Preferred controller: PS3 vs. Xbox360

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Azaraxzealot

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omega 616 said:
Both are the same to me, both feel the same, can do perfom the same way on either, I don't have to adjust to either.

Grab a PS3 one, then grab a 360 and decide which you like more. Most people prefer (what I call) the baby 360.

(I call it that 'cos babies stuff is oversized and chunky, due to there dexterity not being great)
well gee, you didn't have to be a fanboy about this.

OT: ive tried both extensively (since i owned a PS1 and PS2 before i ever got an xbox) and the 360 feels more natural, comfortable, and just overall better when playing games than the playstation controllers (mainly because the buttons don't feel very responsive as compared to an Xbox controller)

EDIT: its mostly because of those concave thumbsticks rather than the convex ones. they seem to have much better control, and most people (that i've seen) spend extra money trying to get their controllers to be more like xbox controllers, so might as well get an xbox one
 

EHKOS

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Now I love the Dualshock 1&2 but the new PS3 controller has my fingers on R2/L2 sliding off. Plus 360 feels heavier.
 

viranimus

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a thousand times the 360 controller. After having the analog stick moved from point A to B.. Everything else seems so illogical. So much so that this is my prefered PS3 controller.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16879995094&cm_re=dreamgear_shadow_6-_-79-995-094-_-Product

And yes, I agree that the 360 gamepad is more logical for PC simply due to the extensive support for games circa 2007 and up. Foreverything else.. theres Xpadder.

OT: while im thinking about it, I really dislike how , at least on the DS3 controllers, that if you set the controller down it has a tendency to hit one of the trigger buttons, (L2/R2)
 

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Wuffykins said:
Here's the deal folks, I'm looking for a new game pad for my PC, namely for some older games of mine that the ol' Keyboard & Mouse combo aren't the most efficient way of playing (or comfortable after 15-20 minutes for that matter). That said I'm debating on purchasing either a PS3 or Xbox360 pad as a) They come off as better designed and field tested than the average PC made one, and b) I've read enough on getting them to work in different OS environments so that's not an issue for me.

What I need help with is a few opinions on the pros/cons of each controller as I'm kind of at an even split between the two for what I'm looking for, and that I haven't really touched either that much to begin with (Note: I own neither console and can't be really arsed to buy one anyway, so comments to that respect please). I'm thinking the Xbox would be handier for racers and space sims (without paying extra for a full steering wheel or joystick/throttle combo), where the PS3 would edge out on older arcade titles or platformers as the dpad seems a little better placed.

So, seeing as I can get either one for about the same price, what are your thoughts?

(Thought of doing this like a poll, but I'm looking more for proper argument than just controller popularity to be honest)
Personally, I prefer the PS3 controller. It feels more natural in my hands, and i like the classic black design. 360 comes off as too fat and heavy in my opinion, but to every man his own.
 

Super_Pickle

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I prefer the placement of the joysticks on the xbox controller. It's kinda clunky to use the joystick with the PS3 controller, and a joystick is always a better control method. As for the general feel, I have large hands, so I find it easier to use the 360 controller. It just fits better. The tradeoff is that my hands sometimes cramp up when I'm using the 360 controller. I haven't used a PS3 controller for 6+ hours straight, so I wouldn't know how it compares in that regard, but I can't recommend playing a game that long. Honestly, if your hand starts cramping, get up and do something else.

Although I still prefer the gamecube controller. It was a little clunky, and the trigger buttons always gave me trouble, but the button placement was just perfect. I could keep my thumb on the A button, and roll it around to hit everything else.

On another slightly related note, don't use a wii controller for a long time. Those things are painful. Seriously, if you play for 2-3 hours, your hands will be cramping and on fire for the next few days. And don't get me started on the original DS. It had an edge that would leave marks on my hands and cut blood supply off. Nintendo did not think about ergonomics when they made this gen's controllers.
 

Austin Howe

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PS3. The PS controller has worked for so long that there was literally a single design change made to it over 15 years to make it closer to it's inferior competitor, and it's only noticably annoying because it's not the button of old. Yeah, the Xbox one has better triggers, but you can buy add-ons to make it more like a real trigger, and it even flattens out at the bottom so it almost wraps around half your finger, and I prefer the more uniform press of the Playstations shoulders, as oppposed to the clicks and triggers of the Xbox.

That's actually the best part of the Playstation controller, uniformity. Besides Start and select, the entire thing is almost symetrical. Two sticks, side by side, same size. A 4 way D-pad, and four buttons, here renamed with gemoetric shapes to avoid the confusion of the letters in it'e predecessor, the SNES controller. The only reason the R/L2 buttons on the PS3 controller are a bit of an annoyance is because it changes the old uniformity of all the shoulder buttons. Still, it works really well, and, as always, the close, simplsitic layout allows for smooth control and various possiblities.

The Xbox controller, by comparison (the original), is a mess. It's huge, it uses letters, but not the old SNES layout, instead of the top shoulder buttons it had the white and black, and the sticks were on a diagnol, as opposed to horizontal layout. In fact, virtually every change made to the 360 controller made it more similar to it's competitor.
 

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So, I see that some people believe the PS3 controller is too smaller. Heh, well I believe that the PS3 controller is well-shaped to the hands and highly-intuitive to the finger placement.

But in reality, I can't believe we're quibbling over this. FLIP A COIN! That's the only difference.
 

Vault101

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Im a PC gamer though I think I prefer the xbox controller, I had one that was a clone Which I used for assisns creed
 

Blobpie

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Xbox controller works better for shooters
Ps3 controller works better for plat-formers and action games.

I like shooters more so i like the xbox controller... but both work excellent for any game.
 

chuckman1

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Playstation because it's what I grew up with but they really need to make a bigger variant of it because It's way too small.
 

ArchBlade

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360. I can use either one, but the PS3 controller feels especially small and those marshmallow shoulder triggers don't make anything easier.
 

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I would definitely go with the 360 one. I've never liked the Playstation controllers.
 

Hunde Des Krieg

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I have no preference actually, I really find very little difference. I mean really, if you are so nitpicky that you let the tiny differences make you hate one over the other then there really is no helping you. although I will give the PS3 cntrlr this, better d-pad.
 
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If I were you, I'd go with the 360 controller. It just feels better in one's hands, based on personal experience and the experience of others.
 

Dys

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Ergonomically, I find the xbox controller to be far, far more comfortable. That said, even though I have ready access to both, I only use the PS3 controller with my laptop. For some unknown reason, wireless xbox controllers cannot be mated to a PC and PS3 controllers are easy to mate wirelessly (as mentioned in an earlier post, I assume there are other brands of drivers).
 

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If I've been playing PS3 for a while, PS3. If I've been playing Xbox 360 for a while, 360. You get accustomed to the controller it's the transition that is awkward.
 

Bara_no_Hime

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Wuffykins said:
So, seeing as I can get either one for about the same price, what are your thoughts?

(Thought of doing this like a poll, but I'm looking more for proper argument than just controller popularity to be honest)
The PS3 controler.

I hate XBox controllers. They always feel to big and clunky to me.

I have small hands, so the small, sleek PS3 controller is more comfortable, and more immersive because it is easier to forget I'm holding it.

Although, another good question might be what is the last game controller you used? Similar is usually better (I like the PS3 controller because I got used to the PSX controller, and the PS2 controller). I realize from the OP that it's probably a computer controller, but if you have name and brand (or a link to a picture) it might help us give better advice besides what we personally prefer.
 

RatRace123

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The PS3 controller's too puny, feels like it wasn't made with the adult male demographic in mind. 360's better if only because it's bigger.

Though, if you could somehow find a gamecube controller for the PC, I'd recommend that, the gamecube had the best controller design that I'd ever used.
 

mjc0961

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I prefer the 360 controller in almost every aspect. The d-pad is shit, but everything else I like so much better. The placement of the left thumbstick, the curve of the thumbsticks, and especially the triggers. I don't know who decided that the PS3 controller should have the curve going the wrong way of a normal trigger, but I hate it no matter what type of game. If it wasn't for the Dual Trigger snap-on things to fix it, I probably would have found a way to use 360 controllers on a PS3 by now.

Plus 360 controllers are so much simpler to get working on a PC than a PS3 one. But you said you seem to know how to make either work with little problem, so I guess that doesn't mean much to you.

Bara_no_Hime said:
I like the PS3 controller because I got used to the PSX controller, and the PS2 controller.
The PSX and the PS2 controller are the same thing. PSX is a PS2, but with added DVR features and released only in Japan. PSX =/= PS1.

Dys said:
For some unknown reason, wireless xbox controllers cannot be mated to a PC
Yes they can: http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-Wireless-Gaming-Receiver-Windows-Pc/dp/B000HZFCT2/ref=pd_cp_e_1