Xbox 360 Gets Keyboard Controller [UPDATE] Or DID it?
- Scribbled on April 8th, 2007 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Hardware Peripherals, Microsoft Xbox 360, Press Release
Well, it’s official. The long-rumored keyboard controller attackment is finally a reality, as unveiled at GameSpot. Many have simply used a USB keyboard with the 360, but this will make it more accessible, and require one less USB port. The Xbox Live dashboard update to include MSN Messenger is probably the driving force behind this debut.
While Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Spring Update will integrate Windows Live Messenger into the system’s dashboard for cross-platform chatting, the machine’s text-window interface for standard control pads makes lengthy conversations a chore.
To ease the task of typing in messages without the aid of a full-sized keyboard, Microsoft today announced a new text input device for the Xbox 360 controller. The attachment snaps onto the bottom of the controller through the headset jack and features a QWERTY-style key layout with 47 keys.
The keyboard attachment has not been priced or even named yet, but it is expected to see release this summer.
Prediction: World of Warcraft is announced for the Xbox 360 in the next few months, or even weeks. There is no release date or price for the controller yet.
[UPDATE: GameSpot's article has been pulled. Someone may have jumped the gun and violated the NDA.]
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