Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Nigel Critten" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: how do you do, PS2? Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 10:54:51 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 33 Message-ID: <7rl62j$g0d20@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <7rilo6$g0d7@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <7rjlhh$g0d16@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <7rk19h$g0d18@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <867lluja67.fsf@foo.mel.cybec.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: gameware.demon.co.uk X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Maybe it's because I use the N64 pads more than the Dual Shocks but I know others who only have a PS and they say similar things, the angle the analogue sticks are such that they force the thumb to be at almost right angles, that just isn't comfortable, the N64 stick it right under the thumb where it should be. When trying to use both sticks at the same time my thumbs often hit each other (because of the angle and having long thumbs :-) and I find I'm continually readjusting my thumbs position on the stick because my thumb keeps slipping forward (rubber tops or not) To be honest there is no point thrashing this point out, I like the N64 pads you like the PS pads, it just a shame that Sony didn't spend any money on the pads (Well they probably paid a school kid a £10 to invent those analogue buttons), all they did was make the buttons analogue now that's great on the Dreamcasts triggers but I can't see how that will benefit fire buttons, that aren't triggers? I also hope they have removed the stupid button that changes the controllers mode from Digital to Analogue, why, oh why, must this be... I can't actually see from the pictures but I think I can just see it hiding behind one of the sticks. BTW I think there are a couple of games that use the digital pad on the N64 but nobody really bothers as the Analogue is so nice ;) Nigel