Performance gaming peripheral maker Split-Fish is soon to release to the public a new controller setup designed specifically for use with first-person shooter (PFS) gaming titles.
The company's upcoming controller setup, which the company as dubbed the FraxFX Shark, is a unique (some might say oddball) gaming controller.
ZG writes: Splitfish AG are apparently the inventors of the world’s leading high-end precision gaming mouse console controllers. They have announced the long awaited FRAGFX SHARK 360, the world’s first super precision mouse hybrid gaming controllers for XBOX 360.
Nice i have been playing this way on pc for a while, mouse one hand 360 controller in the other very keen to try if its not too expensive.
Looks awesome however I wonder how well it'll work on games with aim assist on? COD especially suffers from this quite badly might be a bit annoying using the controller with games like that.
I don't know about you guys but when I am on a console I want the control.
This thing looks le poop.
FragFX Pro SUCK!
This will to, like all the other hybrid stick emulating mouse controllers...
I also think that frag x pro's suck, i wouldnt be surprised if this was the same.
The best controller for FPS IMO is the xbox controller, they should release it without the heavy ass battery pack and make it flat with built in batteries like the ps3 controller. They have already released the fix for the dpad, if the battery pack is removed and built in batteries are used I will buy that controller.
built in battery pack? why, so i have to tether myself to the console every time the charge gets low?
I have used eneloops for years and it's the best solution by far. no need for a cord and no need to buy replacement batteries. and as for heavy? are you really that weak?
Im not that weak..but the difference in weight is pretty extreme when compared to the ps3 controller. Built in batteries, unlike you I have more than 1 controller so I leave 1 battery pack charging whilst I use the other in the controller Im playing with. Then switch, so if the controller had built in batteries...BUY 2 controllers.
@monty
You act as if you have to charge the controller every minute, I haven't charged my dualshock for god knows how long.
You could easily do a solid gaming session (4hrs) on a fully charged controller.
Wow this looks pretty awesome. It'll be great online fragging on Xbox Live. PSN.....not so much.
Several years ago I bought the first FragFX for the PS3. In all honesty it didn't work all too well. I played a bunch Resistance with it and ended up just going back to the Sixaxis controller. The way that the mouse works to replace the right analog stick just didn't feel right.
Joystiq: "Perhaps you don't like playing first-person shooters on consoles, because you think controls can't get any better than a keyboard and mouse. Or maybe you won't play first-person shooters on the PC because you're worried about the price of hardware upkeep. Splitfish hopes to cater to both possibilities with its FragFX Shark controller combo."
Your not gonna replace the keyboard for the simple fact that i use 17 keys when i play STALKER so that thing doesn't have enough buttons. But it may be good for some games but not the complicated ones.
Ripten: "As many know, the competition for peripherals is getting fierce out there with the emergence of Razor, SteelSeries and anything the Wii has to offer. So how does one compete? Some brilliant company decides to recruit the reigning champion of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, professional gamer, Dennis ZDD Dozier to help test and create one of the most inventive and exciting game controllers I’ve seen yet. What is this glorious piece of equipment, you might ask? Well, it’s the Shark from Splitfish."
Better off just getting the Eagle Eye imo
Meh. I just wish we had to all use the same DS3 all the time for shooters on the PS3. The thing I like best about online console gaming(as opposed to PC gaming and leaving my personal feelings about immersion and whether mouse/keys is actually too fast to be realistic and compelling despite being obviously more effective out of it for now)is the fact nearly everyone will be using the exact same tech and controller-that it's normally a more level playing field and thus a truer test of skill.
Playing ~UT3 with a mix of mouse and pads was a farce and reminded me(though it was a lot more exaggerated)of the way I felt when playing shooters towards the end of my love affair with gaming mouse set ups-was I just winning because my set up/mouse was better? Becasue my rig was better etc. Was I losing because it was inferior or because the oppo had been cheeky and desaturated the backgrounds to make our teamn stand out and so on. I felt the same doubts about the fairness of competition and things like this are designed to get me thinking about that "edge" again which I hoped I'd left behind when I started playing shooters on consoles alone. Naturally I know people cheat and hack and use lag switches and so on on consoles. I know you can get a lot of different controllers as well but the fact remains most 360 and PS3 gamers use the systems own controllers online and as a result the gaming, imho, is fairer. I find that a lot more important to me these days than competitively finding a little edge with my set up.
I know ~I'll get ripped for this(people love their mouse/keyboard shooting-hell, I used to feel the same and there's no doubt it's still easily the most effective way to play a FPS and always will be)but I honestly prefer feeling the guys and gals I play against are either losing to me or beating me because of relative skill than anything to do with the stuff we're using. Controllers like this just remind me of the carousel of gaming mice I've been through in the past and that every day the level playing field gets a bit more bumpy. Sadly. But don't hate m,e for falling out of love with mouse/keys for playing shooters! It's just my opinion you realise and I'm always wrong anyway!