E3 2011 Preview: The ‘Batman: Arkham City’ Batarang Controller For Xbox 360, PS3
By The Movie God
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Saturday, June 4th, 2011 at 11:56 am
The always exciting E3 video game convention will take place this upcoming week, and rumors and buzz about what exciting new games and footage might be shown off abound.
Until the convention actually gets here, however, some smaller goodies are being offered to keep our eager eyes at bay. One of these goodies is the new Batarang video game controllers created by POWER A, specially made for the highly anticipated sequel to Rocksteady Games’ Batman: Arkham Asylum, titled Batman: Arkham City.
Controllers for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 were created, and both offer a flashy new Batman-themed product for those of you who are into the more unique controller for your gaming adventures.
You can see what the two controllers look like by clicking on over to the other side now!
The only unfortunate thing about these new items is that the Xbox 360 version is wired. It’s unclear why, and it’s unlikely that many gamers these days are going to be jumping at at a wired anything, but the PS3 version is still wireless for those of you who have access to that console.
Both the Xbox and PS3 controllers will be released on October 18, 2011 when Arkham City hits store shelves.
The reason why is Microsoft doesn’t liscence 3rd party wireless controllers for the 360. The only exception to that rule so far has been controllers for musical games like Guitar Hero or Rockband.
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No interest in a wired 360 controller.
Comment by PAUL — June 4, 2011 @ 4:28 pm
The reason why is Microsoft doesn’t liscence 3rd party wireless controllers for the 360. The only exception to that rule so far has been controllers for musical games like Guitar Hero or Rockband.
Comment by TriHaeck — June 4, 2011 @ 12:53 pm