Do controllers need more buttons?

What if buttons on the bottom, as seen in many modded controllers, became standard issue? The return of the black and white buttons on the Xbox Controller? Or just an extra face button? 
 
I haven't run into many games that really require more buttons (Half-Life 2 maybe), but what if at least two bottom buttons were added to controllers. This would probably change all FPS control schemes to make jump, reload or melee down there. 
 
Would games benefit from this, or just force developers to add useless features to fill the up all the buttons? And what kind of features would you like to see included if more buttons were available?  
 
For me, extra buttons would be nice for Bad Company 2, specifically ones on the bottom for easier access for spotting, and perhaps a different button for actions and arming M-COM stations, so I don't keep picking up damn kits when trying to defuse the charge.

A co worker of mine got Steel battalion for XBOX on Ebay, it has 44 buttons or someshit. It's fucking cool.

Only for things like RTS and MMO's which blow on consoles anyway. 
 
There are some games that I feel like could benefit from more buttons, like God of War 3 or Prototype.  
 
It would mostly just complicate everything though.

No we just all need to be able to make the Nintendo Power glove compatible with all the new consoles.

People still use anything except a mouse and keys?

I think we are at a good number for now.  I don't what another controller like this:
 

There are also ways to artificially add buttons with a control scheme. For instance, having different actions mapped to the face buttons depending on whether or not LT is held down earns you 3 extra right there.

" I think we are at a good number for now.  I don't what another controller like this:
 

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OK, here's what I want next generation consoles to sport:

I find the current number of buttons to be perfect. There are a few games that could benefit from additional buttons though.

I'm fine with modern controllers. I could do with one button for a quick-save, though, just so you don't have to go to the menu or anything. The Orange Box for PS3 was genius in that respect -- all you had to do was hold down to quick save. More of that, please.

With Natal, the future is NO controller.

The industry is going with less buttons and more towards natal, wiimote, that magic wand thing on the ps3. I think adding in more buttons is probally going to drive away more casual gamers, I don't think it needs more buttons.

 
For current controllers, I think they got the forumula right, they don't need more buttons at all.

no

Hell no, 4 buttons and a D pad is all you need.

I thought it was lunacy when they went from the 2 buttons and D-Pad on the NES to the D-Pad, 4 button, 2 shoulder buttons of the SNES. Any more will simply be witchcraft.

Considering how few games actually use a d-pad these days. Replacing that with another set of buttons like a C buttons on the N64 pad could work but, considering the placing right next to the analogue stick, it might not be that good an idea.

"the future is NO controller. "

Controllers are like bikinis: less is more.

You know what I hate? pressing down on the sticks to sprint/something else....fuck....I hate that 

I think controllers are pretty good right now.  I could see the trigger section having another set of buttons, I could handle that.  Other than that, I don't want more buttons.  I do want dual analog sticks on EVERYTHING!  DS.  PSP.  Wii.  PS3 wand.

You want more buttons?

Six face buttons would be nice. 
 
         

No, I'm good with the way they are. I want to play on a controller no a Keyboard.

No. I think adding more buttons is a bad idea. It would raise the barrier to entry for new gamers without adding much functionality.

I could deal with a few more buttons. Two under the controller would be nice and easy to operate but many more would become too difficult to make them useful. What I think would be more useful is accurate accelerometers, like the sixaxis but actually useful. If you had something like that then you could do simple gestures for some of the actions you do all the time like reloading etc which would mean you could still operate other buttons while you did that.

I believe that the Thrustmaster Firestorm II Dual Analog controller was, or still is, the best, because of this: 

Just give me a Mouse and keyboard. If we need any more than we have already got.

Hell no.  The more they could do with less buttons, the better.

" The return of the black and white buttons on the Xbox Controller?  "

No.

" @demontium:   Christ, that guy needs to shut the fuck up. "