Your thoughts when you first held the X360 controller.

Personally, I felt awesome. I got it for christmas 2005. After playing the gamecube for so long, the difference between the two was incredible. Just the ergonomics!

Then I realized that the D-pad was awful.

The D-Pad really is one of the worst ones I've ever encountered. Other than that, the controller is good. Took me a while to get used to the X being in the position it is because I was used to playing another system with an X button in a different place. (I can't mention the system because you get modded apparently for even mentioning it here.)

best controller.

D-pad barely used in the games I play, so that's not a real big deal to me. I have some old dualshocks 2s in the same cabinet, they just don't compare. nor does any controller from that line or ever.

nearly perfect.

The D-Pad really is one of the worst ones I've ever encountered. Other than that, the controller is good. Took me a while to get used to the X being in the position it is because I was used to playing another system with an X button in a different place. (I can't mention the system because you get modded apparently for even mentioning it here.)

psyko0815

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Lets see if I get modded..

PS3!!!

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[QUOTE="psyko0815"]

The D-Pad really is one of the worst ones I've ever encountered. Other than that, the controller is good. Took me a while to get used to the X being in the position it is because I was used to playing another system with an X button in a different place. (I can't mention the system because you get modded apparently for even mentioning it here.)

Supaman222

Im pretty sure you can say it, just not make a full topic about it.

Lets see if I get modded..

PS3!!!

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I thought "Man, this is really comfortable!" The d-pad took a little getting used to.

Almost a perfect controller if the d-pad wasn't so horrible.

it was nice, perfect weight. would you guys agree it would be perfect if it had the ps3 dpad?

I though 'wow. I have finally brought myself an xbox 360. Thank god for that.'

Then i thought 'wow. new xbox smells funny' And to this day the Xbox box still smells of that new smell. lol

I was most grateful knowing that this beast could finally be put down, dead, and buried.

Awesomeness :)

i always thought it felt very good, i went from a ps2 to a 360 and the controller was amazing, it actually curves to my hand! and as for the D-Pad, i dont think its as bad as everyone says it is :roll:

it felt durable....first durable controller in my 15 years of life (back when I got a 360)

first time was awkwardso much time playing with the PS controller but now is my favorite controller ever

very similar to xbox controller, but hey thankfully moved the black and white buttons

Loved it and compared it with the original Xbox controller. The D pad is the only flaw on this one. The best Controller for All nighting.

i thought, awesome! it feels comfortable, i was always a fan of the dreamcast controller and the 360 is close to it but better.

Very comfortable. :o

I like it but As most people say im not a fan of the D-Pad i still prefer the playstation controller everything is centralised and for some weird reason i prefer the texture of the Acrylic on the Playsation controller to that of the 360 :D

When I first held it my thoughts were "this is the perfect weight for a controller"

I don't know about the rest of you guys but the weight makes an issue for me. I never liked the N64 controller until the Rumble Pak came out, because it added weight to the controller in my hands. The less weight on the controller for some reason affects how I play - like it feels like nothing is there and I tend to just go to sleep mid-game. With the 360 controller, the weight is just right and buttons are real responsive, just wished the dpad was a real DPAD so I could play my fighters.

Love it. I play COD on my Xbox and my brother plays it on PS3. I've tried playing it on the PS3 with my brother, but I just can't, I suck. It's all to do with the position of the analogs, the triggers (¬_¬) and the weight of the pad, it just doesn't compare.

"Wow this feels nice" =)

My thoughts = AWESOME!

Waited in line 13 hours on launch day, and my thoughts were "I GOT MY XBOX 360!"

Another minor flaw is the massive battery pack

"This works."

Sorry it's not more profound, but it's what I thought. No complaints here, the RB and LB feel a bit awkward at times but it's very rare.

I though It felt a lot bigger than the PS2 controller that I had before it. I think I prefer the ps2 controller size to be honest.

Itprobably depends on how big your hands are.

I dont really have strong feelings about it though the xbox 360 controller is fine.

It does the job.

Not great for fighting games maybe due to lack of responsiveness.

well.. i gotta say this, the ps3 is my main console for this gen, but when i play with my xbox360's controller it feels different in a good way of course. it's bascially better than the ps controller. it's so big and fits good in the hand although the d-pad aren't that good.

Finally a D-pad that is good!!!!!!!!!!!! Then I played Halo 3 for 4 hours.

awesome for FPS

If they raised the analog stikcks and the D-Pad, this would be the best controller ever made for a console, hands down.

These are these thumbsticks you can buy called FPS freak, but no fix for the d-pad yet.

[QUOTE="KlownMaster"]I found the controller to be step up over the original Xbox controller, and I don't mind the D pad.KlownMaster

I bought the wired one as well only because the battery compartment added too much bulk.

My first thought was how comfortable it was compared to "The Duke" and I would also look for the black and white buttons on the right side of it too, glad they got rid of them for the bumpers.