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[Viper1]

thismeintiel said:

Viper1 said:

thismeintiel said:

Well, if you want to get technical, the N64's stick was digital, while Sony's was true analog.  Also, Sony released rumble the same month Nintendo released the Rumble Pak in Japan.

The N64's analog stick is still analog.  Potentiometers and rotary encoders are both analog.

It's still was based on digital technology. 

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/n643.htm

Regardless, the point is mostly moot as the N64's control stick still allowed for much greater movement then a normal D-Pad.  Plus, I'm also pretty sure they switched over to a potentiometer based stick for the Gamecube and Wii.

"When the amount of light changes, the level of current changes"

That makes it an analog device.  Being analog is a reference to the electrical current having a dynamic range of output. Digital would mean 1 signal level only.

You are correct that all modern analog sticks use potentiometers thanks to their ubiquity which makes the price far cheaper than the now rarely used in anything rotary encoders (mouse tracking ball).