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Flame said:
On all 3 of our 360 controllers, The left stick will sometimes move the character without me touching the stick... got me killed on mass effect >.>

That happens on one of my 360 controllers. On the other hand, that same controller is the only one with a good d-pad. I wish I could combine the d-pad on that controller with the analog sticks on my other controllers.



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Well yeah it's just a controller, it's fragile.



 

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360 controller breaks easily? You must have thrown the controller at the wall or smashed into the ground- when you were drunk.

Try throwing around the flimsy PS3 controller around. I guarantee you the PS3 controller breaks a lot easier than the 360 controller. The PS3 controller triggers and buttons literally fall off. PS3 controller would take less force to break than the 360 controller. 360 controller weighs more than the light weight PS3 controller.

PS3 has a better d-pad than the 360 controller but how many games use d-pads these days?
PS3 controllers retail considerably more than 360 controllers but they appear to have cost less to manufacture than the 360 controller.



well, to be fair the SNES controller is only digital buttons, smaller, and lighter, which tends to be more robust compared to a bigger, heavier, more complicated device (wireless, analog, batteries).

So no real surprise that a smash on the floor broke it. I'm sure they could have made it harder to break, but they shouldn't have to account for people smashing it (unlike the Wii remote which can slip out of someone's hands)




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360 controller breaks easily? You must have thrown the controller at the wall or smashed into the ground- when you were drunk.

Try throwing around the flimsy PS3 controller around. I guarantee you the PS3 controller breaks a lot easier than the 360 controller. The PS3 controller triggers and buttons literally fall off. PS3 controller would take less force to break than the 360 controller. 360 controller weighs more than the light weight PS3 controller.

PS3 has a better d-pad than the 360 controller but how many games use d-pads these days?
PS3 controllers retail considerably more than 360 controllers but they appear to have cost less to manufacture than the 360 controller.

sEECE SAYS THAT YOUR MIGHTY HANDS ARE GOOD FOR MORE THAN BREAKING CONTROLLERS.



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numonex said:
360 controller breaks easily? You must have thrown the controller at the wall or smashed into the ground- when you were drunk.

Try throwing around the flimsy PS3 controller around. I guarantee you the PS3 controller breaks a lot easier than the 360 controller. The PS3 controller triggers and buttons literally fall off. PS3 controller would take less force to break than the 360 controller. 360 controller weighs more than the light weight PS3 controller.


PS3 has a better d-pad than the 360 controller but how many games use d-pads these days?
PS3 controllers retail considerably more than 360 controllers but they appear to have cost less to manufacture than the 360 controller.

Actually neither of them break easily, you would have to wail on them or smash them with a hammer to break them, But if one were to break first it would be the back of the 360 controller, although the 360 controller is bulky and well built from the front, the back battery holder breaks far too easily, and as I said in previous posts without that little plastic back the controller wont work, major design flaw.

PS3 has better Analog sticks(movement wise,360 has a few dead zones and tends to get stuck,confort wise 360 takes the cake with the concave analog sticks its much easier for your finger to slip on the convex PS3 analog sticks), 360 has a better D-Pad but like you said who uses D-Pad nowadays

How is $5 "considerably more". PS3 Controllers cost more because they are rechargable, with the 360 you have to buy batteries everytime they run out, or you could drop $10 on a Rechargeable battery pack. So PS3 Controller=$54.99 360 Controller=$49.99+$9.99 Battery pack



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i have never managed to break a controller.



i find them to be really sturdy and good



My 360 controller is like a rock. I've literally smashed it on the table and flung it across the room. Countless dropping too. I even did it today lol. Probably the most solid controller I've had. Also the original Xbox controller was great.



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Sega Genesis controller is way better when it comes to breaking. I smashed my original Genesis controller many of times and it still works. It's been proven back in the old years stuff were reliable, now (present) its horrible!

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