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CyberKiller40 t1_j2vx6zh wrote

The xbox controller is very very good, fits very nicely into adult hands (check it out yourself in a store, play a game in Media Markt or whatever you have available).

If you are worried about the positions of the analogue sticks, then don't be. I use both layouts on different machines and it only takes a second or two to mentally adjust to the other the thumb position. The xbox layout has a hidden advantage, where you can strafe right while rotating to the left (so both sticks tilting to the center) and your thumbs don't interfere with each other (don't touch, blocking the other from easily using the stick).

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CheesecakeOk7590 t1_j2wnsyz wrote

how do you hold your controller for your thumbs to touch on playstation controllers? i've never had that issue

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CyberKiller40 t1_j2wos1x wrote

Let's see if I can describe this... I cover the analogue cap with my thumb, putting the center of the cap in the center of the last section of my finger (like behind the lower potion of the thumbnail), which means there's a few mm of my finger sticking outside the stick cap. I hold the fingers more or less 45° rotated to the center of the gamepad, and when tilting both analogue sticks towards each other, my thumbs touch, preventing the full tilt of the sticks.

This is a problem for me on PS4 pads, and quite severe on PS3, though doesn't really happen on Logitech F710. I'm an adult, nearing 40yo, my hands have slightly longer than average fingers. This seems like a thing related to the size of the gamepads, I imagine PS1 dual shocks could be unplayable for me.

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Amelia210192 t1_j2y9mhz wrote

The controller to be fair is personal preference This may have been true for last gen also but this gen not so much. The controllers now are fairly similar.

Con of controller on Xbox - you have to buy charging less if you buy the power back, batteries or whatever to constantly change the batteries which are awkward to get in… ps you just plug in to charge

Con of PS5 - it is big 😂

Con of Xbox - exclusives are piss poor imo and not one Xbox exclusive has ever won game of the year. They might win awards but not specifically game of the year. Many ps exclusives have

Con of ps5 - the library is extensive and can make this hard to choose and for the full package it is slightly more expensive than Xbox but not by much

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CyberKiller40 t1_j2ycm39 wrote

Replaceable batteries are a big advantage of XBox controllers. If you have kids, you have AA akkus anyway. 2 sets of these means only a few seconds break to change them if they go out, no cables ever. Plus when they die you just get new akkus, not a new gamepad.

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Amelia210192 t1_j2ydpqr wrote

But majority of people buy the rechargeable batteries and it’s not eco friendly to use those batteries as you go through loads. You literally use the cable to charge and that’s it… you get two controllers with the ps you get 1 with Xbox 🤷‍♀️ literally every Xbox owner I know has this same gripe. Bit weird if you take the batteries from kids toys to sort your own toy out as it’s selfish 🤷‍♀️ buy a battery grenade at least so you avoid that. If the controller is your only thing then you need to actually ask yourself why you game as there’s a lot more than just a controller

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CyberKiller40 t1_j2yfemb wrote

What? What loads??? Rechargeable nimh die like once every 4 years. So in fact it's super eco friendly, unlike dumping whole ps controllers.

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Amelia210192 t1_j2yn0rr wrote

None rechargeable do not You’re on about both The batteries in controllers last much longer My controllers from my ps4 are still standing 9 years on

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