Originally Posted by directhex 
the dual shock always has been & always will be an awful design
i rate it somewhere near the Jaguar's joypad for comfort
Hmm. Well I always got along with it. The D-pad is the thing I liked most about it, especially for playing Football Sims. The individual directional buttons make it easier to control. I did always find myself using that rather than the sticks tho: if I had the choice