You can use any of the current controllers, honestly. it wasn't until the Dualshock controller that got released around Spyro the Dragon 1 that the thumb pads and vibration got added (if i remember correctly), and since then, almost every sony/xbox controller has been modeled after that one, with the difference of the symbols being used for sony for the action buttons, versus the letters for the action buttons.
I look forwards to the updated demo!