The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have some of the best controllers in modern gaming. But it took Sony and Microsoft a lot of trial and error to get there.
Two GIFs by consumer tech blog GadgetLove capture the evolution of both manufacturers' controllers in two hypnotic loop, below. Remember when the Xbox controller used to be too big for most hands? Remember the weird analog stick placement of the of older PlayStation DualShock controllers?
Relive those memories in both these GIFs. It's interesting to see how some design elements -- like the PlayStation controller's four face buttons -- never change in placement or shape, while Microsoft altered the Xbox controller buttons significantly.
Sony's controller made big changes, from the grey color of the original controller, to the shape of the Start and Select buttons, to the addition of the touchpad on the new DualShock 4.
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