Xbox 360 Controllers Are Officially Coming Back Thanks To Hyperkin

Xbone/Series X controllers are better. 360 had an awful d-pad.

I loved the 360 controller, it was so good... but... it was improved upon so much with all the Xbox controllers since then.

Hopefully it won't be too good a replica, they need to fix the dreadful D-Pad.
I remember opening my 360 on launch night and trying out the controller, I initially assumed that it was broken! Nope, just the worst D-Pad ever. Such a weird thing as the rest of the controller was the best ever to me (at that time anyway).

I might pick up a black one for the collection anyway.

I want it to be exactly like the original, but with a XS-style dpad, at least underneath

shame they aren't wireless. Too many children and foolish animals to have cables about the place anymore.

It took some getting used to but I think the XB1 and Series S/X controllers are better.

Ugh. If it was wireless and had paddles on the bottom I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

Ya'll say the Series controllers are superior, but I have an o.g. 360 controller that still works like a beast, while all three of my year old Series controllers have stick drift.

I play my 3rd party games exclusively on Xbox since the 360 cause of the controllers. As much as i find Sony’s first party games better than Microsoft’s, the PlayStation controllers have never been my favorites, most of them i fine usable but not enjoyable or used in competitive games. Since the 360, Nintendo and PlayStation consoles have only been for their exclusives, tho i do support them, but 7 out of every 10 games i buy, i buy on a Xbox platform and this controller started that for me and still has a special place in my heart.

I already use a wired controller on the Xbox One but would have went for these had they been wireless so it’s a shame they’re not because they do look good.

I was interested in the updated Duke controller but could never justify the price against the limited memories I have actually using one when I was kid.

The 360 controller is different, some of my best gaming memories in my teenage years (as I'm sure is true for many others). I'll definitely be ordering one of these, probably the white version for extra nostalgia points.

You’ve got to love this quote from them, “I remember when the Xbox 360 came out, it was a revolutionary experience [...] and a controller like no other”

Part of what made the 360 revolutionary was it had the first wireless controller that was packed in with the console (the WaveBird wasn’t standard with the GameCube), yet this thing is wired. 😩

It’s a pity they apparently haven’t done anything about the d-pad, as I find the bumpers and triggers on the 360 controller more comfortable than the One/Series controllers. I actually still use my launch 360’s controller on my PC, it’s still going strong.

For one that's not a 360 controller, and two the 360 controller was basically the first and most primitive version of the Xbox controller we have today, although I guess you could probably trace it back to the original Xbox's controller S. The 360 controller had an awful d-pad, and the One and XS controllers basically took everything that was good about the 360 controller and improved upon it.

@palahniukslaughter To me the Duke revival made a lot more sense because that controller was so unique compared to everything else.

I have so many of these things all over the house. Wish they simply were offering a cable that makes them useful again instead (or in addition.)

That said I got me a Duke on sale and who knows, maybe I get one of these too just for the lols, wherever they go on sale.

Am I the only one who sees the wire as a plus?
No batteries needed, and it can switch between my PC and Xbone in an instant, with no pairing necessary.

Maybe I'm old-school. Or just old.

I can't believe I used to tolerate playing 2D games with this thing. Ugh, never again.

@Tharsman A $40 Wingman XB (or XB2) will do just that, there's no reason to buy one of these controllers. The amount of things you can do with that adapter are amazing, including using a Series X controller on a 360. Playing 360 fighters with an actual working d-pad is a nice feeling.

hard to be the GOAT when the d-pad was an abomination. The original xbox had a better D-pad than the 360

Wired. No thanks!

@Azathoth Thanks for that. I've got enough perfectly fine 360 controllers laying around, and thats exactly what I want, an adapter so I can use them on my Series X.

360 pad was fantastic for its time, but I found the sticks had way more issues sooner in wearing out and seemed to develop some shoulder button issues on some of them (having to push down harder).

Those issues and the need to constantly replace the play and charge cables were probably the biggest reasons I eventually gave up my 360. I have kind of been hoping someone would go back (or Microsoft would somehow provide a firmware update) that allows xbox one controllers or chargers to work on 360, then i might be more tempted to go back and grab a secondhand 360.

I loved XBLA and had a really nice collection, many games which will never be on Xbox One. I just want a better solution for playing them.

Some L's in the comments, 360 controller was the best one hands down

I'm not seeing anything here about it being compatible with the 360. Here, I saw the headline, and thought that Hyperkin was releasing a 360 controller, but it's just a replica controller.

Seeing as 98% of my collection is not compatible with xbox one/series X, I am once again out of luck. Wake me up when they bring out a decent 360 controller.