Video game controllers are just as important to the experience of playing a game as the tech built into the console, as a well-constructed controller will create a more specific set of parameters for players to utilize. That's one of the reasons why Sony's new PlayStation 5 DualSense having haptic feedback and other features is potentially such a big deal for the next-generation console, as it opens up a whole new world of possibilities for game design.

There's also a certain universality to the idea of a video game controller, given gamers in different parts of the world may experience different translations of titles but will all hold the same device to play them. So when a picture was uploaded to Twitter yesterday by Japanese user cbr6w depicting a strange rock that looks eerily similar to the design of controllers used by Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, it makes sense why that rock began to resonate all over social media.

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More often than not, a controller will stand out for its small details. For instance, the DualSense has a grip texture made from repeating PlayStation symbols. This controller-shaped rock has no details at all, which has led to all manner of jokes about how far controller design has come, or about how certain kinds of players must be using the flat-faced design when playing fighting games like Super Smash Bros.

Video games have made the rounds on Twitter for a number of reasons, with one recent bizarre example featuring a hilarious shooter concept that uses floppy guns. However, large groups of people gathering around a literal rock simply because it resembles a controller is as strange as it is fun.

The importance of video game controllers is hard to overstate, and many people become fiercely attached to the kinds of controllers they used growing up — to the point of sometimes disparaging newer designs. Some players have taken this interest into their own hands by designing modern devices like their predecessors, such as an Xbox One controller modeled after the GameCube.

Though the controller-shaped rock will obviously not be winning any awards for its design, the widespread reactions to it does shine a light on how endeared people around the world are to these devices. In fact, as the video game industry has matured, there are also pushes by companies and fans alike to create accessible controllers for the differently abled so they can get in on the fun more readily.

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