Going to give a controller another go (please help spec)

[strumpusplunket]

First thing to say here is that I hate controllers. I am clumsy with them, but most of all they tend to aggravate my joints something rotten. I have some hyper-mobility in my fingers, which can cause pain with anything requiring gripping/pinching.

I have used an Xbox 360 controller a bit, but the last time I had a two hour session with one (even though it was with a slow-paced game) my hands ached for days.

Even apart from that, I am at a loss as to how you're supposed to use the sticks and buttons at the same time without weird hand contortions and pressing buttons with the inside of a kuckle or the edge of a digit.

The thing is, so many games now seem to all but demand you use a controller. I can't go on with Yakuza 0, for instance, without one.

Do any controller connoisseurs have any recommendations for the most erogonomically comfortable ones? I'm thinking one that allows a relaxed grip and doesn't need the thumbs to stretch too much. Preferably with good compatablity.

 

[geekyadz]

I've not really venturered out of original Xbox One or PlayStation controllers.

For best compatibitly you're better off with something Xbox based (eg Xbox One controller).

However, Yakuza 0 is a Steam based game and I have managed to get a PlayStation 4 controller working with Steam (as should a PS3 controller I seem to recall). That said, you can use ScpToolKit to install the PS3/PS4 controller to make it compatible with most games (I seem to recall it makes Windows think it has a Xbox 360 controller plugged in instead)

 

[0sborne]

OC has this offering on their site:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/raze...ler-pc-xbox-rz06-01990100-r3m1-gc-008-ra.html

personally I’ve always found the Xbox controller more comfortable than the PlayStation. I have large hands so the Xbox one is a much better option. I’m not sure with your condition if there will be a perfect controller out there for you. Perhaps regular breaks, giving your grip time to relax may be the way to go?

 

[strumpusplunket]

Cheers, guys. So it looks like I need Xbox compatabilty for the best chance of actually getting things to work without faff.

I was thinking I might need some sort of modified version from another manufacturer, rather like the Razer one. But... just looking at the thumb-stretch needed on that one makes my joints ache! I really thing I'm after something that allows a soft, neutral position for the thumbs, almost where they'd fall at rest.

Last game I played with a controller was Persona 4, so the controller was just resting in my hands for long periods, and even then just two hours of playing played havoc with my joints.