It Seemed Good At The Design Phase

Gamebosh: "Ah the humble controller. A simple device that allows us gamers to escape into a world of fantasy, where we're athletes, warriors, secret agents or even plumbers. Over the years, our hands have got to grips with so many different types of controller, some that have been loved and lauded, and some that have been, well just plain horrible, as we shall see here.

While there have been a multitude of funny shaped peripherals that have ignited our wallets over the years (the likes of skateboard controllers and fishing rods regularly gather dust in attics across the world), at least these are optional luxuries. The controllers entering this Hall of Shame were all bundled with their respective console, giving gamers little choice but to put up with them."

[Timesplitter14]

I send a prayer to the Batarang every night.

Our Batarang,
Who art in heaven,
published be Thy model;
Thy boomerangs come,
Thy design be done
in our hands as it is in *censored*.
Give us this day our daily ergonomical handles
and forgive us our post-launch hating
as we forgive those who canceled you,
and lead us not into slippery hands,
but deliver us from boring controllers
In the name of the PS3, the Ken Kutaragi, and the Holy Banana,
Amen.

[Sanhlami]

amen

[Jrome]

Amen.

[IzKyD1331]

Release the damn boomerang controller!

[Blaze929]

haha i wonder how that boomerang controller wouldve actually been. was funny how everyone was trying to defend it too like ooooh, its good for the way your hands position to prevent cramps etc etc lol.

I wanna just feel it and see how it wouldve been.

[Panthers]

http://www.vidgames.com/ps/...

there you go. I had this controller in my PS1 days. Cost $50 back then too, but it was soooooo nice. Wish they would make the Boomerang controller.

[ZuperAmazingCooKie]

The current D-pad is good as it is. PSP's d-pad is not. They should release the boomerang but with the current D-pad. Don't fix what isn't broken.

Oh, and BTW, Amen.

[cryymoar]

i for one was excited about the controller. it was new and i wanted to see how comfortable it really would have been.
IMHO, it might have given the dualshock design a run for its money. After seeing that japanese dude holding it, it was smaller than people thought, I don't have very large hands so it looks like it would have fit in my palms nicely.

The only thing I wasn't sure about is whether it would have had pressure sensitive triggers, or just flat R2 and L2.
I think the boomerang would have been better for the SIXAXIS controls too.

I wish Sony would release a limited supply of them, i'd buy one or two in a heartbeat.

[SlyGuy]

there would be a bundle with the new BATMAN game and this BATARANG controller.

How sweet would that be!

[Mainman]

I wanted the boomerang controller to stay, honestly, I think the boomerang controller looks sleek and I bet ya it is comfortable too.

I hope they will still release this boomerang controller.

[hatchimatchi]

lol at the flame bait photo of a prototype controller

[Timesplitter14]

Flame bait? How dare you?

Batarang died for our sins

[hatchimatchi]

lol

i didn't mean it as a fanboy comment, just thought it was funny out of all controllers the author could have put up he chose that one

[Max Power]

it was comfortable as hell.

[Jrome]

I for one was actually liking the concept of this controller. I was kinda disappointed when they canceled it :\. Not going to lie.

[Polluted]

I think the original Xbox controller (the "D" controller, I think) was the worst one in recent memory, but the old school intelevision controllers have to be the worst ever.

Edit: But I may never know if the author agrees since the article won't load. That's the N4G effect for you.

[Panthers]

Funny how when they first showed that controller, everyone hated it. Now a lot of people want it back.

[Aclay]

I'm glad Sony kept the Original design of the Playstation controller... the Boomerang controller looked too damn big and elongated... the Dualshock controllers have always been perfect for me.

Depending on how video games are played with the next Playstation, if Sony makes any changes to the controller, I hope it's a very subtle change and not a very radical design overhaul, because to me, the current design of the Playstation controller is like a trademark and it's just one way how people identify with Playstation because the controller design has been around for SOOO long.

[ARog34]

All I wanted to do was throw it and have it fly back to me...

SIXAXIS TO the...
...MAX!

[jwbrewer00]

This design would be hard to manage for one and two i think it would be very slippery holding.

[bob saget remix]

I could of sworn you could.

[Revvin]

The boomerang controller looked awful and didn't look like it would be comfortable. People just wanted it because it looked different but the Playstation controller has been refined and improved since their first console and is pretty much spot on apart from maybe one or two improvements. The 360 controller is also pretty much spot on.

[farhsa2008]

i dont care what people say, i loved the look of the boomerang, it was at least a choice for people to choose from