I wonder what game they're trying to play

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• ouRKaoS@lemmy.today ⁨45⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  I remember when the Xbox360 released their little indie game section there were multiple “controller vibration tests” that were like a dollar.

  I had proper equipment by then, but I could see the appeal for someone who was in a different situation.

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• peoplebeproblems@midwest.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  So this brings up a funny story.

  IDK when, but I was on a trip, thinking about my ex wife(then girlfriend at the time) with my parents somewhere and they had these vibrating back massager things. Usually they’re like 4 wooden balls on sticks attached to a wooden handle. I knew how much my ex loved it. Anyway I thought “dude fucking brilliant” and I bought it for her and my parents were like: “Uh, ok? You sure she’s going to like that?” “I’m like are you kidding me? The number of times I have to get sore hands from giving her a back massage is incredible!” Oh, I’m like 15 at the time.

  Well, I gift it to her, and with the smallest hint of embarrassment says she absolutely loves. That night she thanks me again, saying it made things so much easier, in kind of a flirty tone. I completely miss all social cues always so this didn’t register. Sometime later I come over and she wants one of the back rubs, and I’m like “hey, grab that tool I got!”

  She responds with “I’m not in the mood for that, besides it’s out of batteries.”

  I thought I was going to fold into myself. “How many back rubs have you given yourself?” “Oh, like none. Just the fun stuff.” The heaviest levels of cringe hit, knowing how many people saw me buying this for my girlfriend completely oblivious to what it would be used for.

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  • primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Getting your gf a vibrator is adorable.

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• salacious_coaster@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I am once again asking you all to just buy proper sex toys and lube.

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  • Takashiro@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I agree , but in these cases it’s probably a kid or teenager trying to make do with what they have.

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• Passerby6497@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  ‘please, Internet, tell me how to turn my game controller into a vibrator’

  Kids these days… Back in my day, we just turned on FF8 and spammed summons

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  • Speculater@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Oh God, I literally quit the game because the summons were so absurd. I feel I spent more time watching the same animations than I did playing the game.

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    • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I imagine that’s a design consideration.- same with Ultima and other big spells. You get a big payoff after a big wind-up. It’s trying to telegraph that if you want speed you should build your party differently using junctions

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    • salacious_coaster@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I was obsessed with that game when it came out. Just played it again, and it’s actually pretty bad. Even without using summons at all, and with emulator fast-forward on most of the time, it’s almost unbearably slow and tedious.

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  • ButteryMonkey@piefed.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You missed out on the tomb raider demo disc that came with PlayStation magazine (probably issue 73 based on the fact I have it and I wasn’t subscribed very long while demo discs were a thing) Same era.

    If you went for a swim in the pool, and swam into the side, you’d not only get a constant intense vibration, you’d also get to see her swimming motion, and I don’t think it had breath mechanics yet (or at least she wouldn’t die in the demo zone), so you could take your time. Win win.

    There was also a vibration test in the menu if you just wanted no frills.

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  • 4am@lemmy.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    We played Rez with the Trance Vibrator

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  • SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Oooooh Shiva, you can be my ice queen any day

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  • lightnsfw@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Kids these days… Back in my day, we just turned on FF8 and spammed summons

    pre-teen me spamming Shiva.

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• ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Idk if borderlands is on Playstation but in 2 and 3 moxxie gives you a gun that turns your controller into a vibrator

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• ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Don't know about on PlayStation but: https://borderlands.fandom.com/wiki/Good_Touch

  An unlisted effect occurs with game controllers using vibrate that breaks the fourth wall. While the character wields the gun, the controller will vibrate continuously even when not firing.

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• magnetosphere@fedia.io ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  OOP should just hump a Furby like a normal person

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• WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Play borderlands 2 and get the guns from moxxi one of the vibrates constantly when equipped

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• jagermo@feddit.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Just use Buttplug.io

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  • snooggums@piefed.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    We were vibe coding before it was cool.

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    • ramble81@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The only acceptable form of vibe coding

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  • wizzor@sopuli.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I… Ok that’s just impressive.

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• Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨10⁩ ⁨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.

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  • Korne127@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The reason for that is exactly what you would imagine people used it for.

    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?

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    • SARGE@startrek.website ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It’s Sony, a Japanese company.

      Why would they care about what people in private

      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!

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    • Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Most likely the motor will overheat since it’s not designed to run continuously

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    • Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Doing “that” then trying to make a warranty claim.

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    • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨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.

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    • Pechente@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨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.

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  • ayyy@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Talking out of your ass like this must get you far in life. You’re quite good at it.

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  • plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Something not designed to be running all the time would be damaged by running all the time…

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  • papalonian@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Got a source for that? It’s pretty easy to manually make controllers vibrate until you tell them to stop

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  • jaaake@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨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.

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  • passepartout@feddit.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨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.

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  • CaptainBasculin@lemmy.bascul.in ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Can’t you just find the interval it cancels and retrigger vibration right after it cancels?

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  • sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The S in PS5 is the first S in “fascist”

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• ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Sony should sell their own vibrators. Like a DS5, but everything cut off except for the grip to hold the vibration motor and the Dpad to adjust the settings.

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  • Tangent5280@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    And a flared base, of course.

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Connect to PC, use DS4Windows config screen.

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• ryedaft@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  long and hard

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• ObstreperousCanadian@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Back in my day, people used the REZ vibrator accessory.

  www.giantbomb.com/trance-vibrator/3000-6/

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• blaa_vaffel@feddit.dk ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Gonna play The Stims

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• passepartout@feddit.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  If OP were interested in learning about tech at the same time, they could research an easy way to call the controller API with a simple button / toggle in a project, possibly writing their own controller-to-vibrator App, e.g. in Godot.

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• yermaw@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  No help to them now, especially on PS, but the xbox 360 had a game just for this. Well, for neck massages, wink.

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• Sparkles@fedia.io ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Just pop over to cvs and get a back massager.

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  • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Someone desperate enough to masturbate with a ps5 controller does not have the means to buy anything.

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    • krashmo@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Except apparently a ps5

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    • Sparkles@fedia.io ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I was thinking it might be an embarrassment issue. But that’s a good point. Although PS5 are pretty expensive iirc.

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• Klear@quokk.au ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Just play Trover Saves the Universe and get the Happy Ending.

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• FerretyFever0@fedia.io ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Wow, no subtlety whatsoever lol

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