Renders of DJ Hero controller

by Alexander Sliwinski { May 7th 2009 at 8:42AM }

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The Twitter account @DJHero has posted what are allegedly the first images of the DJ Hero controller. We are currently following up with Activision to confirm the authenticity of the account and the images. In the meantime, feel free to give opinions on the design.

Update: Although we've yet to receive official word from Activision, a recent press release from Activision's UK PR firm included the images. Second pic after the break or in the gallery below.

Gallery: DJ Hero

[Via GamerTagRadio]

Tags: activision, dj-hero

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Yoshi @ May 7th 2009 8:47AM

lol at the screenshot

Ahmedz @ May 7th 2009 8:48AM

it's......suck.

John Z @ May 7th 2009 8:49AM

I don't know, honestly. On the one hand, it looks okay enough-- simple, easy to use and understand. On the other hand, I'm an old IIDX hand (not a very good one, mind) and I suppose I was expecting something more along those lines.

This is mostly moot, though, since I'm extremely reluctant to deal with anything coming from Activision of late.

Dr. @ May 7th 2009 8:54AM

I was about to post a comment of my own, but this sums it all up. 100% agree on every single point.

CannabisPrime @ May 7th 2009 8:53AM

This is just what the world needs. More lameasses who think they can DJ/scratch.

Bill McCai @ May 7th 2009 9:02AM

I guess the only thing worse than a DJ who thinks they're actually a musician, is a gamer who thinks they're a DJ who thinks they're actually a musician.

Temidien @ May 7th 2009 9:06AM

Ouch. That's a great zinger ^^

Linkario @ May 7th 2009 10:19AM

I must've gotten drunk last night and forgot that I posted under the name "Bill McCai" because that is my thought exactly.

dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ May 7th 2009 10:22AM

I think by "last night" you mean "approximately an hour prior to this post"

Linkario @ May 7th 2009 2:28PM

I'm pretty sure it was lasnight. An hour prior to posting I was smoking meth.

Twinturbo120 @ May 7th 2009 3:47PM

What about all the other people that play COD4 and Halo and GH. Wannabe Marines and wannabe guitar players right? Well who cares? Doesn't stop them from making more money.

lawlersauce @ May 7th 2009 9:59PM

Why is DJing not music?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWPJ4twerLQ

Though I must say this thing looks pretty retarded

ugg.tryptophan @ May 9th 2009 1:10AM

@Bill McCai

That argument is actually invalid. If music is a collection of sounds assembled to make a melody, than it doesn't matter which method you use to execute it. If your definition of "real" music is all about originality then, yeah DJ's have to much more creative with their tools to make original sounds but that doesn't mean they can't be musicians.

ok rant over

brytdavis @ May 7th 2009 8:59AM

*cough* LAME! *cough*

Martin @ May 7th 2009 5:48PM

I'm sorry, I couldn't read what you said between your coughing. What now?

The_Doctor @ May 7th 2009 9:00AM

I'm trying to figure out how it would work but i just can't understand? would you have to press the buttons while you scratch? what would the buttons be for? fading etc?

BlaqueBeird @ May 7th 2009 4:59PM

From the looks of it, I'd you say you either slide all of them, or just the middle (red) button, like a DJ would do, and the other two either slide or are just buttons to press (which makes less sense but who knows).

Karl @ May 7th 2009 9:07AM

I have no idea how that thing will work. Why can't they just steal the BeatMania controller? That worked really well

.jpg @ May 7th 2009 9:12AM

you too can dj with only a turntable!

zakru @ May 7th 2009 9:12AM

AHAHAHAAH

Boffo the $ock @ May 7th 2009 9:13AM

What's with the three buttons on the turntable? As far as I know, it doesn't make a difference where you hold the record when you scratch, and where the hell is the cross fader?

TURNTABLES DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd80/AwXomeMan/morbo.jpg

talloy @ May 7th 2009 9:16AM

... its not april 1st... um. huh?

DonGeronimo @ May 7th 2009 9:18AM

Touch a button and push forward and back... no different than the guitars...lame...

Morbo- (PSN: ummfada) @ May 7th 2009 9:20AM

ITT: Butthurt Guitar Hero fans

PSN: iBirch @ May 8th 2009 9:09AM

Looks kinda cool I guess, not really my thing tho I don't want to pretend to be a DJ.

sylph @ May 7th 2009 9:23AM

Beatmania did it first and better.

xandeR- @ May 7th 2009 10:59AM

You are correct sir!

Original ideas from Activision? Not on your life.

Roto13 @ May 7th 2009 2:01PM

Everything in Rock Band/Guitar Hero has been done in other games. So what?

shibathedog @ May 11th 2009 9:39PM

They did the guitar thing first too with Guitar Freaks, They had one with drums even, don't remember if it was actually called drum freaks or part of guitar freaks. Obviously the singing thing has been done 1000 times and ages ago (especially if you could plain ol' karaoke), dancing has been done, they did one with a keyboard, it's all been done.

Jose @ May 7th 2009 9:26AM

Why the fuck would there be buttons on the turntable itself? Or do records come with red/green/blue buttons, it's been so long since I've got new vinyl?

Roto13 @ May 7th 2009 2:02PM

Psst.

It's a game controller.

MrXile @ May 7th 2009 9:35AM

FAKE!!!

Anti-Villian @ May 7th 2009 9:39AM

this sucks! honestly, guitar hero was bad enough replacing strings with buttons but now they want to replace scratching with pressing buttons... this is saddening it was bad enough that guitar hero did so well

Jim @ May 7th 2009 9:39AM

this controller idea is stupid. they could stick to a turntable and fader and it would be challenging enough for most people

Chenchi @ May 7th 2009 9:47AM

I hope I get to be the first person to drop out of school/college to become a pro DJ hero master!

MrSpaceCowboy @ May 7th 2009 9:50AM

Will we see the day when we can put a DJ in our Guitar Hero band?
Then we can be like Linkin Park!

I'm about to break!

sonicspike41 @ May 7th 2009 9:55AM

If you get to add a DJ I want to add some trumpet and other horn instruments... and maybe even a piano and mooq so I could listen to modern rock, like Betty.

Avatar @ May 7th 2009 5:09PM

Trantastic!

sonicspike41 @ May 7th 2009 5:28PM

In unrelated news...

WHITE FLOUR!

Runch @ May 7th 2009 10:04AM

I was expecting at least some attempt to recreate the action that DJs make while playing/mixing songs. This is pathetic...

jONEz @ May 7th 2009 10:20AM

I'm trying to understand exactly what you could do with this. I guess you could correct the phase with just those buttons (flick / drag), but you can't scratch the way a DJ does. Scratching involves dragging the record and manipulating the main fader to cut the channel off and on to produce the chirps you hear.

Maybe this is just one piece of the puzzle? Or maybe there going for Disc Jockey Hero? Really how much fun would that be?

Boffo the $ock @ May 7th 2009 11:58AM

Disc Jockey hero...I can just see it now...

*Dream Sequence*

DJ Boffo Wannabe mixing it up on the wheel of steel, yah na'mean, just throwin' down on the ones and tw...uh...one. I'm gonna kick it old school for y'all here on WSUK radio! This next track is called, "Let Me Clear my Throat" as made famous by MY MAN...DJ Kool!

***

waves @ May 7th 2009 12:01PM

Wait, what's the difference between a DJ and Disc Jockey? Is it like the difference between an MC and the Master of Ceremonies?

Boffo the $ock @ May 7th 2009 12:08PM

I was figuring he meant Disc Jockey in the sense of a radio personality that just plays records as opposed to a guy who chops beats and scratches crazy samples. I probably should've gone Top 40 in my parody instead of old-school hip hop, but that DJ Kool song seems to fit with what they want to accomplish with this game.

Marty @ May 7th 2009 11:46AM

Why is the game industry slowly moving to a one-controller-per-game future? It really makes me sick.

And yes, I'm sure it's not swine flu.

waves @ May 7th 2009 11:59AM

We get it commenters... Beat Mania was great an all, but it wasn't any more like real DJing than this is. You got a few piano keys and a scratching pad. Any game that claims to be a DJ simulator at least needs to have a cross fader. Even better would be hi, mid, and lo knobs for a nice smooth mix.

Unlike Guitar rhythm games, I think a DJ hero game could actually come very close to teaching people how to DJ if they did it right. If it just teaches them some beatmatching and gives them enough control over the mix, they'd be halfway there (the other half being music selection).

I'm hoping they're not focusing too much on scratching or turntablism. While it is cool and flashy, it would be much harder to capture in a game and would probably amount to "move the record back and forth to perform a scratch." If they could do it right I'd be impressed, but it seems doubtful.