Thoughts on Current Controllers

I take a critical look at the PlayStation 5 DualSense, Xbox Wireless Controller and Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.

This video was originally released via Card #38 of the Scott The Woz Collectible Trading Cards in late 2022.

Edited by Sam Essig and Scott Wozniak

Main Channel: @ScottTheWoz

[UltimaShadowX]

The XYAB button placements between the Switch Pro and Xbox controllers always mentally mess me up whenever I am playing different games that use them back to back.

[chemergency]

The Switch Pro controller would be nearly perfect if it just had analog triggers. It's bizarre to me that Nintendo's gone three generations without them by now.

[ThisIsCSDX]

I still can't believe Nintendo won the JoyCon Drift lawsuit.

That will never not be fucked up.

[RetroJack]

Re: joycon drift - one of the things that really kills sticks is that for those playing Tears of the Kingdom, to disconnect a fused item, the game tells you to waggle the stick back and forth. What it _doesn't_ tell you is that this is also mapped to motion control and you can achieve the same result simply by waving the controller itself around without putting any pressure at all on the stick.

[Ravensfan-qxpc]

1:30 "I have so many PS4 controllers that just don't work now....I don't know why"
That was the perfect time to insert a clip of Scott smashing a controller with a hammer or something lol XD

[myriadmediamusings]

The sequel to the Woz Game Controllers episode that we didnt know we needed.

[realhamshady]

When I played Infamous: Second Son on the PS4, I liked the idea of the little mini game of spray painting by flipping the controller vertical and using the controller triggers to spray. It made you feel like using an actual spray can.

I wish Playstation used the little gimmicks like that in their games that sets it a part from the other controllers

[devneia]

3:12 I agree that the PS5 controller feels like a “treat it with respect” kinda of controller- it feels good and durable, yet I constantly feel like I have to be gentle with it

[MrKipling]

Scott: talks about being unsure why he has so many broken controllers

Scott like a minute later: talks about casually beating around controllers

[cocoxcocoa]

One thing that's really nice about the PS5 controller is that is REALLY nice for PC gaming is its touch pad. Not only can it be used as 3 extra buttons, but the touch pad can be used as a mouse if you spend a little extra time configuring it.

As someone who goes back and plays NDS games on emulators a lot, its really, really nice to be able to use the "touch screen" of the emulator without letting go of the controller and having to reach for a mouse.

[Sclzbot]

It’s not the L button video we wanted but we’re getting close

[B_Skizzle]

One small thing that I really appreciate about the Dualsense is the size of the L1 and R1 buttons. They're a lot thicker than they were on previous controllers, which is great if you have large hands.

[Disgr-Ace]

Fun Fact: If your not afraid to take apart the dualsense if you just remove the backshell you can actually unplug the Mic ribbon cable and the button will still work but you won't have to worry about being recorded and just use a headset mic in games like Astro's.

Also the Touchpad is incredibly useful people always call it useless but if you play on PC it's SO GOOD it also counts as 3 extra buttons alongside the Mic button which I use on Steam a lot of the time.

[Ghreak]

One thing I really appreciate from xbox (I only have the controller, not the controller), they know that there is so little different between their generations that the controllers are cross gen compatible. You can use the new one on your xbox one, and the old one on the X/S which is great

[GlivGluv]

"2 years into the consoles life."

Nobody tell him. Time is a cruel mistress.

[ToastyMozart]

The Dualsense has become my go-to for my computer. Comfy in my big hands, good feel to its buttons and triggers. Plus the onboard mousepad is handy sometimes. It's basically just an improved DS4.

The Switch Pro is nice too, though the button triggers are pretty limiting.

[ghostcoffee]

One thing I noticed about video game merch is how much they copy older style controllers. I’m talking about PS3 era “generic gamer” layouts.

[DrAnimePhD]

You know what controller we need back? The Steam Controller. That controller was seriously underrated. It introduced gyro aim to PC and had programmable back paddles. It's only problem was the fact it lacked a second stick, a problem the Steam Deck addressed, so hopefully Valve can introduce a Steam Controller 2 with a second stick in the near future since they recently teased they want to introduce a Steam Controller 2

[bobboberson]

one big minus for the switch pro controller is that the hd rumble is just not hd at all. on any switch game designed for the joycons (which is most 1st party titles) you just get the sense that you're missing out on the rumble if you're using a pro controller.

[dragenoxinside]

Xbox Controller also has Trigger haptics. But I’ve only noticed it in a few games first party games like Forza, Gears and Halo.

Also just buy rechargeable AAs it’s approx $20 for 4AAs and a charger and swap batteries when low. That way you practically never run out of batteries. Also great when friends come over since you always have extra charged batteries to go. 👍🏽