Which game console had the best controller?

Gamecube controller for the win :3

pc joystick

For me it was a pc joystick called the P880 from saitek.

It has all the buttons you see + 1 top on each side, pretty simple.

What i liked about it it was that i played a lot of fighter games (ssf2, 3 and 4) with it and you could actually put all 3 fingers on the buttons at the right, just like an arcade joystick, ultras for the top ones.

I dont like any console joystick that doesnt have those 3 buttons, so none of them.

I have two favourites (the Quickshot one was truly indestructible):

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PS4 best of the best

mouse

N64 cause of Goldeneye64

ps4 is mine. it's less plastic-y than the ps3, offers more buttons/feedback, and most importantly I have tiny hands so small controllers are needed for me to be able to press every button without shifting how I hold it.

I also really like my HOTAS. Also has the issue of being too big (and feeling like you're giving something a hj >>)

i guess that would be my old Virtual Pilot Pro. i loved this thing when i was a kid. doesn't look like much today. but back in the day, flying in games like Flight Simulator and Flight Unlimited with it was the best feeling ever (didn't know sex yet back then ^^).

EDIT: uhm, the question was for console controllers. forget it then. xD

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How about the worst controller?

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I don't remember how the older controllers felt in my hand, but I loved holding a PS2 controller

Haven't held any new generation console controllers in my hand but I'd definitely say PS2/PS3 of the ones I have. I always liked the dual analog layout for games that use two sticks, and for those that don't the DPAD is still in an equally accessible location, also it's nice and compact and doesn't feel fat like the XBOX controllers do.

Gamecube and Xbox series.. i tho they all had a good grip

For 2D games? Where specific d-pad movement was required and more than three buttons were still needed, nothing was greater than the SEGA Saturn Control Pad (successor to the six button Mega Drive/Genesis controller). I still use it thanks to a USB converter.

For all other games, if given a choice on what to use? Wii U Pro Controller is currently my go to choice and favourite. Comfortable to hold, has all the buttons I require, Bluetooth, incredibly long battery life (unlike poor life in Xbox One and PS4 controllers to me), and works quite well on PC for almost every genre of games a controller can work on with both solid Nintendo d-pad and analogue stick.

Honorary mention for a great controller, but not the best and actually a third party. The PS1 ASCII Grip for Playstation One. A one-handed controller for the number of puzzle, turn based strategy, RPGs, and so forth titles in which swift constant action wasn't required. For someone who at the time had broken one of his hands and still wanted to play game, it was wonderful to own one of those.

Gamecube > Xbox 360 > everything else

Original Xbox S-Controller is my fave by far. I still use 'em for PC gaming in conjunction with Xpadder key remapping software :-)

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I'm gonna go old-school and say the Atari 2600 controller.

While not perfect, overall I like the DualShock (1-3) controllers the most, haven't used the DS4 that much but I like that it has longer grips. The DS controllers have nice layout, clickable sticks and awesome d-pad

Atari Jaguar is a must - I mean, how can you play without a numeric pad?

Maybe it's because it's the one I use the most. But I like the Xbox 360 controller the best.