The touchscreen backlash and the power of buttons

We live in a world of buttons, or at least we did, until touch came along. Now, a touchscreen backlash brewing, Clayton takes a look back at the history of buttons with help from button expert Rachel Plotnick, author of Power Button: A History of Pleasure, Panic, and the Politics to see why gamers treat buttons and touchscreens a little bit differently. *IMPORTANT LINKS* TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@polygon Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/polygon Twitter: http://bit.ly/PolygonTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/PolygonInsta Facebook: http://bit.ly/PolygonFB Polygon Newsletter: https://www.polygon.com/pages/newsletter And for more gaming and entertainment coverage, visit http://www.polygon.com