The Titan submarine OceanGate has been charging tourists around $250,000 each to ride in is operated by an inexpensive video game controller, its CEO revealed in a video interview last year ...

When shown a photo of the Titan's video game controller via email, Wright said he's "never seen anything like that," and expected there would have been a more reliable main system.

Several viral posts claimed the Titan, the vessel built to explore the Titanic shipwreck, was piloted with a video game controller. That’s true.

The claim: Photo shows video game controller used to steer Titan submersible on the ocean floor. A June 23 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a screenshot of a tweet that claims to ...

A wrongful death lawsuit after the Titan submersible implosion prominently features the cheap game controller as a contributing factor to the tragic accident.

Several viral posts claimed the Titan, the vessel built to explore the Titanic shipwreck, was piloted with a video game controller. That’s true.

Several viral posts claimed the Titan, the vessel built to explore the Titanic shipwreck, was piloted with a video game controller. That’s true.

Several viral posts claimed the Titan, the vessel built to explore the Titanic shipwreck, was piloted with a video game controller. That’s true.

Several viral posts claimed the Titan, the vessel built to explore the Titanic shipwreck, was piloted with a video game controller. That’s true.

Several viral posts claimed the Titan, the vessel built to explore the Titanic shipwreck, was piloted with a video game controller. That’s true.

Several viral posts claimed the Titan, the vessel built to explore the Titanic shipwreck, was piloted with a video game controller. That’s true.