<div style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/18/forcetek-xio-the-gaming-controller-that-hurts-you-and-not-the/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/forcetek-xio-power-arm-06182010-1276880471.jpg"></a></div>
Forget the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/wiimote">Wiimote</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/product/playstation-move">PlayStation Move</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/product/kinect">Kinect</a>; here's a controller that actually makes you <em>feel</em> the games. At <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/e32010">E3</a> earlier this week, startup firm ForceTek was seen demoing its XIO Virtual Gaming System -- a rather fancy name for a force-feedback arm exoskeleton that "provides a controlled resistance" to your arm and wrist movement. The rig sure looks like a great addition for action games -- imagine feeling a virtual basketball bouncing, or your virtual machine gun recoiling, or even the reaction force from a virtual punch. Want it now? Try next year, when the XIO will apparently ship at a "competitive" price comparable to that of a guitar for <em>Guitar Hero</em>. See the controller in action after the break, and try not to wince.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/18/forcetek-xio-the-gaming-controller-that-hurts-you-not-the-tv/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>ForceTek XIO: the gaming controller that hurts you, not the TV (video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/18/forcetek-xio-the-gaming-controller-that-hurts-you-not-the-tv/">ForceTek XIO: the gaming controller that hurts you, not the TV (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:03:00 EDT. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear:both;padding:8px 0 0 0;height:2px;font-size:1px;border:0;margin:0;padding:0"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/18/forcetek-xio-the-gaming-controller-that-hurts-you-not-the-tv/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> <img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_VIA.gif" alt=""><span><a href="http://dvice.com/archives/2010/06/the-power-glove.php">DVICE</a></span> | <img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif" alt="source"><span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNqtwp2TVVU">SeriouslyE3 (YouTube)</a>, <a href="http://www.awesomegameblog.com/2623/xio-virtual-gaming-system">Awesome Game Blog</a></span> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19522170/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/18/forcetek-xio-the-gaming-controller-that-hurts-you-not-the-tv/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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