Rough launch aside, would you say the PlayStation 3 eventually became the best console of the 7th gen?

[JackHandy]

Kyuu said:

curl-6 said:

The controller is what lets it down for me; the 360 pad and the Wiimote + Nunchuk were just more comfortable and in the latter's case for featured and versatile.

Still, it had an incredibly strong library of games and was a powerhouse for its time serving up some of the biggest "wow" moments of its generation, so I can overlook its flaws.

I'm one of those weirdos who loved DualShock 1-3. DS3 a bit less, since it had slippery triggers. But the small size was perfect for me (and I have large hands), and the d-pad is the best in the business out of what I tried. X360's d-pad was atrocious.

You're not the weird one. The PS1 and PS2 utterly dominated the industry, the latter gaining a market share not seen since the NES. If the duelshock was "ass", that wouldn't have been the case. So it's actually the other way around. If a person thinks that controller sucks, which is an opinion they are totally entitled to, it's them that are "weird"... not you. You are in the majority.