Dualshock 3 Vs. Xbox 360 Controller

Debate of the day.

Let's compare:

Xbox 360 Controller

PRO:

- Comfortable design with easy to reach buttons

- Excellent placement of thumbsticks that are very comfortable

- Looks nice and comes in a variety of colors

- Triggers best for shooters, racers, and flight sims (AC6)

- Controller is sturdier

CON:

- Awful D-pad

- Harder to reach Start and Back buttons

- Shoulder buttons not as convenient

- "Xbox 360 Controller" isn't fun to say

- Requires regular battery purchase or that you buy a play and charge kit

Dualshock 3:

PRO:

- Easy to pick up and play design that anyone can use

- Controller is standardized and there aren't many games that it isn't good for

- Better D-pad

- Has basic motion sensing, leaving room for lots of fun things to come

- Built in recheargeable battery

CON:

- Only comes in black and white, and looks just like previous Dualshock designs, giving it a last-gen feel

- Your fingers tend to float off the thumbsticks

- "Triggers" aren't quite as nice

- Larger hands (such as mine) have trouble with their small fingers staying on the controller

- "Home" button isn't as easy to reach as the Xbox Guide button

- Motion sensing gets in the way in some games, not all like it there

That's all I cold think of for now, I put more cons on the Dualshock 3 but some cons have less value than others. I tried my best to be as neutral as possible. As for my own opinion, I'm lenient on the 360 controller. Give me your opinion and share more pros and cons!

EDIT: Forgot to mention that I'll be editing this as we go, in case I missed any

Another one for the X360 controller, just me but the two shoulder buttons (not triggers) on the 360 are piss poor :/

Also, the DualShock 3 comes in white as well.

The 360 controller is near perfect.Its nice to hold and is tuff.It has fallen many times and still works like it did when I bought it.

put motion sensing as a con....cause that what it is.

I like the DS3 mainly because its the most familiar to me. We could all debate this until the rapture, its a preference thing.Lo_Rising

Of course it is! But it's still fun to debate as long as things don't get out of hand. I enjoy debating the things I love, it makes me appreciate them more having to defend them. Video games is one of them.

Dualshock 3:

CON:

- "Home" button isn't as easy to reach as the Xbox Guide button

darthzew

man.. i thought Bigfoot was just a myth...

jk

360 controller hands down, only a fanboy would say otherwise.achilles614

Sir! I disagree.

Good god, I'm a fanboy now.

Wii-mote still > All though.

ALSO, i dont see how "Easy to pick up and play design that anyone can use" is a pro for DS but not the 360 controller. i dont see how the DS is more of a pick up and play design than the 360 controllerbluntmastaslaya

It's a bit more practical for some games, especially simpler ones. And if you aren't "thumbstick trained", then the DS3 is a better choice.

put motion sensing as a con....cause that what it is.

Sgt_Grig

...says the guy who has a WiiMote sig

:lol:

[QUOTE="Sgt_Grig"]

put motion sensing as a con....cause that what it is.

SHuN_G0Ku

...says the guy who has a WiiMote sig

:lol:

owned!!!!!!!!!!

put motion sensing as a con....cause that what it is.

Sgt_Grig

My 7 year old nephew who cannot handle the Wiimote properly would say the same.

The 360 controller is more sturdier.

Fire both controllers out of two cannons facing each other, the 360 controller would be the victor.

[QUOTE="Sgt_Grig"]

put motion sensing as a con....cause that what it is.

SHuN_G0Ku

...says the guy who has a WiiMote sig

:lol:

ummm.....did you read my sig??

360 controller> dualshock, the only good thing about dualshock 3 is it has built in rechargeable battery

[QUOTE="SHuN_G0Ku"][QUOTE="Sgt_Grig"]

put motion sensing as a con....cause that what it is.

Lo_Rising

...says the guy who has a WiiMote sig

:lol:

owned!!!!!!!!!!

hands you a pair of goggles

[QUOTE="Lo_Rising"][QUOTE="SHuN_G0Ku"][QUOTE="Sgt_Grig"]

put motion sensing as a con....cause that what it is.

Sgt_Grig

...says the guy who has a WiiMote sig

:lol:

owned!!!!!!!!!!

hands you a pair of goggles

OWNAGE APPROVED. You owned 2 people at the same time, double play...

[QUOTE="bluntmastaslaya"]ALSO, i dont see how "Easy to pick up and play design that anyone can use" is a pro for DS but not the 360 controller. i dont see how the DS is more of a pick up and play design than the 360 controllerdarthzew

It's a bit more practical for some games, especially simpler ones. And if you aren't "thumbstick trained", then the DS3 is a better choice.

how? what about the DS makes it more practical? both have two thumbsticks, 4 action buttons, 2 triggers, 2 bumper buttons, D pad, ect... and what do you mean by "thumbstick trained"?

[QUOTE="darthzew"]

[QUOTE="bluntmastaslaya"]ALSO, i dont see how "Easy to pick up and play design that anyone can use" is a pro for DS but not the 360 controller. i dont see how the DS is more of a pick up and play design than the 360 controllerbluntmastaslaya

It's a bit more practical for some games, especially simpler ones. And if you aren't "thumbstick trained", then the DS3 is a better choice.

how? what about the DS makes it more practical? both have two thumbsticks, 4 action buttons, 2 triggers, 2 bumper buttons, D pad, ect... and what do you mean by "thumbstick trained"?

When thumbsticks first came out, very few knew how to really use them. Not even developers had quite mastered them. Anybody, however, can use a d-pad. The shapes are also a bit friendlier and easier to read. This applies more to simpler games, as I said. Let's say, what I meant more was that it was better and more inviting for newer gamers.

Debate of the day.

Let's compare:

Xbox 360 Controller

PRO:

- Comfortable design with easy to reach buttons

- Excellent placement of thumbsticks that are very comfortable

- Looks nice and comes in a variety of colors

- Triggers best for shooters, racers, and flight sims (AC6)

- Controller is sturdier

CON:

- Awful D-pad

- Harder to reach Start and Back buttons

- Shoulder buttons not as convenient

- "Xbox 360 Controller" isn't fun to say

- Requires regular battery purchase or that you buy a play and charge kit

Dualshock 3:

PRO:

- Easy to pick up and play design that anyone can use

- Controller is standardized and there aren't many games that it isn't good for

- Better D-pad

- Has basic motion sensing, leaving room for lots of fun things to come

- Built in recheargeable battery

CON:

- Only comes in black and white, and looks just like previous Dualshock designs, giving it a last-gen feel

- Your fingers tend to float off the thumbsticks

- "Triggers" aren't quite as nice

- Larger hands (such as mine) have trouble with their small fingers staying on the controller

- "Home" button isn't as easy to reach as the Xbox Guide button

- Motion sensing gets in the way in some games, not all like it there

That's all I cold think of for now, I put more cons on the Dualshock 3 but some cons have less value than others. I tried my best to be as neutral as possible. As for my own opinion, I'm lenient on the 360 controller. Give me your opinion and share more pros and cons!

EDIT: Forgot to mention that I'll be editing this as we go, in case I missed any

darthzew

Wow, what a dumb thread. The controllers are nearly identical, closer than any other generation IMHO. Somehow, people still feel the need to argue their opinions as if they are fact.

The worst thing this thread does is it doesn't even take into consideration the objective differences between the controllers. Instead, it focuses on antecdotal evidence and opinions to form the "pro" and "con". Of course, there is no mention of how the DS3 has a rechargable battery. There is no mention of the differences between RF/BT. All the other differences are subjective, and you can't really place them as a "con" or a "pro" because they are different for every person.

comfort>all else

so 360

[QUOTE="darthzew"]

Debate of the day.

Let's compare:

Xbox 360 Controller

PRO:

- Comfortable design with easy to reach buttons

- Excellent placement of thumbsticks that are very comfortable

- Looks nice and comes in a variety of colors

- Triggers best for shooters, racers, and flight sims (AC6)

- Controller is sturdier

CON:

- Awful D-pad

- Harder to reach Start and Back buttons

- Shoulder buttons not as convenient

- "Xbox 360 Controller" isn't fun to say

- Requires regular battery purchase or that you buy a play and charge kit

Dualshock 3:

PRO:

- Easy to pick up and play design that anyone can use

- Controller is standardized and there aren't many games that it isn't good for

- Better D-pad

- Has basic motion sensing, leaving room for lots of fun things to come

- Built in recheargeable battery

CON:

- Only comes in black and white, and looks just like previous Dualshock designs, giving it a last-gen feel

- Your fingers tend to float off the thumbsticks

- "Triggers" aren't quite as nice

- Larger hands (such as mine) have trouble with their small fingers staying on the controller

- "Home" button isn't as easy to reach as the Xbox Guide button

- Motion sensing gets in the way in some games, not all like it there

That's all I cold think of for now, I put more cons on the Dualshock 3 but some cons have less value than others. I tried my best to be as neutral as possible. As for my own opinion, I'm lenient on the 360 controller. Give me your opinion and share more pros and cons!

EDIT: Forgot to mention that I'll be editing this as we go, in case I missed any

sts9kid

Wow, what a dumb thread. The controllers are nearly identical, closer than any other generation IMHO. Somehow, people still feel the need to argue their opinions as if they are fact.

The worst thing this thread does is it doesn't even take into consideration the objective differences between the controllers. Instead, it focuses on antecdotal evidence and opinions to form the "pro" and "con". Of course, there is no mention of how the DS3 has a rechargable battery. There is no mention of the differences between RF/BT. All the other differences are subjective, and you can't really place them as a "con" or a "pro" because they are different for every person.

Owned (see underlined, bold, and italicized portions in the quote above)

[QUOTE="SHuN_G0Ku"][QUOTE="Sgt_Grig"]

put motion sensing as a con....cause that what it is.

Sgt_Grig

...says the guy who has a WiiMote sig

:lol:

ummm.....did you read my sig??

ummm..... i dont wanna embarrass myself but are you referring to the 360 controller not having a motion sensor as a con or the DS3 having a Sixaxis..?

..cuz if you're referring to the DS3 then you might wanna change your sig before you embarrass yourself before i do

"- Harder to reach Start and Back buttons

- Shoulder buttons not as convenient

- "Xbox 360 Controller" isn't fun to say"

First: WHAT? If you say you have big hands, you should reach them perfectly fine! I have absolutely no problems with this.

Secondly: Not as convenient? I don't get that. Also, at least the Xbox shoulder buttons wont get stuck like my previous DS2 controllers did.

Third: It isn't fun to say? Totally irrelevant. Plus, I just call it the 360 controller :P

360 controller hands down, only a fanboy would say otherwise.achilles614

hmmmmmm....... from what i see the 360 has a larger install base currently and i have already made a poll on this and ds3 won so saying only fanboys like ds3 is dillusional its all about personal prefference

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26330813

[QUOTE="Sgt_Grig"][QUOTE="SHuN_G0Ku"][QUOTE="Sgt_Grig"]

put motion sensing as a con....cause that what it is.

SHuN_G0Ku

...says the guy who has a WiiMote sig

:lol:

ummm.....did you read my sig??

ummm..... i dont wanna embarrass myself but are you referring to the 360 controller not having a motion sensor as a con or the DS3 having a Sixaxis..?

..cuz if you're referring to the DS3 then you might wanna change your sig before you embarrass yourself before i do

LOL

"- Harder to reach Start and Back buttons

- Shoulder buttons not as convenient

- "Xbox 360 Controller" isn't fun to say"

First: WHAT? If you say you have big hands, you should reach them perfectly fine! I have absolutely no problems with this.

Secondly: Not as convenient? I don't get that. Also, at least the Xbox shoulder buttons wont get stuck like my previous DS2 controllers did.

Third: It isn't fun to say? Totally irrelevant. Plus, I just call it the 360 controller :P

wapahala

Yep. Isn't fun to say is totally irrelevant. It does not affect gameplay whatsoever. I do wish it would have a nicer name though. Dualshock just sounds cool. How about... Controller-T (T comes after S, I'm referring to the old Xbox "Controller-S", in case you didn't know)

DS3 is the best.

GTA must suck with those crappy bumpers.

I like the 360 controller, but for me DS3 is better because I have smaller hands. I guess 360 controllers are better for larger hands because of the thumbstick placement, and the DS3 is better for smaller hands because thumbsticks are closer. Well, that's just my opinion - too bad my 360 can't use a DS3 though. Oh well - I'm happy with my GoW2 :)

My 360 controller has rechargable batteries...

I used to own all current gen console, and the best controller has to go to Xbox 360's

Pro: perfectfit on my hand

nice bumpers and triggers

awesome unsleppery analogue sticks

responsive start/select and home button

decent face button

Con: worst dpad

need batteries

What I call a perfect controller

-xbox bumper and triggers

-ps3 face buttons

-xbox analogue stick

-ps3 dpad

-xbox controller design

-ps3 built in batteries

DualShock3 hands down.

360 by far