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curl-6 on 06 April 2025
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Wman1996 said:
curl-6 said:

I really didn't expect this to be frank, I thought we'd be forced to buy the new one just to get an extra $114 (AUD, dunno what it costs elsewhere) out of us, would've been an easy way for Nintendo to increase their profit margin.

It's not exactly standard; I think you can use Xbox One controllers on Xbox Series, but I don't think you can play PS5 games with a dualshock 4 for instance.

Correct. Some other examples in history

-DualShock and DualShock 2 are compatible with each other's consoles. One of the few issues is selected games on PS2 that require the rarely used pressure sensitive buttons.

-Atari 2600 and 7800 are compatible with each other's controllers.

I got an Xbox One X in 2024 and it's nice that I can use a Series controller. The used console I got even came with a Series controller instead of an Xbox One controller. 

As I've said, the Switch 2 Pro Controller is still a want for me, but not as required to play games since my Pro Controller is still in good shape.

Yeah it sometimes happens, though for instance you couldn't use the Wii U Pro controller on Switch, I don't think you could use the 360 controller on XBO, PS3 controllers didn't work on PS4, etc.

Since it's not a standard thing, it's a nice thing to have on Switch 2 that I personally didn't expect.