Hands-on with Xbox One's new controller
We go hands on with Xbox One's new controller. (And we liked it!)
Xbox One features two new buttons: View and Menu
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replyAndrew Yoon posted a new article, Hands-on with Xbox One's new controller.
We go hands on with Xbox One's new controller. (And we liked it!)-
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Yeah, this is one of the few positives for the new system. Force feedback always helped me in racing games when it was implemented well. You can use it to gauge how hard you're taking a turn. So more feedback on the triggers can help a lot.
And I've always wondered why everybody isn't just copying the Sega Saturn d-pad. That's almost universally accepted as the best d-pad.
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Andrew, does the controller itself recharge the AA batteries or do you need the typical NiMH battery charger?
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I believe the controller will be recharged if connected via USB. However, I will need to double check on that for you.
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that would suck. i really like removable AAs with option of a battery pack for those that prefer them. the AAs you can at least take out and replace inexpensively when a battery pack dies or can't hold a charge after 2 or 3 years. plus swapping out batteries is way better than hooking up a USB cable and sitting 4' away from your tv to charge and play. plus eneloops!
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I had to read all the way to the 7th paragraph to tell what impulse triggers are... and then, only because it can be implicitly deduced there. Mr. Yoon, why would you assume everyone knows what an impulse trigger is when it's new tech and being introduced here? Explain wtf it is in the first paragraph if you're gonna talk about it so much.
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It specifically says that they're fucking rumble motors. Would you like a picture or something?
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Oh, I see, so I'm supposed to understand Microsoft's proprietary naming scheme? Saying "rumble motor" to me is like saying "impulse trigger". It's not a scientific word, it's a word Microsoft made up.
Anyway, keep arguing if you want, I'm pointing out a problem I had with the article... AndrewYoon can choose to ignore me or listen, I'm not forcing anyone to do anything.-
"Rumble motor" isn't something they made up, it's the most general term for the tech that makes gamepads vibrate. Vibration motor is also common. It's the same principle that makes your cell phone shake when on vibrate.
I suppose if you've never opened a controller with rumble functionality since the first Dual Shock (maybe even before that if you could the N64's rumble pak), and have also never seen one of those translucent shelled gamepads in action, you probably wouldn't know that the rumble is caused by tiny motors that spin a small weight around. Hence rumble motor. -
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That's a descriptive term not a proprietary name. If you can't figure out that means the triggers will vibrate, you've got some serious cognitive challenges ahead of you.
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They made the tension on the sticks even weaker? That sucks. For my tastes all three hardware makers make their analog sticks too weak as it is. So far there isn't a lot about this system that's winning me over.
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Yeah this is another blow for me.. I hate the ps2 analogs.. they are way to loose.. why I prefer the xbox over ps2 currently for the controller alone.. 25% less force to move. yuck
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I prefer the tension against ease of movement for precision's sake.
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Not sure if a tighter pickup is a good thing after seeing 360 gamepads that stick and drift in various directions. I had to return a few brand new ones to find one where both sticks were actually neutral when untouched. Searching around it was far from an isolated case, either.
Hopefully that problem has been solved with the new controllers.
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Agreed, I prefer higher tension sticks.
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I had completely forgot how terrible the original controller was.
http://i.imgur.com/6XD06Wt.jpg
It felt so awkward being in your hands. And those poor jewel buttons... -
What's up with the new view and menu buttons? Wonder what that will mean for cross platform titles.
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why would it change anything? They're two buttons placed in exactly the same place as start and select, just named differently, because start and select don't make much sense in this day and age. Both are almost never used for anything right now.
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Heh, I almost never pause the game, or want to go to the inventory screen with one button press.
Yes, I know most menus use A and B, but Select and Start are still very common conventional buttons to expose one-button configurability for users who want to avoid excessive button press prompts.-
indeed, so they're still on the controller in exactly the same size, shape and orientation they always were, just with different names...
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And the button label war continues. This is why I remember the buttons for what they do, and not for their labels.
Right side face buttons, indexed by position from center:
Bottom: Yes
Right: No
Top}r: Options
Left: Press This To Not Die
NOTE: in Japan, Right is Yes, and Bottom is No, despite the colors being backwards.
I'll always call Select "Select" and Start "Start", because that's what it's been since the NES.-
PRESS Y TO NOT SHACKTAG.... X
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Will i be able to use my 360 controllers on the Xbone ?
