1. IMO the triggers were worse on the DS3, thats why fps games use the shoulder buttons instead
2. Touchpad is fine, controllers need to be unique or its just the same boring things over and over again
3. I got over this rather easily, options button replaced start and select, so its not out of place IMO.
4. I don't have sweaty hands
5. I have bigger hands than average asians, and the DS4 fits in my hand perfectly and the curved part helps a lot.
6. LED has never been an issue for me
7. It is what it is, vita and 3ds and the wii u gamepad have bad battery life I was simply used to it already.
on the xb1 side
1. they should have priced the controller a bit cheaper since you would need to buy batteries or a battery pack if you want to continue using it wirelessly.
2. d-pad has always been an issue for the xbox, I blame the old sidewinder controllers.
3. I dont get the point of the haptic feedback for the triggers, since I prefer playing with no vibration at all
4. To be fair the XB1 controller does have the same type of flaw the DS4 has. The Back and Start buttons replaced. I am sure it functions the same, but I don't like seeing it since I will still use 360 controller on pc games that replaced the 360 controller with the xb1 controller design
I don't agree with your views about negativity and bashing. Even if something is perfect someone somewhere will hate on it.
More like companies are forced to listen because of social media. Its no longer the vision of the game designer, which IMO makes a lot of bad games