Logitech’s US-listed shares fell by 3.6% yesterday, due to the entire internet sharing the images of its $30 game controller which was revealed as the main steering apparatus for the tragic OceanGate submersible.
It’s unknown whether they’ll go back up now we know what actually happened to the submersible in question – it appears to have catastrophically imploded 4,000 metres down in the depths of the ocean, likely due to a breach in its structural integrity.
The vessel was built with a viewing window that was only certified for pressures of 1,300m, and had many other safety concerns.
Logitech’s F710 gamepad controller was released back in 2011, and it seems utterly bonkers that the company’s stock value would be affected by the fact someone used it in such an ill-advised way.
But, whilst a huge rescue effort (in terms of a sea-and-air search) was underway to search for the submersible – and rescue the five people within it – that’s exactly what happened.
The same controller also sells out on Amazon
This above news is despite the fact that once it got out about the controller, the Cheap Ass Gamer Twitter account – a regular poster when it comes to video game deals – cheekily posted a link to the Logitech F710 controller on Amazon; it quickly sold out.
I’m assuming because it’d be good for skits and adding to the growing collection of OceanGate memes – at least whilst the submersible hadn’t yet been discovered. Who knows, though.
Speaking of Amazon, we note the controller is actually available on Prime – just in case you wanted one (see what we did there?).
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