• Carnelian@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    As the article mentions as well, some ps2 games rely on the pressure sensitive ps2 buttons. So you’ll have issues trying to use modern controllers with those titles.

    Still an awesome device though

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      1 year ago

      I remember learning this when I was still using X for gas in racing games. I got so much better when I switch to analog sticks because it guaranteed I was putting in full throttle.

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      1 year ago

      Which buttons are pressure sensitive? Aren’t they all just regular buttons aside from the analog sticks?

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        Almost all of them! Face buttons, dpad, and triggers all put out an analogue value on ps2 controllers.

        It was a bad feature that almost nobody used, which is why it was abandoned. But nonetheless, it’s mandatory in a few games from that era.

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          It might not have been perfect, but I think MGS3 made fairly good use of them. They basically turned one button into two that perform similar actions for different results.

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            I never played it, but I was reading about it while looking up info on this topic.

            Wasn’t it the case that a light press would hold a guard hostage non-lethally, but a heavy press would kill them? Sounds dangerous haha

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              Yep. If I remember correctly it actually worked pretty well. I think a light press would also grab someone and a hard press yould toss them to the ground too. My memories of this are very old, but I don’t remember having issues with it.

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          That’s awesome! I’ll have to give this a shot with what few games took advantage of it. Been meaning to try MGS anyway

      • SeatBeeSate@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        On ps2 and ps3 controllers nearly all buttons are pressure sensitive with the exception of the l3/r3 stick buttons and start/select.