The Retro Fighters Defender Next-Gen is easily one of the most impressive wireless controllers we’ve ever seen. While the price tag may strike some as a little high (at least on this list anyway), this is one of the most durable and versatile wireless third-party controllers ever made. While the controller works beautifully with your PlayStation 1, you’ll find that it can be used for the PS2, PS3, and even the PS Classic. Going even further than that, the Retro Fighters Defender Next-Gen can even be used with your PC or Nintendo Switch. This may turn out to be your go-to wireless choice for several consoles.

The PlayStation Move was Sony’s answer to the Nintendo Wii. Well, technically, it was its second answer after the failures of the Sixaxis controller and the motion technology of the same name. It slightly resembled the Nintendo Wii controllers, but it featured a few technological advancements as well as integration with the PlayStation Eye camera. When the PlayStation 3 was unveiled at E3 2005, it was accompanied by a new controller that drew quite a bit of attention both negative and…well, most of it was negative. Despite all the talk the controller attracted, Sony said almost nothing about this “boomerang” design during that E3 presentation. Let's begin at the beginning. The original PlayStation released in North America at the end of 1995, a time when gamers were accustomed to the SNES and the SEGA Genesis. Both machines had decent controllers, with the Super Nintendo's pad in particular a departure from the norm, sporting a D-pad, two shoulder buttons, four face buttons, and two central buttons. It's clear where Sony's initial inspiration came from, then, but it took things a step further for its very first controller.The DualSense looks like it will be a good controller. I dislike the default colour scheme but presumably it will be easy enough to get another pad that ascetically more to my liking. Most of the recoloured versions people PhotoShopped look good.

You will need a keyboard to press Escape on to access the emulator's menu so that you can then configure your controller: a controller with a Home/Guide button that can be a dedicated Open Menu button is required to use this emulator with just a controller.

PS3 — Motion in the Ocean

The first iteration of the interface was known, simply, as the PlayStation Controller. It came in PlayStation Gray, matching the color of the original console. It was configured as described in the section above, with a Sony PlayStation logo sat above the Start and Select buttons. Phillips, Tom (5 October 2020). "In a historic move, PlayStation 5 swaps X and Circle button use in Japan". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020 . Retrieved 5 October 2020. The controller is lightweight but feels very much like an actual PlayStation 1 controller. You’re also going to appreciate that these wireless controllers are designed to be as simple and easy to use as possible. An auto-detect feature means all you need to do is plug and play. The 2.4GHz technology offers a stable signal that should be able to keep you playing for hours. All you need are two AA batteries, and the charge should keep for a good while. This is also the controller that introduced the iconic Square, Triangle, Circle, Cross button layout for PlayStation controllers. According to PlayStation controller designer Teiyu Goto, the circle and cross were meant to convey “Yes” and “No” while the triangle represented point of view and the square was intended to be a kind of menu button. The PlayStation 1 Dual Analog Controller

The gaikokujin gamer's guide to Tokyo's thriving arcades | Ars Technica". 21 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021 . Retrieved 8 February 2021. RetroPie supports many popular controllers out of the box. On first boot you will be prompted to configure a controller in EmulationStation. Once you finish configuring your controller, multiple configuration profiles will be automagically generated for most of the systems in RetroPie.a b c d Nishino, Hideaki (7 April 2020). "Introducing DualSense, the New Wireless Game Controller for PlayStation 5". PlayStation Blog. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020 . Retrieved 7 April 2020. Hold down any button on your keyboard or gamepad and the name will appear at the bottom and then open up into a configuration menu: a b Hollister, Sean (7 February 2021). "How Sony designed the PS5's ultimate Easter egg". The Verge. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022 . Retrieved 8 October 2022.