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Xbox controller is the worst thing to happen to emulation
~~I don't agree.~~ (Edit: Read the replies, he is actually right.)
Using Xbox controller since 360, now the One and Series S controllers as my preferred gamepad for modern emulation systems (meaning I have a Snes like pad for older systems). I have no idea why you think that a Xbox controller is bad for emulation.
Oh they're very good controllers! The problem is that they took Nintendo's button names (ABXY) and transposed their positions. It's utter chaos, and very hard for me at least to remember that A is B and B is A.
Playstation, by contrast, came up with entirely new button symbols, so it's much less confusing that O -> A.
The APIs for gamepad interfacing are a total mess now, with some based on button names and some on position (south/east/west/north).
I agree with you, but Xbox just took the Dreamcast's layout, which means SEGA is the original culprit
:O I had I idea!!