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Overview:
When it comes to gaming platforms, the market is clearly dominated by Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft with their respective Playstation, Wii and Xbox platforms. However, such platforms tend to come with expensive controllers, which opens up a wide window of opportunity for third-party controller manufacturers to add value while still cutting costs.
Such is the case with Game Elements and its GGE609U PS2 controller, marketed by Philips. Through thoughtful analysis of where and how to extract cost from the design, the company has developed a solid controller with the advantage of robust wireless connectivity, thereby eliminating the annoyance and inconvenience of cables.
View this OnDemand seminar to find out what Game Elements did to minimize the costs. Find out what chips it chose and what it felt could be left out to save money and keep the cost to between $22 and $25.
Use the seminar to see:
- A board breakdown of the system's key components.
- What wireless connectivity scheme the designers chose.
- What was left out and why.
- What chips were chose and how they were placed.
- How the interfaces, including the joystick, was designed.
- And much more!
Who should attend:
Designers of electronic gaming systems and subsystems, in particular those designed third-party peripherals for the Playstation and other brand-name platforms.
Presenter:
David Carey
David Carey is President of Portelligent. The Austin, Texas company produces teardown reports and related industry research on Wireless, Mobile, and Personal Electronics. (www.teardown.com)
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