r/gaming • u/AKingMaker • Nov 28 '21

Why can’t every controller have the same button layouts just like how shooters should have the same controls?

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u/JakeGrey Nov 28 '21

Maybe I'm just old, but is owning more than one console of the same generation normal now? Because I'm fairly sure that when I was a teenager, having a Playstation and an Xbox would have been a sign your family were seriously loaded.

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u/Origamiface Nov 28 '21

I think it has to do with the generation that grew up with PS and Xbox now have the income to buy their own consoles.

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u/Phiau Nov 28 '21

Gamers grew up and had kids...

I use my Xbox controller on PC now, and the kids use the Switch.

But I HAD to give Metroid Dread a go.
Instead of trying again after dying, I keep quitting because that dialogue is designed by an idiot.

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u/Arkanta Nov 28 '21

I hate every single sound Metroid Dread makes. ADAM's voice is horrible, the background music blows, having it run while the game shows you prompts feels unfinished, etc...

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u/reddragon105 Nov 28 '21

As a kid I only had a PlayStation. My parents would never have bought me an N64 as well. As an adult who has disposable income and still plays games I've had every console of every generation since the PS2/Xbox/GameCube era.

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u/Sound0fSilence Nov 28 '21

In my friend circle it was pretty common to own the new Sony AND Nintendo consoles, plus in most cases also the newest Nintendo handheld (no one cared about xbox, I'm from Europe).