john4lakers and LP---ROUND 5 of XBOX360 vs PLAYSTATION 3-----GPU MATCH UP!!

[ironman]

MikeB said:

@ Ironman

I once started an in depth thread about this. For a full analysis look it up.

With proper usage, the XBox 360 controller is more likely to cause muscle cramps for more people due to its form factor. Also the MLPP/ROM of the left thumb, the stick is in a much better position on the PS3 controller. Some people seem to confuse ergonomics design with futuristic appearance.

It's funny as the reviewer stated he got numb fingers from the 360 controller...

In addition the bulk seem to agree the 360's d-pad sucks. Only real point may be the triggers, on the 360 feeling more like a gun trigger. But that's not really much of an issue on the PS3.

The PS3 controller forces people to contort their hands in order to use it properly. I have heard more complaints about that very thing than i have of the 360 controller as a whole. The 360 controller is laid out in such a manner that the hand wraps very naturally around it, and one's thumbs fall right on the sticks...if that is not ergonomics, I don't know what is. Some people seem to confuse ergonomics, and personal preferences. 

It's funny because it's better that cramped wrists that one gets from the PS3 controller.

Yes the D-pad sucks...I fixed mine, I took it out and cut slits in the rubber between the contact points...works like a dream now. Let's also not forget that the D-pad is not widely used on most 360 games. And it has very little to do with ergonomics.

@ Feylic, you clearly don't understand. I am a machinist, and as such I MAKE the things engineers design...often times we have to tweak the design because the engineer was working on theory and they forgot to think about the practical world use of their design.