Being released this fall, Microsoft plan to release a new re-designed Xbox 360 wireless controller that also features a transforming d-pad along with different colour buttons.
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Acknowledging the trouble many players have had with the current d-pad, Microsoft's engineers have upgraded the controller's d-pad to go "from a plus to a disc with the twist of the wrist," according toLarry "Major Nelson" Hryb.
The new d-pad provides “Ultimate accuracy and control for both directional and sweeping movements.”
The controller will only be available with the Play & Charge Kit on November 9th in the U.S. for $64.99 and will be released sometime next year in Europe.
so they come out with a new xbox the cant be moved while playing a CD because it destroys it so instead of working on how to fix that they make a brilliant looking controller lets hope it works now..
That's a fail. The D-Pad controls should be separate buttons like on the PS3, PS2, PS1, PS, and PSP. When they are all one button, (least for me) they don't work like they should. Trying to press down results in also and/or pressing left or right.
So fail on them.
The DPAD on the ps3 controllers is actually connected, but inside. It seems separate, but the 4 arrows are connected to one base. I guess it's just easier because they have separate cutouts for them.
So im meant to pay another £40 when i already have 5 controllers at my disposal, And all that has is diffrent ****in coloured buttons? And what the **** is he talking about the D-pad? from what he does theres no goddamn diffrence, If there was, It took them 5 years to make... twisty dpad and gray buttons? Thats like the ****'in wii.