I think it's mostly nostalgia, and the fact that it was kind of the first iteration of the design all controllers use now. The 360 controller was good but it was really only the start. In my opinion each xbox controller has been a massive improvement over the last.

The series x controller is probably the most well refined controller I've used, and the only reason it's not my pick for best controller is because I'm a sucker for all the fancy tricks of the dualsense.

[–] ilhamagh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I always forget Xbox has a bigger market in the US.

I'm from SEA and up until the series One console just means Playstation here, I owned the first 3 generation and move to PC.

The series one controller is the first xbox layout I ever owned and the moment I hold it my brain goes "This makes more sense !" D-pads sucks ass though.

Maybe it's just cause I don't really play fps and Fighting and racing games ?

Yeah, someone mentioned haptic trigger in another thread and now I kinda want one. If only Sony makes one with an xbox layout lol, it probably looks ugly as hell with PS design.

[–] Ashen44@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

I used to hate playstation controllers because they always felt really weird to hold. Even the PS4 controller was terrible for me. With the Dualsense PS5 controller though they just made it an xbox controller with playstation gimmicks and that was such a great move! It doesn't look too ugly either, since it's just the same basic shape as an xbox controller. It doesn't have the nice weight that an xbox controller has and I definitely prefer the joystick layout on xbox, but the haptic triggers, the hd rumble, the trackpad, and the gyro sensor are all things I don't think I can do without anymore!

[–] TyrianMollusk@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The slightly more bulbous wings on the 360 controller actually do a lot for ergonomics, but it's very hand-sized based. For me, the 360 is almost perfect in how the wings tuck into my palms. With the controller about 6 or so inches in front of me, my arms are at a natural angle with wrists straight and the controller is securely held without even a finger on it, and I can press any button without even having to brace it. Take even a little of those wings away, and that gets lost, and edges instead of the smooth roundness get annoying. My partner on the other hand, would need a smaller controller to get that same feel or to cross-thumb the dpad as easily as I do. As much as I originally preferred the symmetry of the playstation layout, I have to give the nod to the xbox layout for being able to dpad with the right thumb.

We desperately need controller makers to stop acting like controllers are one size fits all, when that's not even close to true.