New Xbox 360 Controller Coming, D-Pad Redesigned

[d21lewis]

toadslayer72 said:

d21lewis said:

toadslayer72 said:

d21lewis said:

The original was perfect except for the dpad.  I already grabbed a Fight Pad so I may not be getting the new redesign. I hear great things about the 3rd party Razer Onza" controller, though.

Have hear things like, "it looks awesome and has mappaple bumpers and tension control on the sticks"? or have you heard from people with hands-on? 

http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/01/08/razer-reinvents-the-360-controller-with-the-onza/

I don't know anybody that's actually gotten one but every site I've googled since reading about it in Game Informer say that it's a huge improvement over the traditional controller.  It's wired, though.  That's somewhat of a drawback but then so is every third party controller for the 360 that I've seen.

 

Yeah I'm seriously considering getting it but if I do it'll be after it's out for a minute and there are some regular people giving their opinions. As far as wired vs. wireless, where do you stand on the idea that wireless has lag, perceivable or not? 

Back in the Nes days, there was a problem with lag in controllers but I've gotten wireless console controllers like the Wavebird for my Gamecube and a Logitech pad for my PS2 and I've never noticed any sort of lag.  Same thing with my wired PS3/360 controllers (I have two seperate brands for each console).  Lag was never an issue for the default controllers and I notice absolutely no improved performance with the wired controllers.  In fact, the wired controllers have always been lower quality than the standard 360/PS3 controller because they feel more flimsy (or is it flimsier?  There is an increase in flimsy-osity!).