360 pad with better d-pad?

[KittensCake]

Anyone know of a third party 360 pad with a better d-pad than the official one? The official controller d-pad is just disgracefully bad, I literally can't believe it made it to retail.

 

[Neoni]

Anyone know of a third party 360 pad with a better d-pad than the official one? The official controller d-oad is just disgracefully bad, I literally can't believe it made it to retail.

I think its pretty well built, i cant believe you want something none xbox.

 

[KittensCake]

Have you even tried playing a game with the d-pad? It's so horrifically unresponsive, inaccurate, just horrible.

 

[Zefan]

The d-pad has always been pants even since the original Xbox, pretty well known fact

Can't help you with regards to third party controllers though I'm afraid.

 

[wedgie]

I think its pretty well built, i cant believe you want something none xbox.

The pad as a whole is, the d pad itself though is awful, the worst I've ever used on an official controller.

I have a Mad Catz pad which has a slightly better d pad, but still not great. There's much less of the 'press left, pad thinks you pressed up' problem though.

 

[SS-89]

The pad as a whole is, the d pad itself though is awful, the worst I've ever used on an official controller.

What this man said!

 

[RichieM]

as already said d-pad is terrible, try playing the last level of the Simpsons Game with it I ended up using the Media Remote
Mad Catz is really your only other option.

 

[Marcos]

Anyone know of a third party 360 pad with a better d-pad than the official one? The official controller d-pad is just disgracefully bad, I literally can't believe it made it to retail.

i know what you mean, when you put the 360's d-pad next to the dualshock/sixaxis, its an unbelivably cheap and nasty looking part

 

[Raymond Lin]

I think its pretty well built, i cant believe you want something none xbox.

you obviously not used it to play Street Fighter 2 on it, took LOADS of goes to get off a dragon punch ! Even a Hindokan took more goes than you think.

 

[uchuff]

Do Hori make any pads for 360? Their d-pads and buttons are usually good.

 

[KittensCake]

Doesn't seem to be many 3rd party controllers because Microsoft has forced manufacturers to give them a large cut of their sales. Typical Microsoft.

 

[RichieM]

Do Hori make any pads for 360? Their d-pads and buttons are usually good.

Yes they do, quick google brought up a couple
You could try the mod on the original http://www.ufighterx.com/guides/videogame/360dpadfix/360dpadfix.htm just don't take too much off, less is best.

 

[Kreeeee]

You can fix it with a file by making the whit plastic circle it sits in larger.

 

[Hyper]

May I ask why its called the D pad

 

[Kreeeee]

Directional.

 

[james.miller]

You can fix it with a file by making the whit plastic circle it sits in larger.

thats interesting. does it give it a more positive click? might take a file to my pads if thats the case

 

[Kreeeee]

it doesn't give a better click but I never get mis-clicks anymore. Also it feels more like an old school joystick once modded which makes SFII a blast to play.

 

[RichieM]

thats interesting. does it give it a more positive click? might take a file to my pads if thats the case

AFAIK not exactly, it just seats the "hat" better - but if you take too much off it will make it sloppy and worse.
Walkthrough of how to do it properly in the link I provided earlier (quoted below for ease )

You could try the mod on the original http://www.ufighterx.com/guides/videogame/360dpadfix/360dpadfix.htm just don't take too much off, less is best.

Some have done it without taking the controller apart but I think thats risky and you'd no doubt get plastic swarf inside