PS4 analog sticks are garbage

[STRYKIE]

20happyballs said:

STRYKIE said:

scat398 said:
I cant stand the parralel analog sticks, you think they would have kept up with the times and made the appropriate changes.

Keeping up with the times =/= avoiding patents/licensing issues.  Do you honestly think Microsoft and Nintendo suddenly decided to move one stick way up left for ergonomic reasons?

 

At least Nintendo somewhat grew a brain with the Wii U Pro Controller and put both of them up top.

You sure that's the reason? Those other third party controllers don't seem to be having any legal problems.

 

However, even if that was the reason, I definitely much prefer the left stick being placed up higher. Its much more comfortable for my hand. With the PS4 controller, I have to constantly stretch my thumbs backwards for it to properly sit on the stick. This makes sense for the right hand, due to the wider range of motion usually required on that stick, but on the left hand it's better if the stick is placed higher. Your thumbs naturally aim upwards and so it makes sense to place that stick closer to where your thumb would naturally sit because that thumbstick is usually pointed up for most games anyways.

 

That being said, I still prefer the Xbox 360 controller. The PS4 controller is also less comfortable overall, but then I do have somewhat large hands. I actually loved the Original Xbox controllers. They are still the most comfortable controllers I've ever used. 

Nearly certain. I think it was terminated in 2005 after being deemed anti-competitive or something along with the Immersion lawsuit, which may explain Nintendo's adoption of symmetrical analog sticks with the Wii Classic Controller. I guess MS just decided to stay put since the 360 controller was well received.

 

If you've preferred the Xbox line of controllers from the get go, that's fine by me. My problem is with the apologist clowns that constantly hounded the original Duke controller as PS2 fanboys, but since switching to the 360, are welcoming the 360 controller with open arms and slandering the PS3 controller, even though it's fundamentally the same thing as the PS2 controller they once unanimously praised, lol.

As for me, I've adapted between so many controllers by now that I don't really have an opinion, I just find the talking point of "the rules of where the analog sticks should be" quite silly. Granted, that are some controllers that just step waaaay too far out of line.... *points to the N64*