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Product:
Microsoft Sidewinder Game Pad Pro
Company: Microsoft
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware
Estimated Street Price: $39.95
Review By: Byron Hinson
The Features
A few years ago Microsoft released the
SideWinder Game Pad, their first foray into the world of game pad designs,
from then on we have been getting regular game pad related releases. Now
we have the new version of their original game pad - The SideWinder Game
Pad Pro, but does it offer enough extras over the original to make it a
worthy purchase?
Microsoft Sidewinder Game Pad Pro
Features:
- Proportional and Digital Control
SideWinder Game Pad Pro raises gamers to the next level of the PC
gaming experience by incorporating proportional and digital control in
one d-pad. The revolutionary device immerses gamers headfirst into the
games they love the most-and does so by improving gameplay.
- Multiple Customizable Buttons
Six action buttons, two triggers, and one shift button allow gamers to
customize up to sixteen programmable buttons that delivers the
greatest level of control and customization.
- Extreme Durability The Game Pad
Pro is an extremely durable device ready for battle in the toughest of
gaming arenas. In addition to the innovative technology and the
renowned durability, the new game pad works in virtually all the
hottest games, while providing comfort over longer periods of
gameplay.
- Extended Gameplay Extreme
comfort via dedicated ergonomic design enables gamers to play for
hours on end with minimal fatigue.
- Award-winning SideWinder Game
Controller Software SideWinder Game Device Software includes 30
top game profiles and allows gamers to map keystrokes, keystrings and
chords to individual game pad buttons, swap game axes, and adjust
sensitivity to amplify movements.
- USB Compatibility Using the
Universal Serial Bus takes advantage of the latest operating system
functionality for easy installation and set up.
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