View Full Version : Which D-Pad is Worse - X360 or PSP?
daphatty
03-08-2007, 12:07 PM
So I just finished playing SF: Alpha3 Max on my PSP and the calluses on my thumbs reminded me of why I stopped playing (uppercuts are torture). Anyway, this issue got me thinking, which D-Pad is worse the PSP or the 360?
Apossum
03-08-2007, 12:11 PM
PSP. that thing is flat, unless you have the ceramic white one.
The Mana Knight
03-08-2007, 12:18 PM
360 by a mile. I can at least play my fighters a little on PSP. On 360, DoA4 and all 2D fighters are almost completely un-playable, due to the atrocious D-pad.
coolsteel
03-08-2007, 12:24 PM
PSP by far, my first reactions after finally tracking down Street Fighter Max and Dark Stalkers was fuck I can't even play them!
Professor Oreo
03-08-2007, 03:44 PM
Diagonals on the PSP are a nightmare. I really don't have a problem with the 360 d-pad
PSP I hate the playstation style broken up pad to begin with and this one is flatter and worse...but I can play Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max using the nub instead of the D-pad. The 360 d-pad sucks for general movement like quick right left up down movements for something like Pac-Man but oddly enough it works well for me for Street Fighter.
tangytangerine
03-08-2007, 03:53 PM
Other, Gamecube has the worst D-Pad. I had to buy one of those SNES-style Hori controllers, cause it's barely possible to play the Mega Man Collection games with the GC's D-pad.
furyk
03-08-2007, 04:25 PM
Other. I tried with a three button Genesis pad the other day. Ugh.
Kendal
03-08-2007, 04:27 PM
Gamecube is the worst. Well on the first-party controllers at least.
with the x360 you can at least get the hori x360 pad. For PSP you have to open it up and mod it.
NWgamer666
03-08-2007, 05:06 PM
this 360 owner says 360. I have tried both.
RAMSTORIA
03-08-2007, 05:16 PM
psp, i think the 360 dpad is actually decent compared to dpads in recent years
ViolentLee
03-08-2007, 07:11 PM
I'd rather have my pad be a little too stiff than a little too loose. Hence, I like the PSP digital directional pad over 360's.
Slayzz
03-08-2007, 07:22 PM
Joystick > Sega Saturn controller > PS controller > PSP > X360 > Xbox > Gamecube
whoknows
03-08-2007, 07:37 PM
Other, Gamecube has the worst D-Pad. I had to buy one of those SNES-style Hori controllers, cause it's barely possible to play the Mega Man Collection games with the GC's D-pad.
Agreed. Why did they even bother including the d-pad? It's useless the way it is.
shipwreck
03-08-2007, 07:43 PM
I'd rather have my pad be a little too stiff than a little too loose. Hence, I like the PSP digital directional pad over 360's.
I'm the exact opposite. Both could use improvement, but at least the 360's doesn't hurt my thumb or cause me to think twice about buying games that I would normally play.
Why's it so hard to get these things right? A digital input with 8 degrees of movement should not be this difficult.
mtxbass1
03-08-2007, 07:48 PM
I have zero problems with the 360 D-pad.
A Happy Panda
03-09-2007, 04:48 PM
I have zero problems with the 360 D-pad.
Have you tried playing a fighting game with that thing? It's a joke.
I actually don't mind the PSP D-pad because its so similar to the PS2, which I enjoy alot. Also why is there a other option? You might as well have made a thread asking "Whats the current worst D-pad?" Just sayin.
javeryh
03-09-2007, 04:56 PM
I hate the 360 d-pad. The diagonal sensitivity makes just about any old arcade game unplayable.
Duo_Maxwell
03-09-2007, 09:18 PM
I hate the 360 d-pad. The diagonal sensitivity makes just about any old arcade game unplayable.
Quoted for the fucking truth right here... They need to pull a nintendo and just release a classic controller.
Both suck pretty hard really, but the combination of not being able to play fighters OR retro games (the only 2 types I enjoy with a d-pad) effectively with the 360's d-pad makes the 360 a little worse off IMO. Plus when you have stubby fingers/hands like me I think the 360 d-pad is slightly more uncomfortable to reach.
XpLiCs
03-09-2007, 09:34 PM
I love the 360 to death but it does seem to suck for fighting games. however my PSP really ticks me off at times as well so this one is a tricky one.
RelentlessRolento
03-10-2007, 01:32 AM
both... PSP can't handle diagonals while the 360 is so clunky I hit diagonals while trying to hit left, right, up, or down...
MarkMan
03-10-2007, 01:35 AM
At least the 360 has diagonals..., I HATE the PSP d-pad.
Chacrana
03-10-2007, 01:40 AM
PSP D-pad is far worse. The 360's is awful, but there are diagonals. The PSP's d-pad is completely useless... particularly for anyone who's a fighting game fan.
daphatty
03-10-2007, 11:46 AM
Also why is there a other option? You might as well have made a thread asking "Whats the current worst D-pad?" Just sayin.
Because I wanted everyone to have a voice in this poll, even those that did not agree with the main point of the OP/Poll.
KaneRobot
03-11-2007, 04:16 PM
The PSP's is worse because the 360's is only bad for certain games - fighters in particular. The PSP's is just terrible.
The Gamecube's is shit, and the O.G. XBox pad's is pretty lackluster as well. But I didn't want to THROW MY VOTE AWAY.
asianxcore
03-11-2007, 08:57 PM
PSP
It's almost impossible to play 2-D fighting games on it.