Microsoft has revealed a new Xbox 360 controller in a video hosted by Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb on the Xbox Youtube channel.
While furiously waving the new Xbox 360 controller around, Major Nelson explains:
“The engineers have come up with an ingenious solution with a d-pad that can go from a plus to a disc with the twist of the wrist.”
“In addition to the new d-pad, the matte silver controller also features concave analogue sticks and grey A,B,X,Y buttons for added style.”
“The controller will only be available with the new Play & Charge Kit that will launch on November 9th for US $64.99.”
The d-pad can be raised by twisting it 90 degrees, and will be much appreciated by fans of fighting games such as Street Fighter IV, where precision is the key to success. Have Microsoft developed the new Xbox 360 controller specifically for fans of a specific genre?
The new Xbox 360 pad has also seen the control buttons toned down to a grey colour rather than the red, green, blue and yellow that we’re all used to.
The new Xbox 360 controller will be available in the United States from November 9th at a cost of $64.99. Unfortunately Xbox 360 owners in Europe won’t be able to get their hands on the new Xbox 360 controller until February next year. Expect Microsoft to reveal the price of the new Xbox 360 controller on this side of the Atlantic nearer the time.
You can watch Major Nelson explain everything you need to know about the new Xbox 360 controller in the video below.
So Train2Game students, what’s your opinion on the new Xbox 360 controller? Is it the radical overhaul that Microsoft claims it is or is it too similar to the regular Xbox 360 controller to your liking? Will you be buying a new Xbox 360 control pad?
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