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ELI5: Why is it that a computer mouse allows a person to play video games with so much more precision than a handheld console controller?

I know that a mouse is much more accurate and preferable for first person shooters, but why? Controllers have adjustable sensitivity and the same reticle as computers -- what makes the mouse so much easier and precise?
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The fundamental difference between a mouse and a controller is how the brain relates operation of the mouse/controller with movement of the cursor on screen. A physical change of position of the mouse results in the same change of position of the cursor (adjusted to the chosen scale). With the controller, the user uses the joysticks to tell the cursor which way to move and it becomes more of a, "wait until it is in position, then tell it to stop." Basically: a mouse is like drawing the route on a map, a controller is giving real-time directions.