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Xbox 2 Controller Loses Two Buttons, PS3 Gains One?
sbszine writes "Gaming rumors site C&VG is reporting that the the black and white buttons will be removed from the Xbox 2 controller, according to an un-named source. This would seem to support the reports of no backwards compatibility in Xbox 2. The site also has some interesting PS3 controller rumors: wireless control as standard, and a dedicated 'trigger' button for FPS games (in addition to the existing shoulder buttons)."
I really hope they change the shape of the PS3 controller, neither the cube nor the x-box controllers (neither x-box, the canned ham or the smaller one) give me any problems, but the PS2 controllers give me a sore hand. Its those little tails, they dig right into the palm and while it isn't a lot of pressure, I get sore after awhile.
Then again I may be some kind of mutant and could be the only one with this problem, but Sony has had the exact same controller for 2 generations now, would a change not be good?
On Wall Street they say "buy low, sell high" On the pad we say, "buy high, sell high" Isn't that somehow better?
analog face buttons that feel just like digital click switches--WHY?? (really, they should have made the 4 triggers analog, although they would have probably still ended up being cheap feeling)
I agree, generally. There are a few games that use these usefully, but I don't get a whole lot of good out of these. You just don't have enough control over the small drop in the button to do too much with them.
I'd like to see the new triggers either be analog (the digital X-Box triggers were quite annoying) or to have feedback (a "click" or *sudden* drop in resistance as passing the press point)
poor positioning of the analog sticks (because they were after thoughts only put in due to the N64), not only do they cramp thumbs, but they make it difficult (if not impossible) to hit the start/select buttons without either hitting the sticks or contorting your thumb
Mmm...the start/select buttons usually do not need to be hit suddenly in games. And while I see what you're saying, there isn't much room for two analog sticks *unless* you stick them there.
(3 things) analog stick is too loose, rubbery surface gives no grip for your thumb
I would have liked the analog sticks to be a bit tighter as well, but that might have been fatiguing. I disagree with the thumb grip -- I found that the PS2 controllers have *excellent* grip, and that grip is a major reason why I like the pad so much...the analog sticks don't feel cheap, light, and plasticy like some other consoles.
the broken up d-pad (killer on the thumb) which I do not understand because it's actually one piece of plastic under the surface
That weirded me out at first. Then I used a fully joined circular Logitech pad. It's *much* easier to accidently roll the controller to a diagonal without the separation.
May we never see th
The ps2 or xbox controllers feel different, because it's more difficult to locate a particular button based on symbols. On these consoles I constantly have to check where a button is located because all the buttons feel the same (doesn't apply to the shoulder buttons, of course). Granted, for someone who's very familiar with the controllers, this may not be a very big issue, but for casual players it can be quite difficult to instantly remember where the triangle-button is located.
Now it may just be me, but I find the button layout of the cube controller more intuitive than any other modern console controller out there. Try it out, and you may see my point.