New Xbox 360 Controller Coming, D-Pad Redesigned

[toadslayer72]

TRios_Zen said:

toadslayer72 said:

TRios_Zen said:

d21lewis said:

 

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.

Sadly, the Onza is not commercially available yet (November I think?).  For single player games, I will be getting this for sure.  For my MP games though, I think the new MS wireless controller would be perfect (my headphones, combined with wired controllers = ton of static electricity).  Wait...$140 in controllers in the next few months?  There is probably something wrong with me.

Explain to me the problem you have with your headphones and wired controllers. I use headphones but have always used a wireless controller but am considering the Onza and I'm not familiar with any potential problems with a setup like mine. Is it a situation where the controller somehow interferes? 

I have Turtle Beach wireless headphones that connect to my 360 controller for voice chat.  So when using a wired controller I basically have a connection from my head to controller, to 360 and for some reason it builds up a lot of static electricity.  It actually fried my Modern Warfare controller, which now only works intermittently.

So I only use wireless controllers when I play multiplayer so I can turn up the volume without waking the boy/wife or worrying about static build up.

I would guess if you have tiled or hardwood floors in your gaming area, this would not be a problem.  Sadly I have carpet, and two big flea-bags always laying around my feet when I game.

Ok so my scenario won't be exactly like yours. I have a pair of wired Trittons and HW floors where I game. I have 3 flea bags and in the winter the hair is the biggest pain in the ass cause of the static.