(also last I checked a few hours ago, Home was still in Maintenance, so boooooooo)
Mine is working now, apparently they have been intentionally slowing access so they don't get crushed by demand according to serebii
I'm excited to get home and get my hidden ability Sinnoh starters
Yeah, that's what I read. I've been stuck at work all day so I haven't checked since this morning but I assume I have access now. Still tho, sucks... they said it would be over at 6:00 UTC, I waited until that time and it wasn't open. And in fact, it was down for at least ~15 hours based on the last time I checked, maybe longer. That sucks. I was all excited to move stuff over last night
Watching a person get mad trying to beat a hard game over and over hasn’t been funny since the kaizo trend like 15 years ago, so Elden Ring would be an awful long-term series, especially since it’s a Souls game AND open world which sounds like a nightmare Grumps series.
I am still down for that kind of thing as long as it's edited down to highlights, enjoy a good troll mario maker level run by a streamer.
So I dug deep in the closet and found my box with original XBOX controllers and so, the plan being I want to use a controller with my PC (I bought an adapter cable). However it turns out not everything has survived equally well, in fact the parts sold by Microsoft themself is the worst for wear
It is of no consequence that the foam cushion on the headset has just crumbled away, apart from just being like wtf, however that the cable on both controllers has become somewhat sticky is a downer. I am thinking maybe I should just try a careful wipe using a wet cloth with a bit of soap, but is it the right way to go?
One of the two controllers was actually placed in a zip tie bag, while the other was just in the box along with the headset and a bunch of cables only the sticky cables issue is the same either way. Is seems those greenish black translucent cables are not made to last.
My plan is to try and do some gaming on my PC using a XBOX controller, the hope is it will work well with some classic arcade games and also just some newer titles like Lonely Mountains Downhill
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Also just a observation. My hands must have shrunk since back when I last used the original XBOX, those controllers are HUGE. I recall now there was some controversy back then, but somehow I just forgot the size of them it will take a bit of getting used to I think.
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If you're going to try and wipe them down, you're better off with some rubbing alcohol or a mix of baking soda and water. Plastics breaking down over time is pretty normal, and that stickiness is how it breaks down as the materials mix with dust. It's gross and icky and normal.
My thought was really that it would make sense to use my XBOX controllers as is, apart from a XBOX to USB adapter cable that is needed - Primarily just to not have to buy a new controller, since I already have enough stuff. However I've sort of given up on the project now.
I have cleaned the cables, but it does sound like it is just a question of time before they will get sticky again and the thought is just not nice. On top of that comes that getting windows to work with the controllers requires jumping through hoops, not impossible hoops but I am somewhat reluctant to mess with security settings to get things working - maybe if my machine was just for gaming.
Instead I have packed away the XBOX gear and dug out a box a little more recent, there I found my XBOX 360 controller which "just" required a wireless receiver to work as drivers are actually available in Windows 10 64-bit. Now the re-charge battery pack for that XBOX 360 controller was dead, but it came with a 2xAA battery option also so I'm good.
yeah that soft touch material breaking down is called rubber reversion, it's a synthetic oil based material that actually does break down back into the basic materials over time. Unfortunately lots of that soft touch material on devices from the 90's and early 2000's is going to have that happen to them. The best bet is to clean/wipe it off and leaf it was the bare "normal" plastic underneath.
I tried pulling out a radish because I saw a bit of red on top. But as it turns out that wasn't enough red! I tried to replant it, but I think I killed it.
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"Simple, real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time." -Mustrum Ridcully in Terry Pratchett's Hogfather p. 142 (HarperPrism 1996)
I just had mint ice cream that was home made. It basically tasted how mint smelled and it was amazing. Looking forward to harvesting some mint to make my own.
Also we use it in lemonade.
The 360 controllers can connect directly with any Mini-USB cable (although you probably already know this). It's how I use mine.
That... isn't true? the 360 controller used a proprietary connection, there's no mini-USB on it, and that proprietary cable/connection was only for charging. I don't think you can use a wireless 360 controller plugged into a cable with a PC. I could be wrong on that. There was a version of the 360 controller that was hard wired to USB, that will work.
PS3 controllers can be used over MiniUSB cables... or at least it looked like it set up drivers for it to work just fine when I plugged them into my old PC I gave the kids to game on, but they've been mouse+KB gaming so far on there so no data points yet.
PS3 controllers can be used over MiniUSB cables... or at least it looked like it set up drivers for it to work just fine when I plugged them into my old PC I gave the kids to game on, but they've been mouse+KB gaming so far on there so no data points yet.
Yep, PS3 controllers were MiniUSB connectors and worked over a wired connection. The 360 controllers were not.
PS3 controllers can be used over MiniUSB cables... or at least it looked like it set up drivers for it to work just fine when I plugged them into my old PC I gave the kids to game on, but they've been mouse+KB gaming so far on there so no data points yet.
If your PC has Blutooth then you can also connect the PS3controllers without the need to use a cable. And it is the same thing with for example the PS3 Headset as it is just a Blutooth with some extra functions.
It is rather striking to me how Sony uses industry standards as opposed to Microsoft, which does all sorts to make it so that people must buy their XBOX gear.
Same thing also with storage, with SONY you can use just normal USB sticks and they even document how you can replace the hard drive + provide the backup functionality needed to migrate from drive to drive. With Microsoft it is very much the opposite, closed standards, USB connectors disguised as some non-standard connector...
I gave my PS3 an SSD which cut load times in half and it still in use on occasion, my 360 has been in a box for years.
Last year a couple of friends asked me if I wanted their old glass terrarium which had died to see if I could do anything with it, so I cleaned it out and started from scratch with some leca and live sphagnum moss at the bottom.
Here's how it started in October:
And here's how it's going currently. I'm quite pleased with the progress!
The Xbox One stuff is all bluetooth and regular USB, so I think they learned their lesson, but I don't have either of the latest Series X|S or PS5 so hard to say. Back when I used the PS3 and 360 regularly, it was notable that the 360 had an IR sensor for a universal remote but the PS3 required an add on, but the latter could play blue rays while the former could only do DVD. My Xbox One S gets used mostly as a 4k Blu Ray player, so seeing that become a premium model only feature was weird but then for my current PC I had to get a drive cage to hold my blu ray burner because the case can't even mount one. All the nuances of these generational shifts have been kind of funny.
PS3 controllers can be used over MiniUSB cables... or at least it looked like it set up drivers for it to work just fine when I plugged them into my old PC I gave the kids to game on, but they've been mouse+KB gaming so far on there so no data points yet.
If your PC has Blutooth then you can also connect the PS3controllers without the need to use a cable. And it is the same thing with for example the PS3 Headset as it is just a Blutooth with some extra functions.
It is rather striking to me how Sony uses industry standards as opposed to Microsoft, which does all sorts to make it so that people must buy their XBOX gear.
Same thing also with storage, with SONY you can use just normal USB sticks and they even document how you can replace the hard drive + provide the backup functionality needed to migrate from drive to drive. With Microsoft it is very much the opposite, closed standards, USB connectors disguised as some non-standard connector...
I gave my PS3 an SSD which cut load times in half and it still in use on occasion, my 360 has been in a box for years.
Windows doesn't natively support dualshock 3s, although Steam does if you use it to play games through Steam's launcher. But I don't think Steam provides bluetooth support for them, you have to either use them wired or have to use a bunch of clunky 3rd party program shit to get bluetooth working.
Bluetooth works well universally, but it does introduce more lag, and there are also more limits on bandwidth that limit the number/type of devices. As an example, when Nintendo added Bluetooth audio support to the Switch, concession had to be made on the number of controllers that could be connected while Bluetooth headphones were in use. So there are limits to Bluetooth.
Microsoft actually has it right in this case. the 3rd revision of the Xbox One controller, and now the Series X/S controller support both Bluetooth and the Xbox wireless protocol. If you connect it to an Xbox, or to a PC using the xbox wireless dongle, you use that protocol, which has more bandwidth, lower latency. But for any other device, it can connect via Bluetooth wirelessly, and even supports a wired connection. It really is the best of all worlds.
Sony has a particularly weird bluetooth implementation that makes it so even though I can technically connect a PS4 controller to my bluetooth-capable windows PC, it has terrible signal strength from 3 feet away and disconnects constantly, compared to using the controller via bluetooth with the PS4 where it can reliably stay connected through 50 feet away, through 3 walls.
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Mine is working now, apparently they have been intentionally slowing access so they don't get crushed by demand according to serebii
I'm excited to get home and get my hidden ability Sinnoh starters
Yeah, that's what I read. I've been stuck at work all day so I haven't checked since this morning but I assume I have access now. Still tho, sucks... they said it would be over at 6:00 UTC, I waited until that time and it wasn't open. And in fact, it was down for at least ~15 hours based on the last time I checked, maybe longer. That sucks. I was all excited to move stuff over last night
Ademola Okulaja passed away, he was only 46. Fuck Cancer
I am still down for that kind of thing as long as it's edited down to highlights, enjoy a good troll mario maker level run by a streamer.
It is of no consequence that the foam cushion on the headset has just crumbled away, apart from just being like wtf, however that the cable on both controllers has become somewhat sticky is a downer. I am thinking maybe I should just try a careful wipe using a wet cloth with a bit of soap, but is it the right way to go?
One of the two controllers was actually placed in a zip tie bag, while the other was just in the box along with the headset and a bunch of cables only the sticky cables issue is the same either way. Is seems those greenish black translucent cables are not made to last.
My plan is to try and do some gaming on my PC using a XBOX controller, the hope is it will work well with some classic arcade games and also just some newer titles like Lonely Mountains Downhill
----
Also just a observation. My hands must have shrunk since back when I last used the original XBOX, those controllers are HUGE. I recall now there was some controversy back then, but somehow I just forgot the size of them it will take a bit of getting used to I think.
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Also, this is arguably my favorite PA strip and it's perfectly relevant here:
https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/03/25/ursine-adventures
ROFL - I remember that strip. Time flies.
My thought was really that it would make sense to use my XBOX controllers as is, apart from a XBOX to USB adapter cable that is needed - Primarily just to not have to buy a new controller, since I already have enough stuff. However I've sort of given up on the project now.
I have cleaned the cables, but it does sound like it is just a question of time before they will get sticky again and the thought is just not nice. On top of that comes that getting windows to work with the controllers requires jumping through hoops, not impossible hoops but I am somewhat reluctant to mess with security settings to get things working - maybe if my machine was just for gaming.
Instead I have packed away the XBOX gear and dug out a box a little more recent, there I found my XBOX 360 controller which "just" required a wireless receiver to work as drivers are actually available in Windows 10 64-bit. Now the re-charge battery pack for that XBOX 360 controller was dead, but it came with a 2xAA battery option also so I'm good.
Thanks all.
We've got pumpkins here!
See? Nobody cares.
But where is tiny gopher friend?
He's still in there... somewhere
I'll try and get him in a photo tomorrow
not limited to controllers, but the entire industry has largely moved away from it in the last 10 years or so.
Mint condition, end of May:
At last, I can cook one of my two recipes that calls for a tablespoon of chopped fresh mint!
Also we use it in lemonade.
Horror game by Jory and the Grumps game dev team
I forsee daily mojitos or mint juleps in your future
I totally missed that - now I feel silly for adding to my stuff pile by buying a wireless connect thing.
Thank you for making this more known as I suppose others may miss that also (or would have gotten misinformed by this thread).
That... isn't true? the 360 controller used a proprietary connection, there's no mini-USB on it, and that proprietary cable/connection was only for charging. I don't think you can use a wireless 360 controller plugged into a cable with a PC. I could be wrong on that. There was a version of the 360 controller that was hard wired to USB, that will work.
There he is
Hello gopher friend
Yep, PS3 controllers were MiniUSB connectors and worked over a wired connection. The 360 controllers were not.
It is rather striking to me how Sony uses industry standards as opposed to Microsoft, which does all sorts to make it so that people must buy their XBOX gear.
Same thing also with storage, with SONY you can use just normal USB sticks and they even document how you can replace the hard drive + provide the backup functionality needed to migrate from drive to drive. With Microsoft it is very much the opposite, closed standards, USB connectors disguised as some non-standard connector...
I gave my PS3 an SSD which cut load times in half and it still in use on occasion, my 360 has been in a box for years.
Here's how it started in October:
And here's how it's going currently. I'm quite pleased with the progress!
Windows doesn't natively support dualshock 3s, although Steam does if you use it to play games through Steam's launcher. But I don't think Steam provides bluetooth support for them, you have to either use them wired or have to use a bunch of clunky 3rd party program shit to get bluetooth working.
Bluetooth works well universally, but it does introduce more lag, and there are also more limits on bandwidth that limit the number/type of devices. As an example, when Nintendo added Bluetooth audio support to the Switch, concession had to be made on the number of controllers that could be connected while Bluetooth headphones were in use. So there are limits to Bluetooth.
Microsoft actually has it right in this case. the 3rd revision of the Xbox One controller, and now the Series X/S controller support both Bluetooth and the Xbox wireless protocol. If you connect it to an Xbox, or to a PC using the xbox wireless dongle, you use that protocol, which has more bandwidth, lower latency. But for any other device, it can connect via Bluetooth wirelessly, and even supports a wired connection. It really is the best of all worlds.