iControlPad finally shipping next week.

[Barnsey]

This design has been around since the first fps games on the appstore came out. 
It will cost $74.99 and it has Bluetooth support. However not all emulators/fps games will work.
 They can be pre-ordered now.

[Kilokk]

i would get it if the left stick and the d-pad were swapped.

[geraldrubalcava]

but then they might get sued because of the layout of the controls, by microsoft. they had a problem before with the previeus model (connected to 30pin connector), so now they using bluetooth on this model.

[Kilokk]

if that was the case wouldnt sony sue every single controller with their design?

[nEoVaLoR]

that dpad looks worse than the xbox 360's i sense some mods for this thing

[Bonz]

ya those nubs are way to close to the center just like the ones on the xperia play... they'd be to hard to use

[geraldrubalcava]

no. sonys controller has bin longer around that 360, they opened the patten for their controller in 1996, i believe and certain pattens like these only last 7 years. thats why i havent seen any pelican 360 controller which may say something other that "compatible with 360". which is the way that they can get away with it. but microsoft has the 360 controller patented.

the Playstation form factor was the original one who inplemented analog sticks with most of there games. while the 360 tried to reinvent the controller to accommodate people with bigger hands, or certain "feel"

so not sure if they might get sued. but i guess its there prefrence.

im just wondering, what protocol of bluetooth will this use? HID keyboard? or "gamepad" i would totaly buy one. and andorid has also bluetooth shack that has the keyboard driver, so it will work for android too love it xD