Sony DUALSHOCK 2 Analog Controller for PlayStation 2

Video Games. This gamepad model is the standard, "first-party" controller that Sony produces for its PlayStation 2 console. The molded plastic body of the Dual Shock 2 controller is symmetrical and designed to be held evenly between both hands. A small motor inside the unit will cause it to vibrate when prompted by a game in the console, providing tactile feedback to the user. Four "trigger" buttons at the top of the unit, two on each side, are accessed with the index fingers as the other fingers wrap around the wing-like handles extending from the bottom of the controller. A conventional, cross-shaped D-Pad on the left side of the controller's face is accessed with the left thumb. Four PlayStation action buttons are located in a diamond pattern on the right side of the face of the unit, with the "Triangle" button on top, the "X" button on the bottom, the "Square" button to the left, and the "Circle" button to the right. These are accessed with the right thumb. Two slightly larger analog joysticks are