"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," Nelson explains in the YouTube video below, which introduces the new controller.
The patented D pad switches from a disc configuration to a raised plus sign by twisting the pad around. The new pad will also feature buttons in shades of gray instead of the red, yellow, blue and green buttons that Microsoft has used since the debut of the original Xbox. Hryb also mentions that the pad boasts other improvements, but doesn't tell us specifically what they are...
The new controller will only be available bundled with Microsoft's play-and-charge controller kit for $64.99. The new controller will be available in the US November 9.