For 360 PSU Worlders, Maybe, Depends :P Just Read...QWERTY K [Archive]

Fulgore

May 30, 2007, 11:55 PM

Ok, read this for the official if you don't believe me, but their is a 360 QWERTY Keyboard attachment that hooks onto the lower half of the 360 Controller and allows you to TEXT with Ease! Here is the Official Microsoft/Xboxlive article link...

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/news-features/news/Instant-Messaging-from-your-xbox-360-110407.htm

For a few pics of the future product, click on the following links....

http://www.destructoid.com/elephant//ul/5399-noscale-text_screen002.jpg

http://www.destructoid.com/elephant//ul/5398-noscale-text_screen001.jpg

Now, I'm not sure how people play on the PS2/PC's but I know Controller integration is possible with the PC via the 360 PC Controller so quite possibly this world work With that and possibly with the PS2 as well if you have that already worked out.....Enjoy!

Should be able to get this around Late June/July

Almighty_Envy

May 30, 2007, 11:57 PM

I want it o.o. Now all i need is a 360.

Skyly

May 31, 2007, 12:04 AM

Thats Freakin Dope!!!! I Want 1

Sekani

May 31, 2007, 12:06 AM

This was announced months ago, so there's no reason for anyone to not believe you http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

I'll probably get it even though my thumbs are WAY too big for those buttons.

Garnet_Moon

May 31, 2007, 12:08 AM

That has got to be the thing i've seen this year.

Just buy a damned keyboard.

MOD EDIT: Please do not use that term in a derogatory way.

[ This Message was edited by: Getintothegame on 2007-05-31 02:05 ]

Fulgore

May 31, 2007, 12:19 AM

On 2007-05-30 22:08, Garnet_Moon wrote:
That has got to be the thing i've seen this year.

Just buy a damned keyboard.

I suppose you think Cellphones with QWERTY is too then huh http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wink.gif......and while were are Bashing (since they have nothing to do with this afterall) lets see you hookup a Keyboard to your Cellphone http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_lol.gif

....Now THAT I'd like to see http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_lol.gif

[ This Message was edited by: Getintothegame on 2007-05-31 02:05 ]

Kent

May 31, 2007, 12:22 AM

This is pretty old... I've even posted pictures of the thing in several topics here, already. :/

On 2007-05-30 22:08, Garnet_Moon wrote:
That has got to be the thing i've seen this year.

Just buy a damned keyboard.

Someone's certainly quick to jump on the 360-hating.

I don't really see how a keyboard attachment for the 360 controller has to do with either happiness or homosexuality. Care to explain how, exactly, this has anything to do with gaiety?

[ This Message was edited by: Getintothegame on 2007-05-31 02:05 ]

Fulgore

May 31, 2007, 12:28 AM

On 2007-05-30 22:22, Kent wrote:
This is pretty old... I've even posted pictures of the thing in several topics here, already. :/

On 2007-05-30 22:08, Garnet_Moon wrote:
That has got to be the thing i've seen this year.

Just buy a damned keyboard.

Someone's certainly quick to jump on the 360-hating.

I don't really see how a keyboard attachment for the 360 controller has to do with either happiness or homosexuality. Care to explain how, exactly, this has anything to do with gaiety?

Exactly!

[ This Message was edited by: Getintothegame on 2007-05-31 02:05 ]

Garnet_Moon

May 31, 2007, 12:35 AM

You know damn well you all use the headset. This was a pointless gadget to come out with. Well, not pointless, because i'm sure there will be more than a few idiots to buy it and pay for the cost of production. Meh, it pays the bills I guess.

omegapirate2k

May 31, 2007, 12:39 AM

Why can't people just buy a fucking USB keyboard and be done with it?

Really, is this or that retarted PSU texter thing really that necessary?

Fulgore

May 31, 2007, 12:39 AM

On 2007-05-30 22:35, Garnet_Moon wrote:
You know damn well you all use the headset. This was a pointless gadget to come out with. Well, not pointless, because i'm sure there will be more than a few idiots to buy it and pay for the cost of production. Meh, it pays the bills I guess.

Lets not turn this into a Flame-Fest BUT if you HAD a 360 You'd know that this is for MORE than PSU!

The 360 Blade has had an upgrade with Texting/Chat Capabilities and as All us 360 users know sometimes it's nice to text each other vs leave voice message that are only 15 seconds long......not that the messasges are much longer BUT.....your NOT Thinking outside the box.....as usual!

EDIT: Besides.....Your Just Jealous http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif.....and I for one am looking forward to this Awesome 360 Accessory http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif hehe

[ This Message was edited by: Fulgore on 2007-05-30 22:40 ]

Garnet_Moon

May 31, 2007, 12:40 AM

On 2007-05-30 22:39, omegapirate2k wrote:
Why can't people just buy a fucking USB keyboard and be done with it?

Really, is this or that retarted PSU texter thing really that necessary?

I'm all for advancing things and making it easier, but this is just ridiculous.

The keyboard is only one fucking foot to the left. JUST REACH OVER AND GRAB IT FFS!

-_-;

And people wonder why we're all so fat.

Fulgore

May 31, 2007, 12:41 AM

Chuck_Norris

May 31, 2007, 12:41 AM

On 2007-05-30 22:39, omegapirate2k wrote:
Really, is this or that retarted PSU texter thing really that necessary?

HEL YEH.

Sychosis

May 31, 2007, 12:42 AM

omegapirate2k

May 31, 2007, 12:43 AM

On 2007-05-30 22:39, Fulgore wrote:

On 2007-05-30 22:35, Garnet_Moon wrote:
You know damn well you all use the headset. This was a pointless gadget to come out with. Well, not pointless, because i'm sure there will be more than a few idiots to buy it and pay for the cost of production. Meh, it pays the bills I guess.

Lets not turn this into a Flame-Fest BUT if you HAD a 360 You'd know that this is for MORE than PSU!

The 360 Blade has had an upgrade with Texting/Chat Capabilities and as All us 360 users know sometimes it's nice to text each other vs leave voice message that are only 15 seconds long......not that the messasges are much longer BUT.....your NOT Thinking outside the box.....as usual!

EDIT: Besides.....Your Just Jealous http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif.....and I for one am looking forward to this Awesome 360 Accessory http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif hehe

Realize, now, that the usb keyboard can be used anywhere you are able to type text in, so it has all the same uses as this controller keyboard thing, not to mention it's simply easier to type on.

Garnet_Moon

May 31, 2007, 12:46 AM

On 2007-05-30 22:43, omegapirate2k wrote:

On 2007-05-30 22:39, Fulgore wrote:

On 2007-05-30 22:35, Garnet_Moon wrote:
You know damn well you all use the headset. This was a pointless gadget to come out with. Well, not pointless, because i'm sure there will be more than a few idiots to buy it and pay for the cost of production. Meh, it pays the bills I guess.

Lets not turn this into a Flame-Fest BUT if you HAD a 360 You'd know that this is for MORE than PSU!

The 360 Blade has had an upgrade with Texting/Chat Capabilities and as All us 360 users know sometimes it's nice to text each other vs leave voice message that are only 15 seconds long......not that the messasges are much longer BUT.....your NOT Thinking outside the box.....as usual!

EDIT: Besides.....Your Just Jealous http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif.....and I for one am looking forward to this Awesome 360 Accessory http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif hehe

Realize, now, that the usb keyboard can be used anywhere you are able to type text in, so it has all the same uses as this controller keyboard thing, not to mention it's simply easier to type on.

I'll bet that USB is cheaper too.

omegapirate2k

May 31, 2007, 12:47 AM

On 2007-05-30 22:46, Garnet_Moon wrote:

On 2007-05-30 22:43, omegapirate2k wrote:

On 2007-05-30 22:39, Fulgore wrote:

On 2007-05-30 22:35, Garnet_Moon wrote:
You know damn well you all use the headset. This was a pointless gadget to come out with. Well, not pointless, because i'm sure there will be more than a few idiots to buy it and pay for the cost of production. Meh, it pays the bills I guess.

Lets not turn this into a Flame-Fest BUT if you HAD a 360 You'd know that this is for MORE than PSU!

The 360 Blade has had an upgrade with Texting/Chat Capabilities and as All us 360 users know sometimes it's nice to text each other vs leave voice message that are only 15 seconds long......not that the messasges are much longer BUT.....your NOT Thinking outside the box.....as usual!

EDIT: Besides.....Your Just Jealous http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif.....and I for one am looking forward to this Awesome 360 Accessory http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif hehe

Realize, now, that the usb keyboard can be used anywhere you are able to type text in, so it has all the same uses as this controller keyboard thing, not to mention it's simply easier to type on.

I'll bet that USB is cheaper too.

And it has an alt key

"LOOK AT ME I CAN MAKE A NEW LINE WITHOUT MAKING A BUNCH OF SPACES http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_eek.gif"

Midicronica

May 31, 2007, 12:48 AM

Yeah, I'm not wasting my money on that. I've got a USB keyboard. That's all I need for my Windows messaging, lobby chatting, and XBL text messaging. Heh, I can even navigate the dashboard with my keyboard.

Almighty_Envy

May 31, 2007, 12:48 AM

Man if i was on 360....with voice chat......

Fulgore

May 31, 2007, 12:50 AM

......This was Informational only.......But all those currently On Fire (Flaming) Please Continue.....I Love seeing you make A$$'s of yourself http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

Chuck_Norris

May 31, 2007, 12:51 AM

On 2007-05-30 22:50, Fulgore wrote:
......This was Informational only.......But all those currently On Fire (Flaming) Please Continue.....I Love seeing you make A$$'s of yourself http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

dont we all?

omegapirate2k

May 31, 2007, 12:52 AM

Fulgore

May 31, 2007, 12:57 AM

It's nice to have a Keyboard that can be used Wirelessly In Conjunction with my Controller without having to worry about pulling my XBOX off it's stand if I get it tripped up OR being confined to the Distance of Said USB Keyboard......

Or if you Retards had thought about the fact that some of us DID check into USB keyboards and the wireless ones at That.....then you would also realize Price Wise that the 360 one will be cheaper and Hell-of-A-Lot Sweeter in the End.......

But I don't expect you to use your Brain....Oh No....that would possibly Damage such a feeble Mind http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_lol.gif

[ This Message was edited by: Fulgore on 2007-05-30 22:59 ]

Garnet_Moon

May 31, 2007, 01:05 AM

I'm sorry, not all of us can afford mansions with rooms the size of a fucking auditorium and need to go wireless or we'll trip over cords because we're that fucking retarded clumsy.

EDIT: Wrong word, but either could be used I think.

[ This Message was edited by: Garnet_Moon on 2007-05-30 23:06 ]

omegapirate2k

May 31, 2007, 01:05 AM

Uh... by all means, enjoy your tiny keyboard?

I really could care less if you bought it or not.

And as for this whole flaming bullshit, your the only one flaming others here.

That said, I'm done arguing with yeh, omega awayyyyyyyyy!!!!

NPCMook

May 31, 2007, 01:05 AM

Well this is by far the most iffy attachment thats come out by far, some of you see uses for it, others not so much... Its mostly just another tool to make life easier, you know so you don't have to reach those 4-5 inches over to get the keyboard

Or maybe just maybe some people don't have the length to reach a keyboard from the system to where they sit, and we all know a Wireless keyboard is just a waste of money since you have to buy batteries for it and so forth...

So yeah if you can't reach a keyboard to where you sit this product is totally up your alley! other wise yeah its kind of a moot point

and like most thumb texters... I for one just love the growing carpal tunnel this little add on will bring us...

[ This Message was edited by: NPCMook on 2007-05-30 23:09 ]

Fulgore

May 31, 2007, 01:10 AM

On 2007-05-30 23:05, Garnet_Moon wrote:
I'm sorry, not all of us can afford mansions with rooms the size of a fucking auditorium and need to go wireless or we'll trip over cords because we're that fucking retarded clumsy.

EDIT: Wrong word, but either could be used I think.

[ This Message was edited by: Garnet_Moon on 2007-05-30 23:06 ]

http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_lol.gif

Glad to know your a Fat, Retarded (Clumsy) Illeterate Cock-Gobbler http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif....and with that you can take over this post which so clearly you see fit to Mame/take over from the begining when all it was ment to be is Informational/Optional to the New SEGA keyboard Device...But I would expect Nothing less from you Moon http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wink.gif...Nothing Less

...And that is the Future of our Nation http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_lol.gif Go ITT Tech!

NPCMook

May 31, 2007, 01:14 AM

On 2007-05-30 23:10, Fulgore wrote:

On 2007-05-30 23:05, Garnet_Moon wrote:
I'm sorry, not all of us can afford mansions with rooms the size of a fucking auditorium and need to go wireless or we'll trip over cords because we're that fucking retarded clumsy.

EDIT: Wrong word, but either could be used I think.

[ This Message was edited by: Garnet_Moon on 2007-05-30 23:06 ]

http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_lol.gif

Glad to know your a Fat, Retarded (Clumsy) Illeterate Cock-Gobbler http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif....and with that you can take over this post which so clearly you see fit to Mame/take over from the begining when all it was ment to be is Informational/Optional to the New SEGA keyboard Device...But I would expect Nothing less from you Moon http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wink.gif...Nothing Less

...And that is the Future of our Nation http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_lol.gif Go ITT Tech!

I tend to ignore anything that spews from Garnet... it tends to leave you with less migraines and other mental trauma...

But he does make a good point in a bad way... it will be slightly more expensive than a standard USB keyboard. And if you do have a keyboard that you can reach from your console to where you sit then this product is just a luxury item

Fulgore

May 31, 2007, 01:30 AM

.....Guess I'm gonna have to go all Jerry Springer and have a Final Word.....

.....One last time, this was only intended to be information in the light of the new SEGA device so people would have options and not order that thing only to go, "Gee, wish I knew about the one coming for the 360".....

Any opinions about the device itself is only natural to be both bad and good However! Some people feel it necessary to Constantly! Back Bite and make something out to be worthless just because they Feel it to be so.....This is Wrong! ......and someday, it will come back to bite Them!

Kent

May 31, 2007, 06:33 AM

On 2007-05-30 22:35, Garnet_Moon wrote:
You know damn well you all use the headset.

Come back when you've actually played PSU on the 360.

Chiba-kun

May 31, 2007, 06:53 AM

The hatred for this device is simply pointless, if you dont like it dont buy it, if you like it, buy it. SIMPLE PEOPLE!!!

Ranting and raving about how its "gay" or useless compared to a keyboard is just a waste of time and is keeping an otherwise useless thread up in the light of day. I personally think this thing will do exactly what its designed for, its for people who dont wish to keep switching between controller and keyboard since not EVERYONE wants to use the headset, i for one dont since i dont want to condone listening to little 14 year olds complaining about how their grind failed...

akratic

May 31, 2007, 07:21 AM

On 2007-05-30 23:05, Garnet_Moon wrote:
I'm sorry, not all of us can afford mansions with rooms the size of a fucking auditorium and need to go wireless or we'll trip over cords because we're that fucking retarded clumsy.

EDIT: Wrong word, but either could be used I think.

[ This Message was edited by: Garnet_Moon on 2007-05-30 23:06 ]
Isn't this guy the jackass bragging about his PS3 and new car recently? Must be a Yugo.

Peripherals come out all the time that I don't want. Maybe I'm too old now, but I am aware there is a difference between a thing's being something I don't particularly want, and a thing's being stupid.

Personally, I hate having to have a keyboard separate from my controller for lobby chat and other keybaord related shenanigans. I can afford this accessory, so I'll buy it to see if I like it.

And I can do all this without insulting anyone.

Well, except for insulting Garnet Moon, since he is a douche. And pathetic.

[ This Message was edited by: akratic on 2007-05-31 05:22 ]

Chiba-kun

May 31, 2007, 07:31 AM

Amen.

Ill also try and pick it up if it turns out the little keyboard will work for a pc.

razkal

May 31, 2007, 08:23 AM

I have a use for it. I got to my friends house and play at least once a week. I sure as heck don't like carrying a lcd, x360 + power brick, controller and keyboard. This little gadget will make my life easier. If only the would get rid of the power brick!!!!

People have requested PC support for it, but that is not on the top of M$'s list. It may come later as an update.

Chiba-kun

May 31, 2007, 08:26 AM

Well im less worried about ms giving support for it since as far as i know i would already have to get third party drivers for it since last i heard the MS ones dont allow the triggers properly on the pc.

Garnet_Moon

May 31, 2007, 09:46 AM

On 2007-05-31 05:21, akratic wrote:

On 2007-05-30 23:05, Garnet_Moon wrote:
I'm sorry, not all of us can afford mansions with rooms the size of a fucking auditorium and need to go wireless or we'll trip over cords because we're that fucking retarded clumsy.

EDIT: Wrong word, but either could be used I think.

[ This Message was edited by: Garnet_Moon on 2007-05-30 23:06 ]
Isn't this guy the jackass bragging about his PS3 and new car recently? Must be a Yugo.

Actually, it's a Monte Carlo.

Kent

May 31, 2007, 10:39 AM

On 2007-05-31 05:31, Chiba-kun wrote:
Amen.

Ill also try and pick it up if it turns out the little keyboard will work for a pc.

It should, in theory - the camera, headset, and controllers for the 360 all work with PCs, as well, so there's no real reason that a PC shouldn't recognize it as a keyboard.

Anduril

May 31, 2007, 11:22 AM

For me it will all be down to the price. If it is $40 dollars or less I might get it, if it's more I'm investing in a USB keyboard.

akratic

May 31, 2007, 11:31 AM

On 2007-05-31 07:46, Garnet_Moon wrote:

Actually, it's a Monte Carlo.

I wish you could hear me laughing at you.

Sinue_v2

May 31, 2007, 12:21 PM

Someone's certainly quick to jump on the 360-hating.

I had a thread on the same device several weeks ago before the spring update. Nearly everyone in the thread, except for Kent, agreed with me that the idea of a mini-keyboard attachment for the 360 controller is one of the dumbest ideas they've ever seen.

These small keyboard texting devices work on the sole premise that mobile phones and blackberries are portable devices that you take with you on the go, where a full-sized keyboard is cumbersome. This isn't the case with the 360, because it isn't portable. You're sitting on your ass, in the living room. It might make even MORE sence if it were for the Wii, a device where you're encouraged to stand up and move around.

A wireless keyboard is cheap, widely available, and easier to use, and it's low vertical profile makes it easy to store out of sight. So what if you have to move your hands a few inches. With either device, you still have to stop what you're doing in the game - and for the vast majority of people - using a keyboard will be faster due to the larger buttons and multiple finger placements. I don't know anyone who can type on a blackberry at 60wpm, at least - not in anything remotely resembling english. The time it takes to switch from a KB to a controller would actually take less time, unless you're one to completely throw the keyboard across the room each time you switch.

This device is worth nothing but a "WTF Novelty", and honestly - anyone willing to buy this device with a streight face and serious ideas of making it easier for them are completely retarded. It's one thing to be lazy, but to make that excuse to justify the purchase of this device is going a bit too far. Just go ahead and buy an iron lung so you don't have to bothered with the laborious hassle of breathing while you're at it.

And this device WILL be overpriced. I can guantee that.

JAFO22000

May 31, 2007, 12:39 PM

On 2007-05-31 10:21, Sinue_v2 wrote:

Someone's certainly quick to jump on the 360-hating.

I had a thread on the same device several weeks ago before the spring update. Nearly everyone in the thread, except for Kent, agreed with me that the idea of a mini-keyboard attachment for the 360 controller is one of the dumbest ideas they've ever seen.

These small keyboard texting devices work on the sole premise that mobile phones and blackberries are portable devices that you take with you on the go, where a full-sized keyboard is cumbersome. This isn't the case with the 360, because it isn't portable. You're sitting on your ass, in the living room. It might make even MORE sence if it were for the Wii, a device where you're encouraged to stand up and move around.

A wireless keyboard is cheap, widely available, and easier to use, and it's low vertical profile makes it easy to store out of sight. So what if you have to move your hands a few inches. With either device, you still have to stop what you're doing in the game - and for the vast majority of people - using a keyboard will be faster due to the larger buttons and multiple finger placements. I don't know anyone who can type on a blackberry at 60wpm, at least - not in anything remotely resembling english. The time it takes to switch from a KB to a controller would actually take less time, unless you're one to completely throw the keyboard across the room each time you switch.

This device is worth nothing but a "WTF Novelty", and honestly - anyone willing to buy this device with a streight face and serious ideas of making it easier for them are completely retarded. It's one thing to be lazy, but to make that excuse to justify the purchase of this device is going a bit too far. Just go ahead and buy an iron lung so you don't have to bothered with the laborious hassle of breathing while you're at it.

And this device WILL be overpriced. I can guantee that.

This is all speculation (unless you have indeed used this product already), and most of your arguments about why it is "dumb" is based on your own personal preference. Need is a very relative term and for you to decide that certain people don't need this item is absurd. If people want to "waste" their money on something they feel will be a bigger convenience for them, let them. I'm sure there are people who claim that I wasted my money on the wireless headset, but the convenience it provides me was well worth the price.

akratic

May 31, 2007, 12:43 PM

That Sinue is so emo. Nice rant about something he simply doesn't want.

I'm going to buy a dozen in the hopes that with each one I purchase he cuts himself some more.

[ This Message was edited by: akratic on 2007-05-31 10:44 ]

Chiba-kun

May 31, 2007, 12:45 PM

Well thanks for calling me retarded AND lazy all in the same post.

I intend to pick up this product when i buy an xbox 360 controller for my computer, i cant type as fast with my thumbs since ive been typing for years AND play guitar, so i have fast fingers. BUT i can type fast enough with them that it would make it quicker to just lower my thumbs alittle and type on a thumb pad as oppose to sitting my controller down to type on my keyboard.

This product if applied properly would allow you to more easily type in a type spot like a big fight just by taking a couple steps back, type a quick msg with the board, than just move your thumbs back up and continue moving.

EDIT: You could also use one thumb to continue moving while using your other thumb to type a quick message.

[ This Message was edited by: Chiba-kun on 2007-05-31 10:46 ]

Sinue_v2

May 31, 2007, 12:54 PM

This is all speculation (unless you have indeed used this product already)

Fail'd. If that is the case, then anyone who supports the product on the basis that it may make their lives easier are also speculating.

and most of your arguments about why it is "dumb" is based on your own personal preference.

And easy out - you're going to reduce the whole argument down to "Lol lololol OPINION". If you have a point, please make it.

Need is a very relative term and for you to decide that certain people don't need this item is absurd.

Nobody NEEDS this product. It's not a necessity for life. It's an option, and fact is that there are better, cheaper, faster options out there.

If people want to "waste" their money on something they feel will be a bigger convenience for them, let them.

Yes, as the old parable goes - fools and their money are soon parted. Of course, their decision is based on pure conjecture - since as you already pointed out earlier, they haven't used it to see for themselves.

I'm sure there are people who claim that I wasted my money on the wireless headset

There's a logic in the wireless headset when used for gaming applications. The idea being, that you don't need to take you hands off of the controller to communicate - and thus, better able to respond to changes in the game. This is actually a major point of contention with the Halo 3 Beta - since to chat to your team you have to press the D-Pad, which takes your thumb off of the left stick and leaving you motionless momentarily (and a great target for snipers or assassins).

Now, if you bought a headset for the PC with the intent of using it coupled with voice-to-text recognition software so that you can write term papers without having to type - then yeah, I'd say you wasted your money since the software hasn't quite advanced to the point where it's faster or more accurate than typing.

However, compairing headset communication which frees up your hands completely as an analogy in the discussion between a non-mobile blackberry like keyboard and a standard keyboard is extremely moot.

As for the actual wireless device, there's more to it that can justify the price. One being that MS has a bad problem with their current headsets getting shorts in them. Wireless headsets don't have that problem. Wired headsets can get caught on chair arms, and other protrusions and get pulled out - wasting time. Wireless doesn't have that problem. Wireless controllers also extend the range at which you can travel away from the 360 while still chatting in a private chat. So that if you're having a leisurely convo with a friend, you can go out in the kitchen and make a snack, go put some laundry in, let the dog out to poop, whatever. A phone might be more convienient - but it costs money whereas XBL voice chat is free.

[ This Message was edited by: Sinue_v2 on 2007-05-31 11:13 ]

Chiba-kun

May 31, 2007, 12:58 PM

As i stated earlier about the headsets, not EVERYONE wants to use a headset. Like myself i dont want to talk to a bunch of damn kids ranting about how they are..."Teh 1334"...

I dont know them, therefore i dont want to talk to them in anyway manner beyond simple text.

[ This Message was edited by: Chiba-kun on 2007-05-31 10:58 ]

Sinue_v2

May 31, 2007, 01:06 PM

That Sinue is so emo.

lol, someone doesn't know the definition of emo.

Show some more ignorance, PLEASE! http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

Well thanks for calling me retarded AND lazy all in the same post.

You're welcome.

This product if applied properly would allow you to more easily type in a type spot like a big fight just by taking a couple steps back, type a quick msg with the board, than just move your thumbs back up and continue moving.

If you're in a big fight where time is THAT precious, you probably shouldn't be taking your fingers off of the controller - at ALL. Get your ass back in the fight and help your team. These are the situations in which Ventrillo and TeamSpeak were designed for anyhow. Hell, they probably won't be able to decypher what it is you're typing on that thing anyhow if you're using quick standard TM/BB speak.

Using one thumb while moving with the other is going to slow you down even further. Once again - in a situation that desperate, where time is of SUCH and essence (even assuming you COULD type faster on that than on a Keyboard), you need to get your ass back in the game and help your team out. Don't waste time feebely trying to type with one thumb.

JAFO22000

May 31, 2007, 01:07 PM

On 2007-05-31 10:54, Sinue_v2 wrote:
Nobody NEEDS this product. It's not a necessity for life. It's an option, and fact is that there are better, cheaper, faster options out there.

Like....an iron lung for instance??

There's a logic in the wireless headset when used for gaming applications. The idea being, that you don't need to take you hands off of the controller to communicate - ...blah, blah, blah, words....However, compairing headset communication which frees up your hands completely as an analogy in the discussion between a non-mobile blackberry like keyboard and a standard keyboard is extremely moot.

I beleive you missed my point here. I was speaking of a wireless headset vs. a wired headset NOT headset vs. no headset. My argument being that there are people who find the wireless headset to be useless and a waste of money since you receive a free wired headset with the 360 and they both perform the same job. The point I was trying to make was that I find it to be convenient, thus it was worth the purchase price.

Chiba-kun

May 31, 2007, 01:11 PM

Well by the way you act and are so quick to insult people id say ive probably been playing video games longer than you have been alive sinue, so dont worry i would have no problem manuevering in a fight and helping while also typing, its called having fingers, i could just as easily spam the attack or PA button with my fingers as i could with my thumb.

omegapirate2k

May 31, 2007, 01:12 PM

I own a wireless headset myself but I never use it, reason being it has a nasty habit of cutting out when I'm talking, I don't know if it's because it's simply faulty or if I'm sitting too far away from the 360, all I know is that a wired one doesn't fuck up like that.

Akaimizu

May 31, 2007, 01:27 PM

It's just another convenient method. Use it or not. Never seen such complaint on a completely optional piece of equipment. It will have absolutely no affect on your game. The people who want it will buy it, nuff said.

[ This Message was edited by: Akaimizu on 2007-05-31 11:27 ]

xeku

May 31, 2007, 01:29 PM

Heck, I'll probably pick one up simply because I like gimmicky electronic doodads like this....

Already use a headset and USB keyboard...I figure you need both to get the most out of the 360 version of PSU.
Some like to talk, others only want to type - fine by me, either way.

That said, I don't really care for laptop devices (my laptop PC's actually sit on tables), and see no point in rearranging my console gaming setup, so I might actually get some use out of it.

akratic

May 31, 2007, 01:34 PM

On 2007-05-31 11:06, Sinue_v2 wrote:

That Sinue is so emo.

lol, someone doesn't know the definition of emo.

Show some more ignorance, PLEASE! http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gifI concede your point. I don't speak Nerd very well. Congratulations?

At any rate, your melodramatic angsty diatribe about something so trivial makes me hope for your sake that your Walgreens has some mascara for you to buy when you show up there later today.

Sinue_v2

May 31, 2007, 01:36 PM

Like....an iron lung for instance??

Iron Lungs are not better, cheaper, or faster. It's analogous to the MS Keyboard addon because it neither is cheaper, better, or faster. It's only a "convienience" of not having to breath yourself - and epitome of lazyness - which is what the "moving my hands from a controller to KB" lazyness resembles.

I beleive you missed my point here. I was speaking of a wireless headset vs. a wired headset NOT headset vs. no headset.

Actually, I had only gotten ahead of myself - and I hit the reply too soon. It was being edited with the additional text while you posted your comment.

Well by the way you act and are so quick to insult people id say ive probably been playing video games longer than you have been alive sinue

Unless you started before Pong, you'd be mistaken. Not that age should have any bearing on this discussion anyhow. If you don't have a counterpoint, then don't continue arguing. Trying to state your age as justification for your view being right is both lame and ineffective.

so dont worry i would have no problem manuevering in a fight and helping while also typing, its called having fingers, i could just as easily spam the attack or PA button with my fingers as i could with my thumb.

As was pointed out above, you don't have the product - so you cannot truely make that claim. Reguardless, you're not going to be able to fight as effectively when typing as you would be concentrated solely on the gameplay. It's going to take longer for you to type, period. If the message is that urgent that you can't take the time to make the split second switch to a standard keyboard - then you don't have the time to try and juggle both activities at once. Either you won't be able to help your team as efficently - or you won't get the message out in time.

And remember, this is going under your assumption that time is of the utmost essence. So critical, that one cannot take a split second to switch from controller to KB. You're not going to be idlely chit-chatting at a time like that, or else you're rather noobishly endangering your team. In a more laid back fight, you do have the time to switch from controller to keyboard. In a more intense fight, you don't have the time to type a vital message while in the midst of fighting.

I don't see the advantage over a keyboard for this device. It's faster and easier to type on a USB keyboard, and you're message will be easier to understand by your team-mates provided you don't butcher the language.

I still don't see a where your point of view, which seems to hinge on the idea of people actually finding a use for this thing only if they are speed-freak guitar players and hand contortionists.

Honestly, I don't believe you - since at this point you seem desperate to prove your changing point and seem to be exaggerating your skills. Hey, I suppose I could have a pip porno movie playing and use my erect phallus to type. I wouldn't try to use that as justification in an argument such as this though.

Sinue_v2

May 31, 2007, 01:40 PM

I don't speak Nerd very well.

Oh noes! I've been called a nerd on a internet gaming forum!

Heck, I'll probably pick one up simply because I like gimmicky electronic doodads like this....

Now THAT is proper justification.

SolomonGrundy

May 31, 2007, 01:48 PM

http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

I kinda like it. It's somewhat gagety, and I mosty use the voice chat. For the few times I get into texting, it might be cool.

Not $100 cool, but $30-50? Yeah, I got that kinda money. Considering all th money I'm 'saving' not going out drinking in LA nightclubs http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

Chiba-kun

May 31, 2007, 01:51 PM

Saying that i overstate my skills is like me saying you like to take deep breathes, i wouldnt know, just like you dont know.

I see you tried to split my post in two so that you could TRY and pick it apart, i didnt use my age as justification in any way shape or form, i was merely stating that i have been playing video games a very long time so im no kid who just picked up a controller and dont know what he is doing. It was merely a lead in to my point about being able to type and act at the same time, something i know i can do cause ive done with with a standard pc controller while typing with my pinky fingers. Its not efficient but if im in a boss fight and need to tell a team mate to heal myself or someone else it works.

NOW....

You seem to keep linking this whole issue of this keyboard with lazyness.....someone being too lazy to just switch to the keyboard to type than back the keyboard, yet you defend the headsets.....that makes lots of sense man, guess you were refering to yourself with that "retard" insult you threw out earlier.

Look in the end it all comes down to efficiency, some people will find it efficient, some wont. Saying that i havent used it therefore i dont know wont change anything since its a controller......with a little keyboard on it.....wow so complicated to imagine...hold on....its gonna take my hours to wrap my mind around what that would be like...Oh wait, i already did.

If more people were like you, the world would be a far worse place, last thing needed is people ranting how things shouldnt be made just cause they are alittle easier and it would just be lazy to use it....we certainly wouldnt have cellphones, email, television remotes, wireless controllers (or headsets...idiot), microwaves....I could do this all day.

natewifi

May 31, 2007, 02:00 PM

Lol the first like 5 post have benn edited by a mod, in other news... that looks very usefull, especialy for the PS2 ver. having to switch every time and stop to type on your keyboard can be annoying >_<

Korokodo13

May 31, 2007, 02:06 PM

On 2007-05-31 10:21, Sinue_v2 wrote:

Someone's certainly quick to jump on the 360-hating.

I had a thread on the same device several weeks ago before the spring update. Nearly everyone in the thread, except for Kent, agreed with me that the idea of a mini-keyboard attachment for the 360 controller is one of the dumbest ideas they've ever seen.

These small keyboard texting devices work on the sole premise that mobile phones and blackberries are portable devices that you take with you on the go, where a full-sized keyboard is cumbersome. This isn't the case with the 360, because it isn't portable. You're sitting on your ass, in the living room. It might make even MORE sence if it were for the Wii, a device where you're encouraged to stand up and move around.

A wireless keyboard is cheap, widely available, and easier to use, and it's low vertical profile makes it easy to store out of sight. So what if you have to move your hands a few inches. With either device, you still have to stop what you're doing in the game - and for the vast majority of people - using a keyboard will be faster due to the larger buttons and multiple finger placements. I don't know anyone who can type on a blackberry at 60wpm, at least - not in anything remotely resembling english. The time it takes to switch from a KB to a controller would actually take less time, unless you're one to completely throw the keyboard across the room each time you switch.

This device is worth nothing but a "WTF Novelty", and honestly - anyone willing to buy this device with a streight face and serious ideas of making it easier for them are completely retarded. It's one thing to be lazy, but to make that excuse to justify the purchase of this device is going a bit too far. Just go ahead and buy an iron lung so you don't have to bothered with the laborious hassle of breathing while you're at it.

And this device WILL be overpriced. I can guantee that.

Lol, silly people... Put it this way, if your a horrible typer and have mad cellphone skills then buy the attachment... I'm gonna get it because im a horrible KB typer at about 30wpm and I can text around 40wpm on a cellphone so its sorta deppends what your good at...

and those of you that are saying its worthless and would rather use a KB then your either a good typer or your mad and to upset to say that you would have rather bought this then spend money on a KB imo...

Chiba-kun

May 31, 2007, 02:14 PM

lol you missed me in that classification m8.

Im a faster typer than i am with handheld devices where you use your thumbs, i just like that it allows you to not have to switch between keyboard and controller all the time, leaves more room to relax while playing, not having to worry about switchin all the time.

Sinue_v2

May 31, 2007, 02:21 PM

i didnt use my age as justification in any way shape or form, i was merely stating that i have been playing video games a very long time so im no kid who just picked up a controller and dont know what he is doing.

Again, how does your age have any bering on the discussion at hand. You were obviously bragging about it for a REASON, right? I mean, it wasn't just a lead-in, you used it to try and attack me, or at least suggest that you were somehow superior than I was on the GUESS that you were older. Never mind actually looking at my profile to even see if you were right.

Its not efficient but if im in a boss fight and need to tell a team mate to heal myself or someone else it works.

You cannot type as fast with a pinky as you can with eight fingers. No matter how fast you are, you spent at least twice as long typing that message out. That's not efficent. That's not getting a message to your team quickly so that you can get fully back into the fight.

You seem to keep linking this whole issue of this keyboard with lazyness.....someone being too lazy to just switch to the keyboard to type than back the keyboard, yet you defend the headsets.....that makes lots of sense man, guess you were refering to yourself with that "retard" insult you threw out earlier.

You missed the point completely. Headsets aren't really NEEDED for PSU - and I never made that claim. In Halo, Quake, Lost Planet, ect - where games ARE constantly split-second decision making deciding weither you live or die, you do NOT have the time to type out messages to your team. Either they or you will be dead by the time it got there - no matter WHAT typing device you use. These split second decision making scenarios DO ocassionally appear in PSU, but with far less frequency. It's often better to just keep your head in the game and trust your team-mates to not be total noobs to help you get through the fight. Chat afterwards.

And you should have noticed that I used headset justification in context, as I said that trying to use it to write a report or something using voice to text software was inefficent.

Saying that i havent used it therefore i dont know wont change anything since its a controller......with a little keyboard on it.....wow so complicated to imagine...hold on....its gonna take my hours to wrap my mind around what that would be like...Oh wait, i already did.

Imagining things, and dealing with them are two different things. Ever hear the expression, "Well it looked good on paper". It's more or less reinforcing a point made earlier by another poster, to keep you from using it again. If my view is invalid because I haven't used the device, so is everyone else's view that it will be good or efficent. Because they have not used it either.

If more people were like you, the world would be a far worse place

Another direct attack. If you can't argue, just flame eh? That always works.

last thing needed is people ranting how things shouldnt be made just cause they are alittle easier and it would just be lazy to use it

Yes, what we need are more people like those Ronco-jackasses on TV selling everyone overpriced and useless baubles on the premise that "Oh! It's easier to use", when it's really not. I could just see the infomercial for that clip-on-keyboard now...

we certainly wouldnt have cellphones, email, television remotes, wireless controllers (or headsets...idiot), microwaves....I could do this all day.

Jesus, I can't believe you're even trying to compair this overpriced bauble to the invetion of the goddamned Television or the Internet. Don't you think these things through before you type them?

I'm gonna get it because im a horrible KB typer at about 30wpm and I can text around 40wpm on a cellphone so its sorta deppends what your good at...

Maybe you should stick with a keyboard and practice up on typing. Unlike texting, typing is a real skill that's invaluable in the workplace, unless you plan to drudge through a factory or service jobs like changing oil/fast food for the rest of your life. That's why they teach it in school.

[ This Message was edited by: Sinue_v2 on 2007-05-31 12:25 ]

Weeaboolits

May 31, 2007, 02:25 PM

I think the whole point of the thing is for people who like thumb kb's and also for those who'd rather keep their hands on the controller while they type. (Can't say I've done much typing with my thumbs, but I'd use the thing so that I could keep the controller in my hands. ;] )

Anyway, who gives a damn, if you like it, use it, if you don't, then don't. :/

Chiba-kun

May 31, 2007, 02:34 PM

Again, how does your age have any bering on the discussion at hand. You were obviously bragging about it for a REASON, right? I mean, it wasn't just a lead-in, you used it to try and attack me, or at least suggest that you were somehow superior than I was on the GUESS that you were older. Never mind actually looking at my profile to even see if you were right.

As i said it was just a lead in, whether you wish to believe that or not is all on you, i couldnt care less really.

You cannot type as fast with a pinky as you can with eight fingers. No matter how fast you are, you spent at least twice as long typing that message out. That's not efficent. That's not getting a message to your team quickly so that you can get fully back into the fight.

Yes you just completely agreed with me, i said it WASNT efficient typing with my pinkies since i couldnt type nearly as fast BUT doing so allowed me to continue moving about freely and fighting COMPLETELY UNHINDERED!! Guess i should start using caps to make sure you actually READ these things.

ou missed the point completely. Headsets aren't really NEEDED for PSU - and I never made that claim. In Halo, Quake, Lost Planet, ect - where games ARE constantly split-second decision making deciding weither you live or die, you do NOT have the time to type out messages to your team. Either they or you will be dead by the time it got there - no matter WHAT typing device you use. These split second decision making scenarios DO ocassionally appear in PSU, but with far less frequency. It's often better to just keep your head in the game and trust your team-mates to not be total noobs to help you get through the fight. Chat afterwards.

And you should have noticed that I used headset justification in context, as I said that trying to use it to write a report or something using voice to text software was inefficent.

No i dont trust team mates most of the time because too many nubs play online games and run around like chickens with their heads cut off when shit hits the fan. So sometimes you gotta tell them what to do.

Imagining things, and dealing with them are two different things. Ever hear the expression, "Well it looked good on paper". It's more or less reinforcing a point made earlier by another poster, to keep you from using it again. If my view is invalid because I haven't used the device, so is everyone else's view that it will be good or efficent. Because they have not used it either.

Awww you tried to use a little expression....except it has no point in what i said....since that expression pertains to things WRITTEN....we have pictures which give a much better idea of the object than just words describing it, i just guess you imagination is lacking so badly that you cant link the feel of a controller and that of say a blackberry together in your mind and come up with a moderate idea of how it will go.

Another direct attack. If you can't argue, just flame eh? That always works.

Hey im just following your lead m8, you started it, im just better at it.

Yes, what we need are more people like those Ronco-jackasses on TV selling everyone overpriced and useless baubles on the premise that "Oh! It's easier to use", when it's really not. I could just see the infomercial for that clip-on-keyboard now...

No one is forced to buy anything, in the end it all free will, if you dont want it dont buy it, if you do go ahead. Heres an expression for you... "Buyer beware". You shouldnt incourage products not be made just cause they may no pan out in a way everyone will like.

Jesus, I can't believe you're even trying to compair this overpriced bauble to the invetion of the goddamned Television or the Internet. Don't you think these things through before you type them?

Do you really know the price first of all?....No?

I never compared it to the television or the internet, you just assume i did, last time i checked i said television REMOTE...as in that handheld device you use to do such tasks as change channels and alter the volume....or are you so against progress that you still use tv's with knobs on the front?

akratic

May 31, 2007, 02:35 PM

On 2007-05-31 12:21, Sinue_v2 wrote:

i didnt use my age as justification in any way shape or form, i was merely stating that i have been playing video games a very long time so im no kid who just picked up a controller and dont know what he is doing.

Again, how does your age have any bering on the discussion at hand. You were obviously bragging about it for a REASON, right? I mean, it wasn't just a lead-in, you used it to try and attack me, or at least suggest that you were somehow superior than I was on the GUESS that you were older. Never mind actually looking at my profile to even see if you were right.

Its not efficient but if im in a boss fight and need to tell a team mate to heal myself or someone else it works.

You cannot type as fast with a pinky as you can with eight fingers. No matter how fast you are, you spent at least twice as long typing that message out. That's not efficent. That's not getting a message to your team quickly so that you can get fully back into the fight.

You seem to keep linking this whole issue of this keyboard with lazyness.....someone being too lazy to just switch to the keyboard to type than back the keyboard, yet you defend the headsets.....that makes lots of sense man, guess you were refering to yourself with that "retard" insult you threw out earlier.

You missed the point completely. Headsets aren't really NEEDED for PSU - and I never made that claim. In Halo, Quake, Lost Planet, ect - where games ARE constantly split-second decision making deciding weither you live or die, you do NOT have the time to type out messages to your team. Either they or you will be dead by the time it got there - no matter WHAT typing device you use. These split second decision making scenarios DO ocassionally appear in PSU, but with far less frequency. It's often better to just keep your head in the game and trust your team-mates to not be total noobs to help you get through the fight. Chat afterwards.

And you should have noticed that I used headset justification in context, as I said that trying to use it to write a report or something using voice to text software was inefficent.

Saying that i havent used it therefore i dont know wont change anything since its a controller......with a little keyboard on it.....wow so complicated to imagine...hold on....its gonna take my hours to wrap my mind around what that would be like...Oh wait, i already did.

Imagining things, and dealing with them are two different things. Ever hear the expression, "Well it looked good on paper". It's more or less reinforcing a point made earlier by another poster, to keep you from using it again. If my view is invalid because I haven't used the device, so is everyone else's view that it will be good or efficent. Because they have not used it either.

If more people were like you, the world would be a far worse place

Another direct attack. If you can't argue, just flame eh? That always works.

last thing needed is people ranting how things shouldnt be made just cause they are alittle easier and it would just be lazy to use it

Yes, what we need are more people like those Ronco-jackasses on TV selling everyone overpriced and useless baubles on the premise that "Oh! It's easier to use", when it's really not. I could just see the infomercial for that clip-on-keyboard now...

we certainly wouldnt have cellphones, email, television remotes, wireless controllers (or headsets...idiot), microwaves....I could do this all day.

Jesus, I can't believe you're even trying to compair this overpriced bauble to the invetion of the goddamned Television or the Internet. Don't you think these things through before you type them?

I'm gonna get it because im a horrible KB typer at about 30wpm and I can text around 40wpm on a cellphone so its sorta deppends what your good at...

Maybe you should stick with a keyboard and practice up on typing. Unlike texting, typing is a real skill that's invaluable in the workplace, unless you plan to drudge through a factory or service jobs like changing oil/fast food for the rest of your life. That's why they teach it in school.

[ This Message was edited by: Sinue_v2 on 2007-05-31 12:25 ]
Yeah, no white-collar professionals use tiny qwerty keyboards on things like blackberries.

Please, continue. Your apoplectic rants are amusing.

Chiba-kun

May 31, 2007, 02:39 PM

lmao akratic....that was great http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime1.gif.

Yep....the blackberry didnt get the term of "crackberry" stamped on it cause just teenagers ran around typing "1334 speak" to all their friends, its actually been becoming a more and more common tool in all kinds of industries, the higher the industry the more they are used, like in media such as news.

xeku

May 31, 2007, 02:40 PM

Ya, the hate on this board is amusing...but I can see why some people don't like this stuff.

Heh...I think I'd get a kick out of attempting to type something legible, using my thumbs.

I'm no texter...I have trouble using most cell phones just to make local calls...lol (damned, beat up fingers).
Doesn't keep me away from this stuff though.

JAFO22000

May 31, 2007, 02:49 PM

On 2007-05-31 12:21, Sinue_v2 wrote:
I could just see the infomercial for that clip-on-keyboard now...

"Just AFFIX it, and CLIX it!!!"

Korokodo13

May 31, 2007, 03:01 PM

Lol, sinews probably mad that he was one of the few that bught a KB and are now regretting it... Its pretty funny that he has to bash people that are just saying its pros and cons XD!

JAFO22000

May 31, 2007, 03:08 PM

Yeah, I have a keyboard, but am intrigued by this attachment. I'm unsure whether or not I will buy it, but I might buy it now just for spite!!

Chiba-kun

May 31, 2007, 03:20 PM

lol

Well i fully intend to get it, have given it a bit of thought now and im sure ill like it...and if i dont than ahhh well...not like it will be THAT expensive. Probably somewhere between 10$ and 40$.

ThEoRy

May 31, 2007, 03:56 PM

On 2007-05-30 22:40, Garnet_Moon wrote:

On 2007-05-30 22:39, omegapirate2k wrote:
Why can't people just buy a fucking USB keyboard and be done with it?

Really, is this or that retarted PSU texter thing really that necessary?

I'm all for advancing things and making it easier, but this is just ridiculous.

The keyboard is only one fucking foot to the left. JUST REACH OVER AND GRAB IT FFS!

-_-;

And people wonder why we're all so fat.
(speak for yourself there fatty)

off topic..
Is it really Garnet_Moon? You're sayin my keyboard is only "1 fucking foot to the left of me"? Because you read the blueprints to my home and you know exactly how each room is planned out? You must have extensive photos and videos detailing the outlines of my rooms as well no? Well you must, because you seem to know exactly where everything is located within my home, not to mention every1 else's home as well. You don't know shit about my house or anyone else's for that matter. When you make ignorant assumptions it makes you look like a retard. What if some1s 360 is really far away from them or they dont have a keyboard? You ask "Why wouldn't they have a keyboard or a computer if they have a 360, whats the point of an online game with no online?" I have a friend with a 360 and a comp but cant use the keyboard because his mom locks the office/computer room at night or when she's gone out for the day(all the time). So don't assume you know so much. As we all know, clearly you don't. And.. Why are you even posting in this topic? You don't even play on 360 so GTFO!

on topic...
Yes this item is necessary. not the psu texter though. I myself do use a wireless keyboard for my 360. It works great and everything. but its a lil bulky and it's just another piece of hardware "laying only 1 fucking 1 foot to the left" of me, and I don't want it there! I don't want a stupid fucking wireless keyboard in my lap half the time I play. A snap on keyboard would resolve this situation nicely for me. This will be another great accessory 4 my 360, only if it works in psu.