The humble video game controller has gone through a lot of changes over the years. Compare the NES pad to the Wii remote, and you could argue that it’s come full circle. But there have been plenty of evolutionary dead ends along the way. Here are five we left behind.
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Nothing. It's up to the gamers to stop consuming content from companies that they don't agree with.
How do you know if you agree with it or not unless you play it? Which without conventions forces gamers to rely on trailers. Perhaps Demos should be made more frequently. But companies need to do better as well.
But is that not what they have now? Tons of gameplay or are you talking about watching actual gamers play it versus the trailers and streams? The big issue is that some companies pay streamers and influencers and they create content but for me; that is hardly a fair, unbiased, and factual look at a game.
They usually are attached to the money sadly. It would be nice to have gamers in charge but you have so much money invested that business people are needed. Hence the issue; you need people who know business but are also gamers who know have an eye to the community. It sounds simple in theory that if you give gamers quality games that they want to play; money will be made. But that is not always so.
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The N64 controller, while definitely unconventional, was actually quite comfortable to hold once you got past the weird shape. Plus it reintroduced the analog stick to us gamers, something that had been left behind for some time.
Honestly I was completely fine with the Xbox controller. It wasn't big to me because being 6'4" I don't have the hands of a performing circus monkey. Loved the triggers too and to add to the value you could kill a cat with that thing with the length of its cord and size. :D
N64 controller was killer. Absolutely awesome!
Gamecube controller ftw!
I love the style of the the original Xbox controller but it was too big..
i still think the controller s was the perfect one. keep literally all the dimensions the same just move the b/w buttons to the shoulders like they did and it was gold. the 360 controller is a bit too small and the sticks too short, otherwise thats my second fav controller.