Other new features include: A,B, X, and Y buttons that are gray instead of the standard red, green, yellow, and blue; a concave design on the analog sticks; and a matte silver color.
The new D-pad was developed amidst user complaints.
"We've heard from the community that you're not big fans of the D-pad, so the engineers went back into the laboratory and came up with this ingenious solution," Larry Hryb, Xbox Live programming director, said in a video demo. "It is a revolutionary D-pad that transforms from a disc into a plus … with the twist of a hand."
The "plus" format, therefore, can be used for cardinal directional moves, while the "disc" format is intended for sweeping moves, Microsoft said.
Hryb said Microsoft has since patented this new D-pad technology.
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