Quote Originally Posted by Loony BoB View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Polnareff View Post
they designed the controller with the left analog stick up top to make aiming easier
Oh, I didn't know about this. I had no idea it made aiming easier. I suck regardless, so I suppose that makes sense.
I noticed, at least in my case, that it's a little easier for me to play shooters on the 360 than the PS3. But it's easier for me to play everything else but shooters and sports games on the PS3. The fact that the left analog is up top makes it a bit more natural for those types of games, especially with the degree of control that analog gives you.

It would make a bit of sense, considering the original Xbox also had a troutload of shooters on it. The Xbox S controller (which originally was just a Japan-only controller until complaints about the Duke started coming in) was pretty damn good for shooters and still seems to be held as a sort of benchmark, or at least a decent alternative to a mouse and keyboard layout (I still don't understand to this day how one can play a shooter with a mouse/keyboard, but it seems to be the preferred way of doing it). I can agree with that. Hell, the 360 controller itself is kind of a throwback to the original controller, just sleeker.