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[–] technomad@slrpnk.net 18 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Why are d-pads so easy for companies to fuck up.

[–] jay@mbin.zerojay.com 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Patents they have to dance around.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Patents only last 20 years, You can copy the SNES dpad...

[–] technomad@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago

Ah, good call.