why do some people seem to call dpads "joypads"? is that a british thing?

@Felthry joystick, but it's a pad instead. Hell, I had an old controller for PC ages back that had a joystick you could screw into the dpad <_<

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@Felthry kinda my point though.

different approach to the same concept. I've heard them called both for a long time. ^^

@Draekos oh, okay! I am too tired to understand points, apparently

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