Customer Reviews
One Big Flaw - By: Bebbet_2k, 04 May 2008 
Attractive, comfortable, nice weight & welcome inclusion of rumble alll make this a great controller. Unfortunately, I can only give it three stars due to - & bare with me, fanboys, till you see my reasoning - the PS3 controller.
I won't compare the layouts of the controllers because that comes down to personal preference. Some are more comfortable with Microsoft's layout & some with Sony's - that's up to you - & Sony's is only lighter due to the lack of dualshock.
The Sixaxis functionality of the PS3 controller is also yet to be properly implemented - there are some good attempts & some abject failures - but it does add an extra element to games & can be fun. And the one advantage the 360 controller currently has over the PS3 - namely the rumble - is about to be cancelled out by the DualShock Sixaxis, which is on its way.
However, my main issue with the 360's wireless controller is the fact that it takes two AA batteries. The Sixaxis has an internal battery that is charged (relatively quickly, even when in use) directly from the system via a standard USB cable as you play. In this day-and-age of advanced gaming technology, I'd have expected the same to be standard with the 360, but it in fact costs an extra £12.99.
Of course, if you've got a 360, then this is the controller for you, it's just a shame to have to fork out extra money for something that should have been standard.
Nice controller, could be better. - By: V. J. Gurr, 02 May 2008 
It's nicer now that Microsoft have thought to make a smalller controller, & while it's still not that smalll, it fits nicely into the palms. Battery life is excellent, but is also where it loses a star. The controller is not rechargable, & it is necessary to buy a charger kit & optional extra rechargable batteries in order for it to be so. This isn't nice, seeing as the controller isn't reallly cheap in the first place. It does also tend to switch itself off from time to time with certain games when the battery life is low, & to ge the most out of your AAs, you end up pressing the big X button every 5 minutes.
All this said, a controller, in this case, is a controller, & there's not much more to it. In short, a good piece of equipment, but you may need to spend a little more than you expected.
Clever microsoft - By: Mrs. Avril E. Moore, 27 Mar 2008 
the new controller for the 360 is sheer genius. The lack of wires helps gameplay & the battery life is v long. I would reccomend the quick charge kit & another rechargable pack too. the controls feel intuitive & well layed out & having a direct link to the consoles menu is clever too. However the grey strip along the bottom does absorb liquid & passing controller around is not very good. On the plus side multiple controllers can be used together easily as the big Xbox logo tells whos player one. This means no following wires (there are none!) as on my old PS2 & minimal confusion. Give yourselves a pat on the back microsoft!
Cheap Plastic - Bad quality - By: Sathya Srinivasan, 10 Mar 2008 
Please take a second to give a good review. I purchased the Elite 360 package & day 1 started the game & within 10 minutes, the right joystick started to lock! the trigger was making creaky noise & the console tray where you put the DVD is another piece of cheap plastic. looks like alll's made & shipped from china or something..
no doubt the console itself is amazing - & the games are superb - but the quality of the product is very very bad! i have the original xbox & the controllers over there are perfectly solid!!! Just because it's XBOX, it doesnt mean that alll's rose & wine! - very dissapointed for the money i paid!
Good for passive gamers - By: Alex Lee, 03 Feb 2008 These are great lag-free controllers, especiallly if you only play your Xbox 360 every now & again. However, beware if you're a vivid gamer. If you play for hours on end then you'll find that the controller literallly eats up batteries & you'll end up draining a pack of 24 batteries quite quickly. You'll find that you'll need to invest in a charger if you want to stop guzzling up the batteries. (It's reallly annoying having to change batteries in the middle of an online match.) It would probably be adbisable to have an extra controller readily charged in case of needing to switch quickly. If you're playing with other people you will need at least 2 wireless controllers for 4 people & 1 for 3 people as the Xbox 360 only has two USB slots for wired controllers which is a pain.
Apart from that alll the rest about the controller is great comfort wise & fits into alll shapes of hands (although young children may find it slightly difficult to reach some buttons whilst holding others). The reception of the controller is very good as well, it can receive through wallls as well!
