You told me your favorite controller ever and I don't believe you

Date:
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Description:
What's the most popular controller of all time? Our readers have made an... interesting choice.

FULL STORY ======================================================================

Last month I ran a poll asking you, dear TechRadar readers, what your favourite controller of all time was. I included pretty much all the first-party controllers with thumbsticks I could think of, going as far back at the Nintendo 64.

Id expected, like any self-respecting gamer, to have see the likes of the latest Xbox Wireless Controller , DualSense Wireless Controller , or maybe
the DualShock 4, to top the list. But that didn't happen.

Rather, the original Valve Steam Controller was voted as readers favourite controller of all time yes really. It got 15% of the votes, putting it in first place, while second was taken by the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller with 13%; an older controller but a fantastic one for the time, and many years after it.

Third place went to the PlayStation DualSense Edge , one of the most modern controllers on the list, and a personal favorite of mine, with 11% of the vote. Now that pick makes a lot of sense, as does joint fourth place going to the latest Xbox Wireless Controller and DualSense with 9% of the vote respectively.

So those are the results the poll ended up kicking out. But heres the thing: Im not buying it. (Image credit: Jacob Krol/Future)

Maybe it was because I headlined the article with the Steam Machine
controller , so sucked in diehard Steam fans. Or maybe you thought I meant
the controller built into the Steam Deck or a lot of you are just trolling me.

I like what Valve tried to do with the original Steam Controller, but I
simply cant believe people think the weird trackpad-meets-gamepad design it made for the peoples favorite controller of all time.

Perhaps, I should have asked what you think the best controller of all time is, instead of favorite - as those can be different things.

So while I try and come up with a new poll thats potentially troll-proof, why dont you hop to the comments and tell me, genuinely, what your favorite controller of all time is and which of the big players has the best
controller right now?

Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the
Follow button!

And of course you can also follow TechRadar on TikTok for news, reviews, unboxings in video form, and get regular updates from us on WhatsApp too.



======================================================================
Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/gaming/you-told-me-your-favorite-controller-ever-and -i-dont-believe-you


--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
* Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100)