One of the Best Controllers of All Time

This is one of the tools I use for my favorite past time which is video games. Finding the right controller to play a video is both difficult, but necessary. Created by Microsoft for the XBox 360 video game, The Xbox 360 controller is the successor to the original Controller S which was on the original XBox and is considered to be one of the best controllers ever created. Millions of dollars by Microsoft was spent on both research and testing just to get the button layout right so gamers everywhere can play for hours without as much as a cramp in their hands. The middle of the controller has a gorgeously placed guide button that also serves as the logo for the Xbox 360. What you can’t see since the controller is off is that once you turn the controller on the clear green accent surrounding the middle logo and guide buttons actually lights up. The circle is divided into for equal parts. After the entire circle flashes for a couple of second the only part of the circle that stays on is the section that indicates which player is currently playing. Player 1 controller would have the top left section of the light circle lit up. The circular light serves as both an aesthetic design and also has functioning purposes. 

The controller I have is a black controller, but this controller is also available in white with grey accent pieces on the joystiqs and the directional pad which is the button that looks like an addition sign. Another interesting point is the face buttons as people called them. These buttons are the Y,X,B,A. Common colors for buttons in gaming are green, blue red and yellow and these are exactly the colors that are seen on the XBox 360 controller. Just look at any of your local arcade machines and you’ll see that they also use the same color pattern. For gamers the colors are nostalgic and recognizable and that’s why they are so commonly used on buttons for both the arcade and also with handheld controllers. The XBox 360 is an amazing controller. It is considered to be one of best designed controllers of all time and doesn’t look too bad serving it’s purpose.