Khuutra on 05 August 2012
| Jay520 said: I've never heard of the primary/secondary positioning idea. I just compared the comfort of my thumb resting in the primary position versus the secondary, and I do find that the primary position feels better. My thumbs naturally want to rest up (like on the 360) instead of down and to the side (like on the PS3). But even though the analog stick does feel more comfortable in the primary position, I think its only marginally so. In fact, I never even noticed the difference in comfort until you pointed it out and I did a little test. I don't think the dualshock controller should be changed so drastically for such a tiny gain in comfort, especially considering this particular change would decrease the dualshock's identity by mimicking the Xbox's/Wii U's analog placement. But that's just coming from the opinion of a guy who's been accustomed to the dualshock. There may be a lot of 360 owners that think the PS3's analog stick is extremely uncomfortable where it is - though I doubt that as the 360's right analog stick is in a similar position. |
People long adjusted to the dualshock's analog position aren't likely to care, it's not not ergonomically optimal.
I'm not saying Sony should change, I'm just saying that if they do, there are plain ways in which it will happen. If they change other aspects of the controller but keep the analog placement, it will be solely for the sake of staying the same as older controller designs.
