Mark Julio has revealed more details in regards to the Mad Catz Street Fighter V FightPad Pro, which is now available for preorder with this link from Amazon. The community and sponsorship manager for Mad Catz first praised the product for being the best fighting controller, with the best directional pad, that was designed by his company:
Amazing. The FightPad PRO is by far the best FightPad and gaming D-Pad we’ve ever designed (with FGs in mind). ^_^ https://t.co/hAKwVQpoN3
— Mark Julio (マークマン) (@MarkMan23) December 3, 2015
When asked about why fighting fans should buy the Mad Catz Street Fighter V FightPad Pro over the Hori Fighting Commander 4 Controller (which you can check out with this page), Mark Julio mentioned that the Mat Catz pad comes with a touch panel along with the tactile floating d-pad:
@Alioune85 it has a touch panel, and similar functions to that of the FC4. It also gives you the option of using dpad/analog. The dpad tho!
— Mark Julio (マークマン) (@MarkMan23) December 3, 2015
@Alioune85 I think you would really like the new tactile floating dpad. Especially since you’re a veteran of Saitek/Saturn style pads.
— Mark Julio (マークマン) (@MarkMan23) December 3, 2015
@Alioune85 we improved and refined it. Married it up with some other design elements. Exclusive pics for you :3 pic.twitter.com/Q5FL47oSma— Mark Julio (マークマン) (@MarkMan23) December 3, 2015
Last but not least, he also confirmed that the FightPad Pro won’t come with a 3.5mm headset jack:
@nephtez 3.5mm jack was not possible for this product unfortunately. I would recommend a headset that connects to the console.
— Mark Julio (マークマン) (@MarkMan23) December 3, 2015
@nephtez @MadCatz yes, I know but the spec and standards for licensed products for both are different. It’s not something we can just do. — Mark Julio (マークマン) (@MarkMan23) December 3, 2015
The new controller from Mad Catz will be released in 2016 on the 16th of February. Of course, the Street Fighter V videogame is also coming out on the same day for the PlayStation 4 (as well as PC). If you are looking for a dedicated controller to play the fighting game, as well as other titles in the genre, you might want to take a look at the upcoming Street Fighter V FightPad Pro when it is made available.
