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Doctor_MG said:
Oneeee-Chan!!! said:

Are you saying that the PS5 controller is the best?

Not really sure, tbh. I've only used the Dual Sense once or twice. I do own a customized Xbox Series controller that I use for my PC, which is really comfortable.

I always thought the One controller was more comfortable than the DS4, but I haven't been able to compare the Dual Sense for enough time to really claim either or

I have the elite 2 for my PC and I've own ps5 for 7 months, and switch pro controller for 4 years.

Elite 2 is vastly the superior controller due to back paddles, great vibration, great battery life, perfect thumbstick positions etc

Switch pro controller comes in second place, very comfortable, great battery life, poor vibration, great thumbstick positions.

PS5 controller comes in third, is is still much better than the ps4 controller, and I love the adaptive triggers, but the controller has some issues, battery is nowhere near the other 2 mentioned (but much better than ps4), I don't like the left thumbstick in that position, especially on games that you mostly move forward it will feel like your thumb wants to be more up, like is going to slip. I kind of fixed this with Kontrolfreaks, still not perfect. What surprised me was that this is the first PS controller with good build quality, it hasn't creaked or anything, unlike the ps4 and xbox stock controllers. To be honest I don't like the shape of the new stock xbox thumbstick, feels like my thumb is sinking into it too much.

Another thing I hate on ps5 controller is the micro button, I press is sometimes trying to power on the console, the power button on it should be bigger, there was no need for a micro button, also I never liked the position of the menu and share buttons, way better positioned on the other controllers.

Fortunately they also fixed the led light, it was a major complaint of mine last generation with the light reflecting on my TV becoming distracting, now its facing up so it doesn't reflect on the TV.

I hate that the micro has to stay on, when you switch it off you get a bright orange light on it. Also the speaker is pointless, I use mostly headphones so I have to remember to disable the speaker on the controller, also they should have got rid of the touchpad, most games don't even use it. Its good as a map button, maybe it should have just been an extra button then.

With all that said, back paddles should have been stock for the next gen consoles, I struggled to go back to pressing L3 to run, its so much worse than just pressing back paddle.

I also think the new vibration is overrated, at least its not as bad as on the switch. In some games its actually distracting instead of enhancing the gameplay. Its as if they want to show the tech so they exaggerate with it.

I find the smaller shape of the xbox and switch controller also more comfortable for long sessions as you don't need to stretch so much to hit R1 L1.

With that said I believe this to be by far the best PS controller and now that I got used to the Kontrolfreaks (took a couple weeks) its really great.



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d21lewis said:
KLAMarine said:

Do either of these allow mods?

The Xbox One version of Skyrim SE did. I don't see any reason why they would take the feature away (but anything is possible). I really enjoyed screwing with the game. It was my first experience with modding.

Well if there's one thing I know, I know the superior version is going to be the one with mods.



In the 90s it was Aladdin SNES vs Genesis. 2 very different games with the same name. Phantasy Star vs Final Fantasy. Mario vs Sonic. Now people fanboy for a 2-second difference for a decade-old game. That's pathetic.



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1.1 seconda faster is nothing to be amazed by. U wont even notice that 1 extra second

Oneeee-Chan!!! said:

Zippy6 said:

Like most comparisons between PS5 and XSX versions of games, the difference is small and it really doesn't matter.

The difference in load time is important. Please don't tell me it isn't.



Leynos said:

In the 90s it was Aladdin SNES vs Genesis. 2 very different games with the same name. Phantasy Star vs Final Fantasy. Mario vs Sonic. Now people fanboy for a 2-second difference for a decade-old game. That's pathetic.

I know, right! That was back when there were HUGE differences in multiplats. And, like you said, a lot of times there were two completely different games. Missing levels, missing characters, etc. Nowadays? "Your version sucks because it drops down to 59fps during a cutscene on level 3!"

This is what war has become.



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Leynos said:

In the 90s it was Aladdin SNES vs Genesis. 2 very different games with the same name. Phantasy Star vs Final Fantasy. Mario vs Sonic. Now people fanboy for a 2-second difference for a decade-old game. That's pathetic.

Supporters of a brand/company/device tend to cling to *any* advantage they can in order to feel like they made the superior choice.
Who gives a shit that one device loads 2 seconds faster, has absolutely no impact on how enjoyable a game is.

In the end, it's a remastered version of a remastered game from the Xbox 360, it's visually not a massive leap and any little "win" is ultimately redundant.

I would have liked to have seen a Ray Traced Global Illumination implemented to some degree... Because Ray Tracing mods on PC can make the game look rather impressive.






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dane007 said:

1.1 seconda faster is nothing to be amazed by. U wont even notice that 1 extra second

Oneeee-Chan!!! said:

The difference in load time is important. Please don't tell me it isn't.

It looks like someone wrote back to me. Was it you?

Well, even a child can tell the difference between 4 seconds and 2.5 seconds.

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Last edited by Shadow1980 - on 06 December 2021

I realized it too late.

It is an fun fact that all of a sudden everyone has become generous with dynamic 4k.

But the difference in loading time is more obvious than the difference in resolution or frame rate, so you can't go wrong.



Pemalite said:

Supporters of a brand/company/device tend to cling to *any* advantage they can in order to feel like they made the superior choice.
Who gives a shit that one device loads 2 seconds faster, has absolutely no impact on how enjoyable a game is.

In the end, it's a remastered version of a remastered game from the Xbox 360, it's visually not a massive leap and any little "win" is ultimately redundant.

I would have liked to have seen a Ray Traced Global Illumination implemented to some degree... Because Ray Tracing mods on PC can make the game look rather impressive.

The lighting mods are definitely an impressive mod set, especially when coupled with the Open gates of Skyrim mod, meaning we don't have to suffer loading screens when entering cities, two of those being far more important than 2 second load time difference. 



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PotentHerbs said:
Blood_Tears said:

Over the past year specific titles have gone back and forth over which sku was superior and even then it wasn't that much of a difference. The big talk at that time was how the Series X was going to be the king of multiplats and now tallying up the DF comparisons over the last year PS5 comes out with a slight advantage more often than not. DF comparisons are rarely posted now likely for this reason. It's a narrative that can no longer be spun by the usual suspects. Nonetheless, it's still nice to see and remind people such as Albert Penello, Tom Warren and quite a few others that they were wrong. :)

Don't forget the users on this site and on forums like ResetEra parroting these same talking points lol. Its insane how many people wanted to believe PS5 was RDNA 1.5 even when AMD made an official announcement about it. 

From what I saw, most of that was in response to the "so much faster SSD" secret sauce comments from those on the other side.  Its insane how many people hold on to that even to this day.  Then others who realized how ridiculous it sounded try to pretend it did not happen.  In the end, console wars end up being a good popcorn flick for multi console gamers above all else.

Truth is the difference was never going to be that big on either side, and these are still cross gen games and ports designed with gen 8 hardware in mind.  We still have not seen these machines optimized to their max potential.  These comparisons are still not much of a bar and we will see a lot more impressive feats in another year or so.

Overall however, I agree differences will be minimal and really boil down to what the lead platform was, and how well it was ported to the other.



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