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[Astray]

It's been a rough year for Rare but at least Xbox is celebrating its 40th anniversary with... a licensed controller

As Rare gets ready to celebrate its 40th anniversary, a third-party licensed controller themed around the developer's legacy has leaked online.

www.eurogamer.net

 

[Pedro Motta]

Gotta pump those numbers up!

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Love me some 8BitDo

 

[calistan]

That's disappointingly bland for $90 US. The images on the dock and controller don't even line up.

 

[RAIDEN1]

They aren't what they were pre-2002

 

[xanaum]

I feel a deep sadness about what happened to Rareware. Nintendo didn't value what they had, and Microsoft never had a clue what to do with it.

Nintendo probably hates the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy they never made a proper remake or a remastered collection, even though it would've made them a fortune today. Miyamoto's probably still bitter that those Western-made games crushed even their top-tier Japanese platformers. They had a freaking gold mine in their hands and tried to recreate it with Retro Studios, but the magic was gone. All they pulled off were Mario-style sidescrolling clones with that awful preschool storybook art style and called it Donkey Kong Country Returns / Tropical Freeze.

Then Microsoft got Rareware, but by then it was already worn out and beaten down by Nintendo. It was like marrying a hot, depressed woman who used to get abused by her ex, but instead of helping her get better, they just made her worse, more depressed, and now she's not even attractive anymore. They couldn't keep any decent talent around and wasted every single classic franchise.

It's pathetic to see them celebrating the studio's anniversary with some generic joystick post when they haven't released anything truly new or exciting in years. Honestly, it probably won't be long before the studio shuts down completely and becomes a sad little museum.

 

[Connificent]

 

[Spukc]

ah yes rare creators of

Killer instinct
Dkc trilogy
Golden eye
Banjo kazooie

Basicall snes and n64
Afterwards they made a shitty PVP game
Oh and they didnt make a sequel to killer instinct the game that was amazing on xbox.

Might as well take a wet shit in a box and celebrate your 15 years of being dead.

 

[Banjo64]

Article says potentially only in the US…

Yeah. Makes sense. Exclude the British market for the British studio when British people love the games with the British sense of humour.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Hey now. They got an Xbox theme too.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Put Rare Replay on PC you fucks.

 

[Hookshot]

Is that a banana I spot? Nintendo to sue in 5.4.3.2.1

 

[DAHGAMING]

I cant wait to get my greasy hands on this.

 

[SJRB]

What is it with Microsoft and releasing controllers?

 

[Loomy]

Article says potentially only in the US…

Yeah. Makes sense. Exclude the British market for the British studio when British people love the games with the British sense of humour.

Lol, settle down. It's available worldwide

8BitDo Ultimate 3-mode Controller - Rare 40th Anniversary Edition

8Bitdo is a premier 3rd party video game hardware company with a special focus on retro themed game controllers. Renowned for producing the highest quality retro controllers on the market.

shop.8bitdo.com

 

[ecosse_011172]

I feel a deep sadness about what happened to Rareware. Nintendo didn't value what they had, and Microsoft never had a clue what to do with it.

Nintendo probably hates the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy they never made a proper remake or a remastered collection, even though it would've made them a fortune today. Miyamoto's probably still bitter that those Western-made games crushed even their top-tier Japanese platformers. They had a freaking gold mine in their hands and tried to recreate it with Retro Studios, but the magic was gone. All they pulled off were Mario-style sidescrolling clones with that awful preschool storybook art style and called it Donkey Kong Country Returns / Tropical Freeze.

Then Microsoft got Rareware, but by then it was already worn out and beaten down by Nintendo. It was like marrying a hot, depressed woman who used to get abused by her ex, but instead of helping her get better, they just made her worse, more depressed, and now she's not even attractive anymore. They couldn't keep any decent talent around and wasted every single classic franchise.

It's pathetic to see them celebrating the studio's anniversary with some generic joystick post when they haven't released anything truly new or exciting in years. Honestly, it probably won't be long before the studio shuts down completely and becomes a sad little museum.

A ton of exaggeration in the post but it is sad what happened to them.
It seems obvious that they needed decent management/control to get the best from them the Nintendo/MS fall off was no coincidence.
I remember them from the ZX Spectrum says, Atic atac, Jetpac etc. and then R.C pro Am on the NES.
I tried a bit of their Pirate thing on Xbox and found it boring and frustrating then dumped it.
I wonder how many of the old crew are left.

 

[SILKYSMOOTH30FPS]

From one of the very best studios in the industry, to a developer that is so worthless that Ubisoft has a higher chance of releasing something decent. Crazy.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

The new xbox controller meme is dead and buried and they just keep doing it.
That quit being funny like 5 years ago.

 

[Banjo64]

Lol, settle down. It's available worldwide

8BitDo Ultimate 3-mode Controller - Rare 40th Anniversary Edition

8Bitdo is a premier 3rd party video game hardware company with a special focus on retro themed game controllers. Renowned for producing the highest quality retro controllers on the market.

shop.8bitdo.com

Unless I'm missing something this just links me to the US site with the option to pay in US dollars with international shipping calculated at check out.

 

[Mr Moose]

$89.99 USD

The fuck? It's just the OG Ultimate. For $90.

 

[UltimaKilo]

The controller is downright atrocious.

It's pathetic to see them celebrating the studio's anniversary with some generic joystick post when they haven't released anything truly new or exciting in years. Honestly, it probably won't be long before the studio shuts down completely and becomes a sad little museum.

Why would the studio shut down? Sea of Thieves is always packed full of players and they should be working on a sequel.

ah yes rare creators of

Killer instinct
Dkc trilogy
Golden eye
Banjo kazooie

Basicall snes and n64
Afterwards they made a shitty PVP game
Oh and they didnt make a sequel to killer instinct the game that was amazing on xbox.

Might as well take a wet shit in a box and celebrate your 15 years of being dead.

You forgot Sea of Thieves. One of the most fun, original games ever.

 

[Loomy]

Unless I'm missing something this just links me to the US site with the option to pay in US dollars with international shipping calculated at check out.

That seems to be the only global option for now. Maybe it'll show up on their UK Amazon store at some point. but all 8bitdo controllers ship from China anyways.

 

[keefged4]

It's not even the Ultimate 2 lol

 

[ReBurn]

I'd rather buy an 8bitdo controller than an official one. I don't particularly care for this design but I have no doubts about the quality.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

This is becoming a joke now with Xbox and how many new controllers they release.

 

[Cakeboxer]

There are rarely (pun intended) any controllers from Microsoft whose design I don't like, but this is one of those.

 

[xanaum]

The controller is downright atrocious.

Why would the studio shut down? Sea of Thieves is always packed full of players and they should be working on a sequel.

You forgot Sea of Thieves. One of the most fun, original games ever.

Despite the trainwreck it was at launch, a lot of people still play Sea of Thieves, which, sorry, but to me is complete crap. Especially when you look at it now as the main face of a studio that used to be the most iconic and badass in the West. Right now they just had a game canceled, the studio went through layoffs, and they can't even manage their own IPs like Killer Instinct and Perfect Dark.

And even though I hope it's just a rumor, it's honestly depressing to think Rare's next project might be Sea of Thieves 2. Feels like they're barely hanging on.

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

looks like crap

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Might as well take a wet shit in a box and celebrate your 15 years of being dead.

Lol'd at the sheer hostility of this paragraph.

 

[calistan]

There are rarely (pun intended) any controllers from Microsoft whose design I don't like, but this is one of those.

It's not a proper Microsoft one, it's a third-party effort. Rare wasn't even deemed worthy of an official special edition controller!

 

[LordCBH]

A new special edition controller? Were more layoffs announced today or something?

 

[poppabk]

It's not a proper Microsoft one, it's a third-party effort. Rare wasn't even deemed worthy of an official special edition controller!

Its a better controller - but also very weird that MS are partnering with a 3rd party for a themed controller.

 

[Saber]

Doesn't look that bad, but commemoration for what exactly? The only thing happening there is mass layoffs.

 

[analog_future]

What is it with Microsoft and releasing controllers?

It's the only hardware they make that people actually buy

 

[calistan]

Its a better controller - but also very weird that MS are partnering with a 3rd party for a themed controller.

I'm not a fan of it myself, I much prefer the official design.

Still, I know 8bitdo is a lot better than the old days of shitty cheap third-party controllers you'd force your friends or kid brother to use in multiplayer sessions.

 

[Cakeboxer]

Its a better controller - but also very weird that MS are partnering with a 3rd party for a themed controller.

They already did wireless controllers with PowerA for Fortnite + Sonic and this one here:

 

[L*][*N*K]

This feels like a "You are fired here is a $20 iTunes gift card"

 

[demigod]

$89.99 USD

The fuck? It's just the OG Ultimate. For $90.

Dat xbox tax

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Put Rare Replay on PC you fucks.

Fucking YES!

 

[coffinbirth]

Way to bury the lead here...

 

[Spukc]

The controller is downright atrocious.

Why would the studio shut down? Sea of Thieves is always packed full of players and they should be working on a sequel.

You forgot Sea of Thieves. One of the most fun, original games ever.

Yes one of the most unfun pieces of excrement

 

[Astray]

Very weird that Microsoft aren't the ones putting out this controller themselves. They very recently did a special edition controller for the Witcher 3, which isn't from one of their devs.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

What stands out to me is that MS is even farming out the production of a controller now . . .

 

[UltimaKilo]

Yes one of the most unfun pieces of excrement

I don't get that sentiment. Tucking on ships and open world PVP with a good group is the most fun I have had on an online game since SOCOM. Few things beat sneaking up on a group of kids working on a fort and blowing up their ship with a gunpowder barrel and then killing them.

 

[Buggy Loop]

The rare I knew would have two googly eyes for thumb sticks

Rare is dead to me

 

[kevboard]

It's been a rough year for Rare but at least Xbox is celebrating its 40th anniversary with... a licensed controller

As Rare gets ready to celebrate its 40th anniversary, a third-party licensed controller themed around the developer's legacy has leaked online.

www.eurogamer.net

I mean... it's a better controller than the first party one...
it's better than any first party controller in fact.

 

[poppabk]

They already did wireless controllers with PowerA for Fortnite + Sonic and this one here:

This is for their own 1st party studio though not a 3rd party game.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Got to be some siloed off group who handles gamepads, but MS spends way too much time on stuff like custom gamepads and any meme-ish stuff like fridges and whatever.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Just enjoyed perfect dark, rare out the shooter genre on their shoulders that gen.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Just how many xbox controllers are there? Seems like they launch a new one every few months.