A new gamepad for a new game console: Microsoft's next-gen wireless controller revealed

Despite the few protestations gamers have with the Xbox 360 wireless controller, Microsoft is apparently updating its much-loved input device for the next-generation, Xbox One. At first glance, the controller looks rather similar to its successor, though there are definitely some design tweaks in tow. For starters, the renowned "Xbox button" has been moved up a bit, making room for a couple of different others in the central place where it used to be located.

What's more, and in what are perhaps the biggest changes, the triggers now have a built-in rumble system, which Microsoft's calling "Impulse Triggers." There's now also a redesigned D-pad that takes on a more traditional "cross" look, while the thumbsticks are slightly shorter and have a design around the edge which, presumably, should help keep your thumbs gripped.

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Gallery: Xbox One controller

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