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[Hitler Stole My Potato]

I'm surprised so many people hate the look of it.....you guys are messed. It's definitely one of the best looking consoles to date.

I'm sure we'd be reading alot of the same compaints from the same people no matter what it looked like. It's not so much a design issue, it's the manufacturer.

 

[Funky Papa]

I still don't know how the hell MS managed to sell a DVD remote with no power on/off button for the first Xbox :lol

It's not so much a design issue, it's the manufacturer.

I like my Xbox and I think this thing is pretty damn ugly. Still, I reserve my final judgement till the day I get to see it in person (Euro party I guess)

 

[McFly]

haha, I just noticed with Dav's pic that they made the 360 so it can stacok on top of Xbox

So much about bc. :lol

Fredi

 

[D-X]

Meh,the Duke is the best controller ever.

That's what it's known as? The 'Duke'?

 

[Shogmaster]

I still don't know how the hell MS managed to sell a DVD remote with no power on/off button for the first Xbox :lol

Hallefunckinglujah brother.

 

[Odnetnin]

You got that right my friend. Duke for life.

I think the Xbox360 looks freaking sweet. And I was right when I posted a couple of weeks ago that I guessed the concaved shape was so that it could fit on top of the Xbox.

holding the duke controller is like holding a pumpkin or a loaf of bread. Its THAT Huge

 

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

I like my Xbox and I think this thing is pretty damn ugly. Still, I reserve my final judgement till the day I get to see it in person (Euro party I guess)

I happen to think that the Xbox is ugly as sin too, but I'm having trouble seeing what everyone's problem with the 360 design is.

 

[Soundwave 2k4]

ok so what exactly makes that remote so hideous? it looks like pretty much any other dvd remote

 

[MightyHedgehog]

I still don't know how the hell MS managed to sell a DVD remote with no power on/off button for the first Xbox :lol

I certainly hope that there's a confirm prompt that comes up with pressing that button. It would suck to have the remote simply shut your system down if someone steps on it, or presses the button accidentally.

 

[mr2mike]

I like that remote, Id want to play turned based RPGs with it. hmmmm

 

[SHOCKIE]

ok so what exactly makes that remote so hideous? it looks like pretty much any other dvd remote

Because it's from Mircosoft!

i think it looks good.

 

[Funky Papa]

The duke is like sex in your hands once you've spend some time with it, specially for FPS games and racers. I have girly hands and I think it's really ergonomic, by contrast I find myself fighting with the GC controller everytime I want to play with it.

In my world big stands for comfortable, unless we are talking about... aw crap =P

 

[Sean]

Close up of the controller is now on Engadget:

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Looks great . The bottom looks like it could be a headphone jack for the XBL mic. If you look closely at the "Xbox 360 button", you can see the letters 1, 2, 3, 4. I wonder what that means?

 

[Ramirez]

holding the duke controller is like holding a pumpkin or a loaf of bread. Its THAT Huge

*insert huge rolleyes*

As someone already said,it's easily the best FPS controller ever and it was fine with all other games as well.

I'm lovin that X logo in the center of the controller

 

[SaitoH]

I think it looks pretty nice. HAve to see it in person though.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

Close up of the controller is now on Engadget:

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Looks great

Interesting connection ports there on the bottom of the controller there. New interface for the Live headsets? Rechargeable cord plug? Both? And, yeah, it's very sweet-looking!

What's with the four raised points (arrows) surrounding the (guide) button? Ah OK, they're numbers. Yeah, could be controller 'port' designations with the each of the four arms of the LED 'X' possibly lighting up individually and pointing in the direction of the currently-assigned 'port' or player designation. Hmmm... Or not. :lol

 

[gofreak]

Obviously leaks are coming from elsewhere now - this isn't a cameraphone shot, that's for sure.

You plug in at the bottom to charge? Or is that for the headset?

 

[Funky Papa]

Close up of the controller is now on Engadget:

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Looks great

From that very thread:

2. Posted May 7, 2005, 5:27 PM ET by Hug-me

NoTHInG WiLL EveR cOmE CLosE to ThE N64 ContROLLer -

:lol :lol :lol

I also think it looks great. I think it's quite pretty indeed (can I call a controller pretty? can I?)

 

[Malakhov]

Wow very nice, looks like a mix of the dreamcast and xbox controllers. I freaking love it!

 

[Kunai]

Why the numbers near the logo?
1 2
3 4

????

 

[Aruarian Reflection]

The white/slate gray color combination of the controller clashes, but otherwise it looks a lot like the S, which is good.

 

[Odnetnin]

you guys want to speculate what the letters around that spherical X is?

wireless controller - port selection

 

[Malakhov]

It's not a logo, it's a button. Its purpose is not yet known.

Edit: My guess is they're wireless controllers and you switch it to whatever slot you want to use the controller on, 1 through 4.

 

[Ramirez]

It's the Live button isn't it?

 

[StrikerObi]

It's not a logo, it's a button. Its purpose is not yet known.

Somebody reported that when they pressed a button on the controller, it brought up some sort of interface for text messaging. I'm guessing this big X button brings up the console's menus in the middle of gameplay, similar to pressing "HOME" on a PSP, only with more features than "quit game." It'll probably give you access to all the Live functionality like sending messages and looking at your friends list.

 

[Doom_Bringer]

/QUOTE]

nice!

 

[StephaneC]

Close up of the controller is now on Engadget:

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Looks great . The bottom looks like it could be a headphone jack for the XBL mic. If you look closely at the "Xbox 360 button", you can see the letters 1, 2, 3, 4. I wonder what that means?

looks really good !

 

[Koshiro]

Why the numbers near the logo?
1 2
3 4

????

teh tracker ball.

 

[gofreak]

Somebody reported that when they pressed a button on the controller, it brought up some sort of interface for text messaging. I'm guessing this big X button brings up the console's menus in the middle of gameplay, similar to pressing "HOME" on a PSP, only with more features than "quit game."

Yeah, that's it I think. It probabyl won't take you out of the game, though, like PSP - I'm imagining a "taskbar" that pops out at the side of the screen where you can access everything without leaving the game - like changing your custom music for the game from that music player etc. That's probably why some resources are always reserved in the system, to allow for instant access to that.

 

[Kiriku]

Why the numbers near the logo?
1 2
3 4

????

Couldn't it be a way to indicate which controller you're using (1-4)? Maybe the 'orb' lights up or something?

EDIT: OK, Odnetnin already said it.

 

[Malakhov]

I dunno, if they're wireless controllers it would make a lot more sense to be the button to set them on whatever slot you want to use them.

 

[norinrad21]

Nice, now where are the games?

 

[Gahiggidy]

The 1-4 probbaly is ued to let you know which contorller you are using by having one of the X-arrows "point" to a number.

 

[Malakhov]

Nice, now where are the games?

Only a week left, don't worry.

 

[Azure Dream]

I kind of wonder... could that remote be a hoax, started a few days ago, and released now to take advantage of the other leaks spilling out? Something about it doesn't sit right, and either the Windows logo or the MS Butterfly is on the button labeled "START"... maybe they just thought to unify the terminology, but the logo is really bothering me.

Then again, that top silver emblem does match the newly leaked controller image well.

Either way, I hate how the MS/Media Center remotes lack buttons right on the remote for changing the Audio and Subtitles. You have to go menu trawling, and it's a pain.

 

[StrikerObi]

Yeah, that's it I think. It probabyl won't take you out of the game, though, like PSP - I'm imagining a "taskbar" that pops out at the side of the screen where you can access everything without leaving the game - like changing your custom music for the game from that music player etc. That's probably why some resources are always reserved in the system, to allow for instant access to that.

That's pretty much exactly what they showed at GDC, so I'd wager that's exactly what we'll get.

 

[Aruarian Reflection]

Only a week left, don't worry.

The way things are going, I'd say later tonight

 

[Redbeard]

Why couldn't the guy with the cameraphone point it at the screens running PDZ.

 

[Kleegamefan]

The X360 looks decent....inoffensive...

Really starting to like the controller though....a step up from the S controller, which I like....

 

[CrimsonSkies]

A lot of the negative reactions to the look of the console were written prior to opening the thread and seeing it. Oh about time. *copy, paste* :lol

 

[pxleyes]

Why the numbers near the logo?
1 2
3 4

????

Presets. Probably user-based.

 

[Doube D]

who said he didn't point it at those screens?

Oh and the console is UGLY. This cannot be denied. It SCREAMS genertic POS. If MS wants that thing to become the central hub of home entertainment, it will need to do some serious redesigns ASAP.

 

[Tenacious-V]

Come on MS, rubberize those damn analog sticks. It's almost perfect with the indentation, just give me non slip rubber coating1!!!!

 

[Kiriku]

A lot of the negative reactions to the look of the console were written prior to opening the thread and seeing it. Oh about time. *copy, paste* :lol

We could say the same thing about the positive reactions as well then. *copy, paste* :lol

 

[GhaleonEB]

That is one slick controller. MINE.

 

[Ecrofirt]

I have a funny question.

Say you live in an apartment and you've got an X360. The person in the next apartment does as well, and you've got your two TVs set up on the wall that joins the two apartments. Is there a chance your controller could control their system and visa versa?

 

[Tenacious-V]

I have a funny question.

Say you live in an apartment and you've got an X360. The person in the next apartment does as well, and you've got your two TVs set up on the wall that joins the two apartments. Is there a chance your controller could control their system and visa versa?

Doubt it. If you're gonna LAN in the same room, they would have figured out a way to solve that.

 

[midnightguy]

OMFG I actually like it

 

[Duckhuntdog]

Talk about falling out of the ugly tree and smacking every branch on the way down, then having the tree fall on top of it.

 

[blackadde]

Controller looks nice. The Xbox itself however is fucking disgusting, which isn't much of a suprise. The only console that actually has decent asthetic value is the PS2/PSTwo anyways.