The PlayStation 5 DualSense Controller has received an all-new "hid-playstation" Linux kernel driver that will aid the way for DualSense to be officially supported on Linux.
Linux PC gaming is more of a threat to Windows gaming, now more than ever and yet, Microsoft continues to fumble the ball, while Valve is leading the Linux PC gaming charge.
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I only use a Steam Deck OLED for gaming so I suppose I'm apart of those numbers, lol
Meh.. I and many others still need Windows for plenty of other apps that I like to use as a hobby, no chance I would ever ditch it unless a direct replacement comes along.
If talking gaming only, maybe? It's not for me.
Replies(6)Fake news. Just another negative article about microsoft. Windows owns the PC and PC game market.
Awww shame! Poor old good guy Microsoft, the company that is fully deserving of our love and sympathy. Poor old trillion dollar victim
Beta participants will have access to the new feature starting tomorrow.
Oh nice! I'll just use my Edge controller with my PC when this comes out. Only reason why I have a separate controller for my PC currently is because it is too much of a hassle re-pairing the controller every time I want to use it.
Huh? You can pair PS5 controllers to android devices running Android 12 or later.
Thank you! PSVR2 has been great since they opened it up to support the PC. It was always neat on PS5 but kind of an expensive toy for it to be locked to one platform. Now it has a ton of value that it works on both PS5 and PC.
I wish you could have different setups for if you are using PC or console. I don't want to have to re-run the entire setup process because I used a different machine that day.
“ Additionally, we’re also sharing new details on Power Saver for games – a new mode that enables supported PS5 games to run with lower power consumption and reduce environmental impact – which will be available at a later date.” = PlayStation handheld mode.
The Outerhaven writes: It's been proven that Hall Effect sensors in joysticks resolve stick drift and last longer, so why aren't console manufacturers moving to them yet?
No idea but I have got all 6 of my controllers modded now with TMR sticks for 20$ each
Guy I know on eBay installs them. I send them to him he sends them back. I think regular price is 25$ (for tmr sticks and installation, can’t beat that really unless you do it yourself) and the more you get repaired the cheaper it is but we have done some business before so he gave me a discount. There are multiple people that offer services so check eBay who will install what you want. Hall effect, TMR, battery upgrades
Yep TMR (Tunneling MagnetoResistance) sticks are even better than Hall Effect. Speaking of drift just had another PS5 controller start drifting. This makes 3rd one since launch! These things are way too expensive to not have TMR sticks.
I never had issues with stick drift until my kids used theirs and then my PS5 controllers and they went through 4 real fast. So I said f it I’m getting them all
Modded now instead of buying new controllers.
It's almost as if they want to keep cost price down and repeat sales high 🤷♂️
For those interested, on a tangential but somewhat relevant thread, the Centennial Light is an incandescent light bulb recognized as the oldest known operating light bulb. It was first illuminated in 1901.
But why, if lightbulbs can last this long, do we still have bulbs that burn out after a while? Well, the Phoebus cartel was an international cartel that controlled the manufacture and sale of incandescent light bulbs in much of Europe and North America between 1925 and 1939. The cartel took over market territories and lowered the useful life of such bulbs, which is commonly cited as an example of planned obsolescence.
Following its dissolution, light bulbs continued to be sold at the 1,000-hour life standardized by the cartel.
Proof that products are often intentionally designed to fail and proof that nobody seems to protect the consumer when there's money to be made.
Centennial Light as an example of planned obsolescence is kind of a myth - https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Haha. The plot thickens. However even this guy admits planned obsolescence is probably real.
You completely misconstrue the aims of the Phoebus Cartel. Their objective was not planned obsolescence but to standardize the lightbulb market. You can make a lightbulb last hundreds of years, but it won't output much light. The Centennial Light barely puts out any light at all! The Phoebus Cartel was formed to standardize light design, light output, and quality, and since the life of an incandescent bulb is based on the amount of light it produces, it did have the side effect of determining lifebulb lifetimes.
I think the Switch 2 is a slightly different reason, primarily that if Nintendo introduced them it could be used against them in the many lawsuits they face about the JoyCons for the Switch 1.
I’m not sure how anyone could answer the questions “why did you change this in your new console and what are the benefits” without talking about reliability / lifespan which they are claiming were entirely normal (ie why change it if you want to claim it was already fine).
Isn't drifting an exaggerated issue?. Never had issue with drifting controller from PS1 to PS3 + Xbox OG to Xbox 360. Meanwhile Nintendo's handheld always has issues whether the hinge, screen, shoulder buttons, etc.
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You just answered your own question ! Controllers back then did not suffer from the issue because the quality of the sticks used to be better it would take a lot for a controller to start drifting . Nowadays since the ps4/one days controllers tho offering more are made in a way that it doesn’t take much for one’s controller to start drifting . Ever since I bought my ps5 in 2020 I easily ran thru about 8 controllers . I play a lot of fighting games and stuff like apex which all take a heavy toll on the sticks
I'd personally never had an issue with stick drift from ps1 to ps4 and then I got a ps5 with two controllers. Both got stick drift on the left stick within the space of a year.
I didn't believe in the scale of it and then blam. Now I'm a believer.
I used to think this also as I had never had an issue despite having a ps1 duelshock, ps2, ps3, ps4, 360, xone, switch, wii u, gc, wii and others
Yet my ps5 I've had two controllers with stick drift so far and one controller that had the spring break in a trigger
The more people get to use this beauty, the better!
So good, even PC gamers want it.
Strange times when you got some PC gamers wanting console controller features over mouse and keyboard.