Something not designed to be running all the time would be damaged by running all the time…
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Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 18 hours ago
They don’t do that because the controller chip will cancel vibration after a while. The reason for that is exactly what you would imagine people used it for.
plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 17 hours ago
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 12 hours ago
Talking out of your ass like this must get you far in life. You’re quite good at it.
papalonian@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Got a source for that? It’s pretty easy to manually make controllers vibrate until you tell them to stop
jaaake@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
How long is “a while?” I added this to a game but never tested it beyond a few minutes. The player can toggle it on or off, it is intended to stay on until toggled off as I did not add a timer to it.
Also, if there is a restriction at the firmware level, I suspect the reasoning would be as more of a safety measure to prevent excessive motor wear or battery drain.
passepartout@feddit.org 17 hours ago
Didn’t know that. I would have guessed the reason is to save battery or stop annoying people when it isn’t in reach / you can’t turn it off.
Amir@lemmy.ml 7 hours ago
DS4Windows can make a DS4 vibrate for at least like 60 seconds…
CaptainBasculin@lemmy.bascul.in 16 hours ago
Can’t you just find the interval it cancels and retrigger vibration right after it cancels?
sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 17 hours ago
The S in PS5 is the first S in “fascist”
Korne127@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
That does not make absolutely any sense at all. Why would they care about what people in private use controllers for? Why would they care enough to actively program something preventing that?
SARGE@startrek.website 17 hours ago
It’s Sony, a Japanese company.
Lol. Lmao, even.
Sony cares a bit too much about how people use the things they own that Sony made.
Japan is famous for its laws and customs regarding nudity, sex, porn, accessories, etc… Anything you might expect a stereotypical prude to clutch their pearls over, really. It’s simply gasp too obscene!
MajesticTechie@feddit.uk 16 hours ago
Sony: “How dare you even think about using our controller for that” Hitachi: “Have I got a product for you”
Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Ah yes, Japan where Hitachi is from, famously not a company that made a magic wand.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 16 hours ago
Hitachi ceased production of the device in 2013 due to concerns about having the company name associated with a sex toy. Vibratex convinced the company to continue manufacturing it under the name “Original Magic Wand,” omitting the Hitachi name. In 2014, the company used the name “Magic Wand Original.”
SARGE@startrek.website 16 hours ago
not a vibrator, it’s a “personal massager” and how dare you suggest such a device could be used sexually!
KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
That really isn’t the case though. Love hotels, “gentlemen’s clubs”, and other adult institutions are heavily advertised, and sex toys can be found almost anywhere – drug stores, superstores, even connivence stores.
Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 hours ago
Most likely the motor will overheat since it’s not designed to run continuously
Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Doing “that” then trying to make a warranty claim.
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 16 hours ago
I don’t know if OP’s claim is true, but I could see a company doing that to try and prevent unintended uses so to prevent damage/malfunction.
Pechente@feddit.org 16 hours ago
It matters as soon as people record themselves using it „wrong“ or tutorials go viral. Especially for a company that is really concerned about its public image like Sony.