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Thurrott: MS to announce a new standard Xbox controller and maybe Xbox Elite at E3
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Gotta disagree, clicky is the epitome of tactility for me
Coulomb_Barrier
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This is the problem. They've been blindsided if Sony release the Neo this year. That just makes a premium (but internally the same as a standard XB1) Elite rather redundant.
If that is all they got they better hope the Neo isn't out this year.
thomasmahler
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Just a guess, but I'd say this one should ship with every new Xbox
That's what I want. But all games not just games from the Windows store.
That would be a big fuck you to people with giant hands like me
Phoenix Fang
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Please go back to your Sony camp with that nonsense.
Bits N Pieces
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That's fine and I get that but the fact that PS4K games are going to be ready for this Fall and we don't even know what the machine actually is yet, just seems wrong to me (if the rumours are true of course).
As long as any of the Big 3 lays out their roadmap on what the future looks like and when we can expect these iterative consoles then I'll be happy to hop on the hype train at that point
DomsPlaying
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Wouldn't be surprised if it's a slight revision with another color offering. Can't see anything too crazy.
I'm more interested to see if there will be updates to Elite controller. Can't go back to the original now that I've used the Elite for so long.
Guys, this is an obvious troll.
I'm more interested to see if there will be updates to Elite controller. Can't go back to the original now that I've used the Elite for so long.
Guys, this is an obvious troll.
Right? Right?
Samurai G0SU
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Just a guess, but I'd say this one should ship with every new Xbox
That is so beautiful/ omg
That is true. Hence my steadfast belief that they must have a new, more powerful Xbox One in the pipe.
Considering the massive gap between the Xbox One and the PS4 in terms of sales and mindshare Microsoft would be beyond stupid not to react to a machine which is going to make their proposition all the more questionable.
it already does......but that controller dead zone needs to be a lot tighter like the DS4's and it would be fucking perfect
Garcia el Gringo
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I thought a new controller might be introduced at E3! I wonder what its new features/refinements might be. Like others already mentioned, I would love a dedicated "Share" button - the chatpad isn't an ergonomic solution imo. Most of all, I hope the quality assurance is up on these new controllers over the 3.5 redesign (you can see me complaining about the responsiveness of d-pads, among other issues, in many threads).
Let me say it again. I would like a dedicated button. I would like to not have to map a button for that functionality. I would like to not spend an additional $35 on an accessory for that functionality.
If it doesn't happen then so be it. But if it does then I'll be pretty stoked.
Yeah think Sony has blindsided just about everyone with this move even Nintendo.
Nope. It's one of the reasons I barely use my 360. The offset sticks bother me. I got the 360 when my friends introduced me to Gears of War 3. I'm waiting for a slimmer Xbox one with hopefully a better controller for when Gears 4 comes out.
Yeah with a built in Mic array.
CrimsonEclipse
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Agreed.
That would be awesome. Part of the reason I think Kinect voice controls are poor is because they are sitting next to a blaring tv. If Xbox Pause or volume up/down worked consistently I would love it.
Duxxy3
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They do make adapters for Dualshock to XB1 ya know. AFAIK there's no timeout issue or firmware issue either.
I can go back and forth between a Dualshock and XB controller, but favor the XB controller for most genre's.
RedAssedApe
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just hope they have noise cancellation built-in if they have a mic.
The Artisan
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is it just me or has it gotten more and more nuts every year since 2013
Major Nelson getting the fire extinguisher out.
https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/725402619733151745
Posted in the other thread about Xbox One 2 but it's kind of dead. I find it interesting he even said anything. He's usually pretty quite about rumors.
https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/725402619733151745
Posted in the other thread about Xbox One 2 but it's kind of dead. I find it interesting he even said anything. He's usually pretty quite about rumors.
HYDE
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Phil talked about the iterative hardware model that MS will most probably transition to before the PS4K was leaked.
Steverulez
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That was about him mentioning COD MW in a tweet before that then people starting tweeting him "Infinite Warfare" leaked pictures etc
Sony plans on releasing the Neo this fall or Q1 2017 so they must be ahead.
You guys are nuts.
Oh for real? Hmm must have missed that tweet. Ok well back to speculation and wishful thinking then haha
HawksWinStanley
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And they already have that useless button on the left that has no function 99% of the time. I'm not sure why the sharing stuff doesn't get mapped to that instead of the double click of the guide button.
Do you know what "following" means?
Changing the console colors won't help console sales. The damage of the online DRM has been done. Even if it's years late, most folks that have already bought a PS4 aren't going to jump ship and the current offerings on X-box just isn't enough to get PS4-only/PC-only folks to jump ship.
MaulerX
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They might be ahead in releasing the .5 model but for all we know MS might be ahead in the full blown model. That's why that argument doesn't make sense. Different priorities. We just don't know for sure what's going on.
To be fair, that was only weeks before the leaks. They didn't make that huge of a strategy change/R&D in a couple weeks.
That being said, It's totally possible MS had the idea first. In the end, when talking about technology, who cares who did it first? It's better to do it right. I plan to buy both.
Shin-Ra
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I think they'll remove the rumble triggers to make it cheaper and add a SHARE button.
It'd be funny if they put tracking LEDs back in.
wittengstein
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This one is for you and anybody that thinks like you.
Here's Phil before there were even whispers about an updated ps4;
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1192339
So,they were the first ones to publicly talk about moving away from having traditional console releases,and his comments suggested they were thinking about this for a long time,but they are followers now?
That's a bad place to put it.
What if the new controller is kinect 3.0?
Obviously putting that $100 million+ investment to use!
Obviously putting that $100 million+ investment to use!
I concur.
NullPointer
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Will the new standard controller not suffer from random disconnects? Or do I need a new Xbox too?
If anything has clipped my Xbox's wings, its that.
If anything has clipped my Xbox's wings, its that.
Sorry but... http://www.latinone.com/articles/26...elease-upgraded-console-with-better-specs.htm
Article from october 2015
Doug Heffernan
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I think they'll make the special edition rubber grips standard.
Why?
Your phone, computer, Amazon Fire TV remote, Apple TV remote are all close proximity to the person in control when using voice. Could just be an option, have one in a media remote and one in a camera/mic accessory for Skype or whatever.
DeepEnigma
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And how much do you think this thing will cost in 2016 with what we know of available tech out there?
To be full blown, it would have to pretty handily be ahead of the PS4K spec wise... at $399, it surely will not be. Not in the newly ran MSFT from the CEO down.
And one of Sony's console designers in Japan, mentioned it last year in what was said to be a 'hypothetical response' to questioning.
This has been in the cards for both companies since switching to x86/64 APU. Do not kid yourselves with who did what first warz.
a Master Ninja
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As someone who bought the Elite controller, I'll be bummed if the standard controller had features that the Elite does not. I expect more Elite features making their way to the standard, like the grips.
Complicated
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I'd love to know where you're getting all your information about release window and the initial planning for this new Playstation. Sounds like you've confirmed a lot of the rumors going around.
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