Why do people hate the Xbox controller?
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Hmm... Yes, personally, I prefer the 360 controller, its bolkier, yes, and bigger... but I actually preffer that to the PS3's lightweight little controller, where the L2/R2 feel like little Marshmellows when you press then and it just overall dosen;t feel right to me... And yes, the 360's D-pad sucks, and the Original X-box controllers were too large... I think the 360 got the controller delima right...
Me.TheGhostOfSin post=9.73162.785417 said:
It's actually the subject of a joke I like.
Xbox players are more intelligent than PlayStation players because the Xbox players have moved past universal geometric shapes and on to the abstract concepts of letters.
Still perfecting the delivery but you get the idea? (ps: I don't hate PS[number] or PS[number] players)
I love the 360 controller. It feels so much more natural than sticking both fingers down until it hurts and the "trigger" idea is genius.
I like the 360 controller it feels much more fitting and is the right size and shape along with triggers im looking at you PS2 controller it even has faint cracks in it being that small.
Inportant Note: If you just want my opinion go to the bottom line, if you want teh reasons read it all ^^.
I'll take the xbox controller anyday, I like the fact that's it bigger and has more wieght on it. It feels kinda good to hold on to it then and it "places" itself good in the hands, I also liked the fact that the controller is bigger.
It's like this, When i play "lets say a racing game" I usealy only keep my fingers on the R2 and L2, And not the 1 buttons, and when using a PS3 controller this leaves 2 fingers flying in the air because they wont fit on the controller itself, And THAT is why i like the xbox360 controller more.
Also when I went to my friends house and used the ps3 controller i wasn't comfy at all with how light it was and the L/R2 triggers felt clunky, Also i prefer the 360 analog setup.
The bottom line is that i like the setup of the 360 controller and it feels more confy to use it, And seriously you could just get a 3rd party controller for the original xbox lol.
I'll take the xbox controller anyday, I like the fact that's it bigger and has more wieght on it. It feels kinda good to hold on to it then and it "places" itself good in the hands, I also liked the fact that the controller is bigger.
It's like this, When i play "lets say a racing game" I usealy only keep my fingers on the R2 and L2, And not the 1 buttons, and when using a PS3 controller this leaves 2 fingers flying in the air because they wont fit on the controller itself, And THAT is why i like the xbox360 controller more.
Also when I went to my friends house and used the ps3 controller i wasn't comfy at all with how light it was and the L/R2 triggers felt clunky, Also i prefer the 360 analog setup.
The bottom line is that i like the setup of the 360 controller and it feels more confy to use it, And seriously you could just get a 3rd party controller for the original xbox lol.
We all know that the 360 Dpad is useless, especially for fighting games but the 360 controller does have a nice contour as opposed to the somewhat sharp edges of the PS3 controllers. I wish that the end handles for the DS3/Sixaxis were longer since I have large hands and long fingers. The 360 controller did get that right, I can't figure out what they were thinking with the bumpers though, you would think the bumpers were actually touch sensitive. (Which I could have lived with as I can handle touch sensitive interfaces very well.) I also don't get why the start and select buttons are so close to the power button on the controller. I always seem to screw up and press the power button when I want to press start or select. The 360 controller does have better trigger buttons, the DS3/Sixaxis psuedo triggers are not that bad once you get used to them though.
I am of the opinion that there needed to be a third row of shoulder buttons for both of these controllers, the triggers never seem to feel right in games that do not involve shooting or otherwise lend themselves to the variable pressure functionality inherent in the trigger designs. All of that said I still prefer the Sony controllers over the 360.
I am of the opinion that there needed to be a third row of shoulder buttons for both of these controllers, the triggers never seem to feel right in games that do not involve shooting or otherwise lend themselves to the variable pressure functionality inherent in the trigger designs. All of that said I still prefer the Sony controllers over the 360.
I think it's a great controller perfect for racing and fighting games etc.
WAAAAIIIIIT.... people talking about analouge sticks feeling "unnatural" they arre sooooo much easier to use can easily move and turn unlike those pathetic arrows, hands fit nicly round into the groves, there bigger and it feels more comfy as your hand doesnt cramp as much, the sholder buttons are easy access from tiggers. and as for people saying its chunky... i mean wtf get real no its not its bigger than the ps3 controller but not chunky its not got random bits on it its not heavy as such. this is not just peronally but it is such a better design than the ps3 altogether.... i mean arrows cmoooon there pooor... awkward turning hard to press.... rubbish.... triggers are better than R2/L2 by miillleeesss you dont have to bend your fingers as much to reach round it feel more realistc and when your not using them they make a nice finger rest to be honest.... i think this is all shown by the massive 360 sales and pathetic ps3 sales to be honest xbox has rules ever since it came out and osny will never puyll it back untill they come up with somethin great and new that people will really want..... which will be never.... coz xbox rocks.... ps3 suck my sack....
I actually like the lightness of the original PS3 controller but other than that its the 360 controller all the way followed by the Wii-mote, although it took Metroid Prime 3 for me to realise this. I've never really been able to hack a keyboard and mouse though, the keyboard just feels unnatural to me, but I agree you can't beat a mouse for twitch game play.
Though I don't play consoles all that often, I definatly prefer the 360 controller to the PS3 one. Just feels more comfortable to me, the PS3 one feels a bit too lightweight and flimsy, and I don't have particulary large hands. The original chunky Xbox controller was terrible though.