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<font color=cc0000>EXCLUSIVE:</font> Sky to release gamepad product
Published Thursday, Nov 21 2002, 19:51 GMT | By Neil Wilkes
Sky is to launch a gamepad for its range of digiboxes, Digital Spy can report.
Trialling for the gamepads, which will work with software version EPG 3.1a.5(*) OS 1.2s4bp, is beginning in the next few days.
Up to four gamepads may be attached to the digibox, utilising the RS232 port. Clips determine which is the first, second, third or fourth controller.
Power is drawn from RF OUT 2 (Minibox RF OUT 1), or a free external power connection can be ordered from Sky if power cannot be taken from RF2.
Buttons on the pad include a directional pad; A, B, C, D buttons (coloured as on the Sky remote handset); Select; Backup and Help.
The gamepad will initially work with Bust-A-Move, Pong, Boggle, Centipede, Space Invaders, Pinball and Asteroids.
More details on the new gamepads next week her on Digital Spy.
Trialling for the gamepads, which will work with software version EPG 3.1a.5(*) OS 1.2s4bp, is beginning in the next few days.
Up to four gamepads may be attached to the digibox, utilising the RS232 port. Clips determine which is the first, second, third or fourth controller.
Power is drawn from RF OUT 2 (Minibox RF OUT 1), or a free external power connection can be ordered from Sky if power cannot be taken from RF2.
Buttons on the pad include a directional pad; A, B, C, D buttons (coloured as on the Sky remote handset); Select; Backup and Help.
The gamepad will initially work with Bust-A-Move, Pong, Boggle, Centipede, Space Invaders, Pinball and Asteroids.
More details on the new gamepads next week her on Digital Spy.
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