360 Controller Costs $11 To Make XboxSpace
A bill of estimates over at gamereports.com says that the 360 controller costs $11 to manufacture. I think its a bit absurd that the 360 wireless controllers are so expensive in stores, but I thought about it for a bit and it kind of makes sense- I mean, Microsoft is losing significantly more than $100 per console, so they gotta make their money somewhere, right? I dunno, economics was never my strong [...] Read More
Gates Says No To Motion Sensing Controller XboxSpace
Now that motion sensing controllers seem to be all the rage in the next generation console wars, you may have asked yourself…."I wonder when Microsoft will create a motion sensing controller for the Xbox 360?" Unfortunately my friend, Microsoft has thoroughly rejected the idea of creating a motion sensing controller for the 360. Gates seems to think that motion sensing controllers do not lend themselves to mainstream games. Personally, I'm glad Microsoft is [...] Read More
Fantasy 360: Controller Replacement Case XboxSpace
I've been wanting something like this! Xbox-Central has been working on these new controller cases for you wireless (or wired) 360 controller. While I've never held one, reports from different forums indicate they are of relatively high quality plastic and feel very solid. If you've been looking for some special way to make your controller stand out from the rest, this is definitely what you need. Don't be worried about taking [...] Read More
Make your own wireless NES controller for Wii House of Nintendo
Sick of pesky wires and have a PhD-level knowledge of electronic hackery? Then you, my friend, can make your very own wireless NES controller that works on the Wii! You'll need to do some soldering and some serious controller-hacking to get the job done, but if you're game, more power to you. Personally, I'll just have to wait until someone makes up a batch of these and hocks them on [...] Read More
More Info on the Keyboarded Xbox Live Controller The Gadgets Weblog
A little more detail on the keyboard controller that Microsoft will be releasing in June, thanks to an interview conducted by Gamasutra with Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for Xbox Live and the xbox 360. The interview doesn't reveal much about Microsoft's overall strategy (of course), but it sounds like Microsoft is pushing the unified instant messenger strategy with a fair amount of muscle. We'll stay tuned to see how [...] Read More