But if I had to choose I’d rather have a few milliseconds of lag than be forced to sit a few feet from my TV or have cords awkwardly stretched across my living room. Why aren’t those buttons on the controller, and why isn’t the controller wireless? There’s no good answer for the first question, but it is true that wired controllers guarantee zero input lag when you’re playing demanding games. But the controller extension cables aren’t a great option because you have to push the reset button to pop back to the home menu and choose another game, so the console has to be within reach if you want to save the state of your game or jump into a different one. That means you either have to sit absurdly close to your television, purchase third-party extension cables for the controller, or invest in long HDMI and power extension cords.
