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GameManx - Controller vs Controller: Fight!

GameManx - As I surfed the web today in search of the latest launch day titles to sooth my never- ending thirst for the perfect gaming experience I found myself once again full of doubt. A familiar uncertainty stemming not from the decision of what game to buy but from the conundrum of deciding what console to buy it for.

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cochise3135528d ago (Edited 5528d ago )

I'm too used to the Ds since i grew up with it(14 years and counting), but the 360 controller is better for fps's. DS is the better all around controller though; especially for fighters. One thing I hate about ps3 fps's is that they map the buttons to L1 and R1; I hate that. I hate that some fps's won't let you change the top button; Sony should make it mandatory that devs let the player choose.

thebudgetgamer5528d ago

i like the ds for fps games that use r1 and l1 for shooting and the 360 controller for games like bioshock and borderlands. the 360 for racing games and the ds for just about everything else.

zootang5528d ago (Edited 5528d ago )

I've been using the DS for 15 years now. I've tried the 360 pad but it feels like something made by playmobile. Triggers feel cheap compaired to the Dual Shock.

Hanif-8765528d ago (Edited 5528d ago )

Overall i prefer the PS3 controller. All they need to do for the PS4 is to change the L2 and R2 to actual triggers and it would go down as the best game controller in history. Triggers are go for precision like for instance in a racing game you can gauge how much acceleration/braking you want to give your car at a point in time. Also, triggers suits FPS's also, i mean the name speaks for itself :-)

The Dualshock is the better controller but both the Xbox360 and PS3 controller have flaws but the only thing that the DS actually need are just triggers.

Too_many_games5528d ago

360 controller is best but i only own a PS3 so i bought this

http://www.amazon.com/Pro-E...

Christopher5528d ago

And how does it work for you? Ratings on Amazon.com seem to indicate it's an average, at best, controller.

Too_many_games5528d ago

Had the controller for a bout 5 months and it has worked great, not of the highest quality but the stick placements and size of the controller make it better for me. Dual Shock 3 seems a little small these days.

talltony5528d ago

"Dual Shock 3 seems a little small these days"

Oh really? Can you palm a basketball? I can and the dualshock is not too small in fact I bet you are just not holding it correctly if you think its too small.

Christopher5528d ago (Edited 5528d ago )

C'mon now, talltony, we're all allowed to have our opinion and we're all physically different.

I have no issues with either controller overall and can adjust to both, though I do prefer the analog stick placement on the DS controllers. That's about the worst thing I could say about both.

I've yet to find one controller that fits all of my needs perfectly. I even use two different fighter sticks for fighting games.

talltony5528d ago

You cannot say its too small if you do not have big hands. You can say anything else you want about it but saying it is too small while you have small hands makes no sense at all.

Too_many_games5528d ago

talltony: i have been using the Dual Shock since 1998 when it came out, now that i have grown up and my hands are not baby hands anymore,it just feels a little too small to grip while the 360 controller fits my hands fine so thats why i prefer the 360 controller and to an extent the controller i listed above

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fghsjdfghjdfhgkjdf5528d ago

The triggers are the only part of the 360 controller I'd like on my DS3. I never understood the arguments for the analogue stick positioning on the 360, surely if it's beneficial to have the stick higher up you'd do it for the right stick or for both?

I like everything else on the DS3, I just want some proper triggers! Although I use Move for FPS's when I can so this might be a non-issue in the foreseeable future.

fghsjdfghjdfhgkjdf5528d ago

I used a pair for a week but I can't hold both L1 and L2 at the same time comfortably with them on. It's probably my spastic fingers though, I haven't tried it with the 360 controller actually so I may suffer the same problem. Don't judge me :(

Sharingan_no_Kakashi5528d ago

Dualshock. I dont hate xbox controller (they should really give it a name) but I just like the DS better.

peeps5528d ago

360 pad:

- most comfortable design
- prefer the analogues for long play sessions but don't have a problem with the DS3's position really.
- triggers feel much nicer

DS3:

- d-pad is miles better than 360's
- face buttons are better and pressure sensitive. playing super meat boy for long sessions i find my thumb really starts to hurt from pressin the A button to jump

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot52d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle52d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7752d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer61d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde59d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy59d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12559d ago (Edited 59d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7761d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga60d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit60d ago (Edited 60d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199260d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga60d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac60d ago (Edited 60d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman60d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger60d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box60d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion60d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7260d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7560d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit60d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14960d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7760d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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