Which controller has the best D-Pad?

Which one?

DualShock

D-Pad? PS3, but the 360 has the better overall controller.

360! :P

/Sarcasm

D-Pad? PS3, but the 360 has the better overall controller.

brickdoctor

Dualshock 3

The DS... lol it's the truth.

For me its the PS3's, the buttons are well seperated. The Wii's is just too small, and the 360's is a circle. I like them in the order I listed.

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D-Pad? PS3, but the 360 has the better overall controller.

mrmcygan

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D-Pad? PS3, but the 360 has the better overall controller.

mrmcygan

oh, the 360s controller's only flaw.:P

it's the part of any controller I use the least, but I'm not sure whether I'd like the Wii d-pad or DS3 d-pad more.

360! :P

/Sarcasm

Jipset

I think I'd go with the Wii's d-pad actually.

I play DS somewhat, dragging my thumb seems like it would be easier than having the spacing between. a minor difference though

SNES!

Worked well with SF2

Out of those three, the Dualshock 3.

However, the Wii's Classic Controller's D-Pad is easily my favorite.

Out of those, DualShock. It's basically the only thing that's good about that controller.

I prefer the D-Pad of the Classic Controller (Pro), though.

oh, the 360s controller's only flaw.:P

it's the part of any controller I use the least, but I'm not sure whether I'd like the Wii d-pad or DS3 d-pad more.

HavocV3

whats wrong with the 360 d-pad? everyone says it worst but I don't get why. pretty the razer version will fix this problem

I would say the Dualshock as well. The Wii's one is fine but its placement is horrible.

None of those, my SFIV 360 gamepad has a 32 way dpad :) and its smooth as butter.

None of those, my SFIV 360 gamepad has a 32 way dpad :) and its smooth as butter.

WilliamRLBaker

32-way? :o Sounds more like a flat analog stick. :P

I admit that the 360 d-pad just sucks, anyone who says otherwise is a huge fanboy. The Duelshock is obviously the best, but I still prefer the 360 stick placement and overall controller design

The Playstation 3's, no contest.

Best D-pad on a controller easily is won by the Sega Saturn.

There is a reason the special edition Street Figher 4 controlers looked the way they did...

ps3 has the better dpad but for everythuing else its the 360

There is such a large consensus on this question. This thread is pointless.

DualShock, but D-pads have been neglected down to weapon changes now in Games. toxicmog

Uhh, fighters and 2D platformers / downloadable games? Not everyone only plays shooters.

I keed, I keed! :P

For this console generation, the Wii cl@ssic controller. It has a nice solid d-pad that I can comfortably operate with my thumb in the middle. The 360 d-pad is kinda iffy, and the cut-out on the center of the Sony d-pad makes using it in the aforementioned manor for any length of time very uncomfortable.

of all time: Sega Genesis

this gen: Wii Classic Controller Pro

modified xbox dpad. If you follow the guide to put a little plastic membrane under the dpad (no sanding required) it actually makes the thing far better than any other controller. Without it the 360 dpad is absolute garbage though.

But i guess if you arent willing to open up your controllers and mod em... probably the wii, followed by the dual shock... and xbox way in last.

In Order:

Saturn (ACCURATE, Easy to feel directions, easy to travel, good size)
Genesis (Like the Saturn easy to feel directions, easy to travel and accurate)
N64(it was rarely used, but was great)(Big, Solid)
Phat DS (Good size, solid, good tactile feel)
GBA (solid, good tactile feel)
SNES, Wii C la s s i c Controller (softer edges = less owies vs. NES, nice size)
XB Controller S (Not bad at all)
NES (good, but hard edges make thumbs :cry:
Dualshock, All other sony pads (connected underneath, why not on top)
Dreamcast (Penalized for being the first pack-in to relegate Dpads to 2nd c l a s s citizens)
Wii (Smaller than C l a s s i c and rarely suitable placement)
360 (Hard to feel directions & poor travel)
Gamecube(its functional, but bad placement and for the love of god whose fingers are possibly this small!)
Duke (suspect they were trying to make a comfortable thumb rest, but whoever laid out the circuitry got confused and thought it was actually supposed to be usable)

This gen? Dualshock hands down, it isn't even a competition. The best overall would probably be the Sega Saturn.

Saturn, not Dreamcast, that was a brainfart.

Dreamcast (Penalized for being the first to relegate Dpad to 2nd ****citizens)

Seiki_sands

I liked the position of the d-pad on the Dreamcast controller. It felt balanced with the analog stick, without compromising towards one or the other.