Mad Catz XBOX Live Arcade Controller to Retail for $50

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Arcade fanatics rejoice.

For any of you out there have tried to play Street Fighter II, Pacman, Frogger or any number of the older arcade games on the XBOX 360, you realize that the standard controller doesn't quite cut it. There’s a solution on the way and Joystiq was able to grab an admittedly tiny image of the sales sheet for Mad Catz's new XBOX Live Arcade Stick before it was promptly pulled from EB Games’ website.

The $49.95 controller has an old school joystick (with button), analog controller, d-pad and four front-mounted buttons. We can't tell from the small images and print on the sales sheet whether this is a wireless or wired controller, but we're hoping for wireless connectivity. The XBOX Live Arcade Stick is also said to come bundled with a few full-version Live Arcade games so that would be an added bonus.

Peter Moore has also stated that Microsoft is working on a simpler controller to appeal to a broader audience. Moore admitted that the XBOX 360's controller is a complex affair with its mess of buttons, triggers, analog sticks and d-pad.




News source: DAILYTECH