Comments on: Xbox 360 controller remixed for optimized FPS play

By: totallytroy

totallytroy — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:48:18 +0000

Yes, track ball for the right analog stick. A thumb stick just doesn’t give you the finesse of a mouse. You don’t get the fine control that a trackball can give and you can quickly flick the ball to turn around. Something you can’t really do with the thumb stick. If you’ve noticed, weapons with slow moving projectiles have really gone down on consoles, because it’s so hard to lead the target with the stick. Most games have some form of stickiness to make the thumb stick seem to work better. Anyway, I’d love it if you could turn that into a diy project for us:)

By: zeanantw3rp

zeanantw3rp — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:58:51 +0000

i thought the controler was awesom bu the strange thing is… i never saw that game before and i know ALOT of games… can some one tell me what the game is?

By: L

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:58:34 +0000

klatu is right GIVE ME A TRACKBALL 360 controls i really really want one dam ps2 gets one why wont someone make it i wish i knew stuff i would make one but if i did it would be stuck together with duct tape and soldered with foil lol

By: Klatu

Klatu — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:56:05 +0000

Yes it’s nice, but how about a trackball controller mod? If the XFPS mouse and keyboard adapter is possible, why not a trackball to replace the right analog stick? Just think how that would change things for the better. Real 1:1 360 degree freedom. Will someone please do a working trackball design or at least explain to me why it wouldn’t work.

By: blabj

blabj — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:11:16 +0000

snorkle256: There is actually a fix you can do whereby you shave the surrounding edge of the dpad down with a dremel, to give the dpad a little more play. It’s quite a simple mod, you don’t even need a dremel, however you do need a special torx bit in order to remove the screws on the casing (if you notice there is a little prong in the middle of the screw head)

On topic, I’m also surprised at how clean the mod is, must have taken a lot of work to get it looking that smooth.

By: tgb

tgb — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:35:18 +0000

whoooaaaaaa, how did he change the lights on the controller to blue?!?!?!?!?!?!

lol

By: metalmike

metalmike — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:08:21 +0000

that’s very cool! I might try that out, but my main problem with the xbox controller is just using a thumbstick to aim. using a mouse just feels so much more natural to me.

By: cloneboy

cloneboy — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:40:22 +0000

There was a third party controller for the XBox that did just this. It was set up so the grip were like pistol grips, and there were trigger guards around the triggers.

Here it is: http://www.llamma.com/xbox/Reviews/fps_master_controller.htm

I bought one from Best Buy shortly after Halo 2 came out. I'm surprised Radica didn't make one for the 360

By: snorkle256

snorkle256 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:29:02 +0000

Wow, This looks pretty great. I’ve head of people playing with their fingers on the buttons as is but this is a nice change. I think I want to see something done with the D-Pad so Gears of War weapon changes would be easier.

By: Gh0sTly

Gh0sTly — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:36:46 +0000

I would so pay for one of those.

By: Jake H

Jake H — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:28:30 +0000

The 360 controller was near perfect before, and I think the gentleman here has closed the gap. I’ve always felt that there is a lot of finger-wasting going on in normal controllers…

Also, I can’t get over how clean that mod is. Well done, in all ways!

By: sarsface

sarsface — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:24:04 +0000

This is badass, I need this for CoD4.

Also, what the hell is the name of the background track?