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Hi People.
I have a PS2, but to be honest I never really got on well with the controllers.
Does anyone know if there are any third party designs available with the analgogue stick and d-pad switched around?
And if anyone uses a pad like this, are they good quality / up to the job?
Cheers
I have a PS2, but to be honest I never really got on well with the controllers.
Does anyone know if there are any third party designs available with the analgogue stick and d-pad switched around?
And if anyone uses a pad like this, are they good quality / up to the job?
Cheers
The Cube pad is the best in my opinion. I've only played an Xbox in shops so I don't know what they're like over a long period of time, but the GC pad is infinitely better than the PS2.
The analogue stick has a much more direct feel to it and it somehow feels more precise. The position of it is much better than that of the PS2 pad as well.
The analogue stick has a much more direct feel to it and it somehow feels more precise. The position of it is much better than that of the PS2 pad as well.
They're analogue and they work. Can't ask for much more than that!
The analogue sticks on Dual Shock are dire.
Thanks all for seeing my point. The official PS2 pads are the best you can get in terms of build quality.
Layout is a personal thing, but personally I find the DualShock layout to be the best. Maybe the analogue sticks are in a slightly unnatural position, but I can't say its ever been an issue for me and I find them very comfortable.
Next best thing was the Gamecube pad.
The original Xbox pad was just too big and clunky, and the hard plastic dome-shaped A, B, X and Y buttons killed my fingers, especially on games like Dead or Alive. The Controller-S is far, far better.
Having said all of that, the offset analogue sticks on these controllers , to me personally, feels even more unnatural because it's unbalanced. The DualShock at least has symmetry.
Layout is a personal thing, but personally I find the DualShock layout to be the best. Maybe the analogue sticks are in a slightly unnatural position, but I can't say its ever been an issue for me and I find them very comfortable.
Next best thing was the Gamecube pad.
The original Xbox pad was just too big and clunky, and the hard plastic dome-shaped A, B, X and Y buttons killed my fingers, especially on games like Dead or Alive. The Controller-S is far, far better.
Having said all of that, the offset analogue sticks on these controllers , to me personally, feels even more unnatural because it's unbalanced. The DualShock at least has symmetry.
Emitime wrote:
> WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> It's generally accepted that the PS2 controllers are about as good
> as
> it gets in terms of build quality - nothing comes close.
>
>
> Erm. What?
>
> I'm pretty sure they're seen to be crap.
Build quality wise they're the best (just like he said...), but the layout and the analogue sticks aren't too good.
> WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> It's generally accepted that the PS2 controllers are about as good
> as
> it gets in terms of build quality - nothing comes close.
>
>
> Erm. What?
>
> I'm pretty sure they're seen to be crap.
Build quality wise they're the best (just like he said...), but the layout and the analogue sticks aren't too good.
Sony pads are difinitley the best build quality. The lay out is down to preference, but again I would say its the best.
WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> It's generally accepted that the PS2 controllers are about as good as
> it gets in terms of build quality - nothing comes close.
Erm. What?
I'm pretty sure they're seen to be crap.
> It's generally accepted that the PS2 controllers are about as good as
> it gets in terms of build quality - nothing comes close.
Erm. What?
I'm pretty sure they're seen to be crap.
Heh, that was going to be my next question, if I could get a converter.
I actually tried to reverse-wire a converter for a ps2 pad on gamecube, to use the cube pad on the ps2.
Needless to say it didn't work, but I had fun :^)
Cheers dude.
I actually tried to reverse-wire a converter for a ps2 pad on gamecube, to use the cube pad on the ps2.
Needless to say it didn't work, but I had fun :^)
Cheers dude.
It's generally accepted that the PS2 controllers are about as good as it gets in terms of build quality - nothing comes close.
In terms of layout, personally I don't think it can be bettered either. You can buy many designs in 3rd-party pads, but I've not seen any that reverse the left analogue and D-pad to create the lop-sided Xbox-style layout you mean.
You could always buy an Xbox controller and get an adapter from Lik Sang, of course.
In terms of layout, personally I don't think it can be bettered either. You can buy many designs in 3rd-party pads, but I've not seen any that reverse the left analogue and D-pad to create the lop-sided Xbox-style layout you mean.
You could always buy an Xbox controller and get an adapter from Lik Sang, of course.
Hi People.
I have a PS2, but to be honest I never really got on well with the controllers.
Does anyone know if there are any third party designs available with the analgogue stick and d-pad switched around?
And if anyone uses a pad like this, are they good quality / up to the job?
Cheers
I have a PS2, but to be honest I never really got on well with the controllers.
Does anyone know if there are any third party designs available with the analgogue stick and d-pad switched around?
And if anyone uses a pad like this, are they good quality / up to the job?
Cheers