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dragonzdogma

Member

• Feb 23, 2015

• #1

It's an issue that most gamers have dealt with,
the lack of custom controller options in tons of games.

This has always been IMO the best thing about PC gaming,
programs like joytokey can completely customize any game pad
to whatever key you want or rearrange your buttons in any way you like.

I am not sure if it's possible but, all my love would go to the first console
that could give us with such a firmware update or alternative.

It would be the stuff of dreams.

side note:

Spoiler

I am bummed out about FFXV run button being L3 ;( unless is like dragons dogma click-able L3 solution

 

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Arrrammis

Member

• Feb 23, 2015

• #2

True, but I think it would just be much easier and efficient for games to simply have fully remappable buttons in-game. I feel like it's completely ridiculous that so many "top of the line" games completely ignore this aspect. There are only a handful nowadays who allow button remapping. Others, like CoD or Destiny, have a few preset options that you have to choose from. Most games just flat out give you the controls and give you no options at all. It gets frustrating, to say the least, so I agree with you. Having an app available to remap the buttons outside of the game would work well, but the option should be inside the game rather than in a separate app.

 

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dragonzdogma

Member

• Feb 24, 2015

• #3

It's exactly why we need this outside-game App for the ps4/xbo/wii U
because most developers ignore remappable buttons options.

 

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Krejlooc

Banned

• Feb 24, 2015

• #4

This is literally how the steam controller works.

 

Refreshment.01

Member

• Feb 24, 2015

• #5

i always had the idea for one of the console makers to make a programmable language integrated in the OS for the user to recongifure the controllers anyway they wanted to. This would be basically, the same system developers in say hypothetic console would use to map their control setup. The reason i think for such a language is for things that are more complex than a basic key mapping, like using gestures as input in motion or touch capable controllers.

The other thing i would love at OS level is sharing control input data, like what we had with PC games were one could see an entire playthrough of a game. Far better than streaming video in realtime and less bandwidth consuming, Disadvantage is that you'll need the software or game to see the playthrough.

 

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GavinGT

Banned

• Feb 24, 2015

• #6

CronusMax lets you remap any button on any controller. There are also other solutions for fully remappable buttons.

It would probably be a nightmare for a platform holder to implement such a feature. Very difficult to idiot-proof.

 

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adamantypants

Member

• Feb 24, 2015

• #7

Licensing.

All 3 companies go out of their way to make this impossible.

 

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onQ123

Member

• Mar 7, 2015

• #8

 

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Magnus

Member

• Mar 7, 2015

• #9

Isn't this exactly what the new PS4 firmware is bringing to the table? System-level button remapping?

 

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onQ123

Member

• Mar 7, 2015

• #10

Magnus said:

Isn't this exactly what the new PS4 firmware is bringing to the table? System-level button remapping?

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Yes & no more than 2 weeks after he asked for it lol.

 

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Mohasus

Member

• Mar 7, 2015

• #11

Please no, keep this shit to pc gaming.

I want an even playing field on consoles, I don't want to feel like someone else has an advantage because he/she found an optimal scheme.

I'm paying the developer already, I don't want to do their job, find the best setting for me and that's it.

 

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KarmaCow

Member

• Mar 7, 2015

• #12

Every dev would need to make sure their UI for button prompts and tutorials also updated with the custom layout.

Even ignoring that people would fuck it up for themselves no matter what you do, it's already too late to implement this.

edit: and I'm an idiot because it is already is happening.

 

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MUnited83

For you.

• Mar 7, 2015

• #13

Mohasus said:

Please no, keep this shit to pc gaming.

I want an even playing field on consoles, I don't want to feel like someone else has an advantage because he/she found an optimal scheme.

I'm paying the developer already, I don't want to do their job, find the best setting for me and that's it.

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GobFather

Member

• Mar 7, 2015

• #14

dragonzdogma said:

I am not sure if it's possible but, all my love would go to the first console
that could give us with such a firmware update.

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Lol guess we know which console jkjk

 

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AlexBasch

Member

• Mar 7, 2015

• #15

Mohasus said:

Please no, keep this shit to pc gaming.

I want an even playing field on consoles, I don't want to feel like someone else has an advantage because he/she found an optimal scheme.

I'm paying the developer already, I don't want to do their job, find the best setting for me and that's it.

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Are you serious?

Can't even find a proper gif, so I'll just plain ask away.

 

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sixteen-bit

Member

• Mar 7, 2015

• #16

 

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firebranded

Member

• Mar 7, 2015

• #17

Mohasus said:

Please no, keep this shit to pc gaming.

I want an even playing field on consoles, I don't want to feel like someone else has an advantage because he/she found an optimal scheme.

I'm paying the developer already, I don't want to do their job, find the best setting for me and that's it.

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It's a lifesaver for others that are disabled, it's secondary benefit is that all gamers can enjoy it.

Don't be so selfish.