Xbox Controller Question and a small rant.

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Having used a PS controller for over a decade and the 360 controller as long as the system has been out..

The PS3 controller is sadly inferior in many ways. The stick placement is only good for Katamari Damacy. The convex buttons are good if you want your thumbs to slip off for no reason (ok, the reason is lack of friction). I also believe if a game on the PS3 wants you to press in the sticks for a button the devs sat around laughing about how uncomfortable it must be, and decided it was worth seeking revenge on the gamer in adding that function.

The trigger buttons are there to make you experience what it is like to press triggers and have your fingers slide off at the worst time.

It has an excellent d-pad, though. Industry best for years. I think the face buttons press better than the xbox, too, but not enough to make a big deal about it.

 

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Onyx[/url]":2sv05ha8]
So why did Nintendo also go with symmetrical thumbsticks for their tablet and Pro controller? They were designed from scratch and still chose not to do the offset method.

I guess this goes into a deeper debate question: Would you rather have 2 oddly-placed symmetrical sticks (PS3), offset ones where the movement stick is in the best spot (360), or have symmetrical with the movement in the best spot but buttons become more out of place (Wii U)?

My stance on that is given the fact that my left thumb is primarily moving and my right thumb is primarily button-pressing, the 360 works the best

 

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Onyx: You're good

I still think the majority of most people's games will be stick movement and button presses, which is why the 360 stays the way it is. It would be cool to see a 1st party controller that allows you to drop in the button/sticks into whatever socket you want.