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@Talkingben9558_XBL I've tried and actively dislike it. I prefer the more passive game experience. It's more realistic to me.

@sbchamps17_NSW Okay, good. That's a strong indicator that this is just a bug rather than a feature change.

@Dolenz_PSN Yeah, I'm 55. I probably haven't played a golf game since before the Tiger Woods days.

Madden and CFB have the ability to use a football meter on passing, but I disabled it immediately when they introduced it (in M24, I think?). Similarly, I've got a Simpsons Arcade 1 Up in the other room. It includes Simpsons Bowling, which has hard mode and easy mode. Hard mode uses the meter. Easy mode has the single click instead. We never play hard mode. It's just too much aggravation.

@sbchamps17_NSW Are you using it in Diamond Quest, and are you using an Xbox or PS5? I've got the lock next to that controller option in my Xbox settings.

I sincerely appreciate the advice. The problem is that I'm old and set in my ways, and there's an easy solution here. SDS could just unlock the basic controls I've been using for the past five months. There was no reason for this change, which is why I'm hopeful it's just a bug.

I sincerely appreciate the polite suggestion, but I have zero interest in that. I find it unwieldy and needlessly complex. I have tried it on several occasions, and it just doesn't work to my satisfaction. The simple push feels more natural for me, a VERY old-school gamer.

Until recently, I was able to play using the classic button controls. I'd select a pitch, hit a button, and the game would do all the work. Since I'm older, that's how I"m comfortable playing.

Suddenly, that option is no longer available with Diamond Dynasty. So, I've been playing since March a certain way, and now you're forcing me to start all over again by learning an entirely new system. The ability to switch to the more basic controllers is lost.

I'm a first-time player this season, and I already find the controls frustrating, as your Rookie level still has a steep learning curve for those of us who grew up on RBI Baseball 94. Now, you've just arbitrarily thrown out my five months of practice and forced me to learn an entirely new system.

This move all but assures that I just play Madden and College Football from now on and don't buy future versions of the game. Since I"m someone who was buying Stubs in-season, it's a strange move to alienate a customer like this.

Is this a bug, or is the basic controller layout no longer going to be available for Diamond Dynasty?