XBOX Thrustmaster Firestorm Programmable Pad
 

Although I find the xbox brand controller adequate, I'm still waiting for a decent 3rd party alternative to try.

I went to the thrustmaster site and it looks as if their xbox controller won't be available until March 2002.

Why would it take so long to produce their xbox controller? My guess is since they are based in the UK they were probably waiting for the European xbox release/demand to increase before releasing it for sale in the US..... Maybe not. who knows?

Anway, based on some preliminary hardware reviews, it appears to be the best of the 3rd part controllers so far.