The Samsung Bluetooth games controller, which is just a prototype at this point, clips-on to the Galaxy S4, allowing people to play games without using the touchscreen.
But the design of the controller raised some eyebrows because of its resemblance to Microsoft's Xbox 360 controller.Like Microsoft's device, Samsung's controller has two analogue joysticks, one in the top left and one in the bottom right. The D-Pad, in the bottom left, is marked by a cross with curved edges, just like the Xbox 360 version.
The four face buttons are set out in a diamond shape and have the same colours, in the same positions as the Xbox 360 controller. The buttons also have the same letters so both controllers feature a blue X button on the left, for example.
The similarities did not go unnoticed. One twitter user wrote: "You’d think Samsung could have at least been bothered to change the color of the buttons, right?"
Samsung has been embroiled in a series of lawsuits across the world with rival Apple. The iPhone maker has claimed that Samsung has "slavishly copied" its designs, which Samsung has responded with counter-claims that Apple has infringed on its patents.
Samsung has yet to respond to a request for a comment on the new controller's similarity to the Microsoft device.
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