I dont have a DS3, but I do use the sixaxis for GT5P. I think the Dpad is useless for steering. So I use the left analog stick, which is far far better. With the trottle and brakes mapped to X and Square I do find my thumb getting a bit sore but they can be mapped to the trigger buttons, but as you said this can cause your fingers to cramp or you could map them to the right analog stick. I personally put up with the sore thumb because I cant change without losing a load of time trying to learn the new setup.
PS: We had a little "incident" last night in GT5P, it was probably my fault, three a brest through 130R wasnt a great idea!!
So I'll have to learn to drive with the stick?
No worries about last night, it was all good fun! No harm done.
EDIT:
I've bought a PS2/PS3 controller adapter, so I can use my old DS2. Hopefully my thumbs will be less sore at the end of the night than they are with the sixaxes. I'll let you know how it works tomorrow or maybe tonight.
EDIT2:
It just works! Vibration included.
And to me confirms that the SIXAXIS is a bit sub-standard quality hardware. But only for the heavy duty usage I (and many of us here) do with it.
For the following reasons:
- D-Pad and function buttons sensitivity (Square triangle, X and O) is worst than DS2.
- Materials seam a bit more "rough"
These 2 combined made my thumbs a sore mess.
Back to the DS2 everything was a lot smoother (including my driving/steering). My thumbs are now recovering, and I can use L2+R2 for shifting since on the DS2 they don't run so deep, which ended up cramping my hands with the sixaxis after say... 5 ou 6 hours of manual shifting on GT5. And gained the vibration. Although it kinda sucks in my experience in GT5... maybe it will be more relevant and better on other games.
Only thing you have to do is press "analog" when you boot the PS3, as this replaces the PS button (or is it the other way around?), and you must assign it every time. But you also had to power the wireless 6axis with a button press anyway, so I think it's the same.
You lose wireless and lightness, gain no need to charge, vibration and (in my opinion) better materials, which in the long run will make your playing experience physically more pleasant.
Hope this is useful for someone, and before you ask I do not know the manufacturer, the is little or no info on the package, and found nothing on the web about it. But if you are in PT, it costs 14.90 euro and you can buy it at that orange store... you know, ends in "ten" and starts with a W?
. Any small left movement you make with the stick isn't smooth anymore, it sticks. So when exiting a corner I can't smoothly make the car straight again, it's always a jerk. Going right is fine... Is there any ways of sorting this? I'm prepared to open it since it's a rather large replacement cost...
