The SIXAXIS controller has the better d-pad...that's about it.
The triggers are hypersensitive...even setting down the controller can set them off. Fingers easily slip off them since they aren't trigger-shaped. You also cannot rest your fingers on them comfortably without accidentally hitting them either. Try tossing the controller on the couch after starting a Blu-ray movie. Instant FF/RW. It's annoying.
The 360 controller has solid triggers and buttons that response as expected. Again the d-pad is the exception; but it's easy to fix with a thin pad underneath.
I have a Chinese rip off DUALSHOCK controller from ebay, and the SIXAXIS feels exactly like it. The 360 controller is definitely more solid; it can take abuse. And the controllers never disconnect or need to be resynchronized just because an update occurred.
I think the symmetrical design of the Playstation controller needs to be sunsetted as well. Several years ago, most games used the d-pad so having your thumbs rest symmetrically made sense. Now that analog sticks are much more prevalent and the d-pad is now just a hot-key button (think FPS, God of War, Final Fantasy, or even racing games), it needs to be put in a lesser used spot. Not to mention symmetrical analogs cause "thumb bumping" when moving right and looking left.
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The SIXAXIS controller has the better d-pad...that's about it.
The triggers are hypersensitive...even setting down the controller can set them off. Fingers easily slip off them since they aren't trigger-shaped. You also cannot rest your fingers on them comfortably without accidentally hitting them either. Try tossing the controller on the couch after starting a Blu-ray movie. Instant FF/RW. It's annoying.
The 360 controller has solid triggers and buttons that response as expected. Again the d-pad is the exception; but it's easy to fix with a thin pad underneath.
I have a Chinese rip off DUALSHOCK controller from ebay, and the SIXAXIS feels exactly like it. The 360 controller is definitely more solid; it can take abuse. And the controllers never disconnect or need to be resynchronized just because an update occurred.
I think the symmetrical design of the Playstation controller needs to be sunsetted as well. Several years ago, most games used the d-pad so having your thumbs rest symmetrically made sense. Now that analog sticks are much more prevalent and the d-pad is now just a hot-key button (think FPS, God of War, Final Fantasy, or even racing games), it needs to be put in a lesser used spot. Not to mention symmetrical analogs cause "thumb bumping" when moving right and looking left.
This mod simply makes sense.