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.

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 ...

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 .

The Xbox 360 Controller (And Its Terrible D-Pad) Is Making A Comeback. The Hyperkin Xenon is an official replica that adds a few extra modern touches to a classic design.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...