Splitfish FragFX PS3 Controller

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-06-24 rating:
Makes ps3 better then pc for for FPS
I cannot play any FPS game with mouse control. So I was stuck relying on PC for FPS. This device has made me convert to PS3 and save loads of money since I do not have to upgrade my pc. I have 6 buttons on the mouse + several more buttons on the ergonimically designed handheld device. I feel I am more in control with this device then a mouse and keyboard on a PC.

The device is well built and extremely reliable. I just plug it in and play!


I love this device (now can we have Crysis on PS3!!!)

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review by: Jason date: 2008-04-30 rating:
fragfx
Got mine and have used it exclusively on COD4 - god damn it makes a difference, my accuracy is a good 5% higher than all my mates. Set the sensitivity in the game nice and high, and fairly low on the device and it honestly feels like a mouse. Didn't do any firmware updates or anything, just used it out of the box.

I didn't have the same experience with other FPS games, I downloaded a load of demos from PSN, which is a shame. But I only play cod4 really so I don't feel too hard done by. If it' performed better on other games it would have got a 5.

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review by: gstubbin date: 2008-02-03 rating:
Below My Expectations
If you're wondering whether to try this out then just don't bother. If you have never used a PC mouse before then you might think it is ok. However, if you have used a PC mouse then you will find it well below your expectations.

I was unsure about this item when I first saw it because of the mixed reviews. After testing this item heavily with Warhawk and Kane and Lynch I cannot see how this can ever be as good as the PS3 controller let alone a real mouse (and I am a huge fan of mouse and keyboard style).

The motion is very jerky, it is hard to use precise aiming and if you move the mouse too quick you will find you do not move as far (sensor problems perhaps).

I compared the unit to a standard wireless USB mini mouse (valued £3.50) in the PS3 browser. When moving my USB mini mouse in a circular motion the cursor was nice and smooth, however, when I tried the same with the FragFx mouse it was very "squared-off" and ended up following a diamond shape rather than a circular motion. Consequently I struggled to get the mouse to point at specific web page items.

I am returning mine because the performance is well below my expectations and I am surprised in passed any kind of standards testing. SplitFish had a nice idea but if the games don't have mouse support then I don't think there is a way around it.

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review by: date: 2008-01-26 rating:
Annoying and rubbish
As a long time pc fragger i thought this might help on the PS3.. but i was wrong

cheap tat that broke after an hour of COD4.. I'm back using the 6 axis.. no matter how i tried to set it up the movement was jerky.. sniping was all but useless.. the split control feels very unbalanced.. would have been better if they'd put a keypad on the left side instead of a thumbstick..

that said, it's easy enough to assign the buttons.. plug into PC and the software will update the firmware with button maps and you can set the activation pressure on each key..

In all a nice idea.. poorly executed.. i'd avoid if i were you


review by: date: 2008-01-20 rating:
A step in the right direction
As a hardcore PC Gamer for years, and now the proud owner of a PS3, I really struggled with FPS style games. I have years of all the Quake flavours, and Unreal under my belt, and to suddenly be forced to use a joypad to do what comes instincively with keyboard and mouse, was at best nigh on impossible.
So I was over the moon when I read about this product, and finally got hold of one.
Dissapointing...Yes - It works, but the mouse is of poor quality, and the buttons are badly positioned. But the BIGGEST problem - It is simply not sensitive enough, or rather, not precise enough. You can wind up sensitivity, but then it becomes jerky, and personally it makes me feel a little motion sick.
It is better than joypad on games such as Jericho, but nowhere near as good as a proper mouse/keyboard.
I hear the next Unreal will support usb mouse/keyboard - Thats the way to go for me - either that, or a much more precise, and solid version of this thing...which I appreciate would be more expensive...But then I spent £60 on my Laser mouse!

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