Ever since the Xbox 360 was released, there has always been one major problem with the controllers. The directional pad, commonly referred to as the d-pad. Not really being a traditional directional ...

Over the last year, the Nintendo Switch has built up an impressive collection of 2D side-scrollers and classic arcade games. Unfortunately, those games rely heavily the D-Pad, and the D-Pad on the ...

I think Nintendo's official Switch Pro Controller is brilliant. It's a full-size pad with large face buttons, textured handles and a transparent shell that reveals a circuit-inspired pattern ...

In the past five years, Microsoft has encountered a number of complaints regarding its Xbox 360 hardware. The most vociferous of those were likely related to critical hardware failures, but not far ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The reason that the Xbox Series X controller does not feature swappable D-pads is because it ...

A Reddit user opened up one of Nintendo’s reissued GameCube controllers for Switch Online members and discovered the D-pad internals are redesigned. They note the original controller’s D-pad sat ...

The Xbox 360 controller is considered to be one of the best video game controllers ever made — except for one thing: the D-pad. It’s conversely one of the worst directional inputs ever put on a ...

The Nintendo Switch's Joy-Cons offer a lot of flexibility in how the system can be played, letting you use them while the switch is docked, in handheld mode, or even propped up on a flat surface. They ...

This is part of our ongoing series about games and trends of the upcoming next generation. For the PlayStation 4 version of this article, go here. The Xbox One controller: Part 1: Projectors, smells ( ...

Somewhat obscured in the Nintendo Switch's launch is this fun fact: It's the first Nintendo console whose standard controller does not feature a D-pad. As Nintendo is the creator of the D-pad, this is ...