What's your least favourite video gaming accessory?

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   JohnGreasyGamerposted 12 years ago

   What's your least favourite video gaming accessory?
   
   What don't you like about it? The fact that it's ugly or clunky, or that it can harm your health? Does it require too much set-up or does it require too much work to use?
   
   Mine has to be the XBOX 360's Kinect. Simply because it's broken as all Hell. Unless you have a lot of clear space (which most people won't), you can't get it to work. The motion sensing in general is terrible, and voice commands are slower than a microphone. I wouldn't recommend it if you've got a LIVE camera and a headset, both of which together are cheaper.
   
   So what's your least favourite accessory, and why?

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   cheaptoysposted 12 years ago

   i didnt know it was that bad. I was even thinking of buying one.

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      JohnGreasyGamerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      What was so bad, the Kinect or some Wireless controllers? If it's the Kinect, I've written an article on it (top nine reasons why XBOX 360's Kinect sucks, or something). As for wireless controllers, stick with the official merchandize ^^

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   Tonyx35posted 12 years ago

   First one for me was a Wireless Controller for a PS2.
   
   I used to play PS2 quite a bit  and decided to invest in a Wireless controller. Unfortunately, the two different brands I tried out didn't work out all that well for me.  There was either an issue of range or responsiveness. I went back to a wired controller after this.
   
   It wasn't until the XBOX 360 and PS3, that I finally had a fun experience with Wireless controllers for a gaming console.

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   UberGeek Infoboxposted 12 years ago

   I was one of those people dumb enough to try out the old Playstation EyeToys for the PS2 and they were basically very bad versions of the Xbox Kinect.  They were so bad and had bright lighting to "see" anything and even when they did, they didn't pick up on movements all that well!

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   Adrian Aponteposted 12 years ago

   The plug and play for the 360 controller. The controller is 60 then I have to dish out another 25 for the battery pack.

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      JohnGreasyGamerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Ugh, tell me about it! Very pricey and they weren't all that reliable at times.

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   M. T. Dremerposted 12 years ago

   The GameCube to Gameboy Advance connector cable. The idea was sound, and it had some clever implementations, but for the most part, the whole setup was expensive and cumbersome. When I wanted to play four swords adventures, my brothers had to purchase their own gameboys (and cables) just to play it with me. Totally not worth it, but that hasn't stopped nintendo from forcing those double screens on us again and again.

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      Tonyx35posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Now that you mention the thing with double screens, doesn't the upcoming Wii U console have a screen on the control unit?

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      M. T. Dremerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      It does. As did their original game and watch and the DS. I suspect that once two screens isn't fashionable anymore, we'll get three.

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   BraidedZeroposted 12 years ago

   All time least favorite, the NES Zapper. Old school, I know, but it's my all time least favorite. This thing sucked so hard. Even if you put it right up to the screen you still couldn't shoot those darn birds.

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