The recently gone missing Titan submarine used an old video game controller for its navigation. Various news networks filmed inside the submarine in 2022, revealing an unusual setup, including a Logitech controller that is used to control the submersible itself.The Titan is owned by OceanGate, a company founded in 2009. The company was created to provide researchers and explorers with tools to further their studies on the depths of the ocean. There are 3 submarines active currently, according to the website, with only the Titan being capable of diving as deep as 4,000 meters. It cost $250,000 to build the Titan and OceanGate's website says through the help of modern technology and materials it's lighter and more cost-efficient to mobilize than any other deep diving submarine currently in operation. In a video, a reporter can't help but laugh when founder, Stockton Rush, shows him the tool the submarine is controlled with.In another video filmed by the BBC, Rush is heard saying that the controller is from Logitech, but "it's basically a Sony PlayStation style controller." The controller in question is a Logitech G F710 Wireless Gamepad, originally released in 2010. It's a controller that's still available to purchase on various websites. On Amazon most sellers offer it between $50 and $60. This controller was used to navigate the Titan during its expedition to the Titanic. The technology used on board has been criticized since the submarine went missing.

OceanGate has its own YouTube channel with 63 videos, showing various dives of its available submarines. One of the videos shows the Titan during incremental testing, mainly focusing on whether the submarine is capable of withholding the immense pressure of the depth of the ocean. Another video shows the Titan's 46th dive, going as deep as 1,000 meters with a crew of 5. The Titanic lies 3,800 meters deep, and it was known that the weather conditions have been less than ideal for most of this year. The Titan's crew with 3 civilians on board chose to dive during a favorable weather window, but whether the elements turned against them or some other condition prevented them from communicating is yet unknown.

The Titan has life support for 96 hours for its crew of 5. Whether the technology was at fault or other conditions are responsible won't be known until the Titan is found.

Source: BBC