“Became” a circus?  It’s been one since the beginning. It’s the same all the same idiots running the crypto scams now moving into the AI scam and the same tech “journalists” are falling for the same scam all over again. 

the strange thought process is thinking Nintendo somehow time traveled during the development of the N64 and then intentionally designed a bad controller despite knowing what the future would be.  The N64 controller is terrible, as are most N64 games, but not because of the analogue stick and dpad, and certainly not…

I see the problem. It sounds like you weren’t around when the N64 was a going concern for Nintendo. You’re trying to apply modern game design to the time period which makes absolutely no sense. Sure, many modern games use the analogue stick AND the dpad, but the dpad is really just another 4 input buttons. Oftentimes…

The N64 controller isn’t awful because of its analogue stick? It’s because it designed to be used for a single awful game, and everything else had to accommodate for that. You weren’t actively switching between the analogue stick and the dpad in N64 games. The majority of them never even used the dpad at all. But for…

Niche user? Sure. Dumb product? Clearly not according to the people buying it because they very clearly have a use for it.

Some people love to argue over where analogue sticks belong on a controller as if it really matters that much. Then others love to argue that devices literally designed for text entry and GUI navigation are somehow well suited for playing games with. 

You’re right. It has nothing to do with ergonomics. It’s just a key buzzword that Microsoft fans use. There’s a whole litany of issues with Microsoft’s poorly designed controllers and not one of them has anything to should with where the analog sticks are. That said, the Wii U Pro controller is also quite terrible.

Me too. Except I don’t play shooters. So I’ve never owned and have no interest in an Xbox

Because many people prefer a single, dedicated device for something, like a dedicated gaming console, not fiddling with settings and trying to get multi use devices to work correctly, like trying to get a game to work on a Windows computer. 

If you’re using your phone for remote play, then you’re giving up its use for everything else at the time. If you have a PlayStation Portal then your phone is still free to check and answer messages, listen to music, or whatever else you might use it for. Baffling how so many people are so hell bent on slamming this…

Are we going to be able to buy just the actual game or are we going to be forced to buy the tacked on roguelike mode nonsense that has no business in a game like this.  At least it doesn’t look like they’re forcing the tacked-on multiplayer nonsense they’ve been threatening us with for years, hopefully at this point…

what does that have to do, specifically, with the PlayStation Portal, a device designed exclusively for remote play?  What does owning a phone, or a computer, or a tablet or anything else you want to name have to do with this specific device designed specifically for remote play use?

What does already having a phone have to do with suggesting the PlayStation Portal is the same as buying a Backbone or other similar device and a phone to use for remote play?

half the price is $100.  Where are you getting a Backbone and a smart phone for less than $100 to get that “same functionality”?

You are the one missing the point that whether someone has a phone or not is not at all relevant to using this device for remote play. 

Putting together two separate devices versus one device purpose built for something. Yes, “cobbled together” is a very apt term for it. Not sure why they should bother anyone so much. Though don’t know where you’re cobbling this together for half the price. Half the price of the portal is $100, not sure where you’re…

cobbled together various devices to accomplish the task of remote play, or just buy a single device that works right out of the box

It’s quite simple, the target audience are people that want a remote play device. Don’t see what’s so difficult to understand. 

Not really. Also the screen on this is actually HD, unlike the Wii U

Attacking Sony for no reason? Thats exactly who they’ve always been.