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PC Connectivity: Serial Input: 6-axis rubber ball, 6 buttons 1996 ASCII Sphere 360: PlayStation Connectivity: PlayStation controller port Input: 6-axis rubber ball, 10 buttons, D-pad. 3D Pad: Sega Saturn: Connectivity: Sega Saturn controller port Input: 7 digital buttons, 1 analog stick, 2 analog triggers, 1 toggle switch, D-pad: July 5, 1996 ...
The initial prevalence of analog sticks was as peripherals for flight simulator games, to better reflect the subtleties of control required for such titles. It was during the fifth console generation that Nintendo announced it would integrate an analog stick into its iconic Nintendo 64 controller, a step which would pave the way for subsequent leading console manufacturers to follow suit.