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[gofreak]

Sorry if old, I checked the first couple of pages and did a search. These popped up in this thread (http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=336693&page=1&pp=15):

Seems pretty real to me, and in line with what was revealed on ourcolony.net. Don't ask me why it was shown on a PSP..

edit - sorry kids, obviously people were linking to the photos on my photobucket account. Go to page 3 to see the pics.

 

[SantaC]

looks fake. I believe the xbox controllers will be black once again.

 

[AssMan]

White is a bit........odd. Looked good for DC, though.

 

[gofreak]

looks fake. I believe the xbox controllers will be black once again.

Well, I'm pretty sure they're photos. So unless someone went to the trouble of making their own controller to match the little that was shown of the xenon controller on ourcolony..

If this is it, I'd be reasonably happy with it, or at least the front of it. It seems to be a move away from the Xbox controller in terms of greater simplification, which IMO is a good thing. Not sure about the triggers though, and the placement of the orange button seems odd..a little to close to the edge of the front of the controller I think.

 

[Funky Papa]

uh-oh

 

[Skin]

real, the colony pictures were also white. seems pretty faithfull to the old design as well. Hope it'll feel a less bit bulky.

edit: Seems someone @ microsoft liked the wavebird as well.

 

[heavy liquid]

Looks like it might be legit to me. And wasn't one of the rumors that the Xenon/Xbox 360/whateveryouwanttocallit would be white?

 

[TekunoRobby]

Prototype

 

[Jacobi]

The back looks identivally to the DC's controller, the triggers I mean. I'd be satisfied with that design.

 

[nubbe]

*Cancels X360 pre-order*

 

[Bigfonzie]

it could be silver looking at the 2nd picture, also why are some of the pics on a psp??

 

[gofreak]

Prototype

Yeah, could very well be.

 

[Alcibiades]

it looks the same but with two less buttons....

 

[Skin]

Somehow it allways seem to be the people with crappy camera's who get the pictures first tho. My phone makes better pictures then that.

 

[Ronok]

Oooohhhhhhhh another ugly controller from microsoft? :-/

 

[gofreak]

it looks the same but with two less buttons....

Yeah, as rumoured, the black and white buttons are gone (thankfully, imo).

 

[Borys]

Hello DC err... wait.

Very nice.

 

[ElyrionX]

looks fake. I believe the xbox controllers will be black once again.

White seems like a fairly good colour choice for their next-gen console considering the popularity of the iPod these days.....

 

[gofreak]

Somehow it allways seem to be the people with crappy camera's who get the pictures first tho. My phone makes better pictures then that.

I'm honestly not sure why he didn't just put the direct camera shots up. They look better quality, but these are photos of screens with photos on them :lol

Oh, and I hope now that MS was planning to reveal more through ourcolony.net than the controller, assuming this is the final deal.

 

[Skin]

Oooohhhhhhhh another ugly controller from microsoft? :-/

Controllers were never really known for their beauty Ronok. As long as it's functional i don't really care what it looks like. It also looks way better then the old Xbox controllers. At least there isn't a huge Xbox logo in a plastic window on it anymore.

 

[SantaC]

White seems like a fairly good colour choice for their next-gen console considering the popularity of the iPod these days.....

Well I guess It's a prototype pic afterall.

 

[TekunoRobby]

it looks the same but with two less buttons....

Yeah, as rumoured, the black and white buttons are gone (thankfully, imo).

Check out this picture again and look directly behind the analog triggers. The black and white buttons still exist technically but are in a far better location.

This thing looks too professionally made to be a fake and it's definitely not a render. Positive it's an early (?) prototype since it matches all the most recent news about the controller.

 

[Fowler]

it looks the same but with two less buttons....

I believe two Dual Shock-style triggers have been added to the top, in front of the old DC/Xbox-style triggers -- it's pretty clear on the pic from the back. That'd match rumours placing two more buttons there.

 

[gofreak]

Check out this picture again and look directly behind the analog triggers. The black and white buttons still exist technically but are in a far better location.

This thing looks too professionally made to be a fake and it's definitely not a render. Positive it's an early (?) prototype.

Ah, well spotted. Shoulder buttons. That is better than having two other buttons on the face. A little dual-shocky

Also, I wonder if they'll be wireless as standard. Certainly this one is.

 

[Ronok]

"Controllers were never really known for their beauty Ronok. As long as it's functional i don't really care what it looks like. It also looks way better then the old Xbox controllers. At least there isn't a huge Xbox logo in a plastic window on it anymore."

I wasn't really using ugly in the typical sence.......... More in the way that it looks like it will feel ugly to hold............ Hmmmmm I dunno why I assumed people would understand what I was talking about when only my friends know what I'm talking about when I say that. :-/

But yeah, in comparison to some controllers it's still ugly in the conventional way as well. o.o More so than the XBOX's controller... o.o

 

[flsh]

Maybe I missed something, but it looks like there will be 2 less buttons. WTF microsoft? Didn't you see what happened with GCN version games? :|

Looks ugly, again. Well, as much as the S controller is ugly it really fits my hand, maybe this will too. God this controller is ugly :|

 

[Skin]

I'm a bit disappointed though. I would have liked to see something new on there as well. Don't get me wrong I don't want no touchscreen on my controller or anything, but I would have loved it if they somehow found a better alternative to dual analog. No need to show me the trackball controller pics either. I think those haven't been in controllers before with a reason.

 

[Speevy]

Looks like a pretty standard, functional controller. Just like I expect the PS3 controller to be.

 

[Fowler]

I'm a bit disappointed though. I would have liked to see something new on there as well. Don't get me wrong I don't want no touchscreen on my controller or anything, but I would have loved it if they somehow found a better alternative to dual analog. No need to show me the trackball controller pics either. I think those haven't been in controllers before with a reason.

The Pippin begs to differ!

 

[Blimblim]

It looks a lot like what I've been described. The color is spot on at least. Ipod white.
I really don't know if it's the final design, but it should be close to this.
Notice the RF unit on the under side.

 

[gofreak]

Some added commentary from the thread linked to above that made enough sense for me to repost here: apparently the white circle in the middle of the controller is a button that turns the controller on and off. The ring around it lights up in green when it's on...it being Xbox360 and all. Would be totally in line with those earlier rumours about the Xenon design, which may well be worth revisiting now. Seems like most rumours about Xenon turn out true! Or X360, should I say. Gotta get used to typing that.

 

[Funky Papa]

MS must be the WORST company at keeping secrets in the videogame industry.

This doesn't look like a final production unit but like an advanced prototype.

 

[Keio]

This is a positive surprise: the controller seems smartly designed, keeping the basic shape of controller S, doing away with the b/w-button problems by placing them to the Dual Shock L1/R1 positions but still keeping analogue triggers... and wireless! Very nice!

Regarding the white colour, I was worried when I ordered my pure white wireless PS2 controller from Lik-Sang (white Logicool/Logitech), but as long as you remember to clean it sometimes, it stays pure white instead of turning grey.

 

[Do The Mario]

WOW you use a PSP to control the XB360!!

 

[TekunoRobby]

MS must be the WORST company at keeping secrets on the videogame industry.

Or Microsoft has masterfully orchestrated this in order to ramp up the hype train without doing a lick of advertising. Slowly feeding the rabid fan base small morsels of information every other month creating a torrent of rumor mongering, talk, and general interest in the console that naturally expands from their limited circles to the more mainstream.

Of course that's just wild speculation to add a fun counterpoint. Whatever the case these leaks are working and people are vividly getting excited for the Xbox 360.

 

[Funky Papa]

Showing off something as important as an almost final looking pad prototype is not what I'd call a smart thing. There are better ways to create hype than throwing away the hardware, that's too much meat for the start.

As Blimblim said, this is pretty much what've been hearing for some time. We had a chit-chat some days ago and both of our sources told us almost the exact same things. I believe this is very close to the final unit, at least in its concept.

 

[TekunoRobby]

Hey guys, I see some sort of connection on the bottom of the RF unit, check out this image to see what I mean: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/gofreak/Xboxcontroller1.jpg.

Is there anything special to that or is that where you plug in the powercord to recharge the controller?

Thanks in advance guys!

 

[DECK'ARD]

The ourcolony.net 'teaser' pics:

 

[JackFrost2012]

This matches up with everything I've been hearing about the Xbox 2 controller. Colors are probably TBD but the shape and button layout's just as folks said.

 

[Funky Papa]

I don't know man, I am not that well informed

If the pads are finally wireless there should be a way to charge the batteries. Or maybe that's just a port for debugging or whatever, I am just guessing. Prototypes are always a little off on some details and usually have some crude looking features that are softened near the end hardware.

Maybe it also features a USB plughole so you can use it on your PC, AND recharge the batteries, but that's me speculating from what I've heard, don't take my word seriously.

 

[sprsk]

thank god they removed the stupid black and white buttons.

 

[Drexon]

WIRELESS!

 

[Lakitu]

I think it looks ugly

 

[CosmicGroinPull]

Controllers were never really known for their beauty Ronok. As long as it's functional i don't really care what it looks like. It also looks way better then the old Xbox controllers. At least there isn't a huge Xbox logo in a plastic window on it anymore.

i disagree.

i love how my logitech controller looks.

 

[Midas]

Didn't someone talk about USB-ports on the X360? Maybe you charge your controller that way.

 

[u_neek]

I like this all-white version..

 

[Espio]

No more A/B/X/Y buttons then? Looks like they're just colors now.

Microsoft and Sony's controllers will be the usual, Nintendo's the one to look out for in the controller department as usual.

 

[Jacobi]

I like this all-white version..

Look more like the platinum GC pad f.e.

 

[scarybore]

No more A/B/X/Y buttons then? Looks like they're just colors now.

Personally I will be annoyed if they dont put some other identification on there as im colour blind and so this will mildy piss me right off, though I can tell them apart at the minute.

 

[G4life98]

meh...wake me up, when someone tries something new in controllers and why are companies so in love with the diamond button layout...is it that hard to get 6-face buttons on a controller?