But a company called Deckbuttons is keen to add them, sort of. One of the resin-based directional pads that it makes contains actual bugs, which fulfills the desires of a certain... someone out ...

This patent pending device adheres to the iPad's screen over the directional pad of any applicable game to deliver ultimate control and superb response for full gaming immersion. Fling's unique ...

Like a cross between Valve's ambitious-yet-flawed Steam Controller, Sony's DualSense and the latest Xbox offering, it sports a trackpad of a directional pad, two analog sticks, the usual face and ...

In a recent interview, a Microsoft designer and manager explained the process involved in redesigning the controller's analog sticks and directional pad. Microsoft wanted to take an all ...

If you are looking for a portable pocket controller to take with you while travelling or even just to carry in your bag for those unexpected gaming sessions, then this tiny foldable Ion Go Pad ...

Xbox Live's Major Nelson has just revealed a new wireless controller model, which includes a "transforming" directional pad. Twisting the D-Pad can raise and lower the surrounding plastic ...

You'd have the directional pad on the left, action buttons on the right and perhaps a couple of shoulder buttons up top with a menu button or two in the center. That all changed with the ...