Sega Examining Xbox 360 Virtual On Twin Sticks

By Spencer . April 7, 2009 . 11:02am

Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram Ver. 5.66 is coming to Xbox Live Arcade this spring. Great news, but fans of the series probably want to play the game with a twin stick controller. Sega hears you.

In an official post the development team discusses a peripheral, but they don’t exactly announce it. They mention tinkering with key assignments and manufacturing costs which sounds like a prototype Xbox 360 twin stick controller is sitting on someone’s desk. However, the device is said to be rather expensive and it’s possible that the accessory could not make it to market. How much would you pay for a set of Xbox 360 Virtual On sticks?

Source: http://www.siliconera.com/2009/04/07/sega-examining-xbox-360-virtual-on-twin-sticks/

"How much would you pay for a set of Xbox 360 Virtual On sticks?"

Millions.

I'd buy it if Sega supported it with more than just one Virtual On game. If it's just going to be for this XBLA game, then I won't spend more than $40, and I know it'll cost more than that. I wouldn't even buy the Arkanoid peripheral for DS, and that is much cheaper.

hum why a new pad ???? if I recall it was 2 sticks and 2 button on each ???? so with the dual sticks having a pressure button under and the trigger that should do the job ???? I mean we are talking about a game coming on live arcade... unless they revive the game actually do a rebuilt of it for current gen, i don't see the point and how that could be cost efficient???

Agreed. Unless this is the start of something new I don't see myself supporting it.

Maybe this is a hint, that there is a new Virtual On that is in development for next gen.

I would buy the controller regardless. The potential ebay money that could be had is hard to pass up. Looking at the Street Fighter Arcade sticks makes me mad that I didn't pre-order any. u_u