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Sick hybrid: Xbox 360 controller inside a DualShock 3 photo

Are you sick of playing XBLA games with the 360 controller's rubbish D-Pad? Well, thanks to the modding community, help is on the way. The above photo is a particularly sweet mod in which someone trapped a 360 controller's brain inside a DualShock 3's body, using the power of SCIENCE!

It's missing a few things, such as headset support and trigger buttons, but this is something that the creator hopes to include in his next attempt. Definitely a cool hybrid though, in that "goes against everything Mother Nature intended" kind of way. He even changed the LEDs to a more 360-flavored green. 

Not something that I imagine would be handy for all Xbox games, but could definitely be worth a look for the SHMUP fans among us.


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free touch's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 08:08
free touch
Absolutely SICK.

I'll totally do this when the final one is done.
njsykora's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 08:17
njsykora
That is awesome. When I get another 360 I need to get me one of those.
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 08:26
atastysammich
WutDaHeckMan's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 08:31
WutDaHeckMan
thats redic.

now lets get a wiimote and nunchuck in a 360 controller. IR functionality included.
The Incredible Edible Egg's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 08:31
The Incredible Edible Egg
I heard about someone doing the opposite, gutting a 360 controller and swapping in the PS3 guts. Burling sounded pretty excited about it.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 08:53
Holyetheline
That's creative. I hate 360 dpad.
Fana7ic's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 08:56
Fana7ic
Sweet
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 09:04
HarassmentPanda
Honestly, I'm not a very big fan of the PS1/2/3 d-pad either. I always found it to be brutal on the thumb after long play sessions and the four little "nubs" don't give me as much control as I would like. Still, it's far better than the 360 d-pad.

I love the 360 controller for 3D games, but I would love to see the guts put into a ver. 2 Sega Saturn controller for 2D games. That would be a sweet d-pad and nice number of buttons.
Noah's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 09:08
Noah
SCIENCE!!?! RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE....
-the-mole-'s Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 09:35
-the-mole-
what sane human being would willing use the most uncomfortable controller ever designed? i'd much rather have a 360 controller as a substitute for a dualshock 3.
dephect's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 09:47
dephect
"what sane human being would willing use the most uncomfortable controller ever designed? i'd much rather have a 360 controller as a substitute for a dualshock 3."

How can you be serious about 360 control pad being more comfortable... thats just trash talk.
Sueng's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 10:05
Sueng
If he really wanted the best of both worlds, he would have included the analog nubs from the Xbox controller since their concavity is better for shooters.
TurboSpaz's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 10:19
TurboSpaz
Ugh, I hate the playstation controller, always have.

Plus since when was the Playstation Dpad good? I never found it that great (if not boarderline crap)
Jatari's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 10:31
Jatari
Awesome mod! But yea, you have to figure out how to incorporate the trigger buttons and headset support.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 10:51
king3vbo
GLORIOUS
greks224's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 11:06
greks224
Remember though, the DS3 has like 8,000,000 more buttons when you include the pressure sensitivity...

Oh, that's right, developers never put that to use.
Rainbowblack's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 11:08
Rainbowblack
I can live without headset support, but the loss of triggers means virtually every 360 game is unplayable since they rely so heavily on those 4 shoulder buttons.

i'd rather see a DS3 inside a 360 case to be hobnest
4knuckleshuffle's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 11:09
4knuckleshuffle
If you want a good controller, go for the gamecube or classic. In my experience, these are the most comfortable.
mikeyed's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 11:25
mikeyed
4knuckleshuffle said what I was gonna say, nevermind.
Merry Ho's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 11:30
Merry Ho
can I get a "fap fap fap" from Topher? I know he would love this
Quest's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 12:15
Quest
it's the first time i see a cheap dualshock controler
naia-the-gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 12:28
naia-the-gamer
Since my two favorite controllers of all time are the SNES controller and DualShock, I would totally buy this.

I hate the D-pad on the 360
zeroword's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 12:33
zeroword
HarassmentPanda is totally on the money with the Saturn controller comment. Best. Controller. Ever.
Clockwork's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 12:37
Clockwork
Eh, it looks okay. I'm not sure I would buy it, though.
ConsummateK's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 12:44
ConsummateK
Dreamcast controller > * for my giant ass hands.

That being said...I never dug the DualShocks so this doesn't mean much to me. It is a pretty slick looking mod though.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 12:45
Necros
The only reason to enjoy this would be the improved d-pad, and the PS3 d-pad isn't even that great. Otherwise, I'd rather put a PS3 controller's guts in a 360 controller.
Gamechamp's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 12:50
Gamechamp
I absolutely love the PS2 controller. Best controller ever, IMO. Never really used a PS3 controller, but I'm guessing it's the same except with triggers instead of L2 and R2. So yayz. =]
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 13:04
Sharpless
360 definitely has a better-feeling controller. I would not want this.
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 13:46
pedrovay2003
I actually like how that looks quite a bit, but the 360 controller itself is just more comfortable. At least the D-pad on this one would actually be, you know, useful.
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 13:50
pedrovay2003
@greks224

Have you not played any of the Metal Gear Solids? TONS of pressure stuff.
DGX Goggles's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 16:40
DGX Goggles
If he just swapped out the d-pad on the 360 for the PS3's one, it would a god tier controller.
DemonEyes23's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/01/2008 19:15
DemonEyes23
kinda hate the box but that just looks sweet
AKK's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/02/2008 20:45
AKK
I like Ben Heck's PS3 controller in a 360 shell better. The 360 controller is so much better.
Ronsauce's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2008 07:37
Ronsauce
"what sane human being would willing use the most uncomfortable controller ever designed? i'd much rather have a 360 controller as a substitute for a dualshock 3."

Agreed 100%. The 360's controller is probably the best controller I've ever used with the Dreamcast's coming in second. The dual-shock is absolute garbage; I've never used something so uncomfortable.
Serivor's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 11:24
Serivor
I believe that the 360's controller is the most comfortable and the overall best controller. But Dualshock's D-Pad is much better. It's hard as hell for me to pull of fatalities and combos on Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
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