Xbox controller wins as it's used by the british army!

If any of you have seen the most current army recruitment TV adverts in the UK you will notice that they use a xbox360 controller to pilot a small remote control reconnaissance plane in the commercial. Clearly the PS3 controller isn't up to the job and i agree after 3 weeks of owning a PS3 (I love the console) my controller however i do not. The buttons are already sticking and i've cleaned the bloody thing but after 2 and a half years m xbox360 control is the same as when i bought it (the ergonomics are far superior too).

I just wish MS would design a controller for the PS3 lol!

i saw a guy on "primeval" playing oblivion on 360 last year. not seen these new ads yet, though i dont really watch TV all that much.sts106mat

Why would you when there are so many wonderful video games you could be playing!! :D

[QUOTE="sts106mat"]i saw a guy on "primeval" playing oblivion on 360 last year. not seen these new ads yet, though i dont really watch TV all that much.Arch_Angel_21

Why would you when there are so many wonderful video games you could be playing!! :D

tv's still godd, well atleast the U.S shows are (My Name is Earl, House, CSI, Numb3rs, Simpsons, Shark)

I think the console war is over.the-very-best

Well the controller war at least!

Clearly to attract kids to the army.Meu2k7

Sceptical S.O.B! clearly it's to attract soldiers to the xbox360 lol. A previous post was on the money as they said the 360 controller is compatible with the software. Also your inadvertently saying that the xbox360 has a wider appeal that the PS3 does!

[QUOTE="Meu2k7"]Clearly to attract kids to the army.duncancameron23

Sceptical S.O.B! clearly it's to attract soldiers to the xbox360 lol. A previous post was on the money as they said the 360 controller is compatible with the software. Also your inadvertently saying that the xbox360 has a wider appeal that the PS3 does!

That put a smile on my face :D, Well, wider appeal or not, they will be using Wii motes to guide nuclear missiles next ;o

I also seen the 360 Controller used in that show FutureWeapons where it is controlling this unmaned robot that is (that could provide support role, such as transport and giving cover to troops). I think it is also in use now, with the US Army, remember seeing a US Army Solider, with a 360 controller and a tiny robot, here.

Yep, a very comfortable controller..but lets not use NON-gaming material to alter the console race, shall we?

Yep, a very comfortable controller..but lets not use NON-gaming material to alter the console race, shall we?

Forensic-Klown

Well with the backing of the US and Britsh armies the 360 has major support for the System War. :P

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Yep, a very comfortable controller..but lets not use NON-gaming material to alter the console race, shall we?

Chaos_HL21

Well with the backing of the US and Britsh armies the 360 has major support for the System War. :P

THE BRITISH TERRITORIAL ARMY:

OMG iraquis on hard difficulty!!!!111

Yea ive seen the US military using Dual Shock 2 controllers to control rc drones, and im sure they are using 360 ones aswell..skrat_01

Does the use of Dualshock 2 by the US Army explain why they are so often to blame in friendly fire incidents?

it wins beacuse the army use it in a commercial? fail, MS dont need to make the ps3 a control its fine as it is, if anything sony should teach MS how to make a good D padMiss_Wacy

Who the hell uses the d pad anymore?

[QUOTE="Miss_Wacy"]it wins beacuse the army use it in a commercial? fail, MS dont need to make the ps3 a control its fine as it is, if anything sony should teach MS how to make a good D padduncancameron23

Who the hell uses the d pad anymore?

people use em for fighting games? i cant imagine using the analog for em

[QUOTE="Miss_Wacy"]it wins beacuse the army use it in a commercial? fail, MS dont need to make the ps3 a control its fine as it is, if anything sony should teach MS how to make a good D padduncancameron23

Who the hell uses the d pad anymore?

Real gamers that like fighting games use the D-Pad.

[QUOTE="skrat_01"]Yea ive seen the US military using Dual Shock 2 controllers to control rc drones, and im sure they are using 360 ones aswell..TTDog

Does the use of Dualshock 2 by the US Army explain why they are so often to blame in friendly fire incidents?

[QUOTE="Meu2k7"]Clearly to attract kids to the army.duncancameron23

Sceptical S.O.B! clearly it's to attract soldiers to the xbox360 lol. A previous post was on the money as they said the 360 controller is compatible with the software. Also your inadvertently saying that the xbox360 has a wider appeal that the PS3 does!

:lol:

and the american army.WilliamRLBaker

Due to the RROD the american army was delayed.....Very sorry.

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[QUOTE="Miss_Wacy"]it wins beacuse the army use it in a commercial? fail, MS dont need to make the ps3 a control its fine as it is, if anything sony should teach MS how to make a good D padUltra-BEN27

Who the hell uses the d pad anymore?

Real gamers that like fighting games use the D-Pad.

Ok for fighting games although i think your pushing the boat by calling them "real gamers" I all thought they called themselfes PC users. Regardless of that the PS3 d pad is no better than that of the 360's

I think it's less to do with ergonomics or being "better" and more to do with the fact that Microsoft made it so that the 360 controller is compatible with Windows Vista as standard. Whereas to use the PS3 controller you need to plug in the USb charge cable and download fan made drivers tbh...Narcadox

No, i think the TC was saying that it works with windows, but he prefers the egrnomics of the controller better regardless if it works with windows. I agree, it is 100% better. The PS3 controller feels 'loose' and clunky to me.

[QUOTE="Narcadox"]I think it's less to do with ergonomics or being "better" and more to do with the fact that Microsoft made it so that the 360 controller is compatible with Windows Vista as standard. Whereas to use the PS3 controller you need to plug in the USb charge cable and download fan made drivers tbh...Phazevariance

No, i think the TC was saying that it works with windows, but he prefers the egrnomics of the controller better regardless if it works with windows. I agree, it is 100% better. The PS3 controller feels 'loose' and clunky to me.

To confirm, you're on the money there Phazevariance! from the TC

The same british army that has failed in every war dating back to the revolutionary war?whodey8584

Er if i remember correctly we one the first and second world war and the falklands to name a few. Where you from soldier?

British army? If I was a lemming I would probably not be bragging about that. What's next "Canada's Navy does teh Halos"?!?!DaBrainz

I'd watch what you say, a large number of people on this forum are British, also our army is vastly superior to the American army even if it is much smaller.

[QUOTE="skrat_01"]Yea ive seen the US military using Dual Shock 2 controllers to control rc drones, and im sure they are using 360 ones aswell..TTDog

Does the use of Dualshock 2 by the US Army explain why they are so often to blame in friendly fire incidents?

IIRC, the only reason the British are using Xbox360 controllers is because they can't get the American Army to do so. It's a shame that the American army is using a PS2 controllers to play Socom in Iraq. :D

j/k lol but srsly, nice one Microsoft :P

[QUOTE="DaBrainz"]British army? If I was a lemming I would probably not be bragging about that. What's next "Canada's Navy does teh Halos"?!?!mario_gamer

I'd watch what you say, a large number of people on this forum are British, also our army is vastly superior to the American army even if it is much smaller.

I'm going to be careful because this was a fun thread and i don't want it locked. But when we are fighting side by side in Iraq i find that it's best to fire at the enemy rather that the same side wouldn't you agree?

I mean how difficult is it to tell your ally from the enemy when your ally have a radar a a strobe and a massive sign on there bloody vehicle telling you that there on your side.

[QUOTE="DaBrainz"]British army? If I was a lemming I would probably not be bragging about that. What's next "Canada's Navy does teh Halos"?!?!mario_gamer

I'd watch what you say, a large number of people on this forum are British, also our army is vastly superior to the American army even if it is much smaller.

Well I have a lot of respect for any individual soldier, even British. But it has been shown that Britain's military commitments to Iraq and North Korea have exposed glaring deficiencies in resources and equipment. It's mostly their own governments fault they are so weak. In fact whenever a British ship is deployed to South China or Korea, they have to rely of the U.S. or French Navy to bring the aerial support.

British army? If I was a lemming I would probably not be bragging about that. What's next "Canada's Navy does teh Halos"?!?!DaBrainz

:lol:

I have never really heard about the British Army in a good way.

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[QUOTE="Miss_Wacy"]it wins beacuse the army use it in a commercial? fail, MS dont need to make the ps3 a control its fine as it is, if anything sony should teach MS how to make a good D padUltra-BEN27

Who the hell uses the d pad anymore?

Real gamers that like fighting games use the D-Pad.

No, those gamers use arcade sticks. Gamers who like to think of themselves as 'real' gamers (whatever you actually mean by that) use the d-pad for fighting games.

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[QUOTE="Meu2k7"]Clearly to attract kids to the army.Meu2k7

Sceptical S.O.B! clearly it's to attract soldiers to the xbox360 lol. A previous post was on the money as they said the 360 controller is compatible with the software. Also your inadvertently saying that the xbox360 has a wider appeal that the PS3 does!

That put a smile on my face :D, Well, wider appeal or not, they will be using Wii motes to guide nuclear missiles next ;o

So, when the Wii starts saying, "Shall we play a game?", we should all worry? :D

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[QUOTE="Miss_Wacy"]it wins beacuse the army use it in a commercial? fail, MS dont need to make the ps3 a control its fine as it is, if anything sony should teach MS how to make a good D padUltra-BEN27

Who the hell uses the d pad anymore?

Real gamers that like fighting games use the D-Pad.

No Real Gamers that like fighting games have an Arcade Stick.

THE BRITISH TERRITORIAL ARMY:

OMG iraquis on hard difficulty!!!!111

crunchUK

Do you mean the British army thats in the papers and news everyday because they are equiped with cheap defective equipment that is resulting in deaths?

Or the british army thats getting sued by family members who have died due to being under and ill equiped shoddy equipment?

360 fits right in...