[quote name='option.iv']Just got these in the mail. Thanks to Paco for pointing them out for me.
Behold, the Neo Geo Pad USB.




Still trying them out but the controller is smexy. It's almost like a miniature stick. The dpad isn't exactly a dpad in that it has microswitches just like an arcade stick. Definitely looking forward to playing them Neo Geo games.
Now I'm not exactly a pad expert, though I'm getting some "legit" Saturn pads in the mail soon. Maybe then I can do a quick comparison.
couple first impressions:
- the "dpad" blows the DS3 pad out of the water.
- essentially a miniature joystick with a circle restrictor. Throw is small since the length of the "stick" is shorter.
- PS button is recessed deep, meaning it'd be hard to accedentally press it, but at the same time not exactly easy to do so intentionally
- buttons are flat and not muddy like the DS3 buttons.
- light, black matte finish. Doesn't feel cheap and feels pretty sturdy.
- made by exar (hit or miss with those guys), but licensed by sony.
- the layout is l1 and r1 on the face as opposed to r1 or r2. (luckily SSFIV has a controller type b layout that caters to this button layout.
- the molding around the buttons is thinner than the molding around the "dpad" side.
- back is mostly flat with a very shallow cresent indentation, not exactly optimal for gripping.
- l2 and r2 at clicky buttons as opposed to the DS3 pressure sensitive ones.
Dunno what to do with the other 3. I'm thinking of keeping them as backups because the PS2 neo geo pad and the original neo geo pad were notorious for the stick not functioning after several months due to dust accumulation. Either that, or if these become a collectors item (seem to be sold out everywhere), I'll sell them.[/QUOTE]
I'll be ordering one of these soon enough. I already have the official sega saturn usb one, the madkatz one, and I can compare this to them.