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Zeus
11-07-2006, 09:19 PM
A recent survey to Xbox Live subscribers asked for gamers thoughts on a range of potential peripherals and services for the 360. One of them was if they'd be interested in a black controller with backlit buttons, rubber grips and improved d-pad as follows. But we think MS are a little late, as XCM has already made a complete kit for 360.

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Survery Questions Asked

- How interested would you be in buying an Xbox 360 branded mini-keyboard plug-in device for your controller to make text messaging and chat easier, assuming it would cost between $19-$29?
- Paying per song (~$0.99/song) to download music to your Xbox 360 hard drive from a music service. You would be able to use this service while playing a game.
- Paying a subscription per month (~$14.99/mo) to stream any and all music to your Xbox360 from a library of over 2 Million songs. You would be able to use this service while playing a game.
- Paying per video (~$19.99/movie, $1.99/TV show) to download standard definition full movies and TV shows to your Xbox360 hard drive
- Renting movies (~$3.99/movie) that are downloaded in standard definition to your Xbox 360 until you watch them and then are deleted
- Paying a subscription per month (~$5.99/mo) to access 10-20 internet radio stations streamed to your Xbox 360. You would be able to use this service while playing a game.
- How interested would you be in using an integrated Xbox 360 Web browser that would allow you to access and browse the Internet over your Xbox Live connection?
- How interested would you be in participating in beta tests for upcoming games if they cost an additional incremental fee?

News Source: <A href="http://www.xboxic.com/news/1949" target="_blank">Xboxic</a>
kronikdaddy
11-07-2006, 09:38 PM
Bring on the improved D-pad!!!!
potter
11-07-2006, 09:39 PM
Bring on the improved D-pad!!!!

hell yeah. All they need to do is copy the snes d-pad ;)
moonwalker
11-07-2006, 09:59 PM
i dont know about you guys, but i thought the old 6-button sidewinder gamepad was one of the best/comfortable gamepad evarr...

with the introduction of analogue sticks, i had to upgrade. so i just replaced it with the wired 360 controller

i still use the sidewinder for emus, though... nothing beats it :P
Murc
11-07-2006, 11:25 PM
No offense to XCM...But Official MS product are better...usually not in price...but it reliability, warranty, durability...basically anything that ends in "ty".

MS needs to get off there ass and make a black 360 with a bigger HDD, and support DivX/Xvid steaming!!!
tpepsiman
11-08-2006, 05:16 AM
is this a Official pad or not
i don't like the sound of back lite buttons
but different color pads thats cool
AlphaTrion
11-08-2006, 12:02 PM
No offense to XCM...But Official MS product are better...usually not in price...but it reliability, warranty, durability...basically anything that ends in "ty".

MS needs to get off there ass and make a black 360 with a bigger HDD, and support DivX/Xvid steaming!!!

yes yes yes.. they should offer x360 in several colors and styles. I bought a replacement case recently!
Kastef
11-08-2006, 06:41 PM
slightly improved d-pad... it better be DRASTICALLY improved. The 360 controller has got to be the worst d-pad I've ever used.
Scorpion3
11-09-2006, 12:04 AM
slightly improved d-pad... it better be DRASTICALLY improved. The 360 controller has got to be the worst d-pad I've ever used.

Honestly, I don't know what the **** you guys are talking about. It's really not that bad, it's like the Xbox's Controller S, but a little more round. It's not horrible. A horrible D-Pad would be the Duke's D-Pad.
Havok154
11-09-2006, 02:02 AM
Honestly, I don't know what the **** you guys are talking about. It's really not that bad, it's like the Xbox's Controller S, but a little more round. It's not horrible. A horrible D-Pad would be the Duke's D-Pad.

The test for the d-pad is playing Oblivion and mapping an item to a diagonal slot. Most of the time it just gets picked up as left/right or up/down instead. Really annoying and really makes you appreciate the PS2/GC d-pad.
Scorpion3
11-09-2006, 08:02 PM
The test for the d-pad is playing Oblivion and mapping an item to a diagonal slot. Most of the time it just gets picked up as left/right or up/down instead. Really annoying and really makes you appreciate the PS2/GC d-pad.

True, I rarily ever use the D-Pad though, even on the GC. Although, GC has a great D-Pad, PS2 has one too, but they lose points for their horrible Analog sticks. But, at least you have the D-Pad to fall back on.