Symmetrical or asymmetrical analogue sticks?

[gord352]

NightlyPoe said:

SvennoJ said:
It seems my thumbs are symmetrical, that one.

Because your thumbs are symmetrical, you should want the analog stick to be in the default position.  Otherwise, your symmetrical thumbs will be reaching during most sessions of gameplay.

I'll say again, the "symmetrical vs. asymmetrical" is a nonsensical way of looking at it in the first place.  It is a question that ignores the ergonomics of the controller in favor of aesthetics.  Or, in this case, boiling the question down to a glib answer that is self-contradictory.

The correct question is whether you want a D-Pad dominant or Analog Stick dominant controller scheme.

Yeah asymmetrical just sounds worse than symmetrical but when you think it's more a choice between Analog or D-pad as the dominant scheme it makes more sense. I've personally never enjoyed the layout of the Dualshock controllers as much as what Xbox and Nintendo do with theirs.