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Pinkie_pie on 03 November 2022

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snyps on 03 November 2022

Stream any game to your phone screen. If done in dual video and proper dimensions, it would automatically be usable in google cardboard for 3D experience.

Be nice also if all console controllers had a clip to hold your phone. The controller would automatically have a screen for in house portable gaming.

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Kyuu on 03 November 2022

Out of the dozens of controllers that I used, I only ever got one controller drifting, a DualShock 3. It's strange because it seems to be a fairly common issue on the internet and I'm not exactly gentle with my controllers. None of my real life friends ever complained about it either.

Conversely, my DS4's D-pads couldn't survive Korean Backdashing (Tekken) for 2 active months, so my humble wish is for Sony to have better and more durable D-pad rubbers and simplify disassembly. Other than that, I was happy with most Playstation controllers. To me any innovations since DualShock 1 are gimmicks that don't add much. Triggers are sometimes nice (but mostly an annoyance), gyro/motion-sensing can be cool too but hardly any developer utilizes them meaningfully even though they've been standard in some form on Nintendo/Sony controllers since 2006.

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Dante9 on 03 November 2022

Pemalite said:

Probably not doing it on purpose... I haven't had to replace or repair a controller due to drift, ever.
But I also don't use the joycons and such as I have a 3rd party Pro controller, so my usage is different (And probably lighter) to most.

It comes down to cost benefit, we need to remember the controllers bundled with a console are considered 'free' for the most part, every generation more is being packed into them, so they need to try and keep the bill of materials relatively the same.

And that means some concessions/corners have to be cut, which is likely why all three console manufacturers settled on the analogue sticks that we have currently.

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1) What I want is swappable D-Pad/Analogue sticks for all controllers to go from a symmetrical to asymmetrical stick layout. - I prefer the Xbox layout for FPS shooters, I prefer the Playstation layout for fighters that rely on the D-Pad. - Why can't I have the best of both worlds?

2) I would also like dual noise-cancelling microphones in all my controllers, negates the need for a mic on your head, also opens up the possibility for the awesome Kinect-like voice commands or console UI navigation.

3) Replaceable batteries. - It's not great when your playstation controller has to live the cabled life as it's Lithium Cell has died due to being cycled it's max 1,000 cycles... Requiring the disassembly of the entire controller and a replacement of the Cell, which a ton of people just don't feel comfortable doing, which is fair enough.

I firmly belief Microsoft made the right choice here and allowed for their Lithium cells to be user replaceable/upgradeable. - But also opening up the choice for high capacity NiMH Cells that seem to last a lifetime... Not difficult to find 2,700mAH cells which would equate to 5,400mAH in parallel... Makes the PS4 1,000mAH seem tiny. - Although voltage differences here need to be factored in. 1.2v/2.4v vs 3.7v.

Whaaat, how does that happen? I have gone through Playstations 1-5 and never has a controller cell died on me. To be fair, I always use two controllers so that one is always charged up and ready to go, because sometimes I game for like 15 hours a day. But I haven't even noticed a shortening of the battery life, let alone complete failure.

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Kristof81 on 03 November 2022

Better keyboard and mouse support. It's slowly getting better, however we still have plenty of fairly new games that were designed with K&M in mind, ported to consoles, where they don't support it (I'm looking at you Civ6).

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Pemalite on 03 November 2022

Dante9 said:

Whaaat, how does that happen? I have gone through Playstations 1-5 and never has a controller cell died on me. To be fair, I always use two controllers so that one is always charged up and ready to go, because sometimes I game for like 15 hours a day. But I haven't even noticed a shortening of the battery life, let alone complete failure.

All batteries have a finite cycle.

Lithium-Ion Polymer or LiPO cells typically have a lifespan of about 5 years and 500-1000 charge cycles depending on use, battery quality, temperatures and more.

Playstation 1-2 typically did not have lithium cells, so I am not surprised they haven't died on you.

Early PS3 controllers are reaching 15 years of age and are failing.
Many PS4 controllers are the same.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/57rrvu/ps4_controller_not_keeping_charge/

It's not super super common like drift, but the older they get, the more likely it's going to occur, not a matter of "if" but literally "when". - Then they need to live a cabled life.

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Cobretti2 on 03 November 2022

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Being able to play all games offline, never having to hook the console up to the internet, and games that don't have to be installed first in order to play them. Those would be my three hard-and-fast-rules.

Agree. Add to that being able to easily backup all the patches addons to an external drive so can install it on any console later once the online services is switched off.

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Wman1996 on 03 November 2022

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