Use your (superior) 360 controller with a PS3.
(6 votes, average: 3 out of 5)
Loading ...I have an Xbox 360. My brother has a PS3. There are a few games that we both have on our systems. My problem is this, I don’t like the PS3 controller. I feel that the analog sticks are in a bad place on the PS3 controller. They are in a spot where If you are playing a FPS game, or any game that uses the typical FPS style control, you have to angle both thumbs downward and inward. That makes my hands hurt after a while. The second thing I don’t like about the PS3 controller are the shoulder buttons. I rather have the triggers. Not only are the triggers in a better place on the back of the 360 controller, triggers just feel a bit more natural than pressing buttons. Especially when playing a racing game where your acceleration is based on how far you pull the trigger.
This is something that many people don’t talk about as much any more. Frankly, I think the PS3 controller has a really bad design when it comes to games that use both analog sticks. Many playstation fans bought a PS1 when the PS1 controller was the best controller available. Then the analog sticks were added. Then there was the PS2 and now the PS3. That’s 3 generations of gamers that have been using the same controller. They don’t realize how bad that controller is for playing games that use both analog sticks. One can argue which controller is the best but lets be honest, the 360 controller trump’s the PS3 controller in every way (except the D-pad). So what do I do when I go to my brothers place to play a game that I’m use to playing on the 360?
Well one option is to get a Cross Battle Adapter and bring my wired 360 controller.
The Cross Battle Adapter basically allows you to plug your 360 controller into a PS3. Once connected, you have the controller goodness of the 360 controller without being handicapped when playing COD4 on your friends PS3. If you want to play a little dirty (don’t know how this will help you in a FPS), There are switches for each button on the Battle adapter that you can toggle to give that button turbo. Thats where you can hold down the fire button and it will repeat that action over and over as fast as it allows.
The Cross Battle Adapter will cost you $49 bucks at Consoleshop.com
February 14th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
That’s pretty cool! I’m always amazed at how expensive controllers are compared to the price of the consoles, this can definitely save a few bucks if you have multiple systems and controllers.
February 19th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
What if you put the controller in the back USB port
February 20th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
That’s an excellent gadget although I suppose you loose the wireless functionality of the PS3 controller. I also find the Xbox controller much better to use. As well as the placement of the analogue sticks being better the PS3 controller is just too skinny for my liking. Shame they don’t do the wired ones in black though to match the console. Nice to see they ship to Europe as well.
February 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Nice accessory. I remember a few years ago I bought an adaptor so I could use a PS2 controller with my PC as it was much better than anything else available at the time. The Xbox controller is much better now - as you say Sony just haven’t moved with the times.