The Xbox Duke controller lives — check it out

Like the original Xbox games are returning with backward compatibility, Microsoft is also bringing back the original, massive Duke controller. And I found the device on the show floor at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.

Microsoft is working with peripheral company Hyperkin to bring the Duke to back to life, and it is now in a prototype state with plans to release it potentially later this year. Hyperkin doesn’t have an exact date or price, but it does know that the pad will work with Xbox One or PC. The original Xbox games, which you can play from disc or digitally on Xbox One will also map automatically to the correct buttons. That means the black and white buttons, which will act as right and left bumper in 360 and Xbox One games, will work exactly like they should if you are playing Crimson Skies or Jade Empire. The updated pad also has a nine-foot cable and a circular LCD screen in the middle.