PS3 Review – Bannco FRAGnStein Controller
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Shooters generally attract a competitive bunch. Between the trash talk and bragging rights players often use any means necessary to get a competitive edge. Bannco’s FRAGnStein presents an intriguing option for the console gamer that takes their shooting seriously. PC gamers have lauded the use of the mouse since the first shooters started appearing on consoles. PlayStation LifeStyle runs the FRAGnStein through a shooting decathlon and the results are impressive.
This controller will not make you a shooter whiz overnight. Tweaking will be required as each game tends to track the look mechanism differently. Bannco will be supporting the controller through a configuration application as well as firmware and driver updates. Firmware updates can be loaded via your PC using the USB dongle.
The mouse is very smooth the buttons are easy to get to albeit slightly stiff when fresh out of the box. This is especially true for the scroll button when you push down (R3). This can be a little frustrating for melees in game, but the button does wear in well. The scroll wheel also functions to look around. Scrolling up, down as well as pivoting left and right will move the reticule accordingly.
A function button can be pressed and held while the scroll wheel is rotated to adjust the hardware sensitivity. Making things too sensitive causes the mouse to lose some aim fidelity and becomes “jumpy” if taken to an extreme. Experimenting with this feature as well as in game look sensitivity is a surefire way to boost the effectiveness.
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September 11th, 2009 at 3:32 PM
Impressive! I just ordered the FragFx v.2 to try it out. When will the FragNStein be released for public purchase?
September 11th, 2009 at 3:44 PM
Wow, this would be such hacks for online games. Nice review.
September 11th, 2009 at 5:00 PM
if it is hack i hope it will be banned, if not hacked still think it should be stoped as it would be not fair for DS3 users:)
September 11th, 2009 at 5:18 PM
Still waiting for the next FragFx with bluetooth to come out, but nice to know about this product.
I don’t know why people cry “hack” or “cheat” when a device like this comes out. To be honest I wish all PS3 games would support the mouse and keyboard (UT was excellent for this) because I do not like playing FPS with a controller. It just feels stiff and it does not respond as quickly as I would like.
For FPS it is the only way to go, just because it’s a better control scheme doesn’t make it “evil”.
Do the same people think steering wheels should be banned from online race games because they give you an unreal advantage over others?…even though they are the best controller and the most natural for racing games? hmmm?
Anyway thanks for the review. I will keep an eye out for this product.
September 11th, 2009 at 7:05 PM
I don’t care, I’ve been wanting this bad boy for almost a year now.
September 11th, 2009 at 11:45 PM
I thinks I’ll stick with a controler. No need to spend the extra cash for something like that in my opinion.
September 12th, 2009 at 2:43 AM
god that’s one ugly mother, I’ll stick to my DS3 thanks.
September 12th, 2009 at 8:09 AM
Bought. All the functionality of the fragFX V2, but with no wires.
September 12th, 2009 at 6:55 PM
I’ll check this out.
September 12th, 2009 at 8:50 PM
I have it and it runs great. It does take time to config each game. If you are playing many FPS at the same time, then it might be to much. I seem to play one FPS and other non FPS shooters so this is not a problem. The utilty is great, any key can be mapped. also the mouse works great for a wirerless mouse if you have a laptop.
I played socum ,reistance 2 and infamus using this mouse. Killzone is not that great , but that is mostly built into the game itself.
If you have a few bucks to spend and want the option of having a keyboard and mouse experince on the PS3, then i say go for it
I will gladly answer any questions
September 13th, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Sweet review, Richard. I’d really like to see how well this works on Civilization Revolution.
5/5
10/07/2009 at 3:31 PM
I only tested it with shooters.
September 13th, 2009 at 11:07 PM
I miss playing counterstrike on PC. those were the days. *sigh*
I hope this would be cheaper.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:11 PM
[...] in time for Halloween, PlayStation LifeStyle is giving away three FRAGnStein FPS controllers. All you have to do is send us a photo of you in your Halloween costume, with a piece of paper [...]
October 30th, 2009 at 5:10 AM
Prefer my controller really
February 22nd, 2010 at 4:53 AM
[...] J’ai pris le jeu et je suis allé chez un ami où on a joué 8h, en plusieurs fois, avec une FRAGEISTEIN (souris pour PS3). Et là, tout de suite quelques trophées sont tombés et on est montés [...]