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Gallery: Xbox 360 New Controller

gamrFeed - "Earlier today we reported that the Xbox 360 controller is getting a redesign, With a new a d-pad that can go from a plus to a disc in matter of seconds. The new matte silver controller will also features concave analog sticks and gray A,B,X,Y buttons. The controller, that will only be available with the new Play & Charge Kit, will be on stores on November 9th for US $64.99."

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zeeshan5737d ago

There is one thing that I don't understand. WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE BUTTONS?" What the heck was wrong with that? So many games indicate the button needed to be pressed on different events such as Resident Evil. Not only gamers are gona get confused but so will the devs! Ok so do we put a green button alert or a gray button alert?

OneSneakyMofo5737d ago

LOL, they changed the color of the buttons? Keep the laughs coming, Microsoft.

MIDNIGHTMASK855737d ago

If you dont know the button layout of the controller by now, then I think you should give up gaming

Elimin85737d ago

Shouldn't be a problem. like the PS3, if you know your button placement and are prompted to press y, you press y.

zeeshan5736d ago

I get what you guys are saying. Yes, I know my controllers layout but what about the new comers? Don't you think it will confuse them? Also create a problem for the devs?

Elimin85736d ago

They will figure it out the same way you did. If it was the same old ''colored button'' control they would have to go through the same learning process.

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Megaton5737d ago

My only complaint is that they should have released it with the slim. I'd also like to see how the D-pad locks. Didn't show how it actually turned and locked in the video. Don't want any accidental slipping while doing fighting moves, changing the pad back to the shit disc version.

MicroSony4Life5737d ago

MS tends to do this allot but good things come to those who wait.

bjornbear5737d ago

it actually looks great! Looks like a space ship =D

much prefer this design to the old one, also like the black part at the bottom =)

still confused about the price though (please don't block me for off-topic again - its a genuine concern -_-)

XactGamer5737d ago

I prefer a keyboard and mouse but as far as console controlers go can't beat the 360.

frostypants5736d ago

If this new d-pad works, I might agree, but until now the PS3 controller was superior if only due to that issue and the fact that they hold a charge better.

TROLL EATER5737d ago

nice black and white buttons

iPad5737d ago (Edited 5737d ago )

Lol. This controller costs more than the PlayStation MOVE

EDIT: @Loyd... facepalm

LoydX-mas5737d ago (Edited 5737d ago )

So?

Please explain why a fully functional and improved main controller(360) be less or the same price as an accessory conroller only used with Move games?

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naznatips5737d ago

Looks awesome! I'm getting it.

bmw695737d ago

A definite improvement over the current controller...

SilentNegotiator5737d ago

They put a normal D-pad on top of their D-pad.

That's not really much of an improvement.

LoydX-mas5737d ago

Did you actually see how it works?

When the d-pad is turned 90 degrees the diagonal sections drop down allowing more precise up-down-side-side control.

Blaine5737d ago

as long as you don't accidentally rotate it while trying to pull off a quarter-turn move... Just saying.

Hallmark Moment5737d ago

Getting two of these and one Razor this holiday.

Rubang5737d ago

Isn't it a little late to be coming out with new controllers 5 years after the system launched? I don't get it.

mrcash5737d ago

Its never to late, people do need new accessories

SKUD5737d ago

^^^ Buys matching purse also. You go girlfriend!.

OSU_Gamer5737d ago

"Isn't it a little late to be coming out with new controllers 5 years after the system launched?"

Now you are making the assumption that there was something wrong with the original.

Stop trolling.

frostypants5736d ago (Edited 5736d ago )

Actually, he didn't. But, there WAS something wrong with it, so had he done so, he would've been correct. The old d-pad is worthless and basically defective.

poopsack5737d ago

@OSU_Gamer

Who, what, huh?

ElementX5737d ago (Edited 5737d ago )

How about Move, hell Kinect even? I'm getting that and this new 360 controller. It's never too late. It's just an improved model.

ElementX5737d ago

That, meaning Move :) I edited in "hell kinect even?" but forgot to specify :)

No FanS Land5737d ago

well, the improved model took pretty long to be created. After much complaints.

Megaton5737d ago

It's never too late to fix that abomination of a D-pad they released.

frostypants5736d ago

Just hope the "fix" works. I was hoping they improved the internals, but it sounds like they just modified the external touch point to reduce diagonal leverage...thereby working around the crappy d-pad internals rather than truly improving it.

But if it works, I'll be first in line.

OSU_Gamer5737d ago (Edited 5737d ago )

did i say something wrong?

I am defending the release of the controller

Besides the D-PAd which I never really used..the original 360 controller is awesome.

Am i mis-understanding my own comment?

OneSneakyMofo5737d ago (Edited 5737d ago )

10 people didn't like the original controller but you support it yourself. Need I say more?

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Report suggests the UK is a console nation

Bit-Tech: Perhaps the biggest surprise was that the tide of console gamers is a cultural phenomenon which does not appear to cross every border. According to NPD's research, while the UK has the highest incidence of console usage out of all the markets analysed Germany boasts the biggest number of PC gamers.

France, meanwhile, is clinging on to dedicated hand-held consoles like the Nintendo 3DS and Sony PlayStation Portable at a time when NPD's analysis shows that gamers in most other nations have ditched theirs in favour of getting their portable gaming fixes on smartphones and tablets.

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Knight_Cid5198d ago (Edited 5198d ago )

"when NPD's analysis shows that gamers in most other nations have ditched theirs in favour of getting their portable gaming fixes on smartphones and tablets."

you mean like japan, europe or the US where the 3ds is breaking records?

People are ditching the 3DS so fast in the US, 3ds sales have doubled over ds first year sales and the year isnt even over.

No source, no truth

who approved this garbage?

Knight_Cid5198d ago

you shouldnt be proud to approve slander

ATi_Elite5197d ago

but 250 million global online PC Gamers say other wise.

Everyone with a Gaming PC can play Wii Games so does that mean the world is a Wii Nation?

I think people just enjoy Games and it really doesn't matter the platform.

Console Nation, PC Universe, iPhone Realm, doesn't matter just enjoy your Games.

StayStatic5198d ago (Edited 5198d ago )

Considering most PC Gamers will own 1 or more consoles , declaring the UK as a "console nation" is complete and utter bollox.

kevnb5198d ago (Edited 5198d ago )

owning a console and playing the occasional game once in a blue moon doesnt make you a console gamer. Just like owning a pc and maybe playing some random flash game doesnt make you a pc gamer. Alot of pc gamers bought ps3s, its a blu-ray player and media hub that plays games.

guitar_nerd_235198d ago

I'm from the UK and game on nearly every platform I can think of.

But yes in general I'm more thumbs than fingers when It comes to my games.

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Paul Christoforo to Write a Book Based on the Ocean Marketing Debacle

Remember in December of last year when Paul Christoforo became the pariah of the internet? Ocean Marketing was at the center of a scandal that took the internet by storm after Christoforo exchanged rude, angry emails with a customer of Avenge Controllers, for whom Christoforo was providing customer service. I recently had the chance to speak with Paul about the whole ordeal and what his life has been like since.

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Star Wars Kinect: Droid Themed Xbox 360 Limited Edition Console….I’m VERY Excited!

With the upcoming release of the Star Wars Themed Console, GameExchangeShop.com takes a look at reasons to get excited for the game and looks of the console.

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LX-General-Kaos5211d ago

That is a very nice looking xbox 360.

gamingdroid5211d ago

That does look sick and the sound is even more awesome. Too bad the darn Xbox 360 is so expensive still.

LX-General-Kaos5211d ago

When the Wii U drops the xbox prices will take a serious nose dive. Hopefully they still have that particular one floating around retail.