iconmaster
Banned
Sony's contribution
- Non-insane positioning of "joystic"
- Dual sticks
I’ll grant you layout somewhat, sure; though it’s more or less an SNES controller with added sticks. But everything within that layout can be traced back to Nintendo. People think d-pads and analog sticks were obvious inventions. They weren’t, until Nintendo invented them. The extent of their influence doesn’t render that point moot, it reinforces it.
The placement yes, but the choice of shapes was a brilliant one, that made remembering inputs and placement much easier due to them shapes meaning something. They're not random like a,b,x,y.
Different strokes but the shape icons are the least favorite part of the DualShock for me. I still have to double-check the controller at almost every prompt except “X.” It’s super smart for internationalization, though.