Xbox 2 controller pics go live?

SUPPOSED pictures of the controller for the next-generation Xbox have turned up online.

The pics are over at Xbox-Scene, and appear to be related to the appearance of Our Colony, a viral marketing 'alternate reality' game the the Vole has devised for Xbox 2 marketing. The pictures have been obtained by players of the game.

The design appears to be a cross between the button arrangement of the PlayStation, the stick arrangement of the Xbox Controller-S and the face design of the 2nd generation Sidewinder PC pad. As suspected, the controller is wireless, and the lack of headset socket suggest that the Xbox 2 will have wireless headsets for Xbox Live play.

Concrete details of the machine will be unveiled at E3 next month, allegedly just hours after the launch of the PlayStation 3. µ