PS3 controller

[poltah]

Just wanted to hear if anybody knew if it's possible to use a 360 controller (or 360 controller copy) with the PS3?

[damnedeyez]

Just wanted to hear if anybody knew if it's possible to use a 360 controller (or 360 controller copy) with the PS3?

apparently there was a way if you have linux installed, but no idea if it worked with ps3 games or what.


I'm more curious about finding a way to use a ps3/ps2 controller with the 360...I still don't move directions right.

[forbizzle]

I'm more curious about finding a way to use a ps3/ps2 controller with the 360...I still don't move directions right.Seriously? The left analog stick on the PS3 is so awkward.

TBH, the most comfortable was the gamecube controller, it looked wank, but the buttons were all positioned perfectly.

[damnedeyez]

Seriously? The left analog stick on the PS3 is so awkward.

TBH, the most comfortable was the gamecube controller, it looked wank, but the buttons were all positioned perfectly.

Seriously.

I used a PS2/PS3 controller for years, I've only had a 360 for a number of months...my hands are used to the Playstation controllers.

I'm willing to bet the majority who prefer the 360 are in a similar, though opposite, situation.

[poltah]

Seriously.

I used a PS2/PS3 controller for years, I've only had a 360 for a number of months...my hands are used to the Playstation controllers.

I'm willing to bet the majority who prefer the 360 are in a similar, though opposite, situation.

Actually that's not the case here. I bought a PS2 the day it launched. Then I played that, and after the 360 had been out for like a year, I bought one of those. And I really, very quickly, turned around. I like the 360 controller so much more, especially in FPS games.

[aerodash84]

I prefer the 360 controller for FPS. I prefer the PS2/PS3 controller for action/adventure, racing, sports games (Tony Hawk especially), and some other types of games.

[njshadow]

I HATE 360 controllers. They're just so awkward to me, not just because I rarely use em' but just in general. Everything about the PS2/PS3 controllers just feel soooo much better to me and the analog sticks are just fine with me. Plus, it feels like you can't properly press down the buttons on a 360 controller, it's weird.

[stubadub]

Since this has become a thread about controller preference, I'll throw in my 2 cents. I prefer the 360 controller in almost every way. The one deficiency is in the notoriously atrocious control pad. That thing is almost unusable.

I don't dislike the PS3 controller, but it feels small and less solid than the 360 controller. I prefer the analog placement on the 360 as well, though that I'm sure is a matter of familiarity since I have done the majority of my gaming on an Xbox for the last 5 years.

[bobafettjm]

I used to LOVE the Playstation/2 controllers so much that when I got my original Xbox I HATED the controllers. However I have to say the 360 controller is an almost perfect controller. If they would just fix that D-pad it would be excellent. I recently found out after busting out Amplitude again that I hate the PS3 controller. It feels so cheap and uncomfortable now.

[dolson]

To actually answer the question - I doubt it.

However, almost any USB gamepad works in the PS3. Just grab one and plug it in. I plugged in an old Microsoft Sidewinder with just a d-pad, two trigger buttons, and four face buttons and it works.

As far as preference goes, well, it's just preference. Nobody can say the DualShock 3 is perfect, or the 360 controller is perfect, because different people will find different flaws with any controller. The only thing that could be perfect is a mind-reading controller, and those are a ways off yet.

Personally, I prefer the symmetrical layout of the analog sticks for shooters, due to staggering feeling unnatural.

Beyond that, the Xbox and 360 sticks have some weird resistance to them that I don't like whatsoever, and it makes shooters impossible for me to play. That's why I have two DualShock to Xbox adapters.

I also don't like the battery pack in the 360 controller. It's bad for my large hands - feels like a shoddy Dreamcast controller.

But that's me.

[summx]

funny, this was just on my mind. After making a bunch of stuff in littlebigplanet my hands started to cramp up from holding the atrocious ps2/ps3 controller. I really wish a third party company would sell a xbox 360 styled controller for the ps3