Microsoft revising Xbox 360 d-pad? Comments by Tom Bramwell
For PES and SF IV, apparently.
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Triggerhappytel
20/08/08 @ 12:45
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I would hope so. The poor d-pad is the only weak link in otherwise probably the finest first-party controller ever released.
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SeesThroughAll
20/08/08 @ 12:45
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Good.
I recently tried playing SC IV at a shop with a friend, and the d-pad made the game nigh unplayable. Change the d-pad, it's about time. |
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asphaltcowboy
20/08/08 @ 12:45
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Indeed, it is the only letdown in what I consider to be on the of best pads I've used :) It is possible to shave a bit of the plastic off your existing controller around the dpad, but that's hardly ideal. It's good they're finally addressing this... Was considering buying an arcade stick for SFIV's release - we'll see how this pans out first.
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Vice.Destroyer
20/08/08 @ 12:47
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That is potentially the best news ever. But those pictures look as if the d-pad hasn't changed? If they could licence the nintendo d-pad, I would be a happy man.
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Vice.Destroyer
20/08/08 @ 12:58
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The GC dpad was awful because it was just so tiny. But the N64 and SNES ones were genius.
first and foremost a d-pad should be able to do the basic four well - something the current pad doesn't do. +1 |
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bloodflowers
20/08/08 @ 13:06
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Oh dear - this is going to make so many games so much harder to play. Idiots.
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Hopefully they improve the d-pad response, as many others have pointed out, the d-pad is the weakest link in an otherwise excellent controller.
However, the problem wasn't that the old controller didn't register enough directions, the problem was that it registered the 4 directions poorly. I've had to get a Hori arcade stick for fighting games on the 360, and the stick on that is actually mapped to the d-pad, so it only outputs 4 directions (plus it can register 2 of those directions at once for diagonals, for a total of 8), and that is enough to easily input quarter circles, half circles and dragon punch motions. I could do all of those easily enough on the the PS2 pad's d-pad, which was also just a 4 way input. |
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Der_tolle_Emil
20/08/08 @ 13:11
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As many dpads I have tried the ones by Nintendo are always the best.
I am glad though that MS wants to do something about the pad because games like SF IV will be much better with a proper dpad. Still the announcement comes a week too late because I already ordered an XFPS so I can use my PS2 peripherals on the 360, mainly the fighting stick for SC and especially SF IV. |
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nickthegun
20/08/08 @ 13:12
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It doesnt need to sense 32 directions. It just needs to be able to reliably find the 8 it already uses, hateful piece of shit that it is.
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The_Inquisitor
20/08/08 @ 13:20
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Respect To MS for doing something about it at last. Sony changed theirs out of desperation but MS didn't need to do anything from their point of view.
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illusiondance
20/08/08 @ 13:44
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ha ha, anyone try the shortcuts on Oblivion?
ouch. Hopefully MS will look to the sega's excellent pedigree for D-pads. Its still pretty shocking how they made such cheap crap for both xboxes. (Though i suppose they thought old school fighters would be a thing of the past.) |
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farticusmaximus
20/08/08 @ 14:14
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I prefer the PS style of D-pad, i.e. 4 separated buttons. Makes it slightly harder to do diagonals, but much more positive control for the main 4 directions.
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I did the math.
69% of the comments are from PS3 users, who posted just to say PS3 SFIV is da bomb and stuff. Good job! But the Prize goes to "uncool_ dude", with the pearl: "Doesn't matter, i'm getting SF IV for the PS3. Plus there are better joysticks out for the PS3 too. "
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Surely its function is to move stuff in directions. Being able to move stuff in 32 directions means it's better than 8 or 16. We went through this shit with bits centuries ago.
...ok. Stop, and try again: what is the function of a D-pad on a controller that already has two omni-directional sticks? |
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@evilxfox:
"evilfoxhound 20-Aug-08 17:50:19 DjFlex52, and you'd complain about them even if they gave you a million pounds for free. In fact, you're an 360 owner, why are you even in this Sony thread? *Looks at other's profiles* hold on, most of you are xbots O.o. No wonder PS3 threads are always full of hate. Edited 1 times. Most recently by evilfoxhound at 17:51 on 20/08/2008 ignore poster "
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I predict a 32-direction pad will actually be WORSE. It already goes left/right when I press up/down.
Get the 4 basic inputs right, then make it handle any 2 directions at once. Just the same as an arcade joystick. Problem solved. Or buy a load of old SNES pads and retrofit that baby into the 360 controller! |
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