Gamepads for the PS3

I'm sorry, but that sounds pretty grazy to me. Racing games is THE genre in which the X360 triggers truly shines. if your fingers get's tired because of the tension, then you need to work out more son.

 

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Try to hold it that way:


All fingers relaxed on their places.
Middle finger for triggers.

 

That's part of it. I can't use my 360 after playing too much PS3, I hold the 360 controller in a way that's borderline painful. Likewise, using the DS3 after playing too much 360 makes the PS3 controller feel a bit small.

Personally, I think the PS3 controller is overall superior. I'm not crazy for the 360's triggers, though they are better than the PS3's (they could put an actual string in the DS3, I guess). But what I would like the DS3 to have the 360's sticks. I like their resistance a bit more, I prefer the concave tops and the clicky L3/LS is slightly better. For firing I actually like the PS3's R1/L1 better and actually wish there was a way to convert the DS3's L2/R2 into the DS2's actual buttons.

 

I don't know if these have been mentioned in this thread, but in the UK they have been given away with PS3 magazines, are pretty cheap to pick up on their own, and IMO they make a huge difference to the PS3 pad and should be part of the original design. They just clip onto the L2/R2 buttons. All my controllers have them.

 

I've had these since last year when they came out in NA, they work great. They don't make you a better player, but they feel good ergonomically. They are $5 on Amazon.

 

There are the Saitek pads for the PS3 for people who must have the 360 style analog stick placement. The analog and dpad can be switched around depending on the type of game you are playing. I would say the only draw back is that is is wired. If it was wireless I would probably buy it up.


ps2700 - latest PS3 version with rumble also a Home button

Original Saitek Cyborg

 

Yes, I need to work out more. Being in the United States Army and doing far more physical activity in one day than you likely do in one week certainly must attribute to nothing at all.

Playing Forza 2 requires a lot of movement on the triggers because you're braking and using gas a lot, playing GT5: Prologue is significantly easier because there is less tension on the triggers, but not so much less that you cannot judge throttle input / break input.

They are better for racers.

 

Oh the DS3 and Sixaxis are god awful when it comes to racing games.

The placement of the trigger (if your using R2 to accelerate), gives me knuckle injuries.

 

Well I much prefer to just use the X-button for acceleration on PS3. It's quite easy to adjust the throttle with that button as it is analog too. Although I don't remember my hand being slipped from those R2 and L2 buttons, it certainly feels like it could very well happen because of that crap curvy to the wrong way desing... X360 triggers have an excellent response feel and it's very easy to adjust correct amount of throttle and breaking without feeling that the hand is going to slip away. Naturally it is great for FPS games too.

 

When I used the DS3 for GT5P (I have a wheel now) I used x for accelerate (and this goes all the way back to when I played the original GT), but my thumb became numb from playing so damn much. I switched to R2 (and L2 for brake, L1 and R1 for shifting up and down) and my lap times improved (after getting used to it of course). Since then, I loved using the triggers for gas/brake. Now with the wheel, I'm even better.

Anyway, I have always loved the DS3/Sixaxis for everything. This is purely a subjective topic.

 

Don't use index fingers for DS3/SA triggers.
It's not efficient and uncomfortable.

 

But it does! XIM1 + XCM = KB/MS support on the PS3. Now that is playing instyle

 

How is it possible that you can be worse with an arcade joystick in a fighting game than a gamepad?

 

Easily. I spent many hundreds of hours playing with the SNES controller vs not nearly as much in the arcades (long lines, not enough money!) I've never been able to do fireballs and dragon punches motions well with a joystick. I prefer a dpad.

 

The thing is, the X360 triggers are far too tense for long races. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume you've never played long durations of Burnout or Forza (even PGR4 for that matter). I sold my 360 copy of Burnout Paradise because I simply could not tolerate how irritating it was to constantly hold down the trigger, it's just got too much resistance.

The DS3 "triggers" (though I'd rather call them buttons) are far superior in their design. Sure, they might not let your fingers snuggle right into the "trigger" but unless you've got ape hands and you're man handeling the joystick, your fingers aren't going to slip off and you shouldn't have any problems.

That said, the 360 triggers work wonderfully for shooters, because you're just holding it down for short periods of time while you shoot, it's not a constant pressure that needs minute adjustments for throttle / break input. It's far easier to gauge throttle input on BoP or GT5: Prologue using the DS3 / Sixaxis.

 

I play a lot of long races on the 360 and have never had an issue (nor my 4 year old!) The FFWHeel gives some feedback, but even that isn't too bad.