Everyone I know has issues with the 360 d-pad, particularly in games like Gears of War. Quick weapon switching is a pain because it's way too easy to mis-select the weapon. Slap your thumb to the left to grab a grenade and it registers as up and you pull out the pistol.

That "dinnerplate" design on the d-pad is fucking terrible. I don't know why Microsoft is so infatuated with it.

And Dmeister, you should know by now that I can find new and interesting ways to bitch about almost anything. I'm super-critical of most things. 

PS3 for me. As its the only current gen console I own.

I've played some Gears, and the mis-selection only happened when I was flustered, but as long as my head was clear, it was fine.  

And yes, I know you're super-critical of most things. 

It mainly happened to me online when I needed to do things quickly to avoid death. In the single-player game where things move a bit more slowly, it's not a big problem.

But, in something as simple as a d-pad, it shouldn't ever happen. It's that dinnerplate design. It makes it too easy to hit the pad diagonally, giving you a 50/50 shot at selecting the right weapon.

PS3 for me.

If i get the game it will be the PS3 for me, free online play and its the 'home' of the series i suppose!

PS3 too.

The design is good for fighting games that require rolling direction combinations but that's about it.

PS3 version will destroy the X360 one in Europe so in the end they will sell even numbers.