So far so good DS controller and astro playroom impressions.

No one is "shilling" for asymmetrical analog sticks at least no more "shilling" than those preferring symmetrical sticks and are no more delusional. People are offering their preference and giving their reasons why. It is a forum for such discussions is it not?

@kingtito: i'm not trying to stifle discussion - some people aren't expressing their preference, as you claim. But instead argue that it's "objectively wrong" and that the only way you could prefer symmetrical is by active fanboyism/delusion. Yeah - I take issue with that. Not as a moderator, but as a sane person - if someone prefers the feel of symmetrical then one simply is in no position to tell them they are "feeling it wrong"

Understood and I apologize if my post came off as such. I was just trying to give my thoughts and opinions and not trying to speak for everyone or say they're wrong for thinking or feeling different. I think SWs has a way of making me brute force my opinions on others without realizing.

@kingtito: i gotcha, me too. i think i walk in the door and it's hard not to see things a certain way here

@Pedro: Holy crap lol, my brother bought one of those about 2 years ago for his NES, possibly the worst controller imaginable for older games. I never realized it was an actual analog stick, thought it was just some weird mutated digital pad. Thanks for the info. :)

@Pedro:

Wrong atari was the first with analogue controls not nintendo.

@vfighter:

It may look like an analog, but nah it's just a really bad dpad. Can't remember if it was limited 4 way or 8 way, but was definitely digital. Which makes sense, not like any NES games were designed to take advantage of analog input.

@tormentos: Educate yourself on the topic at hand before inserting your opinion.

@tormentos:

I'm not sure if Atari was first to have an analog stick on a gaming controller. Want to say it was some obscure console, can't remember tho.

But yeah, they did have it before Nintendo with their 5200. Apparently it was awful, but still lol. An analog that doesn't self center, yikes. From what I'm reading, very few games took advantage of it.

Never tried one though, only owned a 2600 and that stick was digital.

@ConanTheStoner: No matter what it was it was crap lol. But I can see it being digital over analog as it wasn't a stick just a circle that slide around.

Got mine in. Spoilers it feels like a controller.

Does feel like the most solid PS controller yet. Nice and weighty. Good contours, fits more naturally in my hands than previous DS controllers. It's basically like the Xbone controller, but with less of an upward taper. Really nice form factor for sure. Not about to blow anyone away, but still, a decent improvement on a homogeneous design.

I updated your comment to be less offensive to SW snowflakes. 😋

@ConanTheStoner:

I take the industry word over yours.🙂

@Pedro:

lol right, some dork would take offense to that.

But yeah, pretty similar feel. Though I do think I prefer how the Dualsense/DS5/whatever maintains its width across the top, giving it a more boxy shape. Results in less bending of my thumbs for the analogs and a more natural finger rest on the triggers. Just me tho, obviously depends on the individuals hands.

I like it, but I don't expect it to be my go-to controller. Now if Sony could make an "Elite" version of this thing, I'd be all in.

I uhhh, what?

Are we talking about the first analog thing, or my DS5 impressions?

What did I tell you? You already triggered one. 😂 After all, the industry's word is other people's opinion. 🤣

The irony being that I've worked in this industry for over a decade. Guess Tormo has to take my word for it if that's his logic. 😃

I honestly don't understand what he took offense to, my impressions were nothing but praise lol.

Well this is easy back up your claim that Nintendo did analogue first.😊

Ill wait while you spin and run from me as usual.

Nintendo wasn't the first company with an analogue on its controller.

Once again i take the word from some one who isn't a total PS hater just saying.¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Tormo, you've gone senile my old friend. I was praising the controller you idiot. 🤣

Also:

Favorite system of gen 5 - PS1

Favorite system of gen 6 - PS2

Favorite system of gen 7 - PS3

Gen 8, started with the PS4. Didn't buy a Xbone until early this year, and that was only for BC.

This gen I'll likely get a PS5 and will never get a XSX.

A PS hater indeed.

I just like video games man. I'm not on your plastic loving/hating level, sorry.

@ConanTheStoner: Wasting your time bro, and you know this. You either get on your knees for Sony, or you're a hater, a lemming, the enemy. He works for Sony.

@briguyb13:

I mean, I get the binary fanboy shit. Any slight against the mother company means you're a full on hater.

But here I am saying it feels like the best PS controller yet, giving reasons why I dig it, and he takes offense to that?

Not enough licking.

Sure you were and i arrived here yesterday.🤣🤣🤣

Well i have see you on your knees for the xbox the only difference is you deny it.😂

I'm more sheep than lemming, you ignorant hayseed.

Tormy having a meltdown over someone praising the PS5 controller, holy shit LOL.

You know you're every bit the lem conan :P

Just for you my friend, I'll break down my paragraph statement by statement.

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"Does feel like the most solid PS controller yet." - Praise.

"Nice and weighty." - Praise.

"Good contours, fits more naturally in my hands than previous DS controllers." - Praise.

"It's basically like the Xbone controller, but with less of an upward taper." - An observation. Not universally positive or negative, though it is a positive for me if you read my following response to Pedro.

"Really nice form factor for sure." - Praise.

"Not about to blow anyone away, but still, a decent improvement on a homogeneous design." - Praise. Unless you think we're supposed to be blown away by another iteration on a decades old standard controller design.

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Hope that helps.

That funny never seen you arguing pro nintendo but xbox yeah all the time.

Was working on that new sig a while back, might as well finish it up. :D

Because he such a shill that he doesn't even know how to think objectively or be reasonable. The moment I saw your Xbox comparison, I knew he was going to flip the **** out. 🤣

@Pedro:

How dare two pieces of plastic meant to do the same thing share a similar shape!

Yeah, weird.

He better get used to it, these controllers only become more similar with each iteration, same goes for Nintendos pro line.

@ConanTheStoner said:

@i_p_daily said:

You know you're every bit the lem conan :P

Was working on that new sig a while back, might as well finish it up. :D

Ok but why the saluting thumb lol. I was thinking green curly hair would be more appropriate.

@i_p_daily: That's tormy's thumb. lol

Oh i know, i just think it would be funny with green lemming hair lol.

I have been gone for years before making this account (been on this site for about 20 years now) and I'm surprised that's still a thing.

@tormentos: good grief dude. Just stahp. This is paranoid and disruptive. Not everyone is a hardcore lem out to get your PS5

The controller looks nice but I think I will still prefer the DS4. Most of the new features will probably be shoehorned into games the first couple years of PS5 and then quickly forgotten about. Same thing happened with the DS4 touchpad gimmick.