I’m using a PS2 controller with USB adapter, and it’s not too bad. There are some disadvantages though:
I heard there are input delays when you use a USB adapter, is this true? should I get a X360 controller since Windows supports it natively?
moving to tech talk
without you saying what converter you’re using, it’s going to be hard to get any real help
try checking the converter thread
I am assuming you are speaking of a Sony Dual Shock 2 controller?
Yea, I find that the Dual Shock’s d-pads and analog sticks do not lend it self very well to fighting game play (same goes to Microsoft X-box controllers).
If you looking for a console controller with a good d-pad for fighting the Sega Saturn pads are excellent, Hell I can do more with a SNES controller’s d-pad than what I could with the modern Sony Dual Shock and MS Xbox controllers.
Oh before anyone else post, just to dispel any myths.
The Sony Dual Shock d-pad is not 4 separate buttons, the Sony Dual Shock d-pad is one large centric cross with only UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT sticking though the face plate.
some converters get lag or dropped inputs, it depends on which type you use. the mayflash all-in-one converters catch alot of slack around here. xtokki 360 converters seem to work the best for your type of controller. on using it your computer will read your dualshock like a genuine xbox 360 controller.
the actual 360 controller is kind of clunky in my opinion. though some players like PIE smug make it work for them and win majors. other players worth mentioning include Luffy, winner of 2014 evo. he used a ps1 controller on an 360 using what looked like an xtokki converter.
I forgot overlooked that end of the spectrum. But it is best to get a larger picture of everything going on.
I’ve used this one personally and never noticed any lag.
Back in college (in the late 90’s and early 2000’s) I used a huge plain black Radioshack adapter with a PS1 (and later PS2) controller with my PC for SNES games, and it worked pretty well. I also used it with my old Namco grey and yellow PS1 arcade stick and it worked really really well! No lag, no dropped inputs, just a really solid adapter that handled inputs well. The later models (including the blue and black one above) weren’t quite as good I don’t think, but they were functional and I bought all of them to play around with along with a shitload of other adapters.
Playstation to PC controller adapters vary pretty wildly when it comes to lag and performance (and functionality on a basic level). Some are really solid and some are complete junk (I had a Soyo adapter that was fucking awful and had like 60-70ms of lag).
I would love to see how Luffy moves his hands on that PS1 controller.
I’ve got a stack of PS2 -> USB adapters from an accidental double-purchase online years ago. They’ve all been relatively functional, but I’ve never really tried playing with them while thinking of lag. I’ll have to give it a shot.
Could the analogue dashing trouble be from too generous of a deadzone? Or not generous enough? I could imagine that causing issues…
DS4s are more durable. You should upgrade. I use to use DS2s back in the day and a button always ended up getting stuck or the dpad always ended up getting messed up.
Not entirely correct, the first wave of Dual Shock 4 controllers have issues with the rubber on the analog sticks wearing off/coming off.
I am sure your PS2 Dual Shock 2 is at least a decade old when a button or d-pad got stuck, and 90% of that was dirt getting inside and gunking up the controller.
Opening up the game pad and cleaning the buttons and contacts with some cotton swabs and rubbing alcohol can easily fix that.
Now I agree the Dual Shock 4 controllers are more durable compared to the PS3’s Dual Shock 3 and Six Axis controllers.
Only thing that was physically more tougher than the Dual Shock 2 controller was the Nintendo Game Cube controller.
Anyways why screw around with converters and decade old controllers when a WIRED PS3 controller does the same job as the PS2 controller with USB adapter without all the messy input lag and driver issues.
I use a Hori PS3 Gem Pad for some PC games
It works pretty well, plus it has a much better D-pad.
The problem is obviously money. I’m just gonna save for a stick instead of buying something that isn’t much better than my PS2 controller.