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Concave PS3 triggers are coming stateside
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Beer Monkey
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Zzoram said:
Fixed.
Woo-Fu said:
The odd thing is that I use the DS3 far more than the 360 pad, because I use the PS3 far more often. If it was the only console I owned I'm sure I would get used to the triggers. But getting used to something is not the same as adapting to it. I played right through The Darkness on PS3, and always felt irritated by the feel of gunfire.
I don't have a problem with the design of the buttons per se. They work perfectly as 'bumpers' in games DMC4 for example. But I find that they're poorly designed for rapid weapons fire, much like the 360s left and right bumpers would be if they were used for primary fire in an FPS.
If you can adapt, that's wonderful. But should the people who complain about poorly implemented motion control in Wii games just adapt too? Or Sixaxis control in Lair? Or the targeting system in last gen GTA games? It's possible to learn all these things, and most of them work with enough practise. I personally had no problem at all with targeting in GTA. But that doesn't mean that everyone will find that making the best of things is equivalent to making things better.
painey said:wierd.. i just got mine today;
Available in the UK free with this months PSM3 magazine (£4.99) which is a bargain imo.
Is this the February issue, or the March issue? And what's on the cover? Going to see if someone can pick this up for me and send it over...
And how do the Gioteck triggers feel to you?
AgentOtaku
Member
Evander said:
x3!
God I hate the self righteous fucking morons on the internet sometimes. People state that they don't like the design of a certain aspect of a controller and these dick heads come back with accusations of gun fantasies, lack of motor skills, lack of adaption and bad hand design. Shut the fuck up. If you're happy with your controller go and play it and don't click on threads about concave PS3 triggers.
Anyway, I hate the R2/L2 don't-call-them-triggers - I get cramps and slippage from playing driving demos and it's the one reason I haven't got a single car game for the PS3.
Anyway, I hate the R2/L2 don't-call-them-triggers - I get cramps and slippage from playing driving demos and it's the one reason I haven't got a single car game for the PS3.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
All you US folk asking for the mag -- you realise it's £4.99 (~$10), right? Then you've got shipping on top of that.
Beer Monkey
Member
sprocket said:
Actually I'd imagine it's a lot easier for children and gamers with dainty, feminine hands.
Nizz
Member
I had actually started a thread where I wished more devs would give you the option of using R1/L1 for fire/alternate fire over R2/L2:http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=243347 If these slip-on concave triggers are a help, I'll definitely pick up a pair. Being a PS3 only owner, I don't have the luxury of picking up multi-platform shooters on 360. Devs who from the start map shooting to R1, bless ya'! To the devs who don't give you the choice, I really hope in the future you allow people the choice to re-map the controls as they wish. I'll probably be bitchin' about this till I'm blue in the face, but I really believe the R2/trigger button on Sixaxis is most def not ideal for shooters. Is it totally impossible to play with the triggers? No. Less than ideal? Most definitely, yes....
Crayon
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Felix Lighter said:
No I don't hate them at all. In fact, I think they are a pretty neat idea. I haven't even tried them. I think that if somebody, for some reason, cannot keep their finger on a button, it is noice for them to be able to put a little finger chair on their button. Like a handicap access ramp. =D
I was specifically snapping at those who claim they like to shoot with a trigger-shaped button. That's like preffering to hump a girl-shaped pillow.
rollingstart
Banned
cjelly said:
so? where can I order it?
Aske said:
Its the March issue, its in a plastic bag dripping in GTA with a big note saying triggers included. As for how they feel.. they are good. Obviously L2/R2 arent triggers like on the 360 controller so even with these snap ons there isnt alot of depressing available, but for games like Motorstorm where you pretty much keep your finger on R2 the whole time it is much better as your finger doesnt slip off or get tired.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4127Tobor said:
*sigh* The PS3 controller is so uncomfortable. The Dual Shock 2, as I remember, was long enough on the left and right (at the bottom) for a comfortable enough grip. The Sixaxis, and I would assume the DS3, are too short. It's so uncomfortable. I wish Sony would redesign it; it's clearly made for small hands. Logitech wireless PS2/3 controllers seem just right. Although the Xbox Type S and 360 controllers are the best.
MidgarBlowedUp
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nib95 said:
Masturbates furiously to your pics.
DarkJediKnight
Member
Kadey said:
Don't make me kill you. This is pure hot!
Len Dontree
Animator. Respect knuckles.
Innotech said:
Ergonomics are last gen.
rollingstart
Banned
is there any site I place where I can get the PSM3 that has the triggers right now? do they even sell it in the states?
Beer Monkey
Member
Some guy at AVS got a letter from them. Some online retailers should be selling the triggers for $4.99 a pair soon.
Supposedly, it's also been confirmed that the triggers that come with the face armor are the exact same triggers:
Supposedly, it's also been confirmed that the triggers that come with the face armor are the exact same triggers:
Beer Monkey
Member
Pimpwerx said:
If it ends up going like the PSP dpads and nubs, we'll see somebody in china selling a pack of eight or ten triggers, of varying shapes, for about $10.
prodystopian
Member
I was hoping these would be implemented on the DS3.
Beer Monkey
Member
Evander said:
That's what I keep wondering. :lol
Likewise, by his logic, it's OK to get hot and heavy with your pillow as long it isn't shaped like a female. :lol
When these analog shoulder 'triggers' debuted on the '3D' Saturn Controller, I sure as hell don't see any evidence that they was added for shooters, which wasn't a major console genre like it is now and was even more of a non-factor in Japan. I'd suspect that racing games were a much bigger consideration, and the reason they were made concave is that it just makes ergonomic sense. After the design of having concave 'analog shoulder inputs' was well proven on the Dreamcast, Gamecube, and Xbox, I can't see any reason that Sony would refuse to use such a design unless they are only doing it to 'be different'.
rollingstart
Banned
Is there anywhere I can get these triggers right now in the states? it seems the controller armor ones are delayed a month.
The issue for me is my damn fingers slip off the L2 having it held down for long periods.
From playing all racing games on the PS2,PS3 and 360 I'm absolute crap if I can't have gas/brake on the right analog stick but if the buttons were more concave my finger wouldn't slip making it less of an annoyance.
From playing all racing games on the PS2,PS3 and 360 I'm absolute crap if I can't have gas/brake on the right analog stick but if the buttons were more concave my finger wouldn't slip making it less of an annoyance.
