LogFAQs > #299610

There is only one modern genre that benefits from the D-Pad, hardly an excuse to tolerate side-by-side analog.

there's nothing to tolerate, it works fine either way and actually looks-wise it's better because it's more visually pleasing to have it symmetrical. when you don't care where the left analog stick is, the 360 becomes "putting the d-pad in an awkward place for absolutely no benefit." I don't see why you'd only count modern games, a lot of people use these controllers to play old games, either on their consoles or through hooking them up to their PC.