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OneSwitch: Microsoft Aren't Listening! |
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| Written by Barrie Ellis, on 21-03-2008 08:35 |
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....and nor are Sony and Nintendo, but one at a time...
I'm
getting really fed up with Microsoft's restrictive attitude to
controllers on the Xbox 360. Some years back, when Microsoft were
forming their console world domination master-plan, they decided it
would be wise to put blocks on 3rd parties creating controllers for
their console without their say so. A money making ploy. The result
today is a pitiful choice of alternative controllers - perhaps the
worst for any console I've seen in the past 20 years.
Microsoft later started to show a little recognition
of this, stating that they "need to bring more people in" with more
accessible controllers. So far, all I can see is an arcade stick that
won't work on most 360 games and some rip-off BUZZ controllers that have been used with quiz games.
There has been a ray of hope in the form of an unofficial Playstation controller adapter, called the XFPS 360
or XFPS Sniper from non-approved XCM. It's a good device in my
experience, allowing you to connect many of the huge range of
Playstation controllers that are available. Unfortunately it is very expensive
and requires a wired controller (to get around Microsoft's
anti-non-approved controller circuitry). So you are looking at about
£80/$160/100 Euros just to be able to use an alternative controller that might work for you.
What's worse is in Microsoft deliberately trying to put a stop to this with their latest wired controllers. According to Play-Asia - this adapter "Does not work with latest Xbox360™ wired controller model X811616-005 ".
Plus
points for the Xbox 360 come in a recent price drop - but what use is
that to the many people that can't play on one? Solutions? If Microsoft
could bring out an official Playstation controller adapter for
£20/$40/25 Euros that doesn't need a wired controller - all would be
forgiven! But do they care?
Barrie Ellis is the man behind One Switch Organisation, Want to add a comment about this story, head over to the OneSwitch Blog
and post away!
Recommend this article... Last update: 12-04-2008 08:31
| Published in : Disabled Gamers News, Hardware News |
| Keywords : unfortunately, xbox360&trade, deliberately, organisation, 80/$160/100, alternative, controllers, microsoft's, playstation, recognition, |
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