New Xbox 360 controller revealed

PALGN News | D-pad delight.

Xbox 360 gamers will have the chance to get their greasy mitts on new controller hardware soon, with Microsoft revealing a new wireless control pad.

While most of the controller remains faithful to the standard Xbox 360 pad, the biggest change is applied to the D-pad. Gamers will no longer be forced to use one particular style, with the D-pad featuring the ability to rotate and lock into the pad. This gives the pad two settings; 'disc' setting that allows for sweeping D-pad movement, while the 'plus' setting suits more precise directional play.

Outside of the D-pad redesign, the controller itself features about nine metres of wireless connection that lasts around thirty-five hours, comes with a 'play and charge' cable for continuous gameplay between charges, and is coloured a sleek matte silver with grey buttons.

A release date is yet to be announced, but the new controller has been priced at US$64.99, which translates roughly to a local AU$72. If you're eager to see how the controller looks from all angles, as well as the transforming D-pad, check out the video below.

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18 Comments

Jim Dash

1 year ago

Its only taken like 5 years. Mate finally.

moonhead

1 year ago

"the new controller has been priced at US$64.99, which translates roughly to a local AU$72"

So retail here for about $150 then?

Benza

1 year ago

not controller the controller on it's own, it's only being sold in the charge and play packs. So it will probbably be the same price as getting a charge and play kit here.

Hyper the Metroid

1 year ago

Buying the controller with the play and charge kit here is $100, and as this new controller is supposed to be replacing that particular bundle, i'd imagine that this new bundle will cost the same price as the current one.

Jim Dash

1 year ago

That is actually cool how you twist the d-pad to raise or lower the 'disc' though.

David No.1

1 year ago

Jim Dash wrote

Its only taken like 5 years. Mate finally.

Agreed. This should of been done a long time ago. I recently just bought a 360 controller and play and charge kit for my PC! What a gyp!

DancesInUnderwear

1 year ago

Different shades of grey buttons look like arse, if they wanted it to be stylish they should all be the same colour, if they wanted to keep the functionality of having each one instantly recognisable by colour, then keep the colours.

The whole controller just looks like a black and white picture of the old controller, thats not stylish at all. Plus it matches nothing.

D-Pad is a cool idea if it works properly though.

Benza

1 year ago

It'd match that new x-box wouldnt it?

RichieT23

1 year ago

That actually looks pretty sweet. It would perfectly match the Halo Reach console.

Although, I hope they eventually release it in black as well, to match 360s.
I hate peripherals that don't match. I'm anal, I guess.

pom013

1 year ago

I agree on the colours front, it's a lot easier to say 'red one, green one' than 'A, B, X, Y' when helping my sister OR girlfriend who don't play very often.

dendog2010

1 year ago

pretty average for micro$oft d pad is cool but made we wonder is that it?

Furianshi

1 year ago

pom013 wrote

I agree on the colours front, it's a lot easier to say 'red one, green one' than 'A, B, X, Y' when helping my sister/girlfriend who don't play very often.

I take it you're talking about two separate people there, pom.

Giggity.

pom013

1 year ago

pom013 wrote

I agree on the colours front, it's a lot easier to say 'red one, green one' than 'A, B, X, Y' when helping my sister OR girlfriend who don't play very often.

AAAAAAHHH!!!! Fixed, FIXED.

djrussell

1 year ago

Yay! I've always wanted grey buttons... now it will be MUCH easier.

*facepalm*

BurnZ

1 year ago

Ppfftt... transforming D-Pad.

It didn't even make the Transformers transforming sound.

Cerebral

1 year ago

The monochrome buttons are bizarre. What purpose would that serve?

ObsoletE

1 year ago

Didn't Major Nelson say the grey buttons were only on this one for show? i dunno, to me that implies this is merely a concept model, and the retail version will be more aligned with what we currently use - including colours.

Major Nelson to IGN wrote

Major Nelson to IGN">In a follow up e-mail, Hryb told IGN there are "no plans at this time" to release the controller separately and that the new colored buttons will not be the color design moving forward. They are only for this controller.

hmm... i guess that "only for this controller" could be read as either "only for this prototype/concept controller i have right here in my hands" or it could mean that model...