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Best Video Game Controller Redesigns (RunDLC)

Today, Microsoft unveiled a redesigned wireless 360 controller with a much-improved d-pad and different colored face buttons. Of course, this is just one example of a publisher tweaking a control pad for increased comfort, user-friendliness or to look superior to its predecessor. That said, we listed some of our favorite controller revamps.

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theonlylolking5732d ago (Edited 5732d ago )

Now the PS3 controller needs to be redisigned.

Make it half an inch longer

r2 and l2 triggers like xbox

and 2 buttons behind where you grip like on the mad catz MW2 controller but they are new buttons called l4 and r4

http://awesomescreenshot.co...

Yi-Long5732d ago

... but tbh, I mostly just want it to be CHEAPER.

It's 60-65 EURO here in Holland. Seriously, that's beyond ridiculous. Ow SCEE, how you mock us....

rockleex5732d ago

Best controller for ANY genre.

Joule5732d ago

naa I like my dualshock 3.

gamingisnotacrime5732d ago

nice try though, but unlike other guys, the PS 15 year old controller is still on top for All Around use and comfort

theonlylolking5732d ago

But it can be better. Add the L4 and and R4 buttons so you can do other things like in call of duty press R4 to go prone instead of holing b.

Longrod_Von_Hugendon5732d ago

uh no!

It's perfect the way it is.

rareairtone5732d ago

I don't understand why the previous controller with no rumble and one included with rumble is on this page.

The controller layout remained the same, therefore, it is not one of the greatest redesigns ever, based on his description.

If the weight or balance changed, then I'd say keep it on the list.

Nonetheless, the Dualshock 3 is a comfortable and useful controller.

darthv725732d ago (Edited 5732d ago )

for the most part every ps controller since the design of the original twin stick has remained the same. It should be pointed out that there was the twin stick-less original ps1 controller first.

When they added the analog sticks is when the redesign would be the after image.

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Cots15732d ago

I really want a DualShock 3 is anyone's sixaxis anologs sqeaky

Nitrowolf25732d ago

on my standard sixaxis yeah mine is, my DS3 is fine, a few buttons felt stiff but it was easy to fix

theonlylolking5732d ago

My sixaxis ones are but my DS3 analog sticks are smooth and easy to move.

Terarmzar5732d ago

the sixaxis controllers have problems
the analog stick getting stuck slightly in one direction is a common problem.

KratosGirI5732d ago

The old fat Xbox controller was a horrible abomination!

It was unnecessarily massive!

Buff10445732d ago

It was like the Homer Simpson car...just too big and weird looking. Yet for some reason, it was perfect for Halo!

ZombieNinjaPanda5732d ago

Yeah, I'm thinking Bungie designed Halo specifically for the controller on the Xbox, it just worked so well for some reason.

Every other game, not so much. Halo? perfect!

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ebgeer5732d ago

The xbox controller was so terribly big because the Xbox Logo was about the size of my head in the middle of the dam controller...and the worst part is that it had no use.

Dark_Energy5732d ago

I think the next controller should just feature one button 'RAGE'

Paradise Lost5732d ago

HAHA Rage button...That's genius.

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Top Racers Need Top Gear – Introducing the Forza Horizon 6 Limited Edition Controller and Headset

Omar writes: "With the Horizon Festival coming to breathtaking Japan, you’ll need the essential gear to prove you’ve got what it takes to become a Horizon Legend as you cruise, drift and explore an open world full of spectacular driving experiences. That’s why we’re happy to announce the newest Limited Edition Xbox Wireless Controller and Wireless Headset collection, featuring inspired designs from Forza Horizon 6. The bright cyan and lime colorways celebrate the Horizon Festival’s recognition of iconic cars and hit music, with special features that are sure to impress any collector."

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Killer2020UK20d ago

Oh my, that is one gaudy design

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EasySMX D05 review

You can get Hall effect controllers slightly cheaper, but you'd struggle to find as feature-rich a package without some heavy, heavy sales.

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"It's Just So Lame" - RTGI Modder Thinks DLSS 5 Is Impressive But Shares AI Slop Sentiment

Pascal Gilcher calls DLSS 5 impressive but shares the "AI slop" sentiment, explaining the likely tech behind it and why he dislikes it.

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CrimsonWing6946d ago

I fail to see how this is AI shhhhlllloooop. Looking at the different games they showed, this has made many of them look far better.

isarai_lee46d ago (Edited 46d ago )

It's AI slop because it ignores the artists intent and changes the details ESPECIALLY when it comes to character faces. The scariest part of it is introducing it as the next stage of DLSS, a feature where the current iteration already has controversy surrounding it and for quite a lot of games cannot be fully disabled. So reasonably the precident is already set for what path this could take, and it's not good

blacktiger46d ago

In case you didn't watch the video then let me point just one part. It overrides the lighting. Then the question of what is the point of ray tracing cost and so on. Many of the lighting deletes shadow, including shadow on the face like eyes even chin.

Chard46d ago

Why stop at art when it comes to human input - why not just have AI play the game for us, remove human input altogether

theshizer46d ago

If you don’t like it, just don’t enable it. Personally I think it looks great from the videos I have seen.

isarai_lee46d ago

And what about when you can't? Cause there's plenty of games where you cannot fully disable dlss already, i mean we're well into an era where it's a major crutch for developers to cover up their cut corners, why would this be any different?

blacktiger46d ago

You are playing with people's money and allow Nvidia to scam you.

In case you didn't watch the video then let me point just one part. It overrides the lighting. Then the question of what is the point of ray tracing cost. This is all lie to raise the cost of the graphic card.

Andrew33646d ago

Making characters look more realistic not ok because we want the developer to decide on how the game was intended to look. - Internet

Change entire game through mods thus changing how the developers intended the game to be is ok. - Internet

isarai_lee46d ago

Something consumers can do to a product after they have purchased it, entirely optional and can always be undone with a fresh install

VS

The leading gaming hardware manufacturer making this the next iteration of the main AA/Upscaling technique that is heavily relied upod by modern devs and is not optional in most games.

Not at all the same but nice try

jwillj2k446d ago

At the moment you need 2 5090’s just to get an image on the screen so this is all vaporware until proven otherwise.

Andrew33646d ago

The good news is you can just not use it as well.

Christopher46d ago

It's all about choice in the end. But, I would say that calling it 'more realistic' is quite a stretch. It looks like AI art, and that's rarely realistic.

Urrakia3446d ago

All the comments I see are reminding me of how we got to the current state of gaming when microtransactions were first introduced: "It's completely optional guys, we promise! If you don't like it just don't buy it!"

I think we all know how that ended up.

Popsicle46d ago (Edited 46d ago )

I had the same exact thought the first time this was brought up in a separate article about a week ago. Took me straight back to the conversations surrounding “horse armor.” Just don’t buy it they said. Years later, many IPs I previously enjoyed are so infected with monetization schemes that I don’t even consider purchasing them anymore.

DLSS 5 and the like are the same thing wrapped in a different package. History rhymes but many of us never learn from it.

blacktiger46d ago

Biggest Scam. Overrides lighting and shadow. So why keep Ray tracing? It's all a scam to raise graphic card. We now see Nvidia with Microsoft downturn anything against them. Sony is next!