The DualShock has been proving that for decades
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Dualshock is a great controller. The only bad part is the triggers on the DS3
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The Dual Shock is poor design that people got used to because the domination of the Playstation brand.
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Nah, you just donāt like it. Maybe some people only like it because of some reason like that, but I definitely prefer it to most controllers
Edit: Iām not saying itās impossible to improve or itās the best possible, but I definitely prefer it to what else is available now. Especially the DS2, but the DS4 has a lot of aspects I like a lot too
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The only way they could improve it, imo, is to have more face buttons.
The DualShock 2 & 3 are my favorite pads. I like the DualShock 4 as well, but I still prefer the D-pad and even the analogs on the DS2 & 3. The PSOne pad is really nice too, it feels better than the olā grey ones.
The Wii U āProā controller is pretty awesome as well. I like how clicky it is.
The best controller would be a Vita in pad form. Imagine those clicky, responsive-ass buttons regular sized on a pad. 
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Xbox controller for shooters, DualShock for everything else.
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both controllerās Dpad suck.
even tho not a OEM controller from either company, i use the Gamesir controller. same bullshit but the difference is it has the godlike snes d pad cross design. doing SF moves on it feel wonderful.
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I think the SNES dpad is worse than the DS ones. I know Iām Iām the minority there but I have way waaaay more trouble with diagonals on a SNES pad
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Oh, is it time for a controller dick measuring contest already?
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How is it a dick measuring contest? People are just talking about what controllers they prefer and what ones they donāt. Itās been a pretty civil conversation. Stfu
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Maybe unpopular opinion, but I really liked the GameCube controller.
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the major ones that stand out in a bad way for meā¦
- TurboTouch = trash. I got it free via EGM back in the day.
- Atari 2600ās default joystick
- N64 - good thing I never wasted my money on that terrible systemā¦why make this space-ship looking shit so huge? This was SO ass.
- Original Xbox controller, nicknamed āThe Dukeā - the best I can say is that itās at least tolerable compared to the others I mentioned.
The SNES and Dreamcast pads are probably my least favorite. I remember writing a letter back in the day to Sega after the DC was unveiled about adding a second analog stick and putting diagnol bases (ala Saturn and Genesis 6 button) on them. VMU was awesome though. SNES I just wasnāt feeling shoulder buttons at the time.
I liked the GC controller more than I thought I would and it was surprisingly comfortable for games I had for it, for the short time I did have the system. Iāve seen at other boards people talking about the GC controller as the last āstandardā controller during the Wii U Hate Boner days and Nintendo fans wishing they would go back to that design, but even that controller only catered to Nintendo games. Revisionist history is a helluva drug, lol.
Iād say the Wii U Gamepad and Pro controllers were Nintendoās best with the Switch Joy Con not far behindā¦and yes I can play 2D games with itās d-pad just fine.
Dualshocks are cool but they need to tighten up the analogs. After playing on the MS and Nintendo controllers thereā just too much dead space on them and they donāt feel tight like the controllers from their competition.
This thing was so damn dope
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That and the Orginal SNES Hori Fighting Commander pad
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The left analog stick has been in the wrong place on the dual shock since the first iteration. But that was okay back then because the d-pad was in the primary position and they literally tacked on 2 analog sticks. But to STILL have it in the wrong place, 4 iterations later, is just stupid since the majority of games use the analog stick as primary controls for movement with the left thumb.
As someone else mentioned, weāre all just used to it so we deal with it and think itās good. Where the analog stick is on the Xbox controllers (and Switch Pro controller) is the correct primary position. The Switch Pro controller is probably the best controller Iāve ever used. Everything about it feels pretty much perfect. It fits like a glove.
Agree with you on the Switch Pro controller. To top it off it doesnāt have shit battery life like the DS4.
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I personally like the analog sticks being symmetrical. That feels a lot more natural to me. I think the D-pad works better on the primary position when it comes to menu navigation and extra set of buttons.
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Yeah I mean in the end itās just personal preference. Youāre probably just used to it by this point as many people are.
Would you say where the buttons are on the right side of the controllers are is considered the primary position? The buttons are used more than the right analog stick is for the most part for most games other than maybe FPS games. The control scheme matters too which is used more.
When you use retro controllers like a SNES pad, it doesnāt feel natural to you since itās in a different location?
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