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[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (9 children)

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.

You'd need to mod the controller with a custom chip.

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 59 points 11 months ago (5 children)

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?

[–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Pechente@feddit.org 2 points 11 months 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.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months 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.

[–] plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 19 points 11 months ago

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

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

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

[–] passepartout@feddit.org 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Didn't know that. I would have guessed the reason is to save battery or stop annoying people when it isn't within reach / you can't turn it off.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago

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

[–] jaaake@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months 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.

[–] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.bascul.in 4 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Amir@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

DS4Windows can make a DS4 vibrate for at least like 60 seconds...

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 months ago

The S in PS5 is the first S in "fascist"