3rd Party PS3 controllers w/Xbox 360 layout

[franman]

This thread is mainly designed as a discussion guide for Xbox 360 players transferring to the PS3 who still rather play a Xbox 360 layout than the PS3 controller.

So far I found 3 controllers that have an Xbox 360 layout so w/o further ado I'll list them:

DreamGear's Shadow 6

Datel's RocketFish Rapid Fire Controller

PDP's PS3 Afterglow Controller

I'll discuss what I know of them but for now I'll let the pictures do the talking.

 

[Pascal]

This one, the one I currently have as a controller has a 360-like layout.

 

[franman]

Pascal, sorry for the confusion but by layout I mean placement of the analogue and buttons that match that of the Xbox 360 controller.

 

[franman]

So I finally get to try PDP's Afterglow controller. Compared to the RapidFire controller I feel that the Afterglow takes the cake.

My reasons:

-the analogue sticks feel more responsive though not as good as the original PS3 analogue sticks.

-the size is comfortable and fits my small hands with ease while RapidFire's feels kinda bulky.

I only wish the Afterglow controller has six axis support that's probably the only downfall.

I haven't tried the Shadow 6 controller but I know some of you guyz did, so if you wanna share your thoughts about it here plz do so.

 

[Koompbala]

I personally despise the 360 controller and have the Xconverter360 for 360 of course. Anyway I grew up on the PS controller but one thing that the 360 controller does right is that its really good for shooters. The placement of the analog sticks are perfect and the sticks aren't stiff like the PS controller so I never accidentally jerk when playing a FPS on 360. Everything else about the 360 controller buttons and D-pad are complete shit.

So question from what I can tell just by sight the afterglow seems to be the most like a 360 analog stick but the rapid fire seems like movement wise it resembles the 360 sticks the most. So my question is which controller resembles the 360 sticks the most movement wise of course?

 

[franman]

problem is I don't have an Xbox 360 though I tried the 360 controller it was long time ago and I only use it on Soul Calibur.

 

[lolo]

I the have shadow 6 and is a great controller, I mainly play on 360 and I've modded my d-pad and after the mod, is the best pad so far, maybe followed by the Shadow 6...
I've tried many controllers for ps3 cause I'm so used to 360 layout, and had been having troubles with diagonals in standar ps3 controller, so far the most precise d-pad is the SF controller one that came out for ps2, the d-pad is so good, as well as the buttons, the only weird thing is to have 6 face buttons.

The shadow 6 has some troubles with the buttons, I had to change the first one cause you had to press really hard the x button, and the second one that I got has a similar problem with the triangle, but is tolerable.

I was about to buy the rocket fish, but I read some bad reviews about the d-pad getting stucked.

Being a player with a lot of execution I have so many toughts about the controllers, like I can get a lot stuff on a standard ps3 controller that I cannot get on standar 360 and vice versa, this sucks, I wish I could build my own controller.