Matt W [Echo]: "I’ve been a big fan of the Xbox 360 controller since the launch of the 360 itself and I’ve long desired a similar option for the PS3. Don’t get me wrong, the DualShock 3 is a fantastic controller and works perfectly for just about every genre, but when it comes to shooters, I prefer the ‘alternate’ layout of the analog sticks. This preference has led me on a seemingly endless search for a usable third-party option that offers what the DS3 doesn’t. I’d venture a guess that I’ve tried somewhere in the neighborhood of about 12 different controllers, all of them containing at least one fatal flaw."
The Outerhaven writes: While I hold Bethesda's The Evil Within series as some of the best Survival Horror games available, it's clear that Bethesda has no intention of revisiting the series. While Capcom is still working on its Resident Evil series, I look back at the now-dead survival horror series from Bethesda, wondering why the series was left wide open, and yet still not revisited.
An OK horror series left behind. It had some great ideas, but it never knew how to play to its strengths. Instead, it came out like just another RE4 clone.
I would love for a third entry to come out, but it needs to learn to lean in on the psychological aspect and move away from the generic "pew pew" ideology at the center of the gameplay loop. It doesn't need to abandon it; it just needs to put it into better context, is all.
Also, try a first-person perspective instead. Too many 3rd-person games with nothing to offer but an avatar taking precious screen space. At least make it an actual option and not that janky-ass mess the second game pretended to have.
During a livestream on his personal Twitch channel, Rob Wiethoff (who voices John Marston in the Red Dead Redemption series) hinted at "exciting news" to be revealed next week. According to Wiethoff, the news will be announced "before Friday".
PS5/Pro/Switch 2 version of RDR2 seems most likely. I’d love a RDR3 but that seems years away
Agreed, but at the same time RD2 came out in 2018. Could it be a remake of Red Dead 1?
Spoiler:
Marston died in the end of Red Dead and Red Dead 2 is set before that. Im curious now. What news could it be?
I'm pretty sure the next game will be another prequel as the story really has no where to go as far as being a western after red dead redemption. The next game will end with the ferry boat incident.
Their contracts are iron clas if they leak anything legit they are threatened with immense legal action.
My hopes for what this is are minimal its probably a meet and greet with the cast
I dont see why they would be involved in a upgraded version of rdr2 when the dialogue hasn't changed
He seems to have been cleared to do this as he purposely picked up the game, streamed it, and made the announcement.
Nintendo Switch 2 stick drift is already an issue, but accessory makers are already working on magnetic joysticks.
I've never had stick drift in any controller I've ever owned. All my joycons (3 sets) from my Switch are perfectly fine. My Switch 2 ones are good. Never had a dualshock / dualsense have it (did have a dualshock get a stuck trigger once). Even my Valve Index controllers which were notorious for drift were fine for me.
Varies. Just because you've never had one doesn't mean others won't. I've had PS, Xbox, and Nintendo controllers indeed drift on me. Remember the drift lawsuits that Nintendo has had.
Please stop trying to say that traditional potentiometers are absolutely fine when hall effect/tmr sticks are beyond superior lol, not sure why so many people keep trying to defend potentiometers when hall effects are so pro consumer.
Companies like nintendo, sony, and mcsft don't want to implement them simply because they want you the consumer to keep buying them. Most casuals will just buy a new controller if theirs difts, easy money for the big 3.
I've gone hall effects and have never gone back, can leave my controllers out absolutely fine without worry of dust ruining the sticks.
when did I say that traditional joysticks are absolutely fine? I'm sharing my own experience here. I never said that others don't experience issues, nor that this is somehow acceptable. Strange leapfrog from A to B on that one.
People love to say it's a huge widespread issue, yet you only hear about it because the minority is vocal whereas the majority don't report anything because they are fine.
I'm happy you switched to hall effect sticks, if that's what works for you, then awesome.
Cool? Pretty sure this is for those who are having it happen. Not sure how your anecdote addresses other peoples' problems.
people around here act like everyone will get drift. I'm willing to wager more people won't get drift than will.
lucky you. I've only had minor drift once in my L Joycon which I fixed with some card stock, but drift is an undeniable problem as a whole.
My 2 sets of Joy-Cons from my OG Switch started to drift with just a month of use. That is why I bought Dobe Joy-Cons with just $25, and until now they are still fine. I hope this will never happen again on my Switch 2.
My left joy con for the OG Switch got stick drift right away as well. I never had issues with my PS5 controllers since launch until I got my kids PS5’s and they had stick drift with 2 controllers. They drop them because they are kids and although I have them wash their hands before gaming they still get gunk under them somehow. I got their controllers modded because they would have issues no matter what I have them do.
"people around here act like everyone will get drift. I'm willing to wager more people won't get drift than will."
no, nobody is acting like that, you're jsut exaggerating it and lying to downplay a problem
you know, i said the same thing not too long ago and then BOOM both controllers ha.
one on the moving stick and one on the look around stick.
both suck arse. ha
The tech is already there. I had a couple of my PS5 controllers modded with Hall Effect modules and they work great. They should come standard with them these days but they don’t.
Nyxi already made some fantastic Hall Effect controllers for Switch 1. I don't know why Nintendo couldn't have it by now if Nyxi has had for years.
Cheap, frictionless sensors ALREADY exist. Why are they "working hard to combat stick drift"? Stick drift should be a thing of the past at this point. The technology is here...NOW. It has been...for YEARS! Why is stick drift even still spoken about? It shouldn't exist!
Because its a scam for Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft to sell more overpriced controllers.
WD 40 if it's shagg.d anyway why not ? I ordered a new ps5 pad after Helldivers 2 and POE 2 became unplayable due to drift but in the meantime I fired a bit of WD on my balls just below my stick rotated in a clockwise fashion massaging it in so to speak and also did the pin reset thingy and all clean no drift and hit that cancel purchase button like I meant it
Honestly I’ve used my original Switch JoyCons and Pro Controller since launch and only in the last year did I see drift start to show up on one of my JoyCons. I’m sure it happens depending on how much and how firm the joystick is used, but it seems like a minor issue that goes with wear and tear after thousands of hours of play. I wish there had been Hall Effect sticks on Switch 2 just so there’s one less thing to worry about, but I’m not really concerned about it.
If you really want a 360 controller on your PS3 then why not just buy one of those xcm crossfire adapters and use an actual 360 controller. They're cheaper than some cheap ass 3rd party lookalike controller.
I quite like its chunkiness, it could be good as a secondary controller I guess. I'd like to try one out. I hate buying non-standard controllers as you don't exactly get a chance to test them enough beforehand.
Looks nice(though would have preferred standard black instead of the camo/whatever design), but did they really have to change the D-Pad to 360? meh, guess I'll stick with me standard DS3 :0
I bought the HF-1 version which is identical in design & the only difference is the firmware upgrades are available on HF-2 & not on HF-1.
I decided to try the controller as I was sick of every 2nd PS3 shooter using the R1 as fire & L1 as zoom & the options in these games did not have a control configuration that swapped the R1 with R2, & L1 with L2, so all my shooters were set up the same. I mean, it's not that big a deal really as I'm as good with one as with the other, so I can basically use either control method with ease & accuracy......but being a bit pedantic with this kind of stuff, I searched for new controllers & loved the look & fact the buttons were swappable with HF-1, plus being blue tooth unlike 95% of the 3rd party controllers was a great selling point as well.
Now, Gioteck are supposed to be releasing a rechargeable battery pack for the HF-2 soon, there website did say the same thing for HF-1 before replaced with new model, so I'm hoping it works with both, or I'll be sending Gioteck some abusive emails & calls to hopefully get them to upgrade me to HF-2.
I am a fan of Sony's parallel anologue sticks & still find them way better for any & every game type (including shooters) as opposed to the out of whack this controller & 360 controllers use, but IMO this controller is so good in every other department that the non-parallel sticks can be forgiven & is something that doesn't take a huge ammount of getting used to (especially if like me, you have a 360 anyway). I do find the over all feel of the HF-1 controller more comfy than 360's & DS3.
I reccommend PS3 owners looking for a different controller that allows the shoulder triggers & bumper buttons to be reversed, therefore allowing fps's like MAG & the like, to have the same button configuration as the COD's & 50-60% of other fps's on the PS3. (why developers don't offer every & all button configurations for all games is beyond me, & defies explanation given the ammount of money we have to pay for these games). The HF-1 is just a great controller all round & is sturdy as all beggery.
The only 3 gripes I can make towards the controller is the offset analogue sticks, the replacement battery method (which may be rectified soon), and the fact it does not sixaxis, which wouldn't have been a big deal until I was playing KZ3 1 nite & I was unable to turn off/on a gas valve or something of the like. I don't think there was anyway around it other than turning on another controller to do those bits. Not a deal breaker by any stretch really, but did add small inconveniance. I was however under the impression that KZ2&3 only offered the shoulder buttons fire/zoom only config., but recently a mate made me aware of a little option I had been missing that allowed these buttons to be swapped.