shikamaru317 said:
I can't say as I ever played any Xbox games that used the Black and White buttons for anything important though, just bringing up a minimap and things of that sort. Meanwhile, it moved the 4 main face buttons into the diamond pattern that all 3 main controllers today use (XB1, PS4, Switch), the often criticized heavy weight of the Duke was lowered, and the ergonomics were improved to make it a bit smaller and more comfortably shaped. From an ergonomic standpoint it is still the most comfortable controller I have ever held because it was built for medium-sized hands like mine, not for small hands like the Dual Shock 1, 2, and 3, or huge hands like the Duke. If they were to re-release the S today with some bumpers replacing the black and white buttons and that cool start-up sequence playing OLED screen that this Duke remake has, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. BTW, you call the S tiny, it is actually bigger than any of the 3 controllers we have today; XB1, PS4, and Switch Pro. |
I can easily reach the Square Button (DS4), X Button (XB1), and Y button (SW) with my left thumb. Now imagine trying to hit the white and black buttons with your right thumb if you have hands my size. Do you know how incredibly uncomfortable that is? When I bought the original 3DS. I literally couldn't play it for more than few minutes without it become increasingly uncomfortable. I ultimately put it away until the XL was release because it was damn near unusable for me in long stretches. The Duke was comfortable for someone like me. I understand that it was ungainly for people with smaller hands but the same is true for the Controller S with larger hands. Primary input buttons should not be under my right palm on a controller.
