Not the best pad, but wired is useful
I was recently sent a pair of Power A wired Xbox One controllers for testing, and they happened to line up directly with the arrival of the new Star Wars film, set to debut next week.
The feel of the controller is rather slick, and although the buttons can feel a tad cheap, the art emblazoned on the pad is a conversation starter for sure. For testing, I was given the evil (but is he really?) Kylo Ren pad and the BB-8 one, which make for some great husband and wife heads-up play sessions. If you’re curious, this is one of the remotes that was crafted with a 3.5mm audio jack.
My favorite feature of this line of controllers though is the fact that they’re wired by default. You can pick them up at a discount at some point and skip the play and charge kit, which comes in handy whenever I run out of batteries. It sports a 10 foot cord, which is more than enough for most setups to play comfortably.
It’s not going to replace my Elite by any means, but they’d make a nice gift.
Published: Dec 11, 2015 06:00 pm