Is the Series X controller the best ever designed?
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Rechargeable AAs exist. No need to be wasteful and use disposable batteries. It's a plus in my book.
If I could have the ergonomics and comfortableness of the XSX controller combined with all the nifty features of the DualSense, that would be the GOAT controller for me. As it stands, the positives of the former outweigh the positives of the latter for general, everyday gameplay.
It's a very solid controller, but when it takes no chances and no innovation it's going to look antiquated next to a dualsense
3 generations now of roughly the same exact controller
3 generations now of roughly the same exact controller
they must be part of the weird sect in this forum that never stop going on about gyro when it's still relatively niche 😜
As they say, if it ain't broke don't fix it. Controller innovation is tricky.. a lot of things have been tried over the years and failed to make any serious impact.
I'm assuming the elite 2 is part of that poll? Until Sony allows player choice and options like paddles and programmable profiles there really is no competition. One controller offers a competitive advantage and one does not.
I chose "Other" and my choice is Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller.
It's annoying playing the PS5 for me as there's no PS5 Scuf Controller yet. I hate not having paddles now.
It's annoying playing the PS5 for me as there's no PS5 Scuf Controller yet. I hate not having paddles now.
The PS3 controller being there with no Nintendo controller in sight is a joke. The Sixaxis and the Dual Shock 3 are the most light, flimsy, unimaginative, uncomfortable controllers i have ever held. The Dual Shock 2 wasn't already great, but somehow the managed to create an infinitely worse controller.
About to get a Series X controller for my PC (My Xbox One controller is on its last legs) wich i'll use in combination with the Switch pro controller since Microsoft won't add gyro to their controllers to save their life, but my vote would go to Nintendo's controller as of now, it has the perfect shape and ergonomy.
Tell that to PC and Nintendo gaming.
About to get a Series X controller for my PC (My Xbox One controller is on its last legs) wich i'll use in combination with the Switch pro controller since Microsoft won't add gyro to their controllers to save their life, but my vote would go to Nintendo's controller as of now, it has the perfect shape and ergonomy.
Tell that to PC and Nintendo gaming.
Yeah, as someone who loves Nintendo (and also collects controllers) the Switch Pro is pretty weak. On top of the bad dpad, the build quality is terrible. It is one of the only controllers (in addition to the joy cons) that I've ever had multiple controllers go defective with very minimal use. As much as it pains me to say it, it has no business on any "best controller" list.
I do like the Dualsense a lot, but this thread has me intrigued by the Series X/S controller. I may have to pick one up.
Both the Dualsense and the Series X controllers are excellent in my opinion, the Dualsense for the new features it brings and series X for refining an already great controller design. You can't go wrong with either.
Series X controller feels more premium and comfortable than Dual Sense but I prefer the feedback on Dual Sense.
It's pretty rad. I'm not sure i would say the best ever, I kind of find it a step down from the xbox one controller in some ways even but it's definitely a good controller.
There's something about the DualSense that's just clunky. I think it's how elevated the analog sticks are relative to the rest of the pad. In particular, the tips of my thumbs don't rest atop the thumbsticks like they would on the DualShock 4 or other controllers. Not comfortably resting, anyway.
I spent a bit of time playing games with my XB1 Elite controller, and that just confirmed for me that that's still the GOAT gamepad. It's really hard to beat, with its soft-touch plastic, textured grips, decent heft, and hotswappable paddles, analog sticks, and d-pad. Everything about it is just fantastic, and it still works like the day I got it five years ago.
Frankly, soft-touch plastic is so pleasant to hold that I'm surprised Sony and Microsoft didn't go all-in on that with their respective gamepads' base models. Then again, I haven't held an Xbox Series controller, so I couldn't tell you if it did or not.
I spent a bit of time playing games with my XB1 Elite controller, and that just confirmed for me that that's still the GOAT gamepad. It's really hard to beat, with its soft-touch plastic, textured grips, decent heft, and hotswappable paddles, analog sticks, and d-pad. Everything about it is just fantastic, and it still works like the day I got it five years ago.
Frankly, soft-touch plastic is so pleasant to hold that I'm surprised Sony and Microsoft didn't go all-in on that with their respective gamepads' base models. Then again, I haven't held an Xbox Series controller, so I couldn't tell you if it did or not.
Yeah not dual shock, I think I meant the vita. I heard the vita has a different d-pad. Getting diagonals and stuff just feels awful to me. Now I do like the placement of the d-pad on PlayStation. But yeah it really comes down to whether you like clicky or mushy dpad, because they're total opposite
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- Microsoft's big flagship exclusive is a FPS.
- "Games where you aim something" has to be more than the 5%, and if gyro isn't implemented is the dev's fault
- I may be in the .01% and I'm not gonna jump on next gen for a while, but the absence of gyro alone makes me not wanna cop an Xbox. I'm not being dramatic for the argument's sake, it's my honest opinion.
With that fucking d-pad, it's a clear downgrade over the previous-gen xbox controller.
The controller is also far too small.
The controller is also far too small.
It was obvious this thread would backfire and I gotta agree with the poll. I didn't think about how crammed together controllers were until I tried DualSense. It was a real eye opener. I think it's brilliant how Sony made it feel wider and more comfortable, while increasing dimension just slightly. It's so much more ergonomic than any controller before and I can play for longer periods of time.
I feel like Sony reached perfection with the Dualsense, I don't think anything else comes close.
Think of it as a controller that has ultra-fast 30-second charging from zero to 100%.
Swapping out the batteries is so much more convenient, and they are easily replaced if they die, unlike my launch DualShock 4 which ended up holding a charge for less than 90 minutes.
I never liked the analog stick design on the 360. The shape would dig into my thumbs, the top surface wore down quickly, they had large deadzones, and despite that drift was a problem.
The battery holder on the back of the wireless controllers, and the general shape/smallness of it always caused my hands to cramp up quickly.
The d-pad is one of the worst ever, without modifications. I had to disassemble the controller and sand down the plastic to make it work better.
(not my picture, but the modded d-pad is on top)
I went through several (official) wireless adapters on PC too. Those things were very unreliable.
On PC 95% of games can use the gyro.
Anything which does not use a split design has poor comfort/ergonomics.
It's not good to be rotating your shoulders in like that for extended periods of time.
So far the Dualsense is the most comfortable and feature rich controller I've used. The only things I would change is making the home button a bit bulkier and splitting the touchpad into two slightly smaller ones so that you could have multi click for better typing.
Why isn't the Switch Pro there?
Dualsense is too bulky and heavy. Using the Switch Pro after 30 minutes with the Dualsense feels actually relieving.
Dualsense is too bulky and heavy. Using the Switch Pro after 30 minutes with the Dualsense feels actually relieving.
If you find that bad try the SNES Controller for Switch. I'm seriously surprised no media outlet mentioned its atrocious input lag. It's the worst I've ever experienced on a controller. I stopped using it because it feels so off.
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Assymetric sticks is where its at. Whilst I have no real problem with the layout of the PlayStation controller, symmetrical sticks feels wrong and clumsy in my hands.
Voted for the xbox series x/s, however Sony's build quality is better in my experience. Hopefully the Dual Sense will have the same robustness.
Definitely not the latest xbox pad, for some reason I'm catching the bumpers every now and again when pressing the triggers which is odd 'cause it's never been a problem with other pads before. The four face buttons rattle around loosely, feels like the build quality of a 3rd party pad. The d-pad also rattles, but is better for some stuff yet worse for others, main problem being it hurts after playing something that requires a lot of use of it. IKEA batteries last forever though.
1. Dual sense
2.series x
3. Switch Pro Controller for comfort, despite the crap d pad
dual shock 4 had such bad battery life and build quality I don't even care if it was comfortable, I hate it.
2.series x
3. Switch Pro Controller for comfort, despite the crap d pad
dual shock 4 had such bad battery life and build quality I don't even care if it was comfortable, I hate it.
