Ouya Controller Gets a Redesign

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Ouya Controller Gets a Redesign

Ouya Controller Gets a RedesignThe age of Android based consoles will soon begin with the launch of the Ouya. There’s no real indication as to whether or not this “age” will last for very long, but it has people excited for the possibilities.

The main focus is, of course, on said console and the folks behind the Ouya are keen to get everything right. One of, if not the most important thing to get right is the controller. After garnering feedback from developers and Kickstarter backers, the system’s controller has been tweaked, somewhat – as we learned via VG247.

On the Ouya Blog, it was revealed that many things have been given a little upgrade; the analog sticks now having rubber tops for more grip, an improvement on the design of the triggers, the touch pad feeling more responsive and the battery pack fitting in tighter to the controller – the biggest thing is the redesign of the D-pad.

“OK, OK we heard you :) . We’ve changed our D-pad from a ‘disc’ to a ‘cross’ style. W00t! Gone are the days of the “accidental” diagonal move. Accuracy and precision are back.”

It’s doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that these 360-esque D-pads feel crappy. Ouya’s interaction with their Kickstarter backers and potential fans is always good to see and long may it continue.


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  • http://GodisaGeek.com/ Adam Cook

    Good shout, the previous one did look a bit cheap and nasty.

  • Rotmm

    I find it very hard to get excited about new consoles such as the Ouya. Maybe it’s an age thing, but I want proper consoles going forward and not too many of them. Sure, choice is good. But when developers have limited resources and are trying to spread those resources over ever more platforms, quality control will go down and, ironically, I believe innovation and choice will be further eroded too as devs have to appeal to larger demographics the smaller selling individual platforms.

    Ico got made for the PS2 because even though it was a niche title, the install base was large enough to include a significant niche. An Ico, or even a Dishonored, would never be developed for the Ouya, but with the Ouya potentially disrupting the larger console market then it’s arguable they would even end up on XStation720.

  • http://GodisaGeek.com/ Adam Cook

    Completely agree. Not seeing a game I’d even want to play yet!