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9.0
Ars Technica Mar 26, 2012

The controller isn't anything new or different for console gaming. There are a few improvements of this over the first gen Xbox controllers though. For one, the controllers are nice and small; they feel incredibly comfortable in your hand.

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8.0
CNET Jun 2, 2006

The Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless controller may be the most expensive first-party controller ever, but it's easily the best, too.

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9.0
jamiehs

I reduced my final score to 4.5 as there's one thing I don't love about this game pad and all game pads. The analog sticks don't have much throw and I feel that you could squeeze more resolution out of the analog sticks if they were larger, however this may be a design choice with good...

4.0
migo

The Xbox 360 wireless controller has some major design flaws. The sheath for the triggers is rather narrow, and digs into the ring or middle finger, causing some serious discomfort after a while. The handles are poorly designed giving really awkward access to the left analog stick (although the...

10
soren121

Ergonomic genius. From the laughable attempt with the original Xbox controller, Microsoft stepped it up the 360 controller and created one of the best controllers available. Excellent choice of button layout and overall design on their part.

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