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[–] 36 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I find it interesting that there appears to be a line (kids that grew up with a Nintendo DS) where people went from loving membrane buttons to hating membrane buttons.

To me, membrane buttons are an absolute Pro.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I'd be fine with membrane switches if there were split D-pad options for them. Don't mind them for buttons, but ever since I got a Stadia controller, I haven't looked back at membranes for D-pads.

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    And depending on what you play, membrane controller D-pads wear out unevenly - i had to toss my "Dead Cells"-Controller into my "backup hardware" bin because of the right side input being FAR more easy to press than the left side which messed up more than a few runs - to be fair it took around 6-700hrs of playtime to get there, but it does happen.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    Right?! Not to mention the issue with dual inputs when rocking one direction back and forth on the d-pad. Noticed it as I was playing Hollow Knight on my OG Switch with the Switch Pro Controller's infamous D-pad, which the Switch 2 Pro Controller didn't even bother fixing.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Some membranes feel like mush, the buttons have WAY TOO MUCH travel, and the buttons wiggle as you try to mount them.

    Then there are micro switches that immediately give my fingers cramps, click louder than a Cherry Blue switch, and you can never tell if you've actually pressed it or not.

    For posterity, I prefer membranes as well.

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