I know obviously business people have to get involved in industrial design, but can we just for once have a game controller that's built like a tank?
More specifically, I'm talking about the analog sticks, which always wear out over time no matter how nice you treat them. In terms of design, you could easily fabricate those sticks and the surrounding structure and mechanism out of lightweight metals instead of plastic, and they would effectively last 10+ years or more if you don't abuse them.
I'm just saying...I wouldn't mind paying $70 for the Xbox 360 controller if the materials were higher quality and precision were tighter. Companies would lose money because people wouldn't have to rebuy controllers, but at the same time they would gain money because of the higher initial cost.
More specifically, I'm talking about the analog sticks, which always wear out over time no matter how nice you treat them. In terms of design, you could easily fabricate those sticks and the surrounding structure and mechanism out of lightweight metals instead of plastic, and they would effectively last 10+ years or more if you don't abuse them.
I'm just saying...I wouldn't mind paying $70 for the Xbox 360 controller if the materials were higher quality and precision were tighter. Companies would lose money because people wouldn't have to rebuy controllers, but at the same time they would gain money because of the higher initial cost.