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1995 - 2014
Microsoft SideWinder
“SideWinder covered a family of Microsoft gaming peripherals, including joysticks, controllers, and steering wheels.”
- Birth year
- 1995
- Shutdown year
- 2014
- Lifespan
- 19 years
- Peak era
- Company
- Microsoft
- Category
- Devices
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What Was It?
SideWinder covered a family of Microsoft gaming peripherals, including joysticks, controllers, and steering wheels. The hardware changed how a PC game was physically played, giving the desk controls associated with different kinds of simulation.
Its history spans more than one generation, with production gaps and later revivals inside the same brand.
The Story
- 1995 The product era documented here begins in 1995. SideWinder covered a family of Microsoft gaming peripherals, including joysticks, controllers, and steering wheels.
- 2014 The revived SideWinder gaming-peripheral range was retired by 2014, after an earlier production gap.
How It Died
The revived SideWinder gaming-peripheral range was retired by 2014, after an earlier production gap.
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