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What are your thoughts on the Xbox Series X's controller? (specifically the D-pad)
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I mean, I won't know until I hold it, but it looks like a decent refinement on what was already my preferred controller.
Both the triggers and bumpers seem completely remodeled to me, it's subtle but they look differently shaped. Can't wait to try it.
I'm glad that its not that cross pad crap like the Xbox One has. Happy that it's closer to the 360 d-pad.
Seems ok. Hard to say without actually feeling it in action. I don't think it necessarily immediately reads as something that would work well for side scrollers, but it's hard to know.
This is honestly the biggest disappointment for me. Clicking in the sticks on a controller is a really crappy control mechanism. Have moved that to paddles has been a literal game changer for me. Disappointed something like this isn't going to be addressed in the next gen.
What? Why would they do that? MS faced a huge backlash for having a device that can listen to you at all times.
I actually prefer the D-pad of the standard Xbox One controller. I hate D-pads on circles. I find they're terrible for Street Fighter.
Someone's never used a Saturn or Mega Drive 6 button controller...
Share button was needed, Dpad will hopefully be almost classic Sega-like which could be great, and everything else looks about the same as One, just slightly refined, which is to say great. Would love to see Gyro added but that doesn't seem likely, excited about being able to bring my Xbox One controllers forward with no dongles or issues. Overall, it seems like they nailed it.
If it actually feels like a Saturn dpad it really would be a huge improvement, but I'm expecting to feel like the Elite one which personally I'm not a fan of.
This D-Pad concerns me. The Xbox One's D-Pad was very solid, so hope they have learned their lesson from the 360's (which is one of the few D-Pads that I have encountered that was so imprecise that it teetered on the edge of being unusable). I can't go back to a D-Pad like the 360's. I can't.
I'm into it, especially as it is a touch smaller than the current one.
That's what sticks are for!
That's what sticks are for!
I didn't even know they had shown this anywhere yet.
Looks fine to me. I've come to prefer the weird silver disc on the elite controller, and this seems to have similar 'raised edges' on the side on the dpad which is great.
The way it looks like next gen will shake out, I won't be switching from my OG elite controller for some time.
Looks fine to me. I've come to prefer the weird silver disc on the elite controller, and this seems to have similar 'raised edges' on the side on the dpad which is great.
The way it looks like next gen will shake out, I won't be switching from my OG elite controller for some time.
I hope so, no internal batteries last as long as the 18650 batteries I bought from amazon.
It almost certainly won't have a gyro, unfortunately. It has been confirmed that current Elite pads will work with the new console, so devs won't be able to rely on it being available even if this pad does have it. As a general rule, devs aren't big on supporting optional hardware.
And since devs will want feature parity between XSX and PS5 versions, don't expect gyro aim to be common on the latter either. :(
And since devs will want feature parity between XSX and PS5 versions, don't expect gyro aim to be common on the latter either. :(
I think it looks fine. Good thing if people don't like the disc shape they can just use their old one.
I originally used to always put the old-style d-pad on my elite, but I played Bloodstained solely with the disc and now I prefer it after I got used to it.
I don't think they'll put paddles on it. That's something I feel they'll save for their "premium" controllers since that seems to be working so well for them.
I just hope the d-pad is still clicky. I love the clicky d-pad.
I originally used to always put the old-style d-pad on my elite, but I played Bloodstained solely with the disc and now I prefer it after I got used to it.
I don't think they'll put paddles on it. That's something I feel they'll save for their "premium" controllers since that seems to be working so well for them.
I just hope the d-pad is still clicky. I love the clicky d-pad.
looks good, interested to know what that extra button does and the grip on the triggers looks nice
I like the texture, I like that it's smaller, will have to try to D-pad to get an opinion on that. I will forever think the "X" branding is tacky, though, it would be a beautiful piece of industrial design without that.
Looks fine to me, and i dont use a pad for fighting games so that doesnt bother me in the slightest.
as long as it feels good when i get my hands on it; thats what matters to me.
as long as it feels good when i get my hands on it; thats what matters to me.
You have issues, my friend! Best dpad ever for arcade type games. Much love for Nintendo style + shaped dpads as far as more traditionally home oriented genres like platformers, metroidvanias/action platformers or puzzle games are concerned but as far as fighting games, shmups and run'n'gun are concerned, saturn dpad is absolutely where it's at! Pulling off 360, half circles and dp motions with traditional style dpads is a pain!
I 100% disagree with you. I find cross d-pad like SNES are horrendous for fighting games. Dual Shock is even worse because its not even a connecting cross.
I find the current Xbox One controller more comfortable to use after long periods than the DS4, so I'm firmly in the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" camp. And that share button is a godsend!
After looking at the image and reading what Phil detailed, I think it's a massive upgrade over the XB1 controller.
He claims the new controller is a bit smaller, and from what I can see the triggers are textured for grip and doesn't curve as much as the XB1 triggers do. The bumpers seem a bit more pronounced, and I'm really digging that matte black textured look they've got going on.
Just going back and looking at renders/promo pics of the XB1 controller, this new Xbox Series controller looks much nicer overall.
He claims the new controller is a bit smaller, and from what I can see the triggers are textured for grip and doesn't curve as much as the XB1 triggers do. The bumpers seem a bit more pronounced, and I'm really digging that matte black textured look they've got going on.
Just going back and looking at renders/promo pics of the XB1 controller, this new Xbox Series controller looks much nicer overall.
The triggers and bumpers looks slightly more comfortable in particular switching between the two. That's kind of the one thing I really dislike about the Elite is the shape of the controller makes it harder for the fingers. The bumpers slightly more slanted on the edges helps. Share buttons nice, don't really like the circular d-pad though this textures the surface which unlike the elites make it easier to hit a particular direction. Doesn't look like it has any paddles.
