perhaps you would prefer the analog and dpad switched because tha'ts how you're used to resting your thumb? i can't stand having one thumb go up straight, and the other go to the side... the way the controller is now is just perfect for me it just feels natural to me.

imo the only thing that could be done to the controller that wouldn't destroy it (and might make it better) would be putting finger groves on the back side for an even more natural feel.

and if you have said good things about sony, i apologize i don't believe i've ever seen them. if you notice tho, i apporached it in a mature fashion instead of doing the typical internet thing and saying "gtfo out you noob" or the like

as for the weight thing, weight has never bothered me unless the controller is ridiculously heavy (wireless ps2 controllers for instance... pretty much the same weight as the DS2, BUT that's without the batteries...)

xbox controllers just feel so strange to me.. i've not had a chance to pick up a 360 controller yet, so i can't say anything about those, but those massive xbox controllers bugged the living hell out of me... it also would leave my hand cramped after only an hour or so of play... lots of other people felt the same too, so they went out and bought the aftermarket controllers, the ones that are considerabely smaller... while it was a better fit for me, still felt weird and i still didn't like it much.