360 D-Pad, just why did they design it like that?

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NightAntilli on 07 April 2009

I play DOA4 with the D-pad and sometimes it does something i don't really want to, but that's pretty rare. It's not the best D-pad but it's not impossible either.

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sieanr on 07 April 2009

The days of good d-pads are over.

RIP

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lolita on 07 April 2009

Well I haven't played too many games that use it much but I think it works fine...

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woopdeedoo on 07 April 2009

darklich13 said:

badgenome said:
I think every possible good d-pad design was patented by someone else.

Yea but Microsoft has released a way better d-pad on the Sidewinder for the PC way before Xbox. This thing goes for over $150 on Amazon.

Seriously? I still got one of those lying around somewhere.

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mike_intellivision on 07 April 2009

Also, remember that Microsoft addressed this problem in Europe last year (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/microsoft-confirms-revised-360-d-pad)

but ironically, not in the United States.

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Baggins on 07 April 2009

woopdeedoo said:

darklich13 said:

badgenome said:
I think every possible good d-pad design was patented by someone else.

Yea but Microsoft has released a way better d-pad on the Sidewinder for the PC way before Xbox. This thing goes for over $150 on Amazon.

Seriously? I still got one of those lying around somewhere.

No he's havin a laugh, they go for about $10 lol. I stupidly went and checked lol. I have one too and saw the $$$...only to feel like an idiot.

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Words Of Wisdom on 07 April 2009

sieanr said:
The days of good d-pads are over.

RIP

The company that made that d-pad was called Advanced Gravis Computer Technology or more commonly just Gravis.

They made PC gamepads and d-pads for various other companies like Sega from the 80s through the 90s. Sadly they were acquired in the late 90s by Kensington and were never seen again.

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DJSurface on 08 April 2009

NinjaguyDan said:
Try playing Dance Dance Revelation on The Simpsons Game and you will discover how bad the 360 D-Pad really is.

BTW, is there a 3rd party controller with a decent D-Pad?

I bought a Hori.