Xbox One controller "stick button" too easy to press?

gowenfawr · Aug 25, 2015

I'm a month into my Xbox One, played on the 360 for years before that.

The sticks on the Xbox One controller seem (too) easy to button-press, compared to the 360. Playing FPS like Titanfall and CoD:AW I keep button pressing on the stick (mostly right) when I'm fighting. Which sucks when you're 100 yards from someone and trying
to shoot them but end up doing a melee attack instead.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Any suggestions? Any way to firm up the controller hardware?

I've tried 4 different controllers, I've tried stock / .30 Kontrol Freek / .45 Kontrol Freek, and I've given it a few weeks of play to see if it's just something my hands need to adjust to. But it's an ongoing problem, and I'm wondering if this is an aspect
of the new controller that anybody else is struggling with.

Any help appreciated!

:)

OG Pooh · Aug 25, 2015

What will the next xbox be like?

[quote user="Static Jak"]

...It'd be nice to see some legitimate improvements to controllers. - Finding ways to add more buttons without making it too cluttered or complicated would be great.

[/quote]

The Atari Jaguar controller was pretty good in this area. It had three primary fire buttons, start, pause & a phone-style keypad (which used overlays specific to each game) for a total of 17 buttons. It was very comfortable, with the three fire buttons all
lined-up along the natural arc of the thumb. The only thing it lacked was analog sticks & triggers, but they'd be pretty easy to include. Here's a link to some pics...

atari jaguar controller - Bing images

Wiggs · Aug 25, 2015

New Assasin's Creed III trailer

[quote user="IsaacClarkeSNL"]

[quote user="ICN3D"]

Theres 1 button for running and jumping....thats not really a challenge. And everytime I would slightly move my control stick to the side my guy would jump off a building like he was suicidal. Then too many times I would press the button to start climbing
and my guy would just stand there.....only to get beat down by 5 guards.

[/quote]So you complain that it's to easy, then you complain that it's too hard?

[/quote]Yeah, thats what I'm doing.....lets go with that.

jasonbrooks2972 · Aug 27, 2015

i have to say, thats interesting.. i still use both systems daily and they both feel the same to me although my controllers i bought two at launch and a third about 6 months later, so i'm not sure if i have the same controller as you..

what i will say compared to the 360 controllers is the xbox one controllers are junk!!

unfortunately i think your just going to have to get used it.. unless a better controller comes around.. which i doubt unless they relaunch a updated version of the "one"..

i wish you luck..

gowenfawr · Oct 31, 2018

It turns out there's actually a
Titanfall controller configuration called "Button Kicker" that just swaps the Melee (Right Stick Button) and Crouch (B Button). I'm trying that out because crouching while frantically maneuvering in a gunfight is probably going to be less harmful than
kicking during one.

gowenfawr

It turns out there's actually a
Titanfall controller configuration called "Button Kicker" that just swaps the Melee (Right Stick Button) and Crouch (B Button). I'm trying that out because crouching while frantically maneuvering in a gunfight is probably going to be less harmful than
kicking during one.

jasonbrooks2972

i have to say, thats interesting.. i still use both systems daily and they both feel the same to me although my controllers i bought two at launch and a third about 6 months later, so i'm not sure if i have the same controller as you..

what i will say compared to the 360 controllers is the xbox one controllers are junk!!

unfortunately i think your just going to have to get used it.. unless a better controller comes around.. which i doubt unless they relaunch a updated version of the "one"..

i wish you luck..

IsaacClarkeSNL

[quote user="ICN3D"]

Theres 1 button for running and jumping....thats not really a challenge. And everytime I would slightly move my control stick to the side my guy would jump off a building like he was suicidal. Then too many times I would press the button to start climbing
and my guy would just stand there.....only to get beat down by 5 guards.

[/quote]So you complain that it's to easy, then you complain that it's too hard?

EzequielNeves19

Hello Roșca how are you?

My name is Ezequiel I'm an Independent Consultant.

Yes, is very easy. If using a controller, press and hold the Xbox button  until it vibrates, press the View button  and select Yes.

To turn it off, hold the Xbox button  until it vibrates, then press the Show button  again.

Alternatively, you can press the Xbox  button to open the dashboard, then go to Profile & System > Settings > Accessibility > Magnifier and check the box next to Magnifier On.

To disable it, uncheck the box.
To activate Magnifier if you are using a keyboard, press the Windows logo key + plus sign (+).

To disable it, press Windows logo key + Esc.

You can also activate using the controller.

Use the right stick  to interact with on-screen items.

Use the left stick  to interact with items on the screen.

Use the right trigger  to zoom in.

Use the left trigger  to zoom out.

If you want to maintain a specific magnification while gaming, follow the steps above to use Magnifier and press the Xbox  button twice. By doing this, you will be able to maintain the magnification while using the controller to play the game. To return to the magnifier controls, press the Xbox  button twice.

https://support.xbox.com/help/account-profile/accessibility/use-magnifier

VernierSlake

Third lowest on the left would be Caps and toggled via Left Stick (LS). The two sticks on your controller can be pressed into the controller as if they were buttons. Press the Left Stick in and you'll change between caps and lowercase.

Xbox One controller "stick button" too easy to press?