If Infinity Ward's own
Prestige Edition of Modern Warfare 2 isn't enough to satisfy your lust for
custom hardware, Mad Catz is ready to pick up the slack with no less than ten MW2-branded peripherals. The crown jewel to the set will be the Combat Controller, which will have a couple of extra buttons, but more importantly, is likely
the gamepad Robert Bowling was tweeting about last month. Come this November, you'll also be able to talk smack via a
Throat Communicator on the 360 or a more mundane Bluetooth Headset on the PS3, add Skinz to your controllers and Microsoft console, and even your neglected PC can be enriched with an Elite Keyboard and Sniper Mouse combo.
Update: IGN has been first to preview the full plethora of goods, and we've got the video for you after the break (Thanks, quasar).
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Joystiq]
posted August 26th 2009 4:57AM
The man in me says "ugh" the boy in me says "yey, I want one, I want one". And the commenters of Engadget joke about expressions like "the boy in me"...
Boy in you? Are you pregnant?!
The boy in me just went down the flush pipes... o_O
actually i'd joke on the "man in me" comment. you a big fan of bruno?
The only thing I cared about (Gun controller, guncon, weapon peripheral , whatever) didn't even get discussed in the overview. I sat here for 10 minutes watching that turkey neck flap up and down, shaking those ridiculous sideburns...and for what?
Alex has very large man boobs.
Verry Large. haha.
Army's recruiting nice and early these days.,.
.......just like in days of odle?
?
You must be too young to remember the
"BE ALL THAT YOU CAN BE!" commercials, that did it for most kids about 14 or so. Hell I'd venture to say that it was probably better than the dress blues commercial the Corps has had for a few years now. Certainly was better than the sappy ones that they have now.
Army Strong? Come on guys!
That kid is really cute, so is the gun.
Please tell me your not a pedophile
probably not, but Professor, I'm a freshman and I need an A
which gun are you referring to?
Aahhh.. that was a cruel dissection of my innocent comment.
Your's was a cruel dissection of an innocent child.
Shame on You!
The picture of the kid reminds me of the shots they used to show what a mess northern ireland was, now the same type pictures are advertising, dual use then we conclude.
IGN has a walkthrough of all the gear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRNjq30DGec&feature=channel_page
I do like the look of the camo and the extra buttons on the back seem interesting
yea i just watched that vid thanks to your link...i didn't even notice the vid after the break lol..just scrolled down to read comments!
notice how he said the buttons give you the precision like you're playing on the pc version aka the greatest version! i might have to pick up that pc controller. custom mapping with xpadder is nice an all but some buttons can't be used to do certain things. with a 360 controller you can't press b to crouch but hold it to go prone..it's either prone or crouch on press,so hopefully they fixed that an my lil bro might even play the game on pc now. he didn't say if it rumbled now that i think about it..that'd be pretty cool
I'm excited about MW2. Maybe a little too excited.....
Isn't it Whippersnappers? You guys need to use "rapscallion" more.
I think the joke might be "snipers" in the name, considering it is a first-person shooter.
The PS3 controller doesn't have vibration?
Fail.
I'll stick to my Dual Shock 3, thanks.
I thought the second revision of the controller did
I never understand the idiots who buy these.
They never work as well as youd think, bc it's not a lightgun after all.
I just don't like that they are bringing out so much crap for this game. Is it a sign that the game isn't as good as expected so they are trying to cover it up?
No, it's a sign that the game will be so amazing that they will milk its success for all it's worth.
I can certainly see nothing epic or groundbreaking about MW2. Looks like more of the damned same to me with a few more generic set pieces chucked in.
From what I've heard about the plot it sounds like a low budget B movie in terms of writing.
yeah, because the writing is why we all play video games.
why on earth would anyone want to buy a "combat controller" gamepad to play a fps game on his pc? because mouse and keyboard simply cannot match the precision of a random camo-colored gamepad? i think not.
Since more and more games are specifically designed for the freaking consoles and the pc version is patched afterwards it sadly is so that some actually seem more suited for gamepads even on a PC :[
Or better yet they are to be avoided when that's the case, rather than using a gamepad.
Ugh i hate this argument, but please stop saying that a mouse and keyboard is better... it just doesn't make sense
The mouse and keybaord are more accurate and more responsive. That is true. However when the playing field is even with everyone using controllers it's not a concern. Controllers are more comfortable in the long run. Mouse and keyboard gave me carpal tunnel.
The only reason FPS are at all (somewhat) possible with gamepads is the 'aim assist' which they all have, and need, basically FPS on console are for kids age 12, and their moms maybe.
That's why they also remove any 'confusing' stuff like reloading manually and such.
The throat mic is the only thing I'm buying day 1. That's such a cool idea that fan be used on any game.
That would b great for regular cell use if we can get it to the point were u don't even have to talk, like military uses.
I really don't like all the hype this game is getting. There is absolutely nothing at all compelling me to buy it and I can't honestly see any major difference between it and the original CoD4:MW.
Every CoD game is 90% identical to the one that came out the year before and it's getting really, really old which is why I stopped buying them. Now they milk further by bringing out dedicated peripherals for a game which will be replaced in November 2010 by the next one? Bungie are being very restrained so far with the ODST hype and good on them, because all this sort of hype is nauseating.
Dear God, at least EA have cleaned up their act. Activision have filled their old shoes, it would seem.
Slightly off topic, but does anyone know of a good PS3 controller that is somewhat similar to the 360 controller? I'm looking for something that has the left thumbstick raised near the top and the right stick near the bottom. A bonus would be if the controller was a bit larger and had more of a curved shape.
I'm not trying to bash the PS3 controllers at all, since I know they work very well for tons of people. I rarely played the PS1 and PS2 (was always in to Sega systems, then went after Xbox) and I simply cannot get used their controllers at all. They just feel too small and uncomfortable in my hands. But the aspect that bugs me the most are thumbsticks. I'm sure I would play more games, rather than just watch Blu-ray movies, on my PS3 if I came across a controller that was more 360-esque. Appreciate any help.
find any usb pc controller you like.
the nice thing about ps3
controller compatability is through the roof
People have gotten 360 controllers to work on their PS3s google it!
*sigh* Just what the stupid teenagers need, new toys to talk smack with. These trash talking fools ruin multi-player games, which is why I prefer single player mode. I buy games to enjoy them, not to listen to a bunch of teenage morons mouthing off all day.
I couldn't agree more. I got so tired of hearing their silly shit in multiplayer that I slowly migrated over to strictly single player. I have always bought my games with the single player aspect being the first priority. Multiplayer is just an after thought or a bonus.
Check out my ... err .. product .. err .. it comes with .. err ... a ... err .. cool ... err ... case ... err
Pet peeve maybe, but 'err'-ing that much while trying to sell your product just really gets on my nerves, the IGN guy didn't 'err' once!
Maybe that what having a hippo demo your product does.
I like the mapable buttons on the back of the controllers, but they lost me on the Xbox controller with the "wired" part.
Still trying to decide whether to play this on PC or 360. PC is a better experience, but my friends only have 360s.
The wired 360 version vs wireless PS3 is indeed baffling. The only explanation I can come up with is that they tried to preserve the battery power. The Mad Catz guy mentioned that the controllers have some internal lighting (which was not showcased). Perhaps they get around the additional power requirements by having the 360 version wired (i.e. USB host powered) and stripping the rumble functionality from the PS3 version, as the guy mentioned... Not an ideal tradeoff for a lighting gimmick, IMHO.
every third party controller is like this
companies don't like paying microsofts proprietary licensing fee so they just make it wired.
ps3 doesn't have a fee because it'll have a dongle. but then again they got rid of rumble which is ridiculous.
Hey, how come the post wasn't labelled CrapGadget!?!
I agree. I quit buying Mad Catz products years ago because they're cheaply made junk. The sticks on their pads would always start to "pull" in random directions. Even if what the guy said about using the "same module" as the first party hardware is 100% true and not just taken out of context to mislead people, it's still too little too late in my opinion. Combined with the "stylized combat grips" and the throat communicator, that's just more gimmicky garbage for the parents with too much money to buy for their kids this holiday season, right up along side their "Prestige" edition.
lol at the guy on the right
not sure if he chose the pink shirt to look metro or to look even more like a swine