Friday, July 18, 2008

Yay new 360 controller has a Guide button!

Thought I would post a quick thing I noticed while looking at my 'My Xbox' page.

Microsoft is releasing a Limited edition red 360 controller. So far so good. Says its bundled with some charge kit stuff. Still good. Though some of the things they noted as a "Feature" on this controller, I found quite odd. Odd in the sense that...they're not really features, to the point - if this controller didn't have these, it's not a 360 controller.

The weird, almost funny, ones they stated were that it has "Integrated headset port for Xbox Live play." This may seem ok, but only if you didn't read it properly, they're talking about the port, not a head set, or something new, just the port for which you can plug a head set you buy seperatly into. The next weird one I saw was that it's advertising the Guide Button! They state "Use the Xbox 360 Guide button to keep track of your friends, access your games and media, or power on and off your Xbox 360 console" ok that's cool, I guess some parents or maybe the girlfriend reading this can get a little info on it. But if the parent or whoever doesn't know this, do you really think they'd be this deep into xbox.com? I don't.

Anyways the full list of features from the site is below.

  • Limited Edition red finish, with newly designed black accents
  • Bundled with a Play & Charge Cable and matching red rechargeable battery pack
  • 2.4GHz wireless technology with 30-foot range
  • Use up to four controllers simultaneously on one console
  • Integrated headset port for Xbox Live play
  • Adjustable vibration feedback for longer battery life
  • New left and right shoulder buttons are designed for ease of use
  • Use the Xbox 360 Guide button to keep track of your friends, access your games and media, or power on and off your Xbox 360 console

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