What sort of games do you play? I can't remember using only those controls since Gauntlet and Streets of Rage?

Everything seems to have twin sticks or control stick/camera stick nowadays.

Gotta be honest my personal preference has always been the xbox controller over the playstation just feels more substantial in my hands (ps controller is fine if you're only used to small things in the palm of your hand)
Never had an issue with the lop sided sticks on the xbox controller!!
Again it's all down to personal preference.

In reply to a post by jorkila:

Gotta be honest my personal preference has always been the xbox controller over the playstation just feels more substantial in my hands (ps controller is fine if you're only used to small things in the palm of your hand)
Never had an issue with the lop sided sticks on the xbox controller!!
Again it's all down to personal preference.

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Small things in the palm of your hand ......Ho Ho Ho Kila

You know what they say about men from Japan... And women from Japan

I play most genres except FPS and sports games.

Whilst many games the dpad does something, usually it just does the same as the left analogue stick, but not as good as its not a gradual response.

Lightning returns ironically does use it for exclusive functions but I think its the first game in at least 3 years or so I have played that uses it exclusively. The last one was fable 3.

Ok I lie, vesperia uses it for overlimits, but its not a regular function in the game, I might use an overlimit once an hour e.g. I last played vesperia about a year or so ago.

In all 3 games the dpad is a secondary control function not primary, the analogue stick is used for movement.

Edited by Chrysalis (Sun 15-Jun-14 13:22:46)

I've always preferred the d pad for driving games. Much more accurate at speed if you want to get right on the kerbs. I find it easier tapping them repeatedly than trying to get the sticks spot on at speed without wavering. Sticks are fine in fun driving games, but for F1 etc. I much prefer the d pad.

The password issue has now been sorted and I can now login to PSN and have started playing Watchdogs.

I got killed 10 times in the 1st 5 minutes by the cops at the start because I didn't know what I was doing! Eventually got past that and completed the first mission.

The controls are taking a bit of time to get used to but all in all seems a good game so far.