Improved 360 Controller Confirmed and Dated

littletad - 503 days 20 hours ago

The same to me. What's Improved?

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spandexxking - 503 days 18 hours ago

@littletad
the d-pad actually registers the buttons you press! i know its crazy, buttons that actually work.

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cRaZyLeGs 93 - 503 days 20 hours ago

What you mean click in the analogue stick for a button? If so there is..

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Bucky Sligo - 503 days 19 hours ago

The triggers are anologue as well.

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IcarusOne - 503 days 14 hours ago

All the buttons are pressure sensitive (except the shoulders). They have been since the original xbox controller.

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DJ - 503 days 14 hours ago

With the 360 controller. Guess it was costing them too much. =/

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LossTheEarthbreaker - 503 days 13 hours ago

The sticks and shoulder buttons (triggers only) on the 360 controller are analog.

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kwicksandz - 503 days 14 hours ago

the fact that 5.1s in the open zone or that he has 8 agrees...

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beavis4play - 503 days 17 hours ago

i know controller preference is very subjective to each person; but, i think the 360 controller is too bulky/fat. if they could slim it down some i think it would be much better. i'm not fond of the offset analog sticks but it's not unworkable.

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Utalkin2me - 503 days 16 hours ago

Hmmmmmm.....No they need to leave the controller design the way it is (Perfect). But the D-pad does need fixing so they did so. If anybody needs to change controller design it is sony. How about fixing the problem of my right thumb rolling off the thumbstick.

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DARK WITNESS - 503 days 16 hours ago

@ beavis4play

well thats why the ps3 pad is the way it is and the 360 pad is the way it is.

For all the reasons you mention, that is why i like the 360 pad over the ps3 pad. there are a lot of shooting games that i just can't play on the ps3 cos of the pad. i only wish i could use the 360 pad on my ps3, i prob would play on it a lot more.

anyway, it is personal pref and a lot of people that play on the 360 love the shape and feel of the pad just the way it is.

as many point out, the only problem with it is the d-pad.

Ms are being thick about this issue. i don't know whats wrong with them lately. i just don't feel impressed... ( ok now i am talking about something else, you will all get to find out about it soon- its fable related ) anyway, blah, blah, blah... i am rambling.

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DJ - 503 days 14 hours ago

Except the D-pad is worthless and the L and R buttons are placed a bit too high, or need to be made thicker.

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kazuma - 503 days 4 hours ago

@ beavis4play

that reminds me of the problem ppl had with the original xbox gamepad, penny arcade even made two awesome strips about it. one where the guy who designed the gamepad had HUGE hands and one where gabe was playing a xbox game and they "secretly" changed his pad with a bear and he didn't even feel a thing!
man those two comics were awesome. i also remember a few from ico and devil may cry...damn penny arcade really is awesome :)

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Perjoss - 503 days 13 hours ago

its not useless for all fighting games, if you check out any soul calibur 4 forums you'll see that almost everyone uses analog stick and they have no complaints about it.

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PirateThom - 503 days 17 hours ago

Nope, that's the new pad. It only comes in that colour and the only change is to the D-Pad, which has been specifically designed for PES2009.

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psycho360 - 503 days 17 hours ago

Same way if you bought ps3 more than 3 months back for you to enjoy rumble you have to buy Rumble controller and if you bought 20gb version and you have more than 10 games you 'd require to buy new hard drive.

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beavis4play - 503 days 17 hours ago

i guess you forgot about the 360 "core" system with no HDD and wired controllers? and the lack of an HDD is bigger issue cause it keeps devs from using it as part of game development. and then there's the lack of hdmi on many 360 consoles. we won't get into the dvd9 storage problem or paying for online gameing (which is free everywhere else). and as far as rumble is concerned.....i haven't got one yet. i never thought it was essential to gaming. may pick one up in the future cause i need a second controller when friends stop by. and updating to a new HDD on ps3 is simple and economical. sony doesn't force you to buy proprietary HDDs like ms does. you can get a 300 gig HDD for 70$ and you're set. too bad ms doesn't give people this freedom.

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Utalkin2me - 503 days 16 hours ago

Well no different than having to buy a new controller if you want rumble for the ps3. Or buy cables if you want to hook your ps3 to a HDtv, or buy a headset for the ps3 if you want to talk to people online, or buy longer cables or a charger station cause you cant play and charge with the ps3 cause the cables are like 2 feet long. And to the fool talking about wireless adapter give it a rest would ya, you would have to be an idiot to game on wireless when you can do a stable wired connection.

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Utalkin2me - 503 days 13 hours ago

And what is your comment's on rumble controller and Hd cable's? And it is very easy to run cable. I have wired my whole house 24 drops. But you said yourself you would rather have wired , sorry but wireless is not as fast as wired especially a gigabit network which streaming Hd videos from my Pc to my ps3 is flawless.

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nsky171 - 503 days 11 hours ago

I can answer that one along with others. Keep in mind that Price plays a huge factor.

HDMI is digital, You can get a good HDMI cable for under $10, and that's all you will need for every single PS3 ever released.

Not all xbox 360 has HDMI ports. At least 8 million of them do not have a HDMI port if were to base on the number of xbox 360 sold before the release of xbox 360 v2.0 HDMI. So you will have to buy a HDMI xbox 360 if you even want to use HDMI, oh you will still need to buy the cable too. Unless you get a ELite.

So lets do some math here, just a $10 hdmi cable? or $250-$350 xbox 360 + $10 Hdmi cable if you don't get the $$$elite.

Headsets
The PS3 uses Bluetooth technology, so you can use any Bluetooth headset for your in-game chit chat. If you have a cellphone you most likey already have a bluetooth headset. Most drivers that talk and drive should already have it due to the new LAW. So you can consider a PS3 headset pratically FREE since you most likey already have it or will be getting it for your normal cell phone driving talking, etc.
The xbox 360 headset is wired which you will only use with the xbox 360, I don't think you will be using that walking on the street.

Rumble
I can play Fighting games, preform all the move and combos without rumble. You can live without Rumble. But a bad D-pad will give you suckie control which will make it much harder to preform special moves and combos.

Wifi and Wired
For online gaming you will only go as fast as your internet connection. My speed is 3MB down so it won't make a difference if I use wired or wifi. But wifi will save me from doing wiring and the cost of the wire.

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TresTrendu - 503 days 12 hours ago

Well i never use the D-pad for controlling a game anywho i always use the analog stick. Sure people like using the D-pad cause it might be easier for most. I prefer the analog stick in fighting games 2D or not.

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LossTheEarthbreaker - 503 days 12 hours ago

There are rechargeable battery packs for 360 controllers.

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Deee187 - 503 days 15 hours ago

lol

dont all 360 controllers have that sticker, im sure mine did

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potenquatro - 503 days 14 hours ago

wow dumbest thing MS could do. tisk,tisk.

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Deee187 - 503 days 12 hours ago

the d pad is unresponsive and moves are extremely hard to execute.
Download the Street Fighter 2 demo for the arcade if you want to find out out how bad it is. Another problem I have with it is the design, feels like an anlaog stump, its also slightly angled if you look at it closely.

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DavidMacDougall - 503 days 18 hours ago

HAHAHA Your bubbles where gone fast bot !!

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silverchode - 503 days 13 hours ago

only 2 more to go :)

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SonySoldierEternaL - 503 days 19 hours ago

^

get laid

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power of Green - 503 days 19 hours ago

I have one controller that is fine but the older ones stick, gets confused and they are not responsive. The XBOX D-pad is superior to the Xbox 360 D-pad.

Folks said they can feel 8 directions as if there were 8 seperate buttons acting as the D-pad on the new 360 controller.
PS3's D-pad feels like it has 4 solid directions , yet the current 360 D-Pad feels like a joy-stick, with a D-pad cap at the end)

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power of Green - 503 days 19 hours ago

I heard the PS3 has just now recieved pressure sensitive analog triggers in some controllers lol. How are those primitive Joy sticks? hope your pad doesn't drop signals too often.

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DavidMacDougall - 503 days 18 hours ago

"drop signals" ??? What like cutting out because your batteries are dead when they really aint .

My ps3 controller never cuts out so enjoy :)

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spandexxking - 503 days 18 hours ago

macdougall that was a good one! "pressure sensitive analog triggers in some controllers"? to my knowledge all ps3 controllers have pressure senstive triggers since launch! you fail!

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PirateThom - 503 days 17 hours ago

The PS1 had analogue sticks.

The PS2 had analogue face buttons and sticks.

The PS3 has analogue face, shoulder and sticks.

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Overr8ed - 503 days 15 hours ago

looks like you have a Ass on your mouth and and a JackAss for a mind.

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Fernando8777 - 503 days 13 hours ago

lol...where do i start with you haha you know nothing about gaming and all you do is insult the PS3 ...get a life i know with is the open zone but you take a step further theny need to poen a new zone for you the (Moron) Zone for all you fanboys to insult yourselfs

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Dyingduck - 503 days 17 hours ago

That too has to suck for 360!

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MaximusPrime - 502 days 18 hours ago

disagree huh?

that means you're obese

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Overr8ed - 503 days 15 hours ago

you can't stop ignorance, I like the 360 controller cause it comfortable, i never really used the D-pad and when i did it didnt feel right.

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caffman - 502 days 15 hours ago

or making them pay £35 for a rumble pad.
Fail on you!

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juuken - 503 days 3 hours ago

...Rofl.
*shakes your head*
Get those thoughts outta your head! xD

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TheDeadMetalhead - 503 days 3 hours ago

"Power of Rumble"?

"Shakes Head"?

Now, I have those thoughts in my head XD

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juuken - 503 days 3 hours ago

Lol, you pervs! xD

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TheDeadMetalhead - 503 days 3 hours ago

You started it!

Do I have to go over the Universal law with you again? The law that says that whenever a guy hears a girl talk about something like that, he's gonna do what Brit and I just did.

Seriously! Do a little research, will ya!? XD

@LossTheEarthbreaker

Okay, I was just kidding around. But that's just mean! >_<

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LossTheEarthbreaker - 503 days 3 hours ago

Beat it?

Or cream your pants without any physical stimulation?

Or make sly comments.

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TheDeadMetalhead - 502 days 18 hours ago

Yeah, that was a bit much, Brit.

Oh, and Brit? I AM THE RUMBLE!! XD

...yeah, this joke's going a little far, huh? We should probably stop before we start getting bans and losing bubbles :/

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juuken - 502 days 14 hours ago

*insert death glare at Brit*

...>.< Don't make me use my hundred hand slap on you.

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TheDeadMetalhead - 502 days 13 hours ago

O_O Um...

*notices he hasn't been noticed and slowly backs out of the room*

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