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migo said:
Nothing wrong with that dpad. In fact, it kinda resembles the Pandora's.
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Got An Xbox 360? Hate The Crappy D-Pad?
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Nothing wrong with that dpad. In fact, it kinda resembles the Pandora's.
gruso
thunderbox
The legendary SNES d-pad is also circular 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/garyfixler/98639948/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/garyfixler/98640510/in/photostream/
What makes the 360 d-pad so bad is not that it's circular, but what happens underneath. It's a horrible two piece thing that uses an extension to reach the contacts nearly an inch below:
(The actual d-pad disc that you usually see isn't attached in that pic, it screws on where his finger is). This makes it feel less like a pivot action, and more like you're pushing a puck around. I'd be surprised if Mad Catz went this way with their design.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/garyfixler/98639948/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/garyfixler/98640510/in/photostream/
What makes the 360 d-pad so bad is not that it's circular, but what happens underneath. It's a horrible two piece thing that uses an extension to reach the contacts nearly an inch below:
(The actual d-pad disc that you usually see isn't attached in that pic, it screws on where his finger is). This makes it feel less like a pivot action, and more like you're pushing a puck around. I'd be surprised if Mad Catz went this way with their design.
gruso
thunderbox
But it is circular, it's right there in the photos. I get what you're saying though, you prefer the more prominent + section.
I get what you're saying though, you prefer the more prominent + section.
iprice
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Got mine today. Not tested it yet (on 360 or pc).
Cheers Gruso
Cheers Gruso
Iorgy77
emu parasite kid
Mine arrived just today. Heavy box, I dont understand how they could make any money from sending these with free shipping.
palmertech
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I got one of these about 6 months ago, been using it exactly like this.
The drums are velocity sensitive, it uses varying resistance values depending on the strength of the hit. It is actually a pretty nice pad! There are better options for PC use, though.
The drums are velocity sensitive, it uses varying resistance values depending on the strength of the hit. It is actually a pretty nice pad! There are better options for PC use, though.
