XCOM 2 likely won't launch with gamepad support

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XCOM 2 developer Firaxis doesn't plan on launching its upcoming turn-based strategy sequel with gamepad support, though it intends to add that later.
This may come as a surprise as its predecessor, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, appeared on both Xbox 360 and PS3. Then again, maybe it's not a surprise given that the sequel is exclusive to PC, Mac and Linux.
As reported by IGN, creative director Jake Solomon addressed the sequel's PC-exclusivity as a way to focus its efforts on a single vision of the game. And since Firaxis has been making primarily PC-exclusive Civilization games for two decades, that's the developer's comfort zone.
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