New Xbox 360 Controller Announced and Detailed
By Craig Lloyd on Aug 31st, 2010 at 4:25PM
Microsoft announced today a new Xbox 360 Controller,which has a D-Pad that apparently doesn’t suck. Now, you’re probably wondering why we’re covering this bit of console news, but to explain, the Xbox 360 controller can also be used with a PC and we here at the Olive absolutely love that fact. There are simply some PC games that are just better with a gamepad.
Now, more about this new controller: It has a better D-pad that transforms. It can be the traditional “disc” that we all know and hate or with a small twist of the D-pad, it can turn into a “plus.” Other significant changes include the color of the ABXY buttons, which are now assortments of different shades of gray. The color of the new controller is a matte silver with black trim and black trigger and bumper buttons. The “dome” has a chrome finish rather than just a normal gray color (same with the D-pad), and the analog sticks are still concaved, but instead of the small dimples, the edges are raised slightly to avoid annoying thumb slip-off.
The controller will be available on November 9th. It will only be available as a Play-n-Charge kit bundle for $65. Hit up the break for another photo and a short video featuring Larry Hryb, Director of Programming for Xbox Live.
via [Major Nelson]
Who the fuck uses the dpad.
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Tim Hage Reply on August 31st, 2010 at 8:03 PM
@Boop, Gamers of the fighting genre make use of the D-Pad for more accurate and reliable directional commands than the sticks can offer. And, for this task, the current Xbox 360 D-Pad is terrible.
Who the fuck plays fighting games. for that minority and doesnt use a arcade machine stick thingy
cool for allowing fuck in yoru comments though
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Boop, your a retard Reply on November 15th, 2010 at 4:03 PM
@Boop, Why do you have to say Fuck in every comment? good alternatives are “Who uses a D-Pad” or for a more readable 2nd comment “Who, besides people in arcades, plays fighting games? why change the D-Pad for that minority only?” and now i will answer your questions 1: Fighting games and new players tend to use the D-pad for they are not used to the analog stick and 2: some fighting games are only available on consoles, but apparently you; who probably only plays FPS’s don’t understand that. Why? well cause your an idiot.
Tim Hage Reply on November 16th, 2010 at 11:58 AM
@Boop, your a retard, “your” Maximum trolling, eh?