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ZoukGalaxy
Member
I hope you all see the pattern now:
That's just hilariously pathetic.
- Announce some bad news
- Release a new controller color
That's just hilariously pathetic.
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Make an elite v3 you jerks!
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Cakeboxer
Member
Transparent is fine, if it's fully. I loved my transparant Game Boy. But this thing here looks like, i don't even know what it looks like. Maybe a gypsy purse.
MarkMe2525
Gold Member
Those two things are not mutually exclusive as correlation does not equate to causation. MS are always releasing new controller colors, there is no thread that connects this behavior with them announcing "bad news", as you assert. It's akin to suggesting that a person's driving habits has a causal relationship with someone's breathing, due to the fact that one breathes while driving.I hope you all see the pattern now:
- Announce some bad news
- Release a new controller color
That's just hilariously pathetic.
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Now you can literally watch your controllers bumper buttons fail in real time.
GoldenEye98
posts news as their odd job
Ghost Cipher one is nice
b0uncyfr0
Member
It is, but its the exact same as my current xbox controllers. Why bother at this point.. Pass for me.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Ewww. I like the one I got a month ago.
hououinkyouma00
Member
The paddles on the Elite are trash and way too easy to press. It's why I used the dome paddles own the Edge.
At this point though I think I just prefer the standard controllers in general. My Edge was nice but I didn't like the grip and I didn't think it made a $120 difference. Same thing with the Elite.
cash_longfellow
Member
Holy last girlfriend ugly 
kevboard
Member
probably pushed back for next gen. I guess they don't want a DualShock situation where games need to support the controller with less features, and therefore don't fully utilise the new controller's features.
saintjules
Gold Member
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Quick, make more colors. They’re starting to realize it’s still decade old tech with missing features at full price.
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lughnasadh123
Member
Colors look like a blind clown jizzed a rainbow on them.
This is basically the same controller they have used since Xbox One launched. They made ZERO improvements (unless you count the stupid share button), it's absurd.
Is this the hardware that you were asked to avoid speculating on?Sebile controller died for this?
HeisenbergFX4
Member
Nope it was specifically their next "consoles" and launch windows for themIs this the hardware that you were asked to avoid speculating on?
They spent $100 million on that cmon man
Given they didn't announce anything 18-24 months in advance prior to pro presales it doesn't seem like an early next gen Xbox is inbound.
HeisenbergFX4
Member
LordBritish
Member
Got excited seeing the thread and thought they announced the leaked controller we all want
LavitzSlambert
Member
BlackTron
Member
If you don't count stuff like the share button (I didn't even think of it till you mentioned) there really has no been an improvement since 360. I have 360, One and Series pads but settled back to using 360 on PC. The others aren't substantially worse but they are slightly worse so why use it lol.
BlackTron
Member
Complete fail to lack gyro. Games had this feature before they were even ported to Xbox. Should have been in day one, still a fail not to update it mid gen. By the time they add it to the controller there will be a new feature they don't have. It's just plain bad.
YeulEmeralda
Linux User
I had an Xbox and I remember the controller was black. And fucking huge lol.
kevboard
Member
that really was the 1 thing they should have added to the SX controller.
BlackTron
Member
This is the 1 thing that was in the revised controller they pushed back.
kevboard
Member
adding it mid-gen would still lead to a lack of support tho I bet.
many MP focused games for example lack gyro support precisely due to the fact they want an even playing field.
I am kinda surprised that noone made a gyro controller that emulates stick aim yet, or even emulates a Mouse. many Xbox games support mouse and keyboard. many of then support both at the same time. so you could in theory make a controller that supports gyro, has a configuration app to adjust the gyro settings etc. and then adds gyro support to nearly every game.
sure, not all games would work well with it, but many would.
I speak from experience, as I emulate stick aim in Apex Legends when playing it on my Deck, and it works near flawlessly.
in Apex this works without much of an issue because your stick input gets barely filtered if you set it up right, so it feels almost like emulating a mouse.
in games like Halo Infinite you can emulate a mouse on the gyro and get 100% perfect gyro aim, as Halo Infinite allows for both inputs to work simultaneously (Apex Legends doesn't without hitching).
so a controller like that could work but also could be seen as cheating by some lol.
you can do it tho, if you set it up right on a PC or the Steam Deck, and then use remote play
suddenly you have gyro aim in console games that don't natively support it.
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BlackTron
Member
adding it mid-gen would still lead to a lack of support tho I bet.
many MP focused games for example lack gyro support precisely due to the fact they want an even playing field.
I am kinda surprised that noone made a gyro controller that emulates stick aim yet, or even emulates a Mouse. many Xbox games support mouse and keyboard. many of then support both at the same time. so you could in theory make a controller that supports gyro, has a configuration app to adjust the gyro settings etc. and then adds gyro support to nearly every game.
sure, not all games would work well with it, but many would.
I speak from experience, as I emulate stick aim in Apex Legends when playing it on my Deck, and it works near flawlessly.
in Apex this works without much of an issue because your stick input gets barely filtered if you set it up right, so it feels almost like emulating a mouse.
in games like Halo Infinite you can emulate a mouse on the gyro and get 100% perfect gyro aim, as Halo Infinite allows for both inputs to work simultaneously (Apex Legends doesn't without hitching).
so a controller like that could work but also could be seen as cheating by some lol.
you can do it tho, if you set it up right on a PC or the Steam Deck, and then use remote play
suddenly you have gyro aim in console games that don't natively support it.
I'm sorry but you can play Halo Infinite on Xbox by plugging in a mouse. And the system is full of games where gyro is optional on other platforms. Those other platforms also have games that lack gyro. They didn't explode or anything.
Nintendo's Witch
Member
kevboard
Member
some devs don't care some do. Apex Legends has no gyro due to Xbox players not having access to it for example.
Valorant as well. the devs came out and said it right away
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BlackTron
Member
I'm sorry but if this is supposed to somehow support the notion that it made sense not to add it (even mid gen) I don't get it.
Edit: Apex has gyro on Switch and also crossplay. I guess it's balanced because they get lower frames? lol
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kevboard
Member
the reasoning behind it is that it would make the playingfield uneven. so yeah, even a mid-gen addition of gyro would probably still mean that games like these wouldn't get support for it
the Switch version is basically unplayable due to the input lag and framerate. then there are the worst analog sticks known to man on the joycons. so yeah, I bet they added that so that they have even the slightest chance.
BlackTron
Member
I think this is acceptable. PS5 controller has gyro. It's not supported in Apex. It's not a big deal. Doesn't seem like a great reason to withhold it.
Putonahappyface
Gold Member
Deputy Moonman
Member
I burned out a long time ago on xbox's obsession with selling controllers in different colors. To be fair, these look solid, but there's nothing new underneath the hood. The only controller announcement I'd be excited for is a budget friendly controller with paddles selling for $100 or less. None of this, "hey buy our cool controller, it's only half the price or more of our console!"
BlackTron
Member
The standard one is currently on sale for £40 on Amazon UK, the blue one is sexy.
I always liked this one for looking like N64 blue, first colored controller I ever owned. Kinda wanted earlier in the gen. But Nintendo nostalgia won't save you today, Xbox.
NoLootBoxDev
Member
Not te cipher I wanted
