PS3 Controllers are Superior.

!MAVERICK!

Alot of people say that the 'Xbox 360' controller is far better than the PS3 Controller, and some even purchase the 360 console over the PS3 because of the controller,However this is absolutely false, The improved 'Sony Dual shock 3 sixaxis' outclasses the 360 controller in every aspect, here are the facts....

Firstly we'll start with battery power... The Dualshock 3 controller uses a 3.7 V Li-ion battery with cable. The pack provides up to 30 hours of continuous gaming for the wireless controller. Not only do the Lithium batteries last a hell of alot longer but they are lighter, charge much faster, and can be charged fully by any mini USB cable within minutes, unlike the 360's where you will have to spend continuous amounts of money on AA batteries or overpriced accessories such as the play and charge kit or the useless wall charger. The heavy battery packs on the 360's pad make them much heavier.

Secondly the Dualshock 3 is technically more advanced using 'Bluetooth technology'' Allowing for a faster response and a range of up to 20 meters away, while the 360's only works 10 meters away using an outdated 2.4Ghz radio frequency.

Bluetooth technology also allows users to connect up to 7 controllers to a PS3 at once while the 360's only allows for 4.

And of course we all know about the 'sixaxis' phenomenon allowing for complete motion including yaw, pitch, roll, x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis. which leads to creative freedom. Game developers are only starting to discover the potential of six axis, but we can still virtually row a boat, smack someone in the head with a rifle-butt, steer vehicles, fly aircraft, shoot basketball hoops, fight people in Heavy Rain and much more to expect in the future, of course the 360's pad offers nothing like this at all with no innovation.

On the Xbox 360, the d-pad is utterly useless due to its odd design. Moves are extremely hard to execute because you literally feel like you are trying to move a single piece of plastic, versus having independent up, down, left and right angles. This is where the PS3 dualshock controller excels. The d-pad on the DS3 is actually quite good. The angles are very easy to hit on the d-pad to execute special moves in games.






The recently added vibration function on the Dualshock 3 is more realistic than the 360's... Each hit, crash and explosion is more realistic when the user feels the vibration right in the palm of their hand. Users also have to option to turn it off if they aren't comfortable with it, where as the 360's is fixed on constantly.

Believe it or not but the Dualshock 3 Triggers with a cheap simple upgrade become superior to the 360's pad triggers, The Giotech ''Real triggers'' make the Dualshock 3 even greater, adding increased comfort and 'feel' for the user
especially when playing racing or shooting games.

Also you can customize your analogue sticks on the Dualshock 3 with the
'exspect silicone caps' allowing for greater control and they also protect your analogue sticks from becoming worn. They can be seen in the pictures of my two Dualshock 3 controllers below.

Dualshock 3 With 'Giotech Real Triggers Installed'


My Dualshock 3 Controllers with the 'exspect silicone caps' installed. (One with The concave cap and one with the studded cap)

callaway92

I hope to god you copied and pasted that from another forum because if you didn't you just wasted a hell of a lot of time kid

!MAVERICK!

callaway92 wrote: »

I hope to god you copied and pasted that from another forum because if you didn't you just wasted a hell of a lot of time kid

nope completed it within a half hour, hope your in support of what i said.

o1s1n

Both Playstation and xbox D pads suck ass. You're comparing sh1t to sh1t. Sega and Nintendo own all the decent D pad patents.

The Xbox controller is more comfortable. Therefore it wins. The generic playstation style of pad was out of date on the ps2.

Helix

xbox controller is better, ps3 dpad wins tho

o1s1n

Helix wrote: »

ps3 dpad wins tho

As per my above comment, it's still ****

I've been playing my Dreamcast & Saturn a lot lately and the D pads are beautiful. had to go back to using a ps D pad as a copy of Legacy of Kain came in the post and it's just absolute cack.

Helix

o1s1n wrote: »

As per my above comment, it's still ****

I've been playing my Dreamcast & Saturn a lot lately and the D pads are beautiful. had to go back to using a ps D pad as a copy of Legacy of Kain came in the post and it's just absolute cack.

oh aye youre right

the gamecube one was probably the comfiest ive used, but needed a bit more heft

Kev_ps3

360 pad is more comfortable, but I think the analogue sticks are better on the ps3.

L31mr0d

I've never owned an Xbox 360, but have 2 360 controllers for me PC and, OP, you are wrong, apart from the D-Pad, there is nothing superior about the PS3 controller.

It's all been argued before and you are in the minority. The 360 controller is the de facto king of this console generation of stock gamepads.

The very fact you need to buy addons to make the controller better should tell you that the PS3 controller is inferior. If it was equal or better than the 360 controller you wouldn't need to clip pieces of plastic onto in.

o1s1n

The problem with the Gamecube one is it's position on the pad. Just not as comfortable as others..which is understandable as the console is geared towards analog use. It functions well though.

The Dreamcast though, lovely! Actually I'd go so far as to say that Sega have the best D pads (both functionality and positioning on the pad) ever made.

...sorry for going a bit off topic, I'm just passionate about my d pads

Mitch Connor

for sports games (read Pro Evo and FIFA) i prefer to use the D-Pad so I prefer the PS3 controller. for FPS titles the 360 pad is a lot better.

o1s1n

Mitch Connor wrote: »

for sports games (read Pro Evo and FIFA) i prefer to use the D-Pad so I prefer the PS3 controller. for FPS titles the 360 pad is a lot better.

If you rather use a D pad then you're doing yourself an injustice by using a ps3 pad. Get a USB Saturn pad for your ps3. Your quality of game will probably imporove.

donmeister

!MAVERICK! wrote: »

Alot of people say that the 'Xbox 360' controller is far better than the PS3 Controller, and some even purchase the 360 console over the PS3 because of the controller,However this is absolutely false, The improved 'Sony Dual shock 3 sixaxis' outclasses the 360 controller in every aspect.

Believe it or not but the Dualshock 3 Triggers with a cheap simple upgrade become superior to the 360's pad triggers, The Giotech ''Real triggers'' make the Dualshock 3 even greater, adding increased comfort and 'feel' for the user
especially when playing racing or shooting games.

Also you can customize your analogue sticks on the Dualshock 3 with the
'exspect silicone caps' allowing for greater control and they also protect your analogue sticks from becoming worn. They can be seen in the pictures of my two Dualshock 3 controllers below.

Dualshock 3 With 'Giotech Real Triggers Installed'

Couldn't agree more with you! I have plenty of experience of both controller's, my only gripe with the PS3 one is that is abit light (although I don't have Dualshock ones,which can add a nice bit of weight) and the triggers, I've done the same thing myself with the Giotech Mod and I couldnt be more pleased!!

Captain Chaos

Ah, the Saturn and Dreamcast pads, thats where the real control was. We we most likely never get as good a dpad than the one fitted to the Saturn controllers again.

The fact that the 360 and xbox1 controllers are based on the Dreamcast layout show that Sega were still thinking and ahead of the game hardware wise. Just a pity the games were not there for it.

I still love the very first xbox controller, the big chunky one. It was so comfortable, I could use it for hours on end and it all felt so natural from the first time I picked it up. Compared to when I moved to the DS 1s with no vibrate function and then the later model that had it on the PS1.

The fact there are so many after market mods for the DS3 show its lacking, I got the triggers for mine as it just felt wrong without them. The sticks as as bad as ever and Sony still have not learned. Both Nintendo and Sega and then MS showed Sony where the d-pad and sticks should be placed, but there you go.

Minstrel27

Agree with what others say. PS3 and XBOX controllers are terrible compared to the classics of yesteryear.

stellarartois

I own both PS3 and 360, and if I had to choose between the two I would choose the 360's everytime.

Irishpimpdude

Ps3 joypads are not good for people with tempers, ive gone through 3 of them already... xbox controllers are durable as **** i threw one at a concrete wall and its still going haha

NotorietyH

I don't even see the point in comparing them to be honest. It's not like you can use the other controller on the other system, so who care if they're better, go for the system with the more exclusives you like rather than for the controller. In an ideal world get both!

d22ontour

Minstrel27 wrote: »

Agree with what others say. PS3 and XBOX controllers are terrible compared to the classics of yesteryear.

Wavebird was and still is the best controller i have used tbh.

phant0m

Enough said :P

Captain Chaos

How dare you record me without my permission.:D Thats exactly my problem with the DS design, I have to contort my hands and thumbs so the pads of my thumbs will actually rest on the sticks. It gets painful after 30mins or so.

Super Sidious

phant0m wrote: »

Enough said :P

Thats so retarded! Hes not even trying with the ps3 controller!

I prefer the PS3 controller, theirs no stupid battery pack at the back... its rechargable, and Ive had PS1/2 so why change a good thing!

I think its pointless saying one is better then the other, it just falls into the boring pathetic fanboi bollix that goes on... "Xbox b3ats ps3 all daiii oh yeahahaha hahah" fúck off!

grimm2005

That post read like a sony employee wrote it. It's not a "fact" that the ps3 controller is better, it's your opinion. I have both a ps3 and 360 and prefer the 360's pad so much more than the ps3's but thats just my opinion.

What i thought was ironic was that you complained that you have to buy a charger for the 360 pad but then you go on to say you have to buy some necessary addons for the ps3 pad (which ironically make it more like a 360 pad).

DeVore

Have both.
Hate the triggers on the PS .... other then that, couldnt care less. Both work and dont get in my way playing. Prefer the inbuilt battery of the PS3 but then it means I cant quickly recharge it with AA batteries. Swings and round abouts.

Both could be a lot better though.

DeV.

jonnybadd

The 360 pad is my favourite of this Gen but the Saturn pad was sublime, so bloody comfortable. The thing that designers have failed to do this generation is make a decent D-pad, sure the PS3's is slightly better but its like comparing a cow pat to slurry either way they're still ****e.

Again to go back to the Saturn, I adored the way the D-pad just seemed to move under every slightest impulse from your thumb, definitely superlative pad design

!MAVERICK!

grimm2005 wrote: »

That post read like a sony employee wrote it. It's not a "fact" that the ps3 controller is better, it's your opinion. I have both a ps3 and 360 and prefer the 360's pad so much more than the ps3's but thats just my opinion.

What i thought was ironic was that you complained that you have to buy a charger for the 360 pad but then you go on to say you have to buy some necessary addons for the ps3 pad (which ironically make it more like a 360 pad).

Im not a Sony employee, i didnt copy and paste it, i just know the basic facts about Sonys hardware and the fact is... It is much better, im not gonna repeat all the many facts I fully explained in the post just look at them,

And I did complain about having to buy stupid products from microsoft for the controller which are 1. OVERPRICED, 2. LOW QUALITY, 3. UTTERLY RUBBISH!

The products i advertised, if you like, including the Triggers,the analogue caps and even a high quality play and charge kit,cost me in total 4 euro, ie. (Right price for quality products)

The extra useless products you have to buy for the rubbish controller by Microsoft including the 'Play and charge kit' costs 20 euro ( properly made in the region of 1-2 euro) and the 'wall charger' costs 25-30 euro ( another insanely overpriced useless piece of hardware). And in no way does it make it 'ironically' like the 360 pad, When you compare the DS3 to the 360 pad its like contrasting a Ferrari Enzo with a flipping Nissan micra.

yoshytoshy

The one thing I never realised about the 360 controller ,was the headset connection.
I really think it's a great idea to have the headset hooked up to the controller.

As for controlling ,I much prefer the 360 ,my hands are always sore using the dualshock.

Minstrel27

phant0m wrote: »

Enough said :P

If he had girlish hands like mine he would have that problem.

!MAVERICK!

yoshytoshy wrote: »

I really think it's a great idea to have the headset hooked up to the controller.

Thats really not a great idea, Wired headsets are for the typical cheap Xbox 360 gamer that couldn't afford a PS3.

I Own Both so i know, I despise the headset on Xbox 360 its another example of Microsoft failure in hardware design.

Bluetooth headsets are the 'real' way to communicate,I use this baby which is really a billions times greater than all of the cheap, poorest quality, useless Microsoft headsets put together.

yoshytoshy

!MAVERICK! wrote: »

Can I have fries with that ?

mailrewop

i've had the same play & charge kit for the last 3 years and its still going strong, think i paid €20-25. i don't see that as over priced.

Retr0gamer

I don't have a bluetooth headset and never intend on buying one. With the 360 at least you get a pack in microphone so everyone is using voice coms unlike on the PS3 where hardly anyone is.

As for the dualshock I hate it but it's useable. I thought the original PS pad design was atrocious. Too small, d-pad was scutter compared to the saturn, snes and megadrive and bolting 2 analogue sticks to the bottom in a lazy effort to match the N64 was uncomfortable. I think it's madness that Sony kept this awful design for 3 generations. I hate how the tops off the analogue sticks also wear out after use and become smooth giving no grip at all. Six axis control has so far shown itself to be as useful as a cock flavoured lolipop. It may be more sensitive than the wii's motion control but that mean jack **** when it's been half arsed into a joypad shape not meant for motion control.

The 360 is a much better designed pad that is far more comfortable to use. sure the d-pad is thrash and the dualshock pad is slightly better but when it comes down to it the only place this matters is in fighting games and both suck donkey balls and are unuseable. Anyway if you want to play fighting games you'll buy a stick anyway. In everything less the 360's buttons, shoulder buttons, analogue sticks and ergonomic shape win out for me. It may not have a built in rechargeable battery but I find switching between 2 sets of rechargeable batteries better than sitting on the floor with the measly 2 foot charging cable that comes with system and why the **** does it not charge the joypads when in standby mode?

bucks73

!MAVERICK! wrote: »

Thats really not a great idea, Wired headsets are for the typical cheap Xbox 360 gamer that couldn't afford a PS3.

So gamers who only have an Xbox are cheap?

Personally I much prefer the wired headset on the Xbox and find the audio quality on my bluetooth headset crap.

super_furry

!MAVERICK! wrote: »

Thats really not a great idea, Wired headsets are for the typical cheap Xbox 360 gamer that couldn't afford a PS3.

Back under your bridge there chap. Shame really, whatever misguided points you were trying to make are pretty much null and void now.

On the controllers, despite my PS3 getting much more play time nowadays thanks to the likes of MAG and Heavy Rain, the 360's joypad is infinately better. So much so that I'm honestly considering going for the 360 version of FFXIII over the PS3's despite the fact that the PS3's appears to be stronger. I just despise the PS3 controller. It's the exact same joypad Sony was pumping out 10 years ago and the lack of evolution or innovation really shows now.

landsleaving

The PS2 had better analog sticks than the PS3. What's that about? They're way nicer to use, less sensitive/soft to the touch, I feel a bit heavy handed when I use the PS3 after the PS2.

SligoBrewer

phant0m

!MAVERICK! wrote: »

Thats really not a great idea, Wired headsets are for the typical cheap Xbox 360 gamer that couldn't afford a PS3.

I Own Both so i know, I despise the headset on Xbox 360 its another example of Microsoft failure in hardware design.

Bluetooth headsets are the 'real' way to communicate,I use this baby which is really a billions times greater than all of the cheap, poorest quality, useless Microsoft headsets put together.

Joke topic confirmed :rolleyes:

Also, your OP is somewhat inaccurate (no sh1t ). Vibration can be turned off on 360 in preferences.

WolfForager

phant0m wrote: »

Enough said :P

Just did the exact same thing with both pads, that guys a bloody fool.

krudler

phant0m wrote: »

Enough said :P

Is that player mentally retarded? whe the fcuk plays games like that?

I like the PS3 pad, it feels fine, doesnt hurt after a while and i love the L2 and R2 triggers, same as I love the 360 pad, the d-pads are inconsequential to me as I rarely ever play fighting games on them, i have MAME and an xbox arcade usb stick for that and it suits me fine

Cant understand this fanboy loving of everything their console does, i have zero loyalty towards one console, they all have their strenghts and weaknesses, I had a 360 but will wind up getting another one when the elites drop in price at some stage again, love my ps3 and my Wii, theres no such thing as a perfect console , just go for the one that has the most games that appeal to you

amacachi

krudler wrote: »

Is that player mentally retarded? whe the fcuk plays games like that?

I like the PS3 pad, it feels fine, doesnt hurt after a while and i love the L2 and R2 triggers, same as I love the 360 pad, the d-pads are inconsequential to me as I rarely ever play fighting games on them, i have MAME and an xbox arcade usb stick for that and it suits me fine

Cant understand this fanboy loving of everything their console does, i have zero loyalty towards one console, they all have their strenghts and weaknesses, I had a 360 but will wind up getting another one when the elites drop in price at some stage again, love my ps3 and my Wii, theres no such thing as a perfect console , just go for the one that has the most games that appeal to you

I think his point is that you can't hold/use the PS3 controller the way you can use the 360 controller, i.e., the right way. :pac:

I've a 360 and a PS3 and the PS3 is just gathering dust, can't stand the controller and there haven't been many ps3 exclusives that really shouted out at me. Surprised if I don't sell it soon.

Dr Bob

krudler wrote: »

Is that player mentally retarded? whe the fcuk plays games like that?

I like the PS3 pad, it feels fine, doesnt hurt after a while and i love the L2 and R2 triggers, same as I love the 360 pad, the d-pads are inconsequential to me as I rarely ever play fighting games on them, i have MAME and an xbox arcade usb stick for that and it suits me fine

Cant understand this fanboy loving of everything their console does, i have zero loyalty towards one console, they all have their strenghts and weaknesses, I had a 360 but will wind up getting another one when the elites drop in price at some stage again, love my ps3 and my Wii, theres no such thing as a perfect console , just go for the one that has the most games that appeal to you

I think that guys having some sort of seizure.

krudler

amacachi wrote: »

I think his point is that you can't hold/use the PS3 controller the way you can use the 360 controller, i.e., the right way. :pac:

I've a 360 and a PS3 and the PS3 is just gathering dust, can't stand the controller and there haven't been many ps3 exclusives that really shouted out at me. Surprised if I don't sell it soon.

But he's moving the thumbsticks on the ps3 pad with the palms of his hands, theres a reason they're called THUMBsticks, people have it too easy these days anyway, ergonomically designed, comfort fitted, slim, scented and moisturised pads, play an 5 hour session of Mega Man 2 on one of these:



Then the kids of today can talk about pads hurting their hands, ppffft, dont even know they're born these young ones today

amacachi

krudler wrote: »

But he's moving the thumbsticks on the ps3 pad with the palms of his hands, theres a reason they're called THUMBsticks, people have it too easy these days anyway, ergonomically designed, comfort fitted, slim, scented and moisturised pads, play an 5 hour session of Mega Man 2 on one of these:



Then the kids of today can talk about pads hurting their hands, ppffft, dont even know they're born these young ones today

Hey, I've still got a dent in the palm of each hand from the corners of those things. :pac:

corcaigh07

well Op it seems as though hardly anyone agrees with you and hardly anyone thanked your posts so head away now boy and take your "facts" with you.

o1s1n

krudler wrote: »

But he's moving the thumbsticks on the ps3 pad with the palms of his hands, theres a reason they're called THUMBsticks, people have it too easy these days anyway, ergonomically designed, comfort fitted, slim, scented and moisturised pads, play an 5 hour session of Mega Man 2 on one of these:



Then the kids of today can talk about pads hurting their hands, ppffft, dont even know they're born these young ones today

Speaking of the above pad, the D pad on that is even better than the ones on the ps3 and 360.

Just think about that for a second. A 25 year old D pad is better than the one on current consoles. How lazy and ****ed up is that?

smooch71

I prefer the PS3 controller but I wouldn't have been arsed going to that degree to make my point.

It seems irritatingly fashionable to jump on the bandwagon these days and slate both controllers in favour of the so called "classic" controllers. Sorry but it's a load of bullsh!t.

I suppose in 20 years time we'll be raving about how the PS3 and XBox controllers were so comfortable and so stylish and so whatever.

Yawn....

fastmover

for what it's worth...i think the PS3 controller is the perfect fit to held....I've never been able to get to grips with the xbox 360 controller....

phant0m

WolfForager wrote: »

Just did the exact same thing with both pads, that guys a bloody fool.

Dude, you do realise that that guy is just taking the piss, right?

The PS3 controller isn't that bad in all fairness

o1s1n

smooch71 wrote: »

It seems irritatingly fashionable to jump on the bandwagon these days and slate both controllers in favour of the so called "classic" controllers. Sorry but it's a load of bullsh!t.

I suppose in 20 years time we'll be raving about how the PS3 and XBox controllers were so comfortable and so stylish and so whatever.

Yawn....

I own every Nintendo console, every Sega console, Every Microsoft console, ever playstation console...(bar the ps3). Which amounts to about 30 or so consoles.

I collect for and play them all regularly. That means I have quite possibly 50 or 60 control pads (maybe even more) across all these systems. As each system has multiple pads, arcade sticks etc. I actually just recently bought two of the the rare SCPH-1180 PS1 original analog pads with the longer handles and can say that they are more comfortable than the current ps3 dual shock.

I can tell you for a fact that older pads are more comfortable when it comes to using the D pad. And that Nintendo and Sega have better designs in that regard. This is not bull****, it is just how it is. Maybe you haven't grown up playing the Nes, Snes, Saturn, Dreamcast etc and you don't have the experience with them...or just don't have one around at the moment to make comparisons. If that's the case, get a Saturn USB pad and you'll very quickly see what I mean.

super_furry

The Mad Catz Retrocon was one of the best joypads I'd ever used, shame it's only PS2.

grimm2005

o1s1n wrote: »

I own every Nintendo console, every Sega console, Every Microsoft console, ever playstation console...(bar the ps3). Which amounts to about 30 or so consoles.

I collect for and play them all regularly. That means I have quite possibly 50 or 60 control pads (maybe even more) across all these systems. As each system has multiple pads, arcade sticks etc. I actually just recently bought two of the the rare SCPH-1180 PS1 original analog pads with the longer handles and can say that they are more comfortable than the current ps3 dual shock.

I can tell you for a fact that older pads are more comfortable when it comes to using the D pad. And that Nintendo and Sega have better designs in that regard. This is not bull****, it is just how it is. Maybe you haven't grown up playing the Nes, Snes, Saturn, Dreamcast etc and you don't have the experience with them...or just don't have one around at the moment to make comparisons. If that's the case, get a Saturn USB pad and you'll very quickly see what I mean.

I reckon the point being made is that while classic controllers are probably better and more comfortable in many ways, the majority of 'em would be useless with today's games, with most of 'em in 3D so the two analogues are essential.
I think microsoft got closest to the mark of a great controller with the xbox/360 as they clearly took a lot of pages from sega's book with the dreamcast (which was a great controller).
However, there's no excuse really for the d-pad issues. Fortunately i don't really play fighting games so it's never really been an issue for me