I actually prefer the separation of the Sony directional pad buttons, especially for present day gaming. The directional pad has more or less become a "one-tapper". As in it is only really used for changing lines, turning on flashlights, making signals etc etc. So the preciseness/responsiveness is much appreciated.
For NHL07 for the 360, whenever I would press up or down etc. to put on a line, the game would send out the wrong line waaaay too often. I would press up for line 1, and line 3 would head out.







