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[Fexelein]

Hi all -


I'm pretty excited about the so-called new generation of console hardware! By no means outperforming my PC at the moment but hey, they do have new controllers!

About those, I own a PS4 and a 360! I'm living somewhere at the bottom of the ocean where Xbox One's aren't released yet so I naturally don't own one yet! My friend does and he is stoked about the controller, as am I with the PS4 one.

I've tried the PS4 on the PC with Trials Gold and I noticed that the most important button of the game (trigger) is totally different from the 360! Do you know how this compares to the between the PS4 and XB1? Will PS4 players have a slight disadvantage because the angles of trigger presses are shorter (thus less accurate). I'm not even sure if they are and neither do I know how this affects gameplay ..

I would like to know before I spent an X amount of dollar on the game though ..


Cheetos

[Fexelein]

Oh, before I forget!


The ps4 controller doesn't work with Trials if you plug it in. Frustratingly enough Steam will recognize it and allow you to navigate the Steam app menu's. Trials Gold seems to be only allow Microsoft controllers. To get it working I had to use a virtual Xbox 360 controller driver that is mapped to the PS4 Controller, terrible terrible solution that is not accurate enough to play Trials on a decent level.

So don't get your hopes up .is what I am saying

[Fexelein]

(marginally useful for moving away the mouse-cursor that Trials obstinately shows even when using a controller )

Thanks for the tip!


I'm also using the DS4 software but perhaps it is just me. Theoretically it should have a significant delay, especially because it is using the windows message pump to send out the inputs and also because the app itself is a managed .NET solution which has all kinds of performance implications.

Are you nailing your plats?

[Fexelein]

Well, it is a process of continuing improvement in using the controller. I've been using my beloved silver 360 controller with transforming DPAD for years and years now, and using it is second nature. The DS4 is a legit excellent controller[1], but it is still a *different* controller, and it takes time for me to get sufficiently used to using it that I can perform like I can with the 360 controller. But yes, I'm getting good runs and plat-worthy times now.

For the record, I've been using it wired, as I don't have Bluetooth support in my PC at the moment.

[1] Calling it a dramatic improvement over the DS3 doesn't even come close!

Cool stuff. So what do you think about the triggers then? I noticed the DS4 triggers are soo much shorter than the X360 one .. it made me wonder if it could affect gameplay.

[TheeDesecrator]

I have been using the DS4 on the PC beta and like it quite a bit. I do love the Xbox One controller as well. I don't think you can go wrong really. It just depends on which controller you like best.

[Stego111]

I love the Xbone controller so thats where I will be playing. I find the triggers work amazing for all the games I have,

[S-Wallis]

One thing I was wondering with the ps4 controller, will the touchpad be used as the restart track button? Because the duelshock 4 controller doesn't have a select or back button, just start and share, and I'm guessing that will stay as the share button...

[BlueBadger400]

One thing I was wondering with the ps4 controller, will the touchpad be used as the restart track button? Because the duelshock 4 controller doesn't have a select or back button, just start and share, and I'm guessing that will stay as the share button...

Yes, you press the touchpad on the left to restart.

[Fexelein]

Yes, you press the touchpad on the left to restart.

Hmm .. I was hoping back and restart would both be the Options button. I'm bothered with the touchpad positioning although I haven't had to press it on its side yet ..

[iAmEasyXp]

i cant even use the touchpad at all on trials, it works on other games but trials