Consoles need standardized control inputs so games can be ported easier. That’s why all controllers kind of evolved to look the same over the last 20 years or so (and why companies like Nintendo always have strange input devices).
There are more effective devices that get around the bad ergonomics of trying to used a mouse on the couch; basically trackballs in controllers.
There are more effective devices that get around the bad ergonomics of trying to used a mouse on the couch; basically trackballs in controllers.
https://www.yorku.ca/mack/FuturePlay2.html
https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-trackball-controller-patent/
https://hackaday.com/2016/01/10/putting-a-trackball-inside-a...