Just a thread for anyone else out there who prefers the layout of a 6-button controller to the more dominant ABXY layout. What I wouldn't give for a dual stick, dual trigger gamepad that also had six face buttons.
I'd enjoy using the m30 a bit more if they fixed some of the problems, otherwise that dpad is among one of my favorites to use. The lack of pivot really kills the dpad for me since it's so easy to depress all 4 buttons at the same time. Mine had another problem develop which made the dpad unusable since it kept sticking. If you enjoy a 6 button pad you might as well go for a fight stick since most controllers have some significant problems for me.
I've heard good things about the Victrix controller and the Octa (although the octa has some qc problems). The Raion would've been an amazing controller but it suffers a lot of the same problems the m30 has. The Fighting Commander is probably my favorite of the bunch.
I used to have the genesis turbo MK-1470 controller, which had the 6 face buttons and a toggle switch so you just had to hold the damned things down for rapid-fire, it was absolutely glorious.
I have the one in the photo (an 8bitdo m30) and it's pretty good for most games. What tends to be the stumbling point is how many buttons the game expects you to press simultaneously: pressing A + X + L is a lot easier than A + X + Z. As long as you're not expected to mash though having the extra face buttons is just great.
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