Mad Catz Bringing FPS Pro GamePad by Hoildays

Mad Catz announced the F.P.S. (First Person Shooter) Pro GamePad, a new accessory expected to ship in time for the holiday 2011 season and due for release under the Company’s Mad Catz casual gaming brand.

The F.P.S. Pro GamePad features rear combat buttons and an enhanced feature set designed to appeal to the F.P.S. gaming community.

The F.P.S Pro GamePad is scheduled for release on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.

The controllers feature rubberized coatings that give them a good feel. I had my hands on them when I met with Mad Catz at E3 last week. They also feature three colors for each console.

The Xbox 360 versions are all wired and come in Stealth Black, Army Green and SWAT Blue while the LEDs can be changed between red, yellow and green.

The PS3 versions are wireless and come in the same three colors but the LEDs are red, blue and purple.

The cool things about these controllers are the combat buttons which are on the back of the unit where your fingertips would naturally rest while holding them. This makes them very easy to use and they’re able to be configured for those buttons that are often hard to use like the run and crouch. Taking R3/L3 or moving a button that makes you move your hand to use and putting it on those combat buttons could make your gaming more smooth and streamlined.

These are not auto-fire controllers so it is entirely possible that these could be acceptable for tournaments in the future. None of the leagues have said yes or no at present but like some other non-auto-fire controllers it’s possible these could be banned.