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vizunary on 04 September 2007

that chat tab looks cool, i'll stick with my bluetooth kb with my PS3, though.



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vizunary on 04 September 2007
rocketpig said:
I'm not surprised that it is well-designed because the 360 has the best overall *traditional* controller ever designed (though it would be nice if they made that ridiculously stupid Sidewinder d-pad design go away 12 years ago, it sucked then, it still sucks now).

Overall, whoever designs Xbox controllers deserves a medal of some sort. It is, hands down, the best traditional controller I have ever used. It makes Sixaxis look like it was designed ten years ago (wait, it was).

With that said, I won't be buying this chatpad. I send voice messages through XBL, it's much easier.

don't know about that... i vastly prefer the PS design, i really dislike the offset analog sticks. and the first one i touched was the original xbox controller, and it was as bad as the n64 controller, too bulky and heavy.

rocketpig on 04 September 2007
vizunary said:
rocketpig said:
I'm not surprised that it is well-designed because the 360 has the best overall *traditional* controller ever designed (though it would be nice if they made that ridiculously stupid Sidewinder d-pad design go away 12 years ago, it sucked then, it still sucks now).

Overall, whoever designs Xbox controllers deserves a medal of some sort. It is, hands down, the best traditional controller I have ever used. It makes Sixaxis look like it was designed ten years ago (wait, it was).

With that said, I won't be buying this chatpad. I send voice messages through XBL, it's much easier.

 

don't know about that... i vastly prefer the PS design, i really dislike the offset analog sticks. and the first one i touched was the original xbox controller, and it was as bad as the n64 controller, too bulky and heavy.

I agree with you about the original xbox controller... If you didn't have large hands (I do), it was a bitch. And those bean-shaped buttons were ridiculously stupid. But when the S-controller came out, it had potential. When the 360 released, all the problems (other than the d-pad) were fixed.

Frankly, the PS controller cramps my hands while I can play the 360 controller for hours on end with no problem whatsover. While the Dual Shock revolutionized controllers, the 360 controller evolutionized the design. It's a superior controller in every way excepting the d-pad. It has a better layout, it has better triggers, it has a better design, period. The Dual Shock was amazing in 1998. Now when you try to play a game that requires finite control over the right analog, it shows its weaknesses.




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