It is sort of baffling why anyone would need to mod a PSP in order to have two analog nubs. Why isn't one enough? Is playing Me & My Katamari just that difficult? Or maybe there is some sort of massage therapy simulation game out there that requires the most accurate symmetrical touch scheme? Perhaps a Karate Kid game -- wax on with the left nub and wax off with the right nub. Well, whether it's useful or not, someone still made it.
LordNico of AcidMods made this slim dual analog stick PSP. The second analog nub replicates the functions of the regular four-buttoned pad. While it's a neat trick to pull off, it's something completely unnecessary. We suggest just to check out the dual nubs in action in the clip after the break and not try it yourself.
[Via Engadget]
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
4-01-2008 @ 1:55PM
eMag said...
I used to think like you. Then I picked up a Wiimote. When properly implemented, the Wiimote blows the mouse out of the water for FPSes.
3-31-2008 @ 5:36PM
Reuben said...
I don't think a second "nub" is necessary, per say, but I certainly do think that it would make things easier. I feel that 3D games are just meant to be played with two thumb sticks.
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3-31-2008 @ 5:50PM
mike said...
I'm all for a second analog stick, in fact I demand it for PSP2!!!
But this mod is cool, but not needed and shouldn't be wanted.
The guy playing the PSP looks like he'll get cramped after 30 mins of gameplay
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3-31-2008 @ 5:53PM
Strike009 said...
as far as fps go, i think a second nub is a necessity. even if you don't like the mod yourself, dont berate it. any mods to hardware or software, legal that is, should be reported on without such strong bias.
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3-31-2008 @ 5:58PM
bryansurvive said...
i dont need another analog stick but it would be cool for future psp models and games. hey maybe now theyll think about adding an R2 and L2 right!
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3-31-2008 @ 7:58PM
fframza said...
I'm disappointed pspfanboy.
Ever since the the PSP came out the #1 complaint has been the lack of a second analog nub. Reuben is right, 3D games just work much much better with two analog sticks. And it doesn't take away from the PSPs simplicity to add a second nub.
It just doesn't make sense when you guys report on a mod allowing you to turn your PSP on without touching anything with a positive tone, but when there is a mod like this which is actually very helpful and appropriate, you act like it's a waste of time.
It's cool to be a fan of sony and the PSP, but it's dumb to deny obvious flaws, and to bash obvious improvements.
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3-31-2008 @ 8:00PM
cafecito said...
You guys are insane. Analog only on the right? Useless? C'mon. Even if it's just an unofficial mod, it'd work WONDERS on games like Monster Hunter, where the camera's assigned to the directional buttons.
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3-31-2008 @ 9:48PM
Wolf said...
I may have been a little misleading. What I meant to get across is that having just one and having it on the left side is useless. It wouldn't bother me to have a stick on the left, but I probably wouldn't use it for much. Digital is fine when you are only going in eight directions. WASD for example works flawlessly on the PC.
3-31-2008 @ 11:03PM
Tacoslave said...
that is cool that would be pefect for shooting games
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4-01-2008 @ 10:03AM
Chenchi said...
Some poeple just can handle the fact that the second analog stick is not there for their fps needs. Honestly go play a fps on a pc wsad controls ftw I would never play one on a console or hand held.
For most console games the second stick just controls the camera around your character. The L and R have always done that just fine.
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4-01-2008 @ 3:49PM
Bentley said...
Anyone who says the PSP does not need another analogue nub is mental. It's the one thing I miss on the PSP. Sure, the games try to get around it, but it's a plain and clear FACT that much, MUCH better games would be created if there was a second nub!
Also, kudos to the guy who said if there is only one, it should be on the right. I've said that since PSP was announced and I stand by it.
I love my PSP but anyone smirking at the notion of a second nub is a fanblind. It's crying out for one; obviously too late for this model, but PSP2 MUST have it. Exactly as PS3's joypad always, ALWAYS needed rumble.
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4-26-2008 @ 12:23PM
Gabriel said...
hell, i dont know if he still retainded the triagle, square and other controls, but having another analog stick is good for when your playing shooting games like syphon filter, rather than using the nonsense look controls. and if he just soldered wires to the square and other "shape" contols he could use those normally as well.
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