First image of the iPhone controller has surfaced online. Apple announced the support API for 3rd-party MFi game controllers at the end of the iOS 7 demo at the WWDC earlier this month. Kotaku who managed to get an image of the controller reveals that the controller would be made by Logitech. It adds that the controller is large enough to fit an iPhone 5. It also has a lightning port, 4-way controller on the left and D-Pad on the right side.
There are lot of third-party controllers for Android and several games that support controllers, but the concept of controllers is new for the iPhone. Apple revealed the design guidelines of the controller for both the docked and a standalone versions, but it did not reveal whether they would make a controller, so it is likely to be manufactured other companies. Logitech had released Bluetooth accessories for iOS devices for the past few years. Gameloft released the Duo Gamer, Bluetooth gamepad last year, but it support only Gameloft games.
iFrogz, a ZAGG brand announced the Caliber Advantage, a controller for iPhone earlier this year. Last week the company has announced support for compatibility with the Game Controller API. This one would be available this fall, after the iOS 7 releases. The Logitech controller is also expected to release at the same time.
Source: Kotaku | Via: The Verge