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Use a PS2 controller for your next missile launch

PS2 missile controller

Although normally military technology is out in front in terms of innovative interface design, a current missile system interface is actually taking cues from game design. When polled about their ideal method of control for missile guidance, a group of soldiers basically gravitated towards a highly familiar unit: the PlayStation 2 controller. You know what that means, young Starfighter — if you've got a steady hand at those arcade shooters, you could find yourself snapped up by the Pentagon.