do controllers sway your descision when buying multiplats?

i bought a tomb raider game on the xbox 360, hated the controls. so i traded it in, and i got the ps2 version. anyone else feel this way, like X console is better for X type of games?

yes infact, it is the single deciding factor in why i choose my consoles.

shooters- PC, then 360 FAR behind

Action- you need a controller, PS3 is the best for this IMO

RPGS- depends on the game, i like controllers for some games and PC for others

In a certain way it does. I'm not that good in FPS games on consoles, so if there's a game I have plans on going pro in, I'm buying it for the PC.

But for chillout playing, my favourite platform is xbox 360.
When I think it over, this might be because of the controller. It got a whole other feel to it.

Controllers certainly influence which console I buy multiplatform games for. Anything that needs a d-pad should be played on the Dualshock 3 (d-pad actually usable), FPS on 360. Anything that's available for Wii on either of the other systems, so I don't have to deal with crammed-in waggle.

Last-gen I went to great lengths not to have to use the GC controller (or the Fisher-Price My First Controller, as I call it), with it's useless d-pad, atrocious button layout, and uncomfortable grips.

To a point.

Anything that uses the triggers extensively and needs solid stick work (driving, FPS, action, platforming, etc) I'd rather play on the 360 controller, since the Dual Shock 3's triggers are godawful and the sticks are too short.

It's got a better d-pad, though. I just wish it was in a better controller.

It's sad to say, but controllers had a lot to do with which console I eventually went with, the 360. I never felt comfortable with a PS1/2/3 controller, so why would I buy a console that I wouldn't be comfortable playing for hours with?

What really strikes me as odd is that no 3rd party controller maker has made a PS3-style controler for the 360, and vice-versa. They basically have the same number of buttons, no? Just need to swtich the analog stick with the D pad, and change some of the general curves...

yeah. some games were multi platform on PS2 and GC. i chose GC most times. although, admitidly loading times and better graphics were also part of that decision.

GC controllers are much nicer for long adventure games. they're able to be 'sunk' into.