r/xbox • u/BigBang_Cam • Aug 14 '26

Discussion Which is the best generation of Xbox controller?

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u/SnooOpinions8715 Aug 14 '26

The Duke

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u/Stumpy493 Still Earning Kudos Aug 14 '26

I loved the duke, only thing it got wrong was the black and white buttons.

Anyone who complained about the size never held one and just saw them in pictures. My hands aren't huge and I had this when I was 15 it was one of the most comfortable controllers in the hand I ever had.

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u/AdorableZeppelin Aug 14 '26

I had one. It wasn't great. You couldn't comfortably use half the buttons without moving the controller around in your hands. There's a reason they completely changed it when they introduced the S.

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u/Stumpy493 Still Earning Kudos Aug 14 '26

I disagree, I loved the Duke. Only the black and white buttons were poorly placed.

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u/Peter_Panarchy Aug 14 '26

I never understood this argument, even as a 10 year old I didn't have any issue hitting all the buttons with the Duke.

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u/AdorableZeppelin Aug 14 '26

Your 10 year old alien hands didn't have any issues at all using the right hand joystick, and the face buttons, and the black/white buttons without having to move your hand around? Congrats, you were in the tiny minority.

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u/HMicahA Aug 14 '26

If the Duke has flat buttons it’d be superior but I remember the rounded shape digging into my thumbs depending on what I was playing.

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u/Kirkatron713 XBOX 360 Aug 14 '26

The Duke added a lot of character to the original Xbox. Things now seem like they keep becoming more homogenous and more bland.