Topic: IGN KontrolFreek Prototype Hands-On (Read 189 times)

Xbox-Scene · « **on:** November 10, 2006, 08:05:00 PM »

IGN KontrolFreek Prototype Hands-On
Posted by XanTium | November 10 22:05 EST

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The driving sim fans at young peripheral designer KontrolFreek have developed a prototype add-on for gaming pads that aims to allow for increased driving sensitivity, accuracy, and comfort. The device itself is essentially a curved plastic piece that snaps over the left thumbstick to offer horizontal side-rails for the driver's thumb. Installation of the prototypes we received was as simple as it sounds, and the designers did a good job ensuring that the plastic tabs that secure the add-on don't limit the analog stick's full range of movement by coming between the shaft of the thumbstick and the molded stick-opening.

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Dr Donkey Kong · « **Reply #1 on:** November 10, 2006, 07:18:00 PM »

interesting, i wonder how much they expect to charge..

XanTium · « **Reply #2 on:** November 10, 2006, 07:24:00 PM »

QUOTE(Dr Donkey Kong @ Nov 11 2006, 03:25 AM)

interesting, i wonder how much they expect to charge..

$9.95 for a pack of 2.
http://kontrolfreek.com/

uberfrost · « **Reply #3 on:** November 10, 2006, 08:01:00 PM »

CooooL!!!

Murc · « **Reply #4 on:** November 10, 2006, 08:06:00 PM »

ooooooo, and it looks GREAT too!!!

*sarcasm*

pcrat · « **Reply #5 on:** November 10, 2006, 08:37:00 PM »

hard plastic aught to do wonders to your thumb after a couple hours. wow thats the first thing i would of thought of when designing one of these, they have to know theres gamers that have no lives and do sit on these systems for hours, if not days on end...

not for $9.00 lol

Mega_mil · « **Reply #6 on:** November 10, 2006, 09:13:00 PM »

QUOTE(pcrat @ Nov 11 2006, 04:44 AM)

hard plastic aught to do wonders to your thumb after a couple hours. wow thats the first thing i would of thought of when designing one of these, they have to know theres gamers that have no lives and do sit on these systems for hours, if not days on end...

not for $9.00 lol

I doubt hard plastic would be able to fit OVER the thumb stick. This plastic has to be somewhat soft.

ILLusions0fGrander · « **Reply #7 on:** November 10, 2006, 09:35:00 PM »

yeah, sounds pretty decent if it works as they say... be nice to hear a couple of hands on member reviews.

mlapaglia · « **Reply #8 on:** November 10, 2006, 11:07:00 PM »

add a thumbstick addon to allow driving sim players more control over there ferraris?!?!?! BRILLIANT!!!!!!!

b15ginz · « **Reply #9 on:** November 11, 2006, 12:27:00 AM »

whats the reason for this

ILLusions0fGrander · « **Reply #10 on:** November 11, 2006, 01:58:00 AM »

QUOTE(b15ginz @ Nov 11 2006, 02:34 AM)

whats the reason for this

a small inexpensive step towards realism in video games?

edit: i could see it helping in racing games.. worrying about left and right as opposed to 360 degrees, would be simpler with this add-on, considering it works as advertised.

johnnyrico · « **Reply #11 on:** November 11, 2006, 02:25:00 AM »

it's got such simplicity, yet there's real genius behind this little addon.
let's hope it's inexpensive, perhaps it'll even fit on the analog sticks of regular xbox control pads too

cyros718 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 11, 2006, 03:02:00 AM »

QUOTE(b15ginz @ Nov 11 2006, 02:34 AM)

whats the reason for this

i thought it was gonna take a few more post for the hating to start but b15ginz u sure got in there earlier then expected, good work hater

CsL · « **Reply #13 on:** November 11, 2006, 06:22:00 AM »

.. for the sweating people in hot duels LOL ^^

This post has been edited by CsL: Nov 11 2006, 02:24 PM

nectar12 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 11, 2006, 10:40:00 AM »

a piece of plastic like that is worth about 25 cents.

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