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Some buttons — like the Xbox 360’s original D-pad — are just plain bad. But the transforming D-pad Microsoft introduced later on is proof that even bad buttons can eventually become good ...
Lets face it, the Xbox 360 controller's d-pad has never been great, but Microsoft has finally come up with a solution; a new design allows players to have both a plus shaped d-pad and a disk, ...
The existing Xbox 360 d-pad exacerbates the problem if you’re tapping quickly (as most of us do). That’s been a bugaboo of mine since the New Xbox Experience launched in late 2008.
That's right, it's basically a four-button NES pad for your Xbox 360. The buttons have a good action to them, and the d-pad is much, much better than what you get on the regular 360 controller.
Fixed D-Pad is Best Thing About Xbox One. By Bryan Dupont-Gray. Published May 26, 2013. Follow ... the Xbox and Xbox 360 made that task absolutely hard to achieve.
The D pad on the new controller in its raised configuration. The former complaint has largely been addressed with extended warranties and newly redesigned Xbox 360 systems .
Holy Jesus, this is what I want for Christmas: A new Xbox 360 controller with a d-pad that doesn’t suck. (Like the FightPad here, but inside the official controller.) Joystiq hears Microsoft’s ...
Microsoft has a new Xbox 360 controller in the works and fighting game fans may want to give it a look because it can be configured with a raised D-pad. Twist the D-pad on the controller to change ...
The D-pad. Microsoft actually designed the disc-based D-pad of the Xbox 360 controller for Street Fighter-style maneuvers. “The current disc we have on the 360 was meant to prioritize for sweeps ...
Before the Xbox 360, using a gamepad on PC was actually kind of a pain in the butt. You'd have to manually map buttons, games ...
Boy, we've gone from rumor to hands-on experience in just a couple of days with this thing. Microsoft's November 9-bound Xbox 360 controller refresh couldn't escape the clutches of Joystiq, who ...
Microsoft is set to release a newly redesigned Xbox 360 wireless controller with a transforming D-Pad this November. It’s no secret that the D-Pad on the Xbox 360 isn’t exactly popular with gamers, so ...