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Dink:
Hmm, hackable? :)



Mad Catz has announced that their new Xbox lightgun, simply called 'Blaster', will be compatible with SEGA's House of the Dead 3, alaying fears that the game would launch without a compatible gun.

"As the leading designer of innovative accessories, Mad Catz has expanded its line of peripherals to include the first-to-market light gun for Xbox," cooed Darren Richardson, President and COO of Mad Catz, Inc. "The Mad Catz Blaster is the first gun for any console to incorporate a `Shotgun' firing mode, enabling players to fire five rounds at a time. We anticipate great success for Mad Catz' Blaster and SEGA's `The House of the Dead 3,' both of which use next generation technology." Quite.

The Mad Katz Blaster is out to coincide with the launch of House of the Dead 3 in January next year priced around

SNAAAKE:
DUUUDE ! ! !

Can't wait ;D.

But how exactly is this hackable?

Frostillicus:

--- Quote from: SNAAAKE on October 25, 2002, 09:23:55 pm ---But how exactly is this hackable?

--- End quote ---
beats me.
I'm not expert, but aren't xbox controllers a glorified USB device? I know it has some extra voltage for the vibrations and stuff. I thought USB devices are inherently incredibly complex(i.e. they have a microprocessor *shudder*).
Gun looks pretty sweet, though.  

SNAAAKE:
NO :P

Ps2 controllers has USB connections(some) and wont ever work on a PC.

X-box controllers have their own connecter.

Dave_K.:
The PS2 Guncon2 is also USB.  Of course someone would have to write the USB driver for it.  I've herd of people who are working on a usb driver for the xbox joystick, so it sounds possible someone could do the same for the guncon2 (or Madcatz Xbox gun).

BTW: these guns work in both 15khz and 31.5khz modes.

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