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Gaming => Video Game Generation => Topic started by: Tondog on April 09, 2007, 01:20:20 PM



Title: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: Tondog on April 09, 2007, 01:20:20 PM
http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/08/xbox-360-to-get-keyboard-controller-attachment/

[img width=440 height=390]http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/04/qwerty-xbox-360.jpg[/img]

Looks...nice? Maybe they should have just put out a full size wireless keyboard instead of that little attachment. Might be good for quick messages, but it would probably get annoying if you were typing out something fairly long. If I owned a 360, I'd just use a USB keyboard instead of that little attachment.

More pictures here:
http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/04/09/543811.aspx


Title: Re: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on April 09, 2007, 02:35:52 PM
That's stupidly small.

Pudgy fingered gamers will be outraged.


Title: Re: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: Tynstar on April 09, 2007, 02:59:44 PM
Too small for me.

The best keyboard/controller ever is this one.


Title: Re: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: Tondog on April 09, 2007, 03:11:10 PM
That thing is RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME! How long is it?


Title: Re: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: Tynstar on April 09, 2007, 03:57:30 PM
18 inches maybe. It really is an awesome controller. I found myself using it for other GameCube games.


Title: Re: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: Tan on April 09, 2007, 07:32:21 PM
The 360 and the Jaguar do not make beautiful children together.  :no:


Title: Re: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: Tynstar on April 09, 2007, 08:08:01 PM
The 360 and the Jaguar do not make beautiful children together.  :no:

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :stick:


Title: Re: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: Tondog on April 10, 2007, 12:18:35 AM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Holy crap. That was excellent Tan!


Title: Re: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: OatBob on April 10, 2007, 01:32:18 AM
The 360 and the Jaguar do not make beautiful children together.  :no:

Yeah, I was about to say it but you beat me to it.  It does remind me of the the Jaguar controllers.


Title: Re: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: phoenix1967 on April 10, 2007, 07:43:44 AM
That's stupidly small.

Pudgy fingered gamers will be outraged.

Agreed. Although the keys do look larger than what you'd find on a cell phone with keyboard and/or a blackberry.

They should've just made a compatible full-sized keyboard with USB...or even better, a wireless one. Maybe down the road.


Title: Re: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: James on April 10, 2007, 07:50:14 AM
They should've just made a compatible full-sized keyboard with USB...or even better, a wireless one. Maybe down the road.
What do you mean by "compatible"? My wireless keyboard works with the 360. A matching one would make sense.


Title: Re: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: captain_nintendo on April 10, 2007, 07:55:26 AM
That 360 contoller attachment doesn't look so hot.


Gamecube ASCII keyboard controller = pure awesomeness!!!!
I loved using it for PSO, but even used it for other games.


Title: Re: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: phoenix1967 on April 10, 2007, 09:02:11 AM
They should've just made a compatible full-sized keyboard with USB...or even better, a wireless one. Maybe down the road.
What do you mean by "compatible"? My wireless keyboard works with the 360. A matching one would make sense.

Really? What's the make and model of your keyboard? I've never heard that there's a keyboard already out that works with the 360. 


Title: Re: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: James on April 10, 2007, 09:21:07 AM
All USB keyboards should work with the 360, but not all wireless ones. I just happen to have a wireless one that works. It's a Belkin. Obviously I have to plug the USB dongle into the console but apart from that I don't have to do anything to get it working.


Title: Re: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: Tan on April 10, 2007, 10:25:25 AM
Myself I've got a GameShark Sharkboard. It's got an adapter for Xbox/Gamecube/PC/PS2 and has a 8 or 9 foot cord. Good enough for me.  8)



Title: Re: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: Izret101 on April 10, 2007, 10:49:29 AM
I dunno i think it looks pretty cool but i agree that a full size keyboard would be better.

Just in time for C&C!!!


Title: Re: Microsoft announces new keyboard attachment for 360 controllers
Post by: Tynstar on April 10, 2007, 10:59:51 AM
I use a wired kb with a USB extension cable on my 360. It is a Dell kb.