Best Controller Ever

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

My pick is the xBox One Elite Series II.

What is your pick?

[Fajita Jim]

Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro (RIP 😟)

[Le fishe au chocolat]

Sony Playstation Dualsense

[invision2212]

Steam decks hands down

[savλtge]

Xbox 360 or Xbox One Elite Series 2

[gza]

Gamecube or Google Stadia

[オナニー]

my brothers joystick

[Tonepoet]

There isn't one controller I'd use to play all games. Some games are directional pad heavy, others are analogue stick heavy and then on top of that you never had your choice of controller for arcade games, so using anything other than a stick is usually inauthentic for those.

I think the best controller for the games that went with its given console is Nintendo's SHVC-005 controller for the Super Famicom. Unlike the SNS-005 or the SNS-102, all of the buttons are convex, which means it doesn't have the somewhat sharp edges on the X and Y buttons.

I'll nominate the transforming directional pad xbox 360 controller. I never used it since I have other 360 controllers, but it's pretty well accepted that its predecessor was pretty good in all regards, except the mushy slippery directional pad, and this version allegedly fixed that flaw.

Finally, I really love the Hori Fighting Commander PS4-044. Basically mashess together an early saturn controller and an early pre dual-shock playstation to make a controller that would pretty much flawlessly play any home console game predating 1996 (which is when the Nintendo 64 introduced the analogue stick, forcing Sony and Sega to ship revised controllers to stay relevant). Too bad it's out of production and Hori decided to go with a different shell shape for the new generation.

I'll also give honorable mention to the Retro-Bit Official Sega Genesis U.S.B. Controller 8 button arcade pad, except modified to accommodate a pair of shoulder buttons. I know retrobit isn't exactly a name that inspires confidence, and I've been spurned by the name before, but it seems as if got their act together for the Sega licensed stuff. It's not as good as the PS4-044, but it's half the M.S.R.P., and still in production.

[steven1mac]

Xbox 360 controller

[tom five]

Maybe not best ever (that's probs the dualsense tbh), but I've always been a fan of the Switch Pro controller. It just feels nice in the hand.

[Barney, from Black Mesa.]

'Switch Pro Controller' has an arguably better gyroscope compared to the PlayStation, and it is a little more affordable. It is one of the more supported controllers on the PC through Steam. I find it to be very responsive and it also has the option for either cable or non-cable play.

[𝕎𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕫]

Yeah... Xbox360 controller and it's successors.

[TV-MA]

PS4 controller.