T-Pac | 7,951 Graphics Team · Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 What is your preference? And is it different for control pads vs arcade sticks? -CasualCart 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,226 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Needs to be a poll. This could be like balls vs. bats. I'm a concave guy but the preference is narrow between the two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagusSmurf | 579 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 both all hail the super nintendo 7 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 1,015 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Don't mind either, but gun to my head? Convex. I try to get them on every modded arcade stick I get. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor | 919 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 concave. OG NES controllers 4 life! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kguillemette | 1,622 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) Tough to say. Playing NES with convex buttons doesn't feel right for example. I feel like there is just more precision, perhaps? Like a better grip from finger to button? Cruising a more laid back modern adventure would feel weird with concave buttons. It might just be a comfort thing? Edited February 21, 2022 by Kguillemette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD | 1,504 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 I mostly prefer concave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj_robot | 557 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) I'm inside the sphere... so I guess concave? Edited February 22, 2022 by cj_robot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,912 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 I always thought the point was to have both so it's easier to know which button is which without having to look at them. Same type of reason why F and J have those little bumps on them. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NostalgicMachine | 328 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 12 hours ago, twiztor said: concave. OG NES controllers 4 life! Quoted for truth! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 4,107 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 5,125 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Honestly don't get the preference, I'm fine either way outside of the arcade. There though, I don't think I've really used a machine with a convex button other than some of those ticket games so I never thought of it, but largely in the US they're concave. Going to go with the smurfs answer -- all hail the SNES as it did both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,411 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I never knew there was a concave or a convex button. I simply knew them as “button”. Golly, you learn something new every day! To answer the question: whichever causes less friction and finger burns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstralSoul | 523 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Concave buttons always seem to hurt my thumbs less during extended gaming sessions but ultimately it really doesn't make much of a difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,226 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 One system or device that I've used had the four option buttons that were concave, and tilted into each other. This made a bowl-shape for all of the buttons, and it made it easy roll your finger around buttons. The affect was subtle but it made multi-button movements much more fluid. I cannot recall where I've seen this but that was my favorite option. I think it was on a drone controller, but it was shaped very much like a game controller. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croagunk | 798 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I don’t really have a preference at all. If I had to choose, I’d say convex because I can use my fingernail to hit the button better than concave. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 6,030 Events Team · Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Concave for NES and arcade. Convex for all others including Super Nintendo. Super Famicom controllers were superior to SNES. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,283 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 On an arcade stick with bigger buttons I like convex, easier to make inputs for me A smaller pad with 4 action buttons I like both (totally like everyone on the SNES train), but if it's two button like the nes I would be fine either way, but the concave can dig into my thumbs with long gameplay. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 5,015 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 9:01 AM, TDIRunner said: I always thought the point was to have both so it's easier to know which button is which without having to look at them. Same type of reason why F and J have those little bumps on them. F and J have herpes... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,912 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 3 hours ago, fcgamer said: F and J have herpes... Thanks for making me think about that every time I start typing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,912 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 I completely forgot about this until I posted this picture in "The Ultimate Controller" thread. There was a time when you could choose between concave and convex analogue sticks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange | 1,731 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Concave as God intended 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyNotZoidberg | 590 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 3:00 PM, MagusSmurf said: both all hail the super nintendo This. arcade: concave guitar props: convex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webhead123 | 753 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 I generally prefer concave on both console controllers and arcade decks but I think the Super Nintendo did the absolute GOAT by combining concave and convex for tactile bliss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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