While we’ve been hit in the face with a barrage of news about Sony’s PlayStation 4, we’ve seen and heard very little about the next-generation Xbox from Microsoft. Today, via Kotaku, comes some news about its controller.
And according to their sources, it’s very much like the current one, only a little smaller. Unlike the controllers from the Japanese competition, the Next Xbox’s primary input doesn’t feature anything particularly new; there’s no giant touch screen, no flashing bars of light, no built-in speakers or any sort of touch input at all.
Though I’d prefer a little more innovation, I can’t say I’m at all upset about that. The 360 controller is, as far as I’m concerned, pretty close to perfection; save of course for that godawful, clunky D-Pad. Fix that (more than they have with the newer transforming controller) and it’ll be a winner.
Unfortunately, unlike with the PS4 controller, it’s quite likely we won’t be treated to a pre-announcement leak. Apparently all of the new controllers in the wild have been painted with stripy, zebra-like markings that may or may not be unique and traceable
If the rumours and speculation are true, we should be learning a little more about Microsoft’s next box later this month.
Last Updated: April 3, 2013
Sir Captain Rincethis
April 3, 2013 at 09:51
Yeah, read about this last night, they painted their controllers ZEBRA so they could combat leaks? Wow, I just don’t know how they came up with that tech, cus REPAINTING them would be pretty impossible…
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
April 3, 2013 at 09:57
Photoshop is your friend hehehehe
FoxOneZA
April 3, 2013 at 10:02
You don’t simply repaint it. You cover it in a vinyl/sticker thingy.
The Zebra stripes camo is standard affair in the car industry for prototype vehicles.
Sir Captain Rincethis
April 3, 2013 at 10:04
Yeah, and was first used back in something like 1911 for warships etc. What I meant was there are a plethora of ways to get around this for something like a controller 🙂
FoxOneZA
April 3, 2013 at 10:08
Agreed. I’m calling BS on this stripe thingy because it can still be photographed in the wild.
Sir Captain Rincethis
April 3, 2013 at 10:13
I see what you did there! Agreed, also calling BS, and by BS, I mean 1911 Battle Ship 0_O
FoxOneZA
April 3, 2013 at 10:18
LOL… we should paint or Rhino’s in Zebra stripes!
Sir Captain Rincethis
April 3, 2013 at 10:23
Haha! Why not, we’ve tried everything else! I say paint a fleet of drones and go CoD on poachers!
Admiral Chief Erwin
April 3, 2013 at 09:54
Header lulz!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
April 3, 2013 at 12:46
It’s not about the controller lads… it’s never been about the controller, it’s all about KINECT!
Pieter Kruger
April 3, 2013 at 19:55
“it’s very much like the current one, only a little smaller” So they ARE gunning for the Asian market?
SpellGramarDouche
April 4, 2013 at 00:11
“Though I’d prefer a little mroe innovation” possibly you mean “more”
Skyblue
April 4, 2013 at 14:16
“The 360 controller is, as far as I’m concerned, pretty close to perfection; save of course for that godawful, clunky D-Pad”
Agree 100% with that comment. I even purchased a X360 derivative controller for my PS3.