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What are your favourite controllers? (beehaw.org)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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At the moment I use my 8bitdo pro2. It was kinda expensive but its a huge upgrade from my no name switch controllers and awful gamesube one from powera.

Also, the 3ds had really good controls (we don't talk about the c stick)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I do not know what the industry wide obsession is with connected D-pads, but my chunky thumbs do not appreciate it.

And with that in mind, the Playstation style of controllers are the closest thing to my ideal controller currently on the market.

Also, I prefer thumbstick under D-pad just in case I need to hit one of those buttons regularly I have a few options.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yea, the pro2 is PlayStation shaped. I actuslyl prefer it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I just wish they'd split the directionals.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean "split the directionals" you mean staggered sticks?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

The directional pad is four separate buttons. Up down left right. I want them to be like the c buttons on the Nintendo 64 controller. Separate.

What ends up happening with me is that I'll press down but not squarely down. There is a good chance I'll press partially to the left or right while using smaller d pads. This causes extra inputs I didn't intend to do happen. The ds made playing tetris much harder on me than it should have for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why?

The point of a dpad is that you can roll it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Edited to clarify. And you can roll separated buttons just as easily.. I know because I'd do it a lot on the psp with dj max.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Oh, yes, Sony have a good split pad, joycons have it but bad

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What is the pro2 you're referring to here?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

My 8bitdo controller, the pro2 has inline sticks