Post by: NotSoStu on May 25, 2005, 05:36:48 AM
A) Why do they keep the D-pad in the dominant position, even on the PS3? The setup on the GCN/Xbox is much better.
B) Up up down down left right left right traingle square start?! What the hell is with the symbols, anyway? If anything, they make it much harder. ABXY is so much nicer, personally, since you actually know where the heck they are.
C) The design of the PS3 controller looks.... like a boomberang. Or a banana.
Yeah, I'm ranting so I can get studying for the history final that's in half an hour off my mind. >_>
Post by: KDR_11k on May 25, 2005, 06:54:10 AM
Sorry, I think I've used that reference way too often lately but that's what comes into my mind when reading "should be shot multiple times" though I'm more partial towards hanging them upside down and sawing them in half.
Post by: couchmonkey on May 25, 2005, 11:46:28 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on May 25, 2005, 11:53:09 AM
Logically though we think in terms of letters so it's easier to figure out. Although on the Cube it's a little different with the SNES once I knew where A was I knew where everything was. B was logically next to A. X & Y were then obviously the other two buttons over top and since B was on the left side of A X must be above A with Y to the left of it since they go in reverse alphabetical order. There's a clear pattern.
You don't have that with shapes. We don't think in terms of triangle and square. Once I find one button on the Playstation controller I can't logically find the others because there is no natural pattern. How do I know where circle is in relation to square without looking down or memorizing the layout?
Post by: Djunknown on May 25, 2005, 03:47:21 PM
Hopefully that PS3 controller is a just a prototype. It seems they're going for a minimalist approach, but those long ends kill it. I'd just as use that thing like a bat-a-rang.
Post by: Avinash_Tyagi on May 25, 2005, 04:46:47 PM
Its teh revolution!
Post by: ThePerm on May 25, 2005, 04:51:26 PM
Post by: mantidor on May 25, 2005, 06:06:59 PM
Post by: nickmitch on May 25, 2005, 06:59:51 PM
Sony: "Here's our controller!"
People: "Wow that sucks. Do it again."
Sony: "Okay? iI'll just need to see a 'cool' controller. *wink*"
Nintendo: "Why are you looking at me like that?!?"
Post by: blackfootsteps on May 25, 2005, 09:49:11 PM
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Originally posted by: ThePerm
well the x o thing was on purpose...x means cancel o means confirm..just how we use a and b..triangle goes on the top just because it points up..and square..just because they wanted to use symbols
Ummm. In most PS2 games X is confirm and O is cancel. Highly logical. Ha.
Edit: Also the XBox muddled up the whole ABXY setup as well be reversing the positions. Whyyyyyyy!!! Curse you.
Post by: ThePerm on May 25, 2005, 10:10:57 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on May 26, 2005, 01:13:42 AM
The triangle is on the top and points upwards, with the square you're out of luck.
Post by: Spak-Spang on May 26, 2005, 12:25:26 PM
Also, nobody has held the controller yet, so we have no idea how it feels, or functions, or even what other features the controller may have.
Post by: stevey on May 29, 2005, 03:52:04 PM
or something to put down there paint like the psp. when I first saw it, I knew nintendo won't show the controller intel the rev. is come out . and then they sill steal the idea (duke/s), even if it made up by fan or suck, 3d glass for sly 3, handheld to console link, and eyetoy 2 with a pojector. The only good thing I seen a e3 controller wise is the xbox 1.5 power butten on it that because I'm lazsy and hate getting up.
"and square..just because they wanted to use symbols "
so they can make square enix happy
Post by: PaLaDiN on May 30, 2005, 10:35:10 PM
Post by: nemo_83 on June 08, 2005, 02:00:24 AM
http://img285.echo.cx/img285/8325/sonyps3doubledong0ns7yt.jpg
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 08, 2005, 02:21:37 AM
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Originally posted by: nemo_83
behold Sony's revolutionary aspect on their controller; it will attract more female gamers than the DS!
http://img285.echo.cx/img285/8325/sonyps3doubledong0ns7yt.jpg
is that pic legal? and does anyone have a clue what the hell stevey is talking about?
and yes, its that funny to me right now, I'm drunk................................
Post by: KDR_11k on June 08, 2005, 03:48:51 AM
Post by: Uglydot on June 08, 2005, 09:25:34 AM
Post by: blackfootsteps on June 08, 2005, 04:52:43 PM
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
blackfootsteps: I use that to remember them: X means "no" and since Sony is ass-backwards that's the button to confirm stuff. Unfortunately a PS2 gamer managed to wipe my Burnout 2 saves by thinking the green button that clearly associates with "yes" means "no".
The triangle is on the top and points upwards, with the square you're out of luck.
That is completely rough. Ouch. But it perfectly illustrates what Sony is doing. When playing a game you press 'O' naturally to confirm. But alas 'O' cancels and forces you to sort through a menu/ conversation/ whatever again thus increasing playtime. Yay!
Post by: TMW on June 08, 2005, 07:38:44 PM
And yes...I was shocked when I first saw the controller. I seriously thought it was someones idea of a joke, until they showed me the same picture up at IGN.
Post by: KDR_11k on June 09, 2005, 03:07:04 AM
Post by: nemo_83 on June 10, 2005, 02:21:19 PM
http://di-links.com/link1614.html#null
I was unable to make that a link, but trust me; its worth looking at. There is a video you can view on that page that might potentially blow your mind.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 10, 2005, 02:42:31 PM
- Sony Revolution <-- same link as post aboveBut I've seen that about a week or so ago on another forum, and while I wasn't sure what the practicle
application of this was, I was still very intrigued at the possibilities that might come from this.
someone also stated that this is from 2001, so this technology might be making its way into the mainstream in the near(not too near) future
Post by: nemo_83 on June 10, 2005, 02:47:55 PM
Post by: Spak-Spang on June 20, 2005, 06:36:52 PM
Just my two cents.
Post by: nickmitch on June 21, 2005, 07:37:23 AM
Post by: stevey on June 21, 2005, 01:09:10 PM
