Note: The 360 analog shoulder buttons are a bit different than the PS3's, mostly because they're actually mechanical and not just based off squashing a silicon dome.

The formerly bulbous shoulder buttons in the back row, L2 and R2, are now curved inward, making them trigger-shaped like on the Xbox 360 controller. Shooter fans should obviously be pleased.

Press the PS button on the controller to re-pair it with the PS3. Replace the battery. If the controller won't turn on at all, the problem likely lies with the battery or the internal hardware.

To say the PS4 controller is head-and-shoulders better than the PS3 controller would be driving right at one of its biggest improvements: the shoulder buttons.

The controller itself apes the shape of Microsoft's premiere gamepad, closely mimicking the curves, grips, triggers and shoulder buttons of the Xbox 360 controller.

This budget-minded Ultimate 2C controller is expected to ship in July for $29.99 with an extra set of remappable shoulder buttons, plus support for Android and PC.

Sony recently filed a patent for light-up controller buttons. The design features lighting elements embedded within all input sources on the controller. When a required in-game action is sensed ...

As you can tell from the description above, it's meant for the PlayStation 3, and it even has all of the buttons you'll find on a traditional SIXAXIS controller. The R1 shoulder button, usually ...

GameKlip is essentially nothing more than a plastic clip that attaches an Android phone to a PS3 controller, ... and the Android phone is then slid snugly into place above the shoulder buttons.

The PS3's longer and more sensitive analog stick makes it much easier to keep track of horizontal and vertical inputs. The placement of shoulder buttons is another point in favor the PS3 controller.