Reddit reviews Pro EX Controller for PS3

The Xbox controller and my huge Friend List are the two features of that system that keep me coming back. I love the UI as well, but it's slow as hell since it wasn't originally designed for it.


That being said, if I can find a 360 style controller for the PS3/PS4 I'd really appreciate it. Anyone know where I can find one?


[EDIT] I found one here on Amazon for $13. Does anyone have any experience with this one?

Hi, I'm disabled as well (spastic CP) and while my disability isn't as severe as yours, I have had to deal with some of the same concerns you have over the course of my XIV career. While I can't provide advice pertaining to keyboard usage I might be able to point you in the direction of some alternative hardware setups that would make playing the game easier.

First I have a few questions about your particular case. Is your wrist movement limited to no flexion of the wrist, or can you also not flex your fingers? Can you "poke" with your left index finger AND your right index finger, or just the left? How are your thumbs: can you wiggle them back and forth at all?

Reason I'm asking is that if you can push a button with BOTH index fingers, and you can slightly move your thumbs, you can actually use a controller, with just those four fingers. You will have to tape it to your other fingers especially if you have no grip strength, or put it onto a surface. (If your problem is that you have no way to hold the controller and you need to rest it on a surface, look into getting the PC version of the game and an "aftermarket" gamepad such as the Logitech F310! or the Pro EX! With the PC version you can use drivers and input mappers to find the controller that works best for you, but if you can't hold it, I recommend the PRO EX--specifically because it has button style unexposed back triggers that are far less likely to fire if you have to rest it somewhere to use it.

Without modification, the back triggers are essential for playing XIV with a gamepad, and there is an option to make it so that your hotbars toggle, eliminating the need to hold them down to use your abilities. This option alone has made a night and day difference in my own ability to play the game. (Note: I used the PRO EX personally on the PS3 for several years, and it works on PC with an input mapper such as DS4Windows. I don't own a PS4 but it ought to work fine.)

You say you use a touchpad to click. Where is it located? What hand do you use for it? I have no experience with them, but you might benefit from something like a trackball, especially one with added buttons. Still, my own admittedly personal bias says that if you can find a way to make a gamepad work for you, it will open up the most amount of commands for your limited dexterity. Movement is also easiest on a gamepad because of the analog sticks, and it's crucial in higher end content just because of the sheer amount of AoE and mechanics, as others have said. Numlock/autorun might work but could get clumsy after a while--I say this as someone who's in your exact same boat as far as the left hand and the keyboard goes, and even with the mouse it was hard for me to WASD out of fire. I looked but can't find a click-to-move option, so there might not be one.

Classwise I would recommend starting with PLD for tank. Tanks in this game have the simplest rotations compared to DPS, and the slower combat speed means that you can focus more on holding threat and positioning the boss in leveling content. Until raid level fights, they also generally have the least amount of mechanics to react to. I main a tank for this reason.

If you want to play a DPS I suggest either of the current casters (BLM or SMN) depending on if you like being relatively immobile with long cast times, or WoW lock style DoTs, respectively.

I also would like to ask what kinds of specific problems/hurdles you are running into with the game--what kinds of functions are most difficult right now? There might be a way to streamline them via game options.

Ordinarily I would offer more class advice, but since everything is changing in three weeks I would suggest you to continue getting acquainted with the systems and try out different hardware systems, if possible.

http://www.amazon.com/Pro-EX-Controller-PS3-Playstation-3/dp/B003VWXV50

My money is these guys

I hate the PS3 controller because it causes my hands to cramp after an hour or so of playing. Personally i love the 360 controller, and i use it for playing on my PC. So i tried to buy a third party PS3 controller, and they all more or less are junk. Both me and my roomate spent around a month trying various controllers. Most of the third party PS3-360 controllers are junk, unfortunately.

http://www.amazon.com/computers-accessories/dp/B007SO06O6

Tried it, unfortunately it causes a rather noticeable and annoying input delay that would randomly happen. I remember playing Killzone 3 and there were times where my view would keep moving for a bit, after letting off the stick.

A similar problem occurred with Red Dead Redemption, where during the duels my targeting reticule would keep moving even after i let off the stick for less than half a second (it sounds like not much, but when you need some level of precision its extremely frusturating).

http://www.amazon.com/Turbo-BATTLE-Controller-Adapter-Playstation-3/dp/B006TSD9SM

Similar problems to the adapter above.

http://www.amazon.com/Pro-EX-Controller-PS3-Playstation-3/dp/B003VWXV50

A massive dead zone in the analog sticks along with a DPAD that was completely unresponsive.

http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Elite-Wireless-Controller-Playstation-3/dp/B003V4AK8E

There is a massive dead zone in the analog sticks, and feels extremely cheap. The wireless also seems to drop out at random. However it is the only 3rd party PS3 controller with 360 layout that has SIXAXIS.

http://www.amazon.com/Afterglow-AP-1-Controller-PS3-Playstation-3/dp/B003IU01LC

Terrible, terrible controller. The analog sticks are so awful i just returned it right away.

http://www.amazon.com/POWER-FUS1ON-Tournament-Controller-PlayStation-3/dp/B0096KF7O4

I got to try this controller after it was lent to me by a friend. It worked worked really well, and i played through Killzone 2, and RDR without any issues. Unfortunately it is expensive and lacks SIXAXIS.

MadCatz also makes a MLG Controller for PS3, i tried it a couple of months ago. Overall i thought it was pretty great. But i have never seen it for sale in Canada.

Saitek also made a controller Cyborg V3 (that i can't find on amazon), that lets you flip the position of the analog sticks, but i can't find it anymore and they oddly seem to have completely switched to flight sim sticks.

I personally use this controller a lot. Lasts a long time if you don't spike it like I just did (blame Dark Souls)

http://www.amazon.com/Pro-EX-Controller-PS3-Playstation-3/dp/B003VWXV50/ref=pd_bxgy_vg_text_y

I bought that and use that for this game. I also use it for my PS3 with out issues. 100+ hours in ETS 2 so far and zero issues. If you get it and want my lay out let me know and I can write it out. Basically I can operate everything in my truck with this for cheap.

I always recommend the Power A Pro Ex PS3 controller. It's usually in the neighborhood of $13 on Amazon and it is the best controller I have used for emulating multiple platforms outside of Playstation, Xbox, and Nintendo brand controllers.

Edit: here's a link. I guess the price went up. You can check Walmart too. A few friends bought this controller there for less than $15. Can't figure out how to format it on mobile, so here it is

http://www.amazon.com/Pro-EX-Controller-PS3-Playstation-3/dp/B003VWXV50/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1393748341&sr=8-2&keywords=power+a+ps3+controller

Like Pereb27 says, your best bet is probably 3rd party controllers. You're definitely not the only person that feels that way about the first party ps3 remotes. PowerA makes my favorite ps3 controller although not all of theirs have sixaxis, which will be a problem in The Last of Us when you need to shake the controller to fix your flashlight. That one has the concave trigger buttons and sticks like the xbox controller, which is pretty much the only thing i always hated about the ps3 controllers.

Now I'm not sure if this is the exact same controller, but I picked it up at Wal-Mart for $20. I wanted a PS3 controller but it also works with PC.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VWXV50/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B003V4AK8E&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=19NATV16C94VRDF4Z8K8

It's worked on every game that I've tried it with on PC.

Alternatively if you get a controller other than the 360 controller, make sure to grab this 360 controller emulator. Some games will only recognize a 360 controller. This lets makes the game think your third party controller is a 360 controller.

(This is the version that works for me)
http://www.tocaedit.com/IB/index.php?automodule=downloads&showfile=4

(This is the newer version but it doesn't work for me)
http://www.tocaedit.com/IB/index.php?automodule=downloads&showfile=44

Just copy the contents of the emulator into the root directory of your game. It has a nice test application to see that your controller is accepting input.

Depends on the type of game. If I want to use a d-pad, I'll use my first-party NES controller with an adapter. If I need more buttons than that, I'll use my SNES controller, also thanks to an adapter. If I need analog, I'll use my third-party wired PS3 controller. I have a Microsoft Sidewinder for flightsims, but I haven't played any in a while.

> for arcade games

I've never used one so I can't really recommend any, but there's many USB arcade sticks out there. This one looks nice and is on sale, but again I've never used one so I can't speak from experience. An even cheaper solution would be a used NES Advantage or Super Advantage with the adaptors I mentioned above.

> and just for when i need a second player.

There's two-player arcade stick as well, though I don't see much variety on Amazon and they seem to be rather pricey.

Just saw this on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Pro-EX-Controller-PS3-Playstation-3/dp/B003VWXV50/ref=pd_sim_vg_4
Is that more like what you guys want?

Edit: Here is a wireless one http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Elite-Wireless-Controller-Playstation-3/dp/B003V4AK8E/ref=pd_sim_vg_2

I use a 3rd party controller with my PS3...the layout is the same, but of course, it'll feel a little different.

This one is definitely one of the best, it's worked great for me so far.
http://www.amazon.com/Pro-EX-Controller-PS3-Playstation-3/dp/B003VWXV50/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396395004&sr=8-1&keywords=power+a+pro+ex

the PowerA pro ex is really good

its wired but I've been enjoying it even though I prefer the ps3 controllers. Its pretty cheap too. My only complaint would be when you first get it the sticks are too tight