Microsoft ships red wireless Xbox 360 controller for the holidays
By Darren Murph 
posted Sep 30th 2008 10:32PM
posted Sep 30th 2008 10:32PM
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Why? It looks like crap...
Man...the red feels commie.
AND WHY hasn't Microsoft decreased the price of the ridiculously overpriced WiFi adapter? 3 years later that shit is still $89 (down from $99)
Didn't you know?
Red controllers are three times as fast as other controllers.
some kid just never get enough of kool-aid stuff
I agree.... red/black is hurtful... it looks like it came right from some goth kid's MySpace page. And I concur on the wireless adapter... I praying for it to reach maybe $59 so I won't feel nauseous at the thought of picking one up.
I also refuse buying the WiFi adapter till it is at a reasonable price point which means $49 or less. The cheapest I have seen it go is $79 on Buy.com. That is not nearly a good enough price to buy it at.
Why release this god awefull controller. It looks horrible. Might as well make it a candy cane....
Om my ....
Mr. Churma, i need not look any further, reading your well thought comments, which are so precise and to the point....
Who needs any more info than this!? Dummy MS making candied controllers..
It must taste "horrible"...
: /
The red light when turning on the controller will match nicely with the RROD.
of the 21,391,570,321 RROD jokes on the internet there's 3 funny ones. I mean come on put a little effort into it please, that way you might not come off as a complete loser fanboy.
I was actually tempted to say, "It'll go well with the RROD," but then scrolled down through the comments.
Joking aside, I own an Elite and love it dearly.
Why double post?
I like the idea of red-green controllers with blinking lights :)
All we need is an evergreen-colored Xbox 360 "X-Mas win edition" and a RROD or two, and you've practically got a Christmas tree! Leave it on for long enough, and it might even catch fire and burn your house down, just like a _real_ tree would!
Honestly, the 360 gets such a bad rap, but my RROD'd original 360 was replaced promptly and without hassle. They've made it a non issue.
My noscript in firefox was blocking and did not know that it posted. If engadget =had a way to go back in and delete posts I would do so.
Its alright for some! Us Europeans? Pft, no red for us :(.
love the red.. dont be hatin..
Hopefully the D-pad will be the improved design and this controller isn't just a clever way for Microsoft to sell off the old D-pad units sitting in storage
Considering how their marketing photos look compared to how the actual controller looks, this thing could be anywhere from burgundy to fuchsia. When i saw the photo for the blue controller i would have never bought it, but seeing it in person fully changed my mind.
Sounds like it'll be red.
Oh man, that makes me physically ill. Color is good, horrible ugliness is bad.
So where the hell can I get these other then spending way too much money on ebay
Wow this will go great with the red 360! Oh wait... What red 360?
Why red?
There will be a shiny new red Xbox 360 released as a Gears of War 2 limited edition
This will match beautifully with all those red rings you sucker get!
HAHAHA!
You've just been MicroScrewed By Sh!tSoft... They are laughing at every victim I swear, this is just proof of it!
@ Ixon
Isnt Engadget a little too "gadgety" for your IQ sir?
Do you understand 10% of what you read?
Just curious...
You know i love to to just talk and talk, completely void of the Post topic at hand....
Call me when you get the chance!
Go out for some Xtreme Action!...Chug some DEW! Jump kick stop signs! Break glass!!!
Cool?
IMHO that shade of red is ugly. Vivid actual red would be alright for those who want a red controller, but this not-quite red is awful.
The B button is actually red.
horay, now my grubby dorito-stained fingerprints wont be so noticeable!
if this thing actually had red LED's in it instead of the green ones, i'd seriously be tempted to buy it. that would be hilarious ^_^
stupid comment system. the above reply was @ mithinco.
Is this part of the "RED" thing Dell has going?
damn....read this post on my iphone (w/o pics) and got excited.....then I saw that it was this half-ass red, come on microsoft give me some BOLD colors
Why isn't this Product (RED)????!?!?
The green ones are on sale at toys r us, or did I read wrong ( I thought this said they were a promotional item)
Any chance it'll come without a plug and charge?
coloring looks as bad as some psp models.
Microsoft, innovation coming out the wazoo.
Yep.
I think it looks alright, I won't be buying one, I prefer black so I can't see all the dirt :P.
Did they make it red to match the RROD more?
it look so slutty nurse!!
You're simply lost. Why would the topic be void, because I posted the same remarks as majority of others? Oh yeah! Because I said something negative about your beloved crappie console and it's manufacture/publisher. The topic is about a controller, what technically advanced comment can you write? Use your head, or is that to painful?
It's amusing because, as soon as I say one negative comment intentionally about your beloved crap box, you fanbois jump on and contribute nothing constructive to the discussion - because you really have nothing GOOD to say! Talk about voiding the topic at hand eh - Hippocrates.
Go play your Xbox little boy, your convicted blindness to even comprehend and accept anything negativity towards your beloved console is your problem. And you demonstrate it every time you frown upon a opinion that is against your likeness or comment back with TRASH like that - I honestly laughed, because it was as if you WANTED to look like a jackass. Congratz by the way, you achieve it well.
Oh wait, you can't play your Xbox and it's amazing 'experience' it was down for 26 hours for updates for the future - COUGH Wii RIP OFF! - I guess now you can play all you want now it's back up, but wait, Halo3 is having ranking issues and likely still has! Nmm you can smell the Microsoft quality. And if your a sucker in the states, enjoy your old refurnished model arrival in 2-4 weeks later after you send in your new model that just RROD'd.
Tell me something I don't know.
this is why I say "You've just been Microscrewed by Sh!tsoft". Because they screw everyone, windows users to Xbox users and everyone else in the mix.. Maybe that's why they went with 360 for the new Xbox name? Kinda a hidden message when you stand back.
Enough of this - Ditch this sh!t.
Well, someone has sand in their vagina.
Damn comment form, was suppose to be up there to numb nuts comment. Bah..
Yeah I know eh, HOW DO I GET IT OUT!..
butthurt much?
All bashing aside, does anyone know if this is the controller that I've been reading about that is supposed to have a markedly improved D-pad in preparation for the upcoming release of Street Fighter HD Remix? Anyone?
I need a new controller any way and the fact that its red seperates it from my black and white controllers and I'm the only one out of my friends that buys the controllers so if they touch my red 1 its ON!
some people should stop hating on this controller...... its only a controller u do not have to buy it