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Evening Reading

by Brian Leahy, Aug 31, 2010 5:00pm PDT

That Xbox 360 wireless controller with the transforming d-pad looks like a nice improvement over the original design. I'll definitely try to check it out at PAX this week.

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    ABOUT BLOODY TIME

    http://www.techreport.com/discussions.x/19559

    New Xbox 360 controller revision, with a new fucking D-Pad


    not coming to Europe until next Feb? fuckers :(
    Sep 01, 2010 12:27am PDT
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    ABOUT BLOODY TIME http://www.techreport.com/discussions.x/19559 New Xbox 360 controller revision, ... : Toraz ChryxThis person is cool!

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    • about time you read about this indeed! Check the front page oldraz! : moshmanThis person is cool!
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      Wouldn't it just be cheaper to import one from the US anyways? : ProziumThis person is cool!
      • given that you would pay import duties and tax on top, no. Otherwise everyone would just buy their stuff ... : moshmanThis person is cool!
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      why ditch colored buttons? : extrahappyturtle
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        Very silly for QT games. : abrasionThis person is cool!
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          People actually remembered the buttons by color? I mean sure when you are first starting out it helps, bu... : ovrlrdThis person is cool!
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            Different people remember things differently! Ever heard how men like to know the street name and address... : abrasionThis person is cool!
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              I'm shit at street names and number, but I have the best sense of direction of any of my friends and fami... : moshmanThis person is cool!
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                I can never remember which colour button on the controller is which though : moshmanThis person is cool!
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                  Yeah since I don't own a 360 I have never gotten used to the colored buttons thing. I always went based o... : ovrlrdThis person is cool!
                  • I get confused on the PS3 too, when playing god of war it drove me crazy for ages. : moshmanThis person is cool!
              • Respect! me too moshman - I always know where north is and if I don't - I'm completely and utterly lost, ... : abrasionThis person is cool!
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              Good point, but even still, after awhile don't you just memorize which button would be red or which would... : ovrlrdThis person is cool!
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                Agree on your first sentence - the problem is you need to refresh your memory, every now and then you do ... : abrasionThis person is cool!
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                  um, you're wrong? A is green at the bottom, B is on the right in red : Toraz ChryxThis person is cool!
                  • That's the best part, I proved my own point, - the colours I can get, the letters I can't - they are mea... : abrasionThis person is cool!
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              I am the same as you - I find the 360 colours extremely easy to remember but after years and years with P... : peanut-This person is cool!
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                To be fair though QTEs are really retarded. : ovrlrdThis person is cool!
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                  very : moshmanThis person is cool!
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                    Are you saying you dislike Heavy Rain moshman? : abrasionThis person is cool!
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                      i'm saying I dislike QTEs so much I won't even play heavy rain. : moshmanThis person is cool!
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                        moshman you should try it :( : abrasionThis person is cool!
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                          that would mean buying it and I am sure I won't get my monies worth. Too much sc2 to play, and getting i... : moshmanThis person is cool!
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                            Just go watch the shit on youtube, if you can stomach a totally crazy 10 hour episode of CSI. : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
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                              We should play a 1v1 SC2 match right now. : abrasionThis person is cool!
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                                Lets play a 1v1 but I'll lose because I'll daydream about banging Korean SC2 broads. : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
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                                  I only want to beat you for bagging on Heavy awesome Rain. : abrasionThis person is cool!
                                  • 15 mins! : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
            • GoW3 got it right by placing the QTE button on the screen in relation to its position on the controller, ... : gmdThis person is cool!
          • Some rather by colors than letters, yeah. : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
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      Except the D-Pad is just a parlor trick. You "twist" it to make the D-Pad stick out, and "twist" again to... : ovrlrdThis person is cool!
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        I think they are trying to avoid patent problems : moshmanThis person is cool!
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          ^^ this. isn't the standard nintendo cross d-pad patented? explains why every other d-pad sucks. : erotic sock
          • I think the main patent has expired, but they must have a bunch of other family member to that patent tha... : moshmanThis person is cool!
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        The problem with the currect D-pad isn't really the plastic between the four directions IMO. It's the rai... : SilverSnakeThis person is cool!
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          The other problem is how mushy it feels. The Nintendo d-pads always feel crisp.
          Sep 01, 2010 2:29am PDT
          The other problem is how mushy it feels. The Nintendo d-pads always feel crisp. : Serpico74This person is cool!

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