New 360 Controller - Hands On pg5

PostRe: Xbox 360 Controller Redesigned by **SEP** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:03 pm

OLIN wrote:
consolegaming wrote:The worst ones include the tiny gamecube one and the overly protruded dreamcast one

Yes and no.

I hated the GC pad, not just for the size but laso the 'clickyness'. The DC pad I was comfortable with as soon as I held it (had a third party pad included with my DC though, that was awful - it was gorilla hand size - someone bought it off me on ebay and never left feedback ) and it was (I think) the first pad to have triggers?

I believe it was, yes.

Is that a picture of it in the OP? It looks exactly the same as the current D-pad.

Rik wrote:A limited edition decent dpad

Sounds a bit stupid to me, just make it standard ffs.

Is this true, that it is only going to be a limited edition?

If so it's like saying "yep, we know the current one is crap so we are fixing it, but be quick there are only 10,000 of them being made".

It just completely defeats the point of doing it at all.

PostRe: Xbox 360 Controller Redesigned by **Rik** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:11 pm

MCN wrote:
OLIN wrote:
consolegaming wrote:The worst ones include the tiny gamecube one and the overly protruded dreamcast one

Yes and no.

I hated the GC pad, not just for the size but laso the 'clickyness'. The DC pad I was comfortable with as soon as I held it (had a third party pad included with my DC though, that was awful - it was gorilla hand size - someone bought it off me on ebay and never left feedback ) and it was (I think) the first pad to have triggers?

I believe it was, yes.

Nope

PostRe: Xbox 360 Controller Redesigned by **SEP** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:13 pm

I stand corrected.

PostRe: Xbox 360 Controller Redesigned by **OLIN** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:28 pm

Rik wrote:
MCN wrote:
OLIN wrote:
consolegaming wrote:The worst ones include the tiny gamecube one and the overly protruded dreamcast one

Yes and no.

I hated the GC pad, not just for the size but laso the 'clickyness'. The DC pad I was comfortable with as soon as I held it (had a third party pad included with my DC though, that was awful - it was gorilla hand size - someone bought it off me on ebay and never left feedback ) and it was (I think) the first pad to have triggers?

I believe it was, yes.

Nope

What the heck is that?

PostRe: Xbox 360 Controller Redesigned by **monkee** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:30 pm

Good timing - Street Fighter is out soonish.

PostRe: Xbox 360 Controller Redesigned by **SEP** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:35 pm

OLIN wrote:What the heck is that?

The Sega Saturn 6-button pad.

PostRe: Xbox 360 Controller Redesigned by **OLIN** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:05 pm

Never owned a Saturn.

Website

I only really use the d-pad for menus so I've never had a problem with it. And I use my Hori stick for fighting games. Which is amazing.

All Saturn pads had six face buttons, that one was the analogue pad that came with NiGHTS.

PostRe: Xbox 360 Controller Redesigned by **Jax** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:22 pm

I never thought there was a problem with the D pad. And it'd be good if they had other colours, then they might be more popular.

Jaxley wrote:I never thought there was a problem with the D pad. And it'd be good if they had other colours, then they might be more popular.

How many people do you know with a pink or blue pad they brought out last Christmas?

I have a blue, but I don't know anyone else with one.

PostRe: Xbox 360 Controller Redesigned by **bear** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:38 pm

The red one looks cool though Shadow.

PostRe: Xbox 360 Controller Redesigned by **SEP** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:40 pm

Shadow wrote:All Saturn pads had six face buttons, that one was the analogue pad that came with NiGHTS.

You're absolutely correct. I was getting confused with the two Mega Drive controller types for a second there.

bear wrote:The red one looks cool though Shadow.

Have I missed a link somewhere? I'm just seeing a green one. Cliffy B had a red on at E3 I assumed it would be GoW2 related, it did look cool though.

PostRe: Xbox 360 Controller Redesigned by **bear** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:48 pm

Didn't they announce the red and green controllers as Limited Editions at E3? I guess the D-pad improvement will be introduced with these new colours before being introduced in the other colours.

PostRe: Xbox 360 Controller Redesigned by PJ » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:42 pm

Interesting, but I'm not about to go and spend 30 quid on a new controller just because it has an improved feature I rarely use. Hmm.

Seriously for the amount I actually use the D-Pad on the 360 this would be a completely pointless investment. Won't come close to Nintendo's D-Pad design anyway, along with Sega they're the only ones to have ever got it right. (The Dual Shock one is absolutely gash)

PostRe: Xbox 360 Controller Redesigned by **Jax** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:43 am

I know they brought out (or are doing) new controllers. Only the US gets the red one (hence Cliffy B having one) and we get a green one. This is probably it, actually.

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