WHAT WERE THEY
THINKING

the actual answer: the oversized circuit boards it used had been premanufactured and they couldn't get a smaller version in time

>>714446035 (OP)
I remember even Shaq said it felt like a bread loaf in his hands. Absolute dogshit. The ONLY thing that kept xbox afloat were the Halo kiddies.

>>714446035 (OP)
They were worried people might forget what console they were playing.

>>714446035 (OP)
the only problem i had with it was the buttons odd shape. they had too much of a peak that hurt my fingertips after long sessions. the sticks were ok, the dpad was weird, but usable. i actually liked the size and shape. there should more modern controllers that go for a duke-sized alernative version because they all feel a little tiny to me.

>>714446035 (OP)
The only issue was the white and black buttons being tucked up in the corner. Otherwise, quit being such a fucking handlet

>>714446035 (OP)
>The perfect size
We need to go back

>>714446035 (OP)
I loved it.

>>714446035 (OP)
he's a big boi

>>714446035 (OP)
I was fine with the later redesign, but this is still a genuinely comfy controller.

>>714446035 (OP)
chonk

>>714446035 (OP)
Possibly the best gamepad. All it needs are shoulder buttons.

>>714446035 (OP)
The face buttons looked like jelly beans

>>714446035 (OP)
Back when consoles had this little thing called SOUL (pic related)

>>714446824
>white and black buttons
Even as a kid those seemed weird

>>714447190
That weird thing is surprisingly comfortable.

>>714447190
>OP posts garbage
>you also post garbage
literally nobody cares about this faggot controller except smash groomers

>all these handlets
buncha limpwristed soi-chugging numales here, they piss their frilly pink panties at the sight of a real man's controller
sad!

>>714447190
>>714447247
Gamecube loses because I like 4 colorful buttons instead of 2 :D

>>714446035 (OP)
This controller is great if you have man hands. I didn't like it too much when I first used one as a 10 year old, but I much prefer it over the S controller today.

>>714447457
>zoomer prefers SOULless goyslop
Pathetic

>>714446035 (OP)
It's a Sega controller

>>714447190
I always hated how there was only one Z shoulder button on the right and not on the left. I also hated how there was only a start button and no select button. I much preferred the PS2 controller.

this thing feels better to hold in my hand compared to any other controller. it's just the right size.

The duke, original xbox s, gamecube, xbox 360/one/series x and switch pro controllers are all the best controllers of all time. Xbox may have fucked everything up after the original xbox console-wise, but their controllers have remained amazing.

I'm sorry you're all manlets with tiny hands, but these are facts.

>>714446035 (OP)
i have relatively small hands but even back at launch i had no problem grippin the duke

I was using this when was 10 just fine.

>>714446035 (OP)
what could have been.....

>>714446824
They were in a three over three layout. The S controller put them below the diamond and inset them so you needed a stylus to push them (assuming you had man hands, which you probably don't).

>>714447771
To be fair, by the time that generation came out the Select button was used for fuck-all in 90% of games. Not having a ZL was a mistake though.

>>714446597
>food analogy