We already put the PS4's controller through its paces. Next up: The Xbox One's controller. Is it better than the Xbox 360? More importantly, how does it fare against the DualShock 4? We cover all your burning questions.
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The 360 controller is my favourite controller of all time (gamecube 2nd). They seemed to have changed it with the X1 which im a little sceptical about. Meanwhile the DS4 is pretty much the playstation controller i always wished for....longer/bigger handles, wider sticks, stiffer sticks, better triggers.
Im sure i will love both controllers, i just hope the X1 controller is still as comfortable as the 360's was/is.
Xbox One Controller vs Dual Shock 4.
Winner: gamers
As a PS4 owner I can happily say that, IMO, the DS4 is incredible and, while I won't have my XBO until Friday, I have felt the XBO pad and it, too, is, IMO, incredible.
Two amazing input devices right here, folks.
Everything else aside, the one feature I absolutely love about the DS4 is that I can plug in headphones straight to it. Made my jaw drop when I figured out I could do that.
The dualshock has no matched the level of fidelity for FPS as the civic controller, except it's still better at fighters, I give the edge to the Dualshock. Not to mention it's rechargeable and has the touch pad as an added bonus
I cringe every single time they focus the usability of the controller on FPS. Like if FPS is the only genre in the world. They should judge the controller based on several genres, not only FPS.
IMO, DualShock 4 is much better for many different genres, while the Xbox controller is much more focused on FPS. It is not surprising though, since the PlayStation was created in an era where platformers were the most successful genre (thanks mostly to Super Mario 64); while the Xbox got its fame from Halo which is a FPS and it became the favorite genre for Xbox users.
However, Sony has the advantage I think, because different players play different games, and the controller feels more apt for people's different tastes, and it works well enough for most (if not all) of them. The Xbox controller on the other hand, feels restrictive when trying to play other genre that it's not FPS.
Last generation (360/PS3), FPS were the most famous genre thanks to Call of Duty. This generation might not actually be the dominant genre. So far, it seems like the genre to dominate this generation will be open world games. With the success of GTA V, Assassin's Creed, the imminent success of Watch_Dogs, games like inFamous, the other Ubisoft game (forgot name), even The Crew is more open world.
Expect a lot of open world games this generation, so how do the controllers perform with this genre, and other genres as well? That would be a better controller review than saying, "offset sticks are better for FPS", ok but is that the only genre you plan to play?