15 Most Terrible Video Game Controllers of All Time

Some controllers immerse you seamlessly in the game but not these.

Posted By | On 06th, Mar. 2020

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Developing video games is tough but for all the work that goes into graphics, sound, gameplay and programming, the controller is one’s main gateway to appreciating it all. Even the greatest games can be mired by terrible controllers. So of course, we’re going to be taking a look at 15 of the most horrendous controllers of all time and what made them so uniquely awful.

Xbox “Duke”

For the record: original Xbox controllers were not Frisbees. After all, throwing a Frisbee at someone wouldn’t knock them out cold like “The Duke”, such was the weight and thickness that the OG Xbox controller possessed. If nothing else, it was solid and suited incredibly large hands. And really, there was nothing else. At least Microsoft redesigned the controller to be smaller and more comfortable down the line.


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