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And yet the PS5 controller is worse at the most fundamental thing: physical ergonomics. The Xbox controller is so much more comfortable to hold and play with it

And yet the PS5 controller is worse at the most fundamental thing: physical ergonomics. The Xbox controller is so much more comfortable to hold and play with it doesn't even count.

dontlaugh 3y ago
For some. I can’t use the Xbox one for long without pain. The position of the left trigger is particularly bothersome. The PS3 controller was indeed uncomfortable, but for the past two generations the two competing consoles are on par. Some find one more comfortable, others the other.
- Ruq 3y ago
  Must be related to hand size or something, because I find the Xbox controller considerably more comfortable than the Playstation Controller
  - dontlaugh 3y ago
    I’m sure that’s a factor, but not the only one. I have friends with similar hand size that don’t match me and others with different hand size that do. Ultimately they’re both very good, which is a big improvement over previous generations.
- p1necone 3y ago
  The PS1/PS2/PS3 controllers were never great for people with bigger hands, but I've noticed people that really dislike them seem to try to hold them with a full palm grip. If you have big hands it can be a lot more comfortable to instead kind of wrap your fingers around the grips but not make contact with your palms (kind of like it's a SNES controller with some extra finger grips). I don't know if this is the intended way to do it, but it feels good to me.
  - DropInIn 3y ago
    And here is thought the way you describe holding them was the proper way.... It's how I've pretty much always held them... It feels like only a monkey would full palm them...
    - dontlaugh 3y ago
      It’s the obvious way, but still not great. The PS4 controller was a massive improvement.
p1necone 3y ago
I can't stand the offset sticks on the Xbox controller - feels much more natural to me to have both thumbs in the same position. And I massively prefer the shape of the PS4 controller to everything else, including PS5. My ideal controller would be the PS4 shape and layout, but with the dpad and triggers from the Xbox one/series controller (the PS5 haptic feedback is nice, but hardly any games I play actually use it effectively, and I like the shape of the Xbox triggers more).
- anticrymactic 3y ago
  > have both thumbs in the same position. Do you use both sticks at the same time? I think most games are left stick + buttons, meaning the Xbox would not only be symmetrical but also allow for a more relaxed extended thumb instead of the lower down ps position

And yet the PS5 controller is worse at the most fundamental thing: physical ergonomics. The Xbox controller is so much more comfortable to hold and play with it doesn't even count.

dontlaugh 3y ago

For some. I can’t use the Xbox one for long without pain. The position of the left trigger is particularly bothersome. The PS3 controller was indeed uncomfortable, but for the past two generations the two competing consoles are on par. Some find one more comfortable, others the other.

Ruq 3y ago
Must be related to hand size or something, because I find the Xbox controller considerably more comfortable than the Playstation Controller
- dontlaugh 3y ago
  I’m sure that’s a factor, but not the only one. I have friends with similar hand size that don’t match me and others with different hand size that do. Ultimately they’re both very good, which is a big improvement over previous generations.
p1necone 3y ago
The PS1/PS2/PS3 controllers were never great for people with bigger hands, but I've noticed people that really dislike them seem to try to hold them with a full palm grip. If you have big hands it can be a lot more comfortable to instead kind of wrap your fingers around the grips but not make contact with your palms (kind of like it's a SNES controller with some extra finger grips). I don't know if this is the intended way to do it, but it feels good to me.
- DropInIn 3y ago
  And here is thought the way you describe holding them was the proper way.... It's how I've pretty much always held them... It feels like only a monkey would full palm them...
  - dontlaugh 3y ago
    It’s the obvious way, but still not great. The PS4 controller was a massive improvement.

p1necone 3y ago

I can't stand the offset sticks on the Xbox controller - feels much more natural to me to have both thumbs in the same position. And I massively prefer the shape of the PS4 controller to everything else, including PS5. My ideal controller would be the PS4 shape and layout, but with the dpad and triggers from the Xbox one/series controller (the PS5 haptic feedback is nice, but hardly any games I play actually use it effectively, and I like the shape of the Xbox triggers more).

anticrymactic 3y ago
> have both thumbs in the same position. Do you use both sticks at the same time? I think most games are left stick + buttons, meaning the Xbox would not only be symmetrical but also allow for a more relaxed extended thumb instead of the lower down ps position