	O
used	O
in	O
Sony	O
's	O
DualShock	B-Device
2	O
controller	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
refused	O
to	O
manufacture	O
such	O
a	O
design	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
initial	O
controller	O
design	O
was	O
never	O
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
console	O
instead	O
launched	O
with	O
a	O
smaller	O
,	O
redesigned	O
version	O
named	O
"	O
Controller	B-Device
S	I-Device
"	O
that	O
did	O
use	O
the	O
more	O
compact	O
circuit	O
board	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duke	O
and	O
original	O
Japanese	O
Controller	B-Device
S	I-Device
controllers	O
made	O
in	O
Malaysia	O
featured	O
a	O
dark	O
green	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Controller	B-Device
S	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
early	O
models	O
featured	O
the	O
green	O
cable	O
,	O
however	O
later	O
Controller	B-Device
S	I-Device
models	O
switched	O
to	O
a	O
black	O
cable	O
and	O
were	O
made	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Duke	O
's	O
digital	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
is	O
visually	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
digital	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
previous	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
SideWinder	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Controller	B-Device
S	I-Device
dropped	O
that	O
design	O
and	O
replaced	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
plus	O
shape	O
on	O
a	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seamus	O
Blackley	O
was	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
helped	O
design	O
an	O
early	O
prototype	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	O
Xbox	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
originally	O
nicknamed	O
the	O
"	O
Fatty	O
"	O
and	O
later	O
"	O
The	O
Duke	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
the	O
controller	O
bundled	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Device
systems	O
for	O
all	O
territories	O
except	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Blackley	O
,	O
the	O
Duke	O
name	O
came	O
from	O
Brett	O
Schnepf	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
manager	O
of	O
hardware	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
during	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
's	O
development	O
,	O
whose	O
son	O
was	O
named	O
Duke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
bulky	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
controllers	I-Device
;	O
it	O
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Blunder	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
by	O
Game	O
Informer	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
a	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
for	O
the	O
biggest	O
controller	O
in	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
ranked	O
the	O
second	O
worst	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
controller	I-Device
ever	O
by	O
IGN	O
editor	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
fifteen	O
years	O
later	O
Seamus	O
Blackley	O
contacted	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
,	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
division	O
,	O
and	O
pitched	O
an	O
idea	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
old	O
controller	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
joking	O
posts	O
through	O
social	O
media	O
that	O
showed	O
strong	O
consumer	O
desire	O
for	O
the	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
design	O
was	O
modified	O
with	O
some	O
subtle	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
bumper	O
design	O
,	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
and	O
overall	O
layout	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
OLED	B-Device
screen	I-Device
that	O
displays	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
boot	O
sequence	O
when	O
turned	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Duke	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Hyperkin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Controller	B-Device
S	I-Device
"	O
(	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Akebono	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
smaller	O
and	O
lighter	O
,	O
designed	O
for	O
users	O
with	O
smaller	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
original	O
controller	O
had	O
received	O
much	O
criticism	O
,	O
and	O
initial	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
were	O
very	O
low	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Controller	B-Device
S	I-Device
"	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
other	O
territories	O
by	O
popular	O
demand	O
and	O
in	O
2002	O
replaced	O
the	O
first-generation	O
controller	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
Xbox	B-Device
's	O
retail	O
package	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
larger	O
original	O
controller	O
remaining	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
8MB	O
removable	O
solid	B-Device
state	I-Device
memory	I-Device
card	O
can	O
be	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
controller	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
Visual	B-Application
Memory	I-Application
Unit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
saves	O
can	O
either	O
be	O
copied	O
from	O
the	O
hard	O
drive	O
when	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
dashboard	O
's	O
memory	O
manager	O
or	O
saved	O
during	O
a	O
game	O
whenever	O
the	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
is	O
inserted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
Xbox	B-Device
game	O
saves	O
can	O
be	O
copied	O
to	O
the	O
memory	O
unit	O
and	O
moved	O
to	O
another	O
console	O
but	O
some	O
Xbox	B-Device
saves	O
are	O
digitally	O
signed	O
;	O
each	O
console	O
has	O
a	O
unique	O
signing	O
key	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
games	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
and	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Beach	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
)	O
will	O
not	O
load	O
saved	O
games	O
signed	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
limiting	O
the	O
utility	O
of	O
the	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
game	O
saves	O
can	O
be	O
tagged	O
as	O
uncopyable	O
(	O
like	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
)	O
or	O
simply	O
padded	O
to	O
over	O
8MB	O
(	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
signing	O
mechanism	O
has	O
been	O
reverse-engineered	O
by	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
hacking	O
community	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
developed	O
tools	O
to	O
modify	O
savegames	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
console	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
signing	O
key	O
of	O
the	O
recipient	O
Xbox	B-Device
(	O
the	O
"	O
HDkey	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
ramped-up	O
title	O
key	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
the	O
"	O
authkey	O
"	O
)	O
must	O
be	O
known	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
save	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
account	O
on	O
a	O
memory	O
unit	O
,	O
to	O
simplify	O
its	O
use	O
on	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
