#gamepads

[alexeykhamkin]

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[blazehedgehog]

Which controllers do you think has the best and worst d-pad?

Nintendo used to make the best d-pad in the biz. On the SNES, on the Gameboy, on the DS. Not too elevated, responsive, accurate, no sharp corners, no excessive gaps. Comfortable.

There are too many bad d-pads to single one out.

The Dreamcast had a horrible d-pad. It was four feet tall, mushy, off-balance and left indentations in your skin from its sharp corners. Just looking at it makes my thumbs feel sore.

The d-pad on the Xbox 360 controller was a nightmare. It’s less of a d-pad and more like an 8-way joystick they put a weird d-pad shaped cap on. It was nice and soft on the thumbs, but impossible to get accurate inputs out of. For d-pad-centric games, I ended up buying a third party controller with a better d-pad.

Listen, I love the Dualshock. Overall, it might be my favorite controller of any game console ever made. I prefer its analog stick and d-pad positions and its a bummer the Xbox configuration is also what Nintendo uses now. But there’s no denying that this d-pad gave me many sore thumbs and even blisters after repeated sessions of Darkstalkers and X-men vs. Street Fighter. It’s those little gaps in the center of the d-pad that do it; it creates too many ridges for your thumb, so if you’re rolling lots of QCFs you end up raw after an hour or two.

[techturd]

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[alexeykhamkin]

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[alexeykhamkin]

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[s4research]

The market report on Bluetooth Gamepads would provide stakeholders with additional insights to strengthen their position in the industry…

[phonemantra-blog]

Added relevant search filters Valve has added support for Sony DualShock and DualSense gamepads in the latest Steam client update, and has also integrated identity APIs to give developers and players the tools and information they need. In addition, Valve has also added controller-related filters. Players can choose games that support DualShock and DualSense. Steam has added support for Sony DualShock and DualSense gamepads Last year, controllers were used in more than three billion Steam gaming sessions: 60% were Xbox controllers; 27% – controllers for PlayStation; ` the remaining 13% was divided between the Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch Pro and hundreds […]

Added relevant search filters Valve has added support for Sony DualShock and DualSense gamepads in the latest Steam client update, and has also integrated identity APIs to give developers and players the tools and information they need. In addition, Valve has also added controller-related filters. Players can choose games that support DualShock and DualSense. [caption id="attachment_83820" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Sony DualShock and DualSense gamepads[/caption] Steam has added support for Sony DualShock and DualSense gamepads Last year, controllers were used in more than three billion Steam gaming sessions: 60% were Xbox controllers; 27% - controllers for PlayStation; the remaining 13% was divided between the Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch Pro and hundreds of other controllers. Four years ago, during the same period (until November 2019), there were 990 million gaming sessions with controllers: Xbox - 76%; PlayStation - 19%.

[magpants]

I wish my gamepads worked on my MacBook Air. They worked fine on my mid-2012 laptop, but something about the M1 chip is keeping me from being able to use them on the new one. OpenEmu recognizes the controller when I set it up, but once I play a game, it doesn't respond to my button pressing. It just... assumes I'm using the keyboard instead???

Maybe I should just ask for a Windows laptop the next time I need a new computer. Preferably one that's gaming-quality.