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the joystick-shaped remotes that turn thumbs into main characters.
means a handheld device that translates human muscle twitches into commands a game or machine understands.
from from the arcade paddles and joysticks of the 1970s, itself borrowed from aircraft cockpit terminology where a pilot literally controlled the machine.
button count racemodern pads pack over a dozen inputs now
analog stick originnintendo 64 introduced it commercially in 1996
haptic obsessionps5 controller has adaptive trigger resistance motors
first wirelessatari 2600 remote controller shipped in 1982
for instance
nintendo 64 pad — introduced the analog stick standard, 1996
xbox elite series 2 — swappable paddles for competitive esports players
nintendo switch joy-cons — detach into two controllers, 2017
steam deck controls — trackpads replace right stick, 2022