Which controller is better...

I'm getting a console to replace my PC, because it's time to update it and I desided to buy a

high performance console instead. While I was a PC gamer, I used a PC game pad. I played

Call of duty with it, and it is impossible to aim with PC game pads mapped to mouse movement.

I am having horrible visions of playing an Xbox 360 or PS3 with a controller like the Rumble

pad 2, where it is not possible to play an FPS. Are there aiming issues with the Xbox 360 or PS3?

If so, which console is better for that?

I'm getting a console to replace my PC, because it's time to update it and I desided to buy a

high performance console instead. While I was a PC gamer, I used a PC game pad. I played

Call of duty with it, and it is impossible to aim with PC game pads mapped to mouse movement.

I am having horrible visions of playing an Xbox 360 or PS3 with a controller like the Rumble

pad 2, where it is not possible to play an FPS. Are there aiming issues with the Xbox 360 or PS3?

If so, which console is better for that?

vishawn

The Sixaxis is rarely used but it's better than not having it I suppose.

I own a PS3 and the controller is just fine, and the 360 one is great too.

But let me tell you, when it comes down to it, you really dont notice it.

When you are playing your game you really dont care about the controller-- unless it's of course too big or too small for your hands.

But, with all this talk about people talking about button placement and trigger feel--it's just over-scrutinizing minor things.

Here are some facts though:

360 d-pad sucks, but it's analog sticks are better than the ps3's.

the ps3 has a great d-pad but the analog sticks are a little more slippery than the 360's.

Everything else either doesn't really matter because you don't notice it when it matters the most (when you are playing) or it's all your personal opinion.

Both controllers are damn responsive and are built state-of-the-art.

I should also add that the 360 requires batteries while you simply charge the ps3 controller via the provided usb cable

The best choice is for you to actually try or hold the controllers and see which one feels better to you. Personally, the XBOX 360 controller feels awkward, and the button placement is way off. Where as on the PS3 controller the only thing off is the back trigger buttons. However, SONY has used almost identical controls for the PS3, PS2, and PS1. So it's been tried and true for over a decade. I've played Call of Duty 4 on both, and the PS3 just feels way better, and more responsive.zatoninja

ps3 alll the way, the 360 feels awkward abit (xbox contoller copied ps1> , ps3 is better for fighting, fps, and racing games. seriously i own both and ps3 dualshock3, i dont like the original as much because its a bit tooo light, but you wont have tgo worry about thatStealthKnife

and ps1 controler is brand new :roll:

Sony stealed from Nintendo,and i dont know from who nintendo stole but well

[QUOTE="zatoninja"]The best choice is for you to actually try or hold the controllers and see which one feels better to you. Personally, the XBOX 360 controller feels awkward, and the button placement is way off. Where as on the PS3 controller the only thing off is the back trigger buttons. However, SONY has used almost identical controls for the PS3, PS2, and PS1. So it's been tried and true for over a decade. I've played Call of Duty 4 on both, and the PS3 just feels way better, and more responsive.Steppy_76

Sour grapes my friend, sour grapes...:roll:

[QUOTE="StealthKnife"]ps3 alll the way, the 360 feels awkward abit (xbox contoller copied ps1> , ps3 is better for fighting, fps, and racing games. seriously i own both and ps3 dualshock3, i dont like the original as much because its a bit tooo light, but you wont have tgo worry about thatLidve

and ps1 controler is brand new :roll:

Sony stealed from Nintendo,and i dont know from who nintendo stole but well

The PS3 controller has been little modified since the PS1 because why fix something that's not broken. Also you're right about them stealing it from Nintendo. The PS1 controller is based off of the SNES controller, which in turn was based off the original NES controller. Also, the XBOX controller is based of the SEGA DreamCast controller. Controller, controller, controller...

As a fun fact, when Nintendo first introduced the D-Pad, they had it patented. So all D-Pads now differ slightly from the original + D-Pad.

[QUOTE="Steppy_76"][QUOTE="zatoninja"]The best choice is for you to actually try or hold the controllers and see which one feels better to you. Personally, the XBOX 360 controller feels awkward, and the button placement is way off. Where as on the PS3 controller the only thing off is the back trigger buttons. However, SONY has used almost identical controls for the PS3, PS2, and PS1. So it's been tried and true for over a decade. I've played Call of Duty 4 on both, and the PS3 just feels way better, and more responsive.zatoninja

Sour grapes my friend, sour grapes...:roll:

[QUOTE="zatoninja"]

[QUOTE="Steppy_76"]Just about the only people that feel like you are those who've used the dualshock for the past 10 years and confuse familiarity with comfortability. The majority prefer just about everything about the 360 controller save for the inaccurate Dpad(which isn't used much in games anymore). Steppy_76

Sour grapes my friend, sour grapes...:roll:

Your right games have changed. And now they use BOTH Left and Right Analog Sticks. In games like COD4, there are both used in movement, (left stick to strafe, right to turn). I think it would be odd to switch the Analog sticks with where the D-Pad is, especially since the sticks are right next to each other. The D-Pad was fine with 2-D games (especially the fighting games), but the addition of the "3rd Dimension" in games require you to use BOTH Analog sticks (not just the Left like you mentioned). So now it's not just the Up, Down, Left, Right axes, but also the Forward, Back ones too. Maybe somebody should make a 6 axis controller for the new Generation, they could call it SIXAXIS...:D

I'm getting a console to replace my PC, because it's time to update it and I desided to buy a

high performance console instead. While I was a PC gamer, I used a PC game pad. I played

Call of duty with it, and it is impossible to aim with PC game pads mapped to mouse movement.

 

I am having horrible visions of playing an Xbox 360 or PS3 with a controller like the Rumble

pad 2, where it is not possible to play an FPS. Are there aiming issues with the Xbox 360 or PS3?

If so, which console is better for that?

vishawn

ps3 alll the way, the 360 feels awkward abit (xbox contoller copied ps1> , ps3 is better for fighting, fps, and racing games. seriously i own both and ps3 dualshock3, i dont like the original as much because its a bit tooo light, but you wont have tgo worry about thatStealthKnife

[QUOTE="Steppy_76"][QUOTE="zatoninja"]

 

Sour grapes my friend, sour grapes...:roll:

zatoninja

Your right games have changed. And now they use BOTH Left and Right Analog Sticks. In games like COD4, there are both used in movement, (left stick to strafe, right to turn). I think it would be odd to switch the Analog sticks with where the D-Pad is, especially since the sticks are right next to each other. The D-Pad was fine with 2-D games (especially the fighting games), but the addition of the "3rd Dimension" in games require you to use BOTH Analog sticks (not just the Left like you mentioned). So now it's not just the Up, Down, Left, Right axes, but also the Forward, Back ones too. Maybe somebody should make a 6 axis controller for the new Generation, they could call it SIXAXIS...:D

[QUOTE="zatoninja"][QUOTE="Steppy_76"]Not at all, I'm just pointing out that your opinion is in the minority. Games have changed in the 10 years the dualshock design has been out. When it came out nearly every game used and was designed around using the Dpad. Now the majority of the game used the left analog stick. The same design can't be the "best" for both scenarios. If the position of the left analog currently is best, why wasn't the dapd located there when the left analog didn't exist? Games changed and the dualshock has failed to change along with them.Steppy_76

Your right games have changed. And now they use BOTH Left and Right Analog Sticks. In games like COD4, there are both used in movement, (left stick to strafe, right to turn). I think it would be odd to switch the Analog sticks with where the D-Pad is, especially since the sticks are right next to each other. The D-Pad was fine with 2-D games (especially the fighting games), but the addition of the "3rd Dimension" in games require you to use BOTH Analog sticks (not just the Left like you mentioned). So now it's not just the Up, Down, Left, Right axes, but also the Forward, Back ones too. Maybe somebody should make a 6 axes controller for the new Generation, they could call it SIXAXIS...:D

Au contraire my friend. I was used to the D-Pad on the NES, SNES, Genesis, and the PS1. I never used analog sticks until I got a PS2. So for many years of my life I was used to the directional controls on the left, and the action buttons on the right. When I started using analog sticks on the PS2 I did not find it odd, strange, or awkward. Where as with the XBOX controller, many people thought is was awkward that one of their thumbs were up left, and the other down in the middle of the controller. So when you'd play a game with one stick strafing, and the other turning, it felt odd that your hands were out of equilibrium (and also does not feel natural or comfortable).

X360 w/o the dpad

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