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PS3 surpasses Xbox 360 lifetime shipments - report

Research report points to win for Sony given its console’s later release

Words: on January 10, 2013
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25 comments

  • BottleBank - January 10, 2013 7:19 a.m.

    I own both, and love both but massively prefer my 360. Friendlier interface and best pad in history.

  • Pwnage19 - January 10, 2013 9:50 a.m.

    The controller is not the best. Concave thumbsticks are inferior to convex. The d-pad is not as good as the PS3s. Personally, I think that both thumbsticks should be next to each other as well. It feels awkward.

  • KingMiedus - January 10, 2013 10:31 a.m.

    I always found my fingers slipping off the PS2 thumbsticks, so I always hated it then. I hate it still on my PS3 and it is incredibly cramped with them both in the middle. I also have actually hurt my hand after playing PS3 for too long, it cramped up from the default holding position being awkward and not ergonomic. And I've definitely played Xbox for longer periods and never had it happen. I'll definitely give you the d-pad though, the Xbox one has always sucked.

  • KingMiedus - January 10, 2013 10:35 a.m.

    And note, I don't expect the cramping up of my hand to have happened to anyone else. It was ridiculous really, but it definitely happen. I also prefer the trigger placement on Xbox. As far as interface goes, the PS3 is very bare, and I'd say dark. It isn't hard to find things, just things don't pop out as much as on Xbox. Especially the friends list.

  • CoryRX8 - January 10, 2013 10:58 p.m.

    The convex design needs to die in a fire. No amount of cheap rubber coating makes up for having an actual indentation for your finger to grip, although Nintendo seems to be having some luck with the bulls-eye texture. Sony could take lessons from just about the entire industry when it comes to making analog sticks, since theirs have way too little resistance and take far too long to center. What's funny is that the Vita's sticks actually center themselves better than the Dual Shock 3's sticks. Also, have you used the transforming D-pad on the newer 360 controllers? They may not be as good as Nintendo's D-pads, but they're at least equal to Sony's. I really hope Sony finally replaces the Dual Shock design with the PS4, because it was really showing its age back in the PS2 days. Now it's positively ancient.

  • erman-guido - January 10, 2013 3:38 a.m.

    True! More Xbox users send their consoles for repair than PS3 users.

  • wadesmit - January 10, 2013 2:15 a.m.

    I wonder if Sony eventually began to make actual profits on their hardware on their later revisions. We all know their stocks aren't doing great, but hopefully they can afford to create a really great next-gen console that doesn't cost $699.

  • NeoTechni - January 10, 2013 1:59 a.m.

    It also doesnt take into account 360s massive failure rate

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