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why in the fuck would anyone optionally WANT the 360's horrid directional buttons? is that part meant for the bdsm video gamer crowd?
Oh wait, nevermind
I actually thought these would be cross platform, so dropping 100 bucks for a single system controller is a little rough.
I actually thought these would be cross platform, so dropping 100 bucks for a single system controller is a little rough.
That's awesome. Too bad they didnt come up with these sooner.
Im gonna have to save up my pennies to get this
Im gonna have to save up my pennies to get this
Yeah in theory these are awesome, but that price range is...
For a product sold on customization options, seems absurd that you would have to buy ALL of the options up front.
For a product sold on customization options, seems absurd that you would have to buy ALL of the options up front.
I bought the Razer Onza which was a good controller unfortunately the quality of the rubber used on the joysticks was extremely cheap and in many ways the controller seems to be manufactured with cheap materials. Hence the fact that many people had to return theirs several times.
There has been a lot of buzz regarding this Mad Catz MLG licensed Pro Controller, and it seems to deliver on promises but $100 seems to be a very high price, maybe they should offer just the controller and all the extra standalone.
If price goes down I might pick one up...still I have my doubts when it comes to the quality of Mad Catz products.
There has been a lot of buzz regarding this Mad Catz MLG licensed Pro Controller, and it seems to deliver on promises but $100 seems to be a very high price, maybe they should offer just the controller and all the extra standalone.
If price goes down I might pick one up...still I have my doubts when it comes to the quality of Mad Catz products.
@Camel Toad
Well, you can use the 360 one on PC without special drivers, so 2 out of 3 ain't that bad.
...still doesn't justify the $100 investment, in my humble opinion.
Well, you can use the 360 one on PC without special drivers, so 2 out of 3 ain't that bad.
...still doesn't justify the $100 investment, in my humble opinion.
I will consider getting one. I can't stand action games with the 360 controller, and it would be nice to play Bayonetta on Xbox with a more Playstation-esque feel.
This would be a god-send for the PC, but no, they left that part out....Geez, it's not like you can pirate a controller....
It's like a high tech version of something I thought should have been made back in the SNES era (or even before), a modular controller.
The main thing it is missing is moveable buttons, so that lefties could swap the four face buttons with the d-pad.
The main thing it is missing is moveable buttons, so that lefties could swap the four face buttons with the d-pad.
So I can have a xbox-shaped controller on my PS3 without the retarded direction buttons and good triggers?
If that thing has bluetooth Im sold.
If that thing has bluetooth Im sold.
My main problem with this is that it comes will all of the options included even though you probably already know your preference, AND absolutely NO ONE who buys this is going to use the 360-style d-pad, so why include it?
I mean, take away $15 for removal of the shitty d-pad no one wants and another $20 for the extra analog sticks (since no one would ever want more than one set and they probably already know which type they prefer) and you've got a $65 controller with replaceable parts.
As it stands though, this thing is just loaded up with unnecessary extras. Not to mention that it STILL sucks and has no option for 6-button fighter players (ie, SF, Marvel).
Try this Hori gamepad if you're looking for an inexpensive, accurate, and customizable tourny controller:
http://www.amazon.com/PS3-Fighting-Commander-3-Pro-Playstation/dp/B0057WDD6O/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1326303485&sr=1-1
I mean, take away $15 for removal of the shitty d-pad no one wants and another $20 for the extra analog sticks (since no one would ever want more than one set and they probably already know which type they prefer) and you've got a $65 controller with replaceable parts.
As it stands though, this thing is just loaded up with unnecessary extras. Not to mention that it STILL sucks and has no option for 6-button fighter players (ie, SF, Marvel).
Try this Hori gamepad if you're looking for an inexpensive, accurate, and customizable tourny controller:
http://www.amazon.com/PS3-Fighting-Commander-3-Pro-Playstation/dp/B0057WDD6O/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1326303485&sr=1-1
If they had included a third and better D-Pad (unless that cross style one is better than the MS pad), I'd be sold. Why console makers can't do this themselves is a mystery, ESPECIALLY considering how crucial the controller is.
@Insanity-Oo
You realize that wired 360 controllers work on PC, right? Even the off-brand ones? I have 1 official, 2 Madcatz, and my favorites, a Horipad EX2 Turbo. Windows 7 recognizes them all and uses them as 360 controllers, it already has the drivers.
They sell a "PC version" of the Microsoft 360 controller, but you're basically paying $5 for a CD with the driver on it, in case you have XP (but you can download it free). If you want wireless, though, you do need to buy a special PC version.
These look interesting, but I can't believe that the interface quality wouldn't suffer, or that it wouldn't be more fragile.
You realize that wired 360 controllers work on PC, right? Even the off-brand ones? I have 1 official, 2 Madcatz, and my favorites, a Horipad EX2 Turbo. Windows 7 recognizes them all and uses them as 360 controllers, it already has the drivers.
They sell a "PC version" of the Microsoft 360 controller, but you're basically paying $5 for a CD with the driver on it, in case you have XP (but you can download it free). If you want wireless, though, you do need to buy a special PC version.
These look interesting, but I can't believe that the interface quality wouldn't suffer, or that it wouldn't be more fragile.
Speaking of controllers, has anyone seen a particularly small 360 controller? I'm looking for something smaller to bring with my netbook, but even the Madcatz 'micro' controllers are pretty huge. I guess you can only make them so small with that many buttons and sticks etc.
This is a great idea, but the fact that it isn't wireless kills it for me. I don't know a single gamer who would willingly play with a wired controller when a wireless controller is in reach. Only professional gamers who care about the 0.001% faster response time a wired controller can offer would refuse a wireless one.
The fact that they would make an awesome controller like this and only market it to the extremely limited number professional gamers and completely ignore the dozens and dozens and dozens and dozens of millions of gamers who don't want a wired controller is troubling. I was so into this until I read about the wire. Looks like I'm sticking with Microsoft and Sony's offerings.
The fact that they would make an awesome controller like this and only market it to the extremely limited number professional gamers and completely ignore the dozens and dozens and dozens and dozens of millions of gamers who don't want a wired controller is troubling. I was so into this until I read about the wire. Looks like I'm sticking with Microsoft and Sony's offerings.
@EKGProd
I would. Wireless controllers fucking suck, just saying. I can't use my wireless controller anymore without it dying in 3 hours. I bought the battery pack a month ago, so yeah, I don't see how anyone could honestly prefer wireless.
I would. Wireless controllers fucking suck, just saying. I can't use my wireless controller anymore without it dying in 3 hours. I bought the battery pack a month ago, so yeah, I don't see how anyone could honestly prefer wireless.
I've been waiting for news on this for a while. $100 is better than the rumored $160 but still a bit high. But being able to play PS3 games with a controller I like would be worth it to me. It being wired is a major plus for me. Hopefully it'll be light, I'm wondering if there's a way to remove the rumble crap too.
sooo basically its used to make the 360 controller better, but makes the ps3 one, just as good as its always been?
Implying anyone who plays anything competitively when it comes to shooters want the analogue sticks close together like that.
That thing is great. If you can just buy new sticks when you wear out the old ones, that's almost worth it.
Unfortunately, that cable isn't long enough. They need an adapter or something. It's doable, but it could be better.
Unfortunately, that cable isn't long enough. They need an adapter or something. It's doable, but it could be better.
If it wasn't for the price and the damn wire (for the 360 one, I think I've seen the PS3 one is wireless) I'd jump at this in a heartbeat.
Just being able to give myself a PS D-pad on the 360 would be enough for me to give up all other controllers, not to mention the other stuff you can do and move around.
Wish the price was lower.. and I wish they'd let us pick and choose the pieces we wanted right off the bat. Like, I'd pay 30-40 for the unit and then 15 for the parts I wanted. I Don't need all the extra pieces, like once I get that PS3 style D-pad in I'll never be using anything else again. The analogs are trickier, but I don't think I care if they're domed or concave. And I can pass on the weight unit, its not like a mouse where you need a little heft (for me at least, others might like it)
@Baines
"The main thing it is missing is moveable buttons, so that lefties could swap the four face buttons with the d-pad."
Don't get me wrong, I get what you mean, but most left handed gamers should have made piece with this a long time ago, since buttons have been on the right since the beginning. Honestly, it would be cool to swap the buttons too, but then we'd see complaints that lefties couldn't manage it because they've always used them on the right, and they'd switch back -making the design, and the money put into it, a complete waste.
Just being able to give myself a PS D-pad on the 360 would be enough for me to give up all other controllers, not to mention the other stuff you can do and move around.
Wish the price was lower.. and I wish they'd let us pick and choose the pieces we wanted right off the bat. Like, I'd pay 30-40 for the unit and then 15 for the parts I wanted. I Don't need all the extra pieces, like once I get that PS3 style D-pad in I'll never be using anything else again. The analogs are trickier, but I don't think I care if they're domed or concave. And I can pass on the weight unit, its not like a mouse where you need a little heft (for me at least, others might like it)
@Baines
"The main thing it is missing is moveable buttons, so that lefties could swap the four face buttons with the d-pad."
Don't get me wrong, I get what you mean, but most left handed gamers should have made piece with this a long time ago, since buttons have been on the right since the beginning. Honestly, it would be cool to swap the buttons too, but then we'd see complaints that lefties couldn't manage it because they've always used them on the right, and they'd switch back -making the design, and the money put into it, a complete waste.
The interchangeable stuff is cool, but I haven't trusted Mad Catz in years, and I don't plan on starting now.
We must prevent the 'D-pad welded to a circle of plastic' from making it to next generation consoles. I can appreciate some of what the 360 controller does, but I don't think I've ever chosen to use that horrid D-pad.
I've got the special edition ms 360 controller with the rotating dpad and its great...
Btw, the ps3 controller is horrible... convex analogs which are next 2 each other and convex triggers suck!
Nyko raven and giotek hf 1 are great alternatives.
Btw, the ps3 controller is horrible... convex analogs which are next 2 each other and convex triggers suck!
Nyko raven and giotek hf 1 are great alternatives.
@Fetusmilk. The only downside to the 360 is the D Pad (I have one of the fancy switchable ones which is great) while the PS3 controller has worse triggers, feels so light I think I'm going to snap it, and way too stiff joysticks.
You got it backwards bro.
You got it backwards bro.
Ever taken a PS controller apart? It's a solid piece too.
Also, it's always been possible to switch Xbox and Playstation analogue sticks. They've always shared the same pin mount shape and will fit into the opposites case.
Also, it's always been possible to switch Xbox and Playstation analogue sticks. They've always shared the same pin mount shape and will fit into the opposites case.
The controller debate is really outdated. It just comes down to personal preference. It isn't that one is worse than the other, it is what you prefer.
This will make me use my PS3 more. Period. The DualShock controller is the primary reason I refuse to get cross-platform games for PS3.
If you can buy extra control sticks, this could be a good long-term investment. You'd never have to spend $60 a year on a new controller again: just the little $20 stick modules.
@Ulicies,
I've already never had to spend $60 a year on any systems controllers as I've never had any break on me, even with TONS of play.
Also, I always buy my controllers on sale for $30.
I've already never had to spend $60 a year on any systems controllers as I've never had any break on me, even with TONS of play.
Also, I always buy my controllers on sale for $30.
I'm not a big fan of the PS3 analog sticks. Or the triggers. But I have a 360, so I don't feel like I need to pay $100 just to get a better D-Pad.
@BeW I've already got one, it's not bad but I'd prefer a native controller that doesn't have limitations.
Madcatz has a loooog, looooooong history of horrible gaming controller quality. I think the SF4 TE arcade fightstick is like their FIRST true quality product. I do admit that this controller has some interesting feature, but i'll need a whole lot more unbiased professional reviews before i'll even consider koppin' one.
As much as i would like a decent dpad on my 360 this is too late and i've already found solutions to my problems (i.e. the silver controller with the turny dpad thing, and using a stick for fighting games/shmups, and using the ps3 for katamari).
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