Xbox 360 Controller Introduces 'Transforming' D-Pad, Hitting Stores November 9

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  They come with Play & Charge Kit. You can't buy one without the kit, so you can make it into a wired vers... : nekonari
  • Good idea. : valcan_s
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    That isn't going to work. The play & Charge kit only charges the battery, it doesn't actually translate t... : Sir_Brizz
    • If it was plugged in it would be virtually the same no? (whether the controls are moved through wirelessl... : SlingBlaze
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      sir buzz is correct, the play and charge just charges the battery, signals are still sent wirelessly. th... : alucard_x
      • Depends what you want: If you want to hook it up to PC via USB, then it won't work. Of course, unless you... : nekonari

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  don't all 360 pads accept a lithium pack of some double AA's : flasher 907
  • or : flasher 907
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  Ahem, you can stick any batteries you want into 360 controller, so long as they are AA. Go troll some... : SpeedComraD
  • Jesus Christ, you can do this even with the play and charge kit? I've been getting bad information. : Rooster Cockburn
• Haha! : jodiuh

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  Canadian dollars? : pillzer
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    This can't be a real question. : XAVdeMATOS
    • Xav, this is the front page. : ryuuseki
    • Its hard to underestimate the audience here : dlr(2)
    • I think he means how can you break one loonie into .99 of a loonie. : SlingBlaze
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      Actually it is. Not sure what I'm missing here. : pillzer
      • Xbox Canada told us the price. Yes, it is in Canadian dollars. : XAVdeMATOS

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• I like the PS3 Dpad, I always find myself doing movements with diagonal + any direction when the dpad is ... : ShXIII
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  the entire ps3 controller fucks up my hands after long play sessions. hand cramps and chaffing, ugh. : dantastic
  • i didnt really think i had big hands till i bought a PS3. i suppose they were initially designed for sma... : dantastic
• I actually like the PS3 Dpad and controller. I owned the original xbox in which its controller made me f... : psalm234
• Xbox360 by FAR. It has never felt good whenever playing a dpad intensive game. The PS3 is the best when... : shinseitom
• The entirety of the PS3 controller is worlds above ANY other console controller. : Ebu
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  pS3 > wii > 360 : Pneum0
  • Here I fixed it for you ps3 < Wii < 360 < PC LOLZ at ps3 : friedram
• ps3 [controller] sucks. two possitive curves (my thumb/ps3 analog) will eventually lead to slippage. wher... : roont
• The D-pad on the PS3 controller is the best... the 360 one is the worst by far. It is just not precise e... : Proven28

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  The timing of this does seem really weird. Can anyone think of a good explanation? : Walterbennet
  • it's super weird because in the space it took them to come up with a new controller design that fixed one... : DeBurgo
  • In case the Natal fails, this could be a small positive thing to talk about? : dlr(2)
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  I thought Nintendo had a patent on their "plus sign" D-pad; I believe that this is the patent: http://www... : the archvile
  • It still is a disc with 4 projections. The Nintendo one is literally a cross with no circle. : Landrosradick

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• When I'm playing co-op games with my daughter I always use the colors to tell her which buttons to press. : House
• I also completely fail to see a good reason to go grayscale with the face buttons. Sometimes it's easier... : radioactivez0r
• I'm with you, sir. Why fix one problem with the controllers while simultaneously ruining another part of ... : Sir_Brizz
• Yeah, I can't figure out why they didn't at least make the letters the appropriate colors. No help for c... : SeraphielX
• I'm sure the game guides and combo screens will be super easy to read now they took out the colour... ... : hectadectagon

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• I've never had any gripes with MS controllers, original bulky Xbox included. So much better than the PS ... : Anastomosis
• I almost always have trouble getting the D-pad to respond the way I want it to, so this is a welcome deve... : Fronch
• I haven't had any issues with it either. But I'm glad they're at least listening to the people who hav... : SeraphielX
• No I don't either.. I don't use it, anymore. : hectadectagon
• I have issues with the 360's D pad in that it constantly registers diagonals when I'm just trying to pres... : Proven28

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  $25 on my Microsoft Curve keyboard/mouse combo, so....no. : kershner25
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    not our fault you bought a shitty combo : dantastic
    • Have you ever used this combo? I'm sure you have, they're quite popular - simply the best keyboard/mouse... : kershner25
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    just because you buy trash doesn't mean everyone else does. : Lucy Labia
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      Lol wtf, I like how everyone makes baseless assumptions on the front page. : kershner25
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        What does my comment have to do with the front page? I am just posting, I don't control what goes on the... : Lucy Labia
        • Because I've used (read: gamed) on iterations of that $10 'piece of trash' mouse for years now with the u... : kershner25
        • I have a feeling you move it around and click the buttons just like any other mouse :) : Sir_Brizz

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• The worse part about the price is that when it hardly sells they will cite the lack of interest in a bett... : TheRiz

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• agreed and little knurls that don't rub off in a month on the thumbsticks... : TheRiz

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• Errors have been fixed. : XAVdeMATOS
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  "Someone please call the grammar Nazis. They're needed right now." There you go. Glad to help. : vodor
  • To be fair it was a stupid error that leaked out. Also to be fair, I lol'd at your response. : XAVdeMATOS

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• Play any fighting game on the PS3, then play the same game on the 360 and you'll understand. : kershner25
• I totally fail to see the point as well.. : pillzer
• If you've ever played any game that uses the d-pad for any amount of time you'd realize that it's quite a... : DeBurgo

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• ya i would expect people that would buy this controller already have another they could steal the kit fro... : flasher 907
• Its Micro$h*t, and your just NOW sensing a pattern? : soundcreepy

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• I'm more mocking the price and people who are willing to pay it then complaining, really. :) : loppsided

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  They already did, raise the price for games. : Desmond4231
  • LOL!! : jtthe2nd
• Oh, it doesn't cost them more than a game to make it, don't worry. : loppsided