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jigokutamago on 20 June 2016
Lawlight said:
Puppyroach said:

I have never liked the Playstation controllers, mainly because having both of the analogue sticks at the bottom is crappy for me when it comes to fps games and some other 3D games. I like the Nintendo controller very much but it, on the other hand, is not ideal for fighters.

The WiiU ergonomic is terrible though. Thumbs rest nicely on the DS4's sticks. The curves are so comfy and it has a great texture as opposed to a smooth glossy feel.

Perhaps he's talking about the pro controller.



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onionberry on 20 June 2016
Lawlight said:
Because the DS4 is already perfect.

xbox 360 controller is the perfect controller.



PieToast on 20 June 2016

The demand wasn't sufficient enough for either company to make these types of controllers, I suppose.



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pokoko on 20 June 2016
SonytendoAmiibo said:
Intrinsic said:

Oh.... guess it doesn't count that nintendo stole the offset stick thing from the dreamcast. And that the xbox controller was really nothing but i direct steal and modification of the dreamcast controller. 

On topic, the swap controller is one of those things that i have really wondered why they never happened. Seems like such a no brainer that its almost stupid to me how its nevee been done. Sell a controller, then allow people swap where things go. Take it a step further and allw them swap faceplates, backplates, battery types, button types, stick types..... if you see it you can swap it. So doimg would have created a market in of itself 

Glad to see you agree with me. I don't know how to tell you this, but the Dreamcast controller only had ONE STICK.

You know what had two sticks?  Sony's PS1 Dual Analog Controller.  Nintendo took that idea from them, just like Sony took the idea for shoulder buttons from Nintendo.  This "who stole what from whom" thing is meaningless.  Innovation that moves the industry forward should be embraced by everyone.



Intrinsic on 20 June 2016
pokoko said:
SonytendoAmiibo said:

Glad to see you agree with me. I don't know how to tell you this, but the Dreamcast controller only had ONE STICK.

You know what had two sticks?  Sony's PS1 Dual Analog Controller.  Nintendo took that idea from them, just like Sony took the idea for shoulder buttons from Nintendo.  This "who stole what from whom" thing is meaningless.  Innovation that moves the industry forward should be embraced by everyone.

Thanks. That was the point i was trying to make to him. If we really want to get into things, everyone has "stolen" something from everyone else. 



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SonytendoAmiibo on 20 June 2016
SonytendoAmiibo said:
Intrinsic said:

Oh.... guess it doesn't count that nintendo stole the offset stick thing from the dreamcast. And that the xbox controller was really nothing but i direct steal and modification of the dreamcast controller. 

On topic, the swap controller is one of those things that i have really wondered why they never happened. Seems like such a no brainer that its almost stupid to me how its nevee been done. Sell a controller, then allow people swap where things go. Take it a step further and allw them swap faceplates, backplates, battery types, button types, stick types..... if you see it you can swap it. So doimg would have created a market in of itself 

Glad to see you agree with me. I don't know how to tell you this, but the Dreamcast controller only had ONE STICK.

 

pokoko said:
SonytendoAmiibo said:

Glad to see you agree with me. I don't know how to tell you this, but the Dreamcast controller only had ONE STICK.

You know what had two sticks?  Sony's PS1 Dual Analog Controller.  Nintendo took that idea from them, just like Sony took the idea for shoulder buttons from Nintendo.  This "who stole what from whom" thing is meaningless.  Innovation that moves the industry forward should be embraced by everyone.

Saying Nintendo stole offset sticks from the Dreamcast, when the Dreamcast only had one stick is a cringe worthy moment. Sorry I made such a big deal about it. Can we all be friends now? I'm just stating a fact, not trying to be an @hole. Please understand. RIP Iwata.



   

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Zappykins on 20 June 2016

My guess is because people are really hard on controllers. They drop, they fall, they sometimes get thrown (!)

Modular would be another place to break and or get loose.

Otherwise, yea, seems like a good idea. They have a little with the Xbox One Elite, but not as fancy as you idea.

Although there could be some patents messing everything up.



 

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pokoko on 20 June 2016
SonytendoAmiibo said:

 

pokoko said:

You know what had two sticks?  Sony's PS1 Dual Analog Controller.  Nintendo took that idea from them, just like Sony took the idea for shoulder buttons from Nintendo.  This "who stole what from whom" thing is meaningless.  Innovation that moves the industry forward should be embraced by everyone.

Saying Nintendo stole offset sticks from the Dreamcast, when the Dreamcast only had one stick is a cringe worthy moment. Sorry I made such a big deal about it. Can we all be friends now? I'm just stating a fact, not trying to be an @hole. Please understand. RIP Iwata.

I'm not trying to be antagonistic, I'm just pointing that who got what from where is an argument that never turns out well.  As for comment you quoted, I just assumed he meant the positioning of the stick and used the wrong phrasing.

It's all good.  =]



Lawlight on 20 June 2016
jigokutamago said:
Lawlight said:

The WiiU ergonomic is terrible though. Thumbs rest nicely on the DS4's sticks. The curves are so comfy and it has a great texture as opposed to a smooth glossy feel.

Perhaps he's talking about the pro controller.

That's what I assumed he's talking about.



Lawlight on 20 June 2016
onionberry said:
Lawlight said:
Because the DS4 is already perfect.

xbox 360 controller is the perfect controller.

Wrong thumbstick placement and shitty d-pad.