HEY GUYS, I had more problems with controller #2 like having the D-Pad stop working entirely for periods of time. I managed to return it without consequence so now I'm on my third controller. Let me just say that it's inevitable that Microsoft will eventually be sued by somone who lost a finger while trying to open their controller packages. No one on earth has done enough evil to deserve having to open one of thos things THREE TIMES. I've lost faith in God.
This controller, although I haven't tested it out yet, seems to be the worst of the bunch. Both analog sticks are looser than last time and the D-Pad has the same mushy feel. Like the last one, the pad seems to be really loose and sometimes when I press in a direction the pad hits the side....well, it's hard to explain, so I won't try anymore. But it's crap. I'd figure it's a problem with ALL 360 controllers, but my first one was fine in this regard, it's just that one of the directions didn't work. Boourns.
So I've come to the conclusion that, while my first impressions of the 360 controller were positive, it's really pretty poor. Maybe my Best Buy gets sent all the rejects, but I've had a lot of problems with my controllers (which I've tested on both a PC and a 360) which indicates to me that there's some shoddy work being done. The shape really isn't all that confortable, and there's something just "ehh" about the placement of analogue sticks (even though I like the GC controller...). The sticks themselves aren't too great (the bumps on them HURT ME >=O), and I hate not having the eight noches like on the GC controller. The shoulder triggers are identical to the ones on the Dreamcast, which I always disliked. Once again I prefer the click on the GC controller, but that may just be because I'm used to it. I also hate how when I reach over to hit the Start buttons my finger hits the second analogue stick. The buttons are okay, but the A and B buttons shoudl be switched. It's too expensive.
The good news? The cord is pretty long.
I can't believe I've ranted this long about a controller. Sigh. Anyway, if this one doesn't work I'm giving up for good.