With new android 4.0 coming out next month, it has been mentioned that it will support usb gamepads just like honeycomb. I've seen people connect ps3, xbox360, or any pc usb gamepad to their xoom/transformer.
So does that mean anyone that buys an ice cream sandwich android phone in the future can use a usb gamepad to play all 150+ xperia play games?
This might also mean more gamepad compatible games are coming out in 2012+, although they might not call it xperia play optimized.
The only thing is that its 2011/2012. We have been with wireless controllers for like 5 years now. You would need a stand to make use of plugging in the controller and holding the controller with your phone on the ground or on a stand.
Its helpful but id rather use my play. So no not every phone with be like an xperia play...
Besides, the Play has the playstation controls embedded, which makes it a handheld console. Plugging in an USB controller and playing on a TV is a different thing altogether.
All well and good, but you're hardly going to carry a controller around with you, so you can play on the bus/on a train/in the toilet at work
The new ICS update is better suited to hooking you phone up to the tv via hdmi and playing games that way, Plugging a usb controller into your phone and trying to juggle both the controller and your phone would be pretty inconvenient.
Ice Cream Sandwich is screaming "plug me to an hdmi slot".
How will devices with no usb host use usb gamepads? They don't have the H/W.
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All phones usually have a micro usb port for charging the phone. You can plug the gamepad into the micro usb port via an adapter.
Ice cream sandwich android os will make any phone become a usb host.
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How will devices with no usb host use usb gamepads? They don't have the H/W.
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I'm thinking of gamepads with Bluetooth or NFC. I don't think people will be interested in plugging their pads per USB.
Logseman said:
I'm thinking of gamepads with Bluetooth or NFC. I don't think people will be interested in plugging their pads per USB.
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That's a better idea, but still even with BT it's not very portable SEXPLAY FTW
The reason I like having my Play is because it goes with me everywhere. Even something like a PSP or a DS are useless to me because I'm not about to carry them with me all the time. So having to bring a controller with me on top of my phone is beyond useless.
It would be nice if it encouraged more developers to add gamepad support though. I just can't see it being a huge encouragement.
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That's a better idea, but still even with BT it's not very portable SEXPLAY FTW
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Oh, you mean portable consoles... Then I guess it's touchscreen out embedded gamepad here. I don't see any other viable way... then again, I'm not a designer.
I have a wiimote I used to bluetooth to my old phone. Needless to say, it wasn't nearly as nice as having a built in controller as I rarely brought the thing with me.
What if instead of a separate controller, you just had a handheld controller / dock / attachment. It would just slide on the phone and into the usb port and bam..a slab phone becomes a play.
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What if instead of a separate controller, you just had a handheld controller / dock / attachment. It would just slide on the phone and into the usb port and bam..a slab phone becomes a play.
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It'd have to be specific for each phone, considering the different dimensions and micro usb placement.
speedyink said:
It'd have to be specific for each phone, considering the different dimensions and micro usb placement.
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Details, details
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Even then, I carry enough crap in my pockets. Even an "attachment" would be one more bulky thing I don't need in my pocket.
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Even then, I carry enough crap in my pockets. Even an "attachment" would be one more bulky thing I don't need in my pocket.
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it would need and "attachment" "usb game pad" and a "usb cable" you might as well buy a cheap PSX and carry that about it sounds lighter
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Hey. I just saw that game grip has a request form for requesting what devices they should make it for.
I submitted a request for the X. I was hoping if we get enough people to request one maybe they will produce it.
The gamegrip is a controller addpn for android phones.
Here is the form
http://sites.google.com/site/gamegripper/other-phones/request-form
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I did as well but then I saw how the product is made. It is just plastic that goes over a physical keyboard. Since the DX does not have that I would not count on getting one.
Wii controller works perfectly fine. If you need the extra buttons you can plug the super controller into the wii stick.
Its nice because you dont have to block any of your screen while playing.
Edit: Could you imagine something covering your screen that give you the ability to use all the SNES or PSX buttons. That would not be enjoyable.
I wish we could get a PS3 controller working with it. That way you have all the possible buttons, without having a device plugged into another.
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I wish we could get a PS3 controller working with it. That way you have all the possible buttons, without having a device plugged into another.
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THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not to mention the fact that most people who are into roms, etc are more likely to have a ps3 than a wii
It would be nice for some one to develop an add on that snaps to the bottom of the DX and plugs into the micro usb port. Its nice to have a hold of the device instead of trying to prop it up some how.
BUT having a ps3 controlling the device streaming HDMI to my tv would be SICK.
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It would be nice for some one to develop an add on that snaps to the bottom of the DX and plugs into the micro usb port. Its nice to have a hold of the device instead of trying to prop it up some how.
BUT having a ps3 controlling the device streaming HDMI to my tv would be SICK.
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The day that happens with an update for psx4droid to fix sound, will be the day I quit my Job and buy a case of red bull !
sp1kez said:
THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not to mention the fact that most people who are into roms, etc are more likely to have a ps3 than a wii
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for what reason would ppl more likely have ps3? wii is easily modded to play roms, ps3 only just last week and is very expensive.
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for what reason would ppl more likely have ps3? wii is easily modded to play roms, ps3 only just last week and is very expensive.
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A little off topic, but I really don't see how you'd be more likely to have a PS3, I am into playing old Nintendo games, I can run them all on my Wii. I have a PSOne and PS2 but no PS3 and could care less about emulation on that system.
I've been at my brother's house this week and today I told him about the OTG cable that I have on the way from China (Might actually be at my house by now, but since I haven't been home since Monday, I won't know until I get back.) that I can use to hook crap up to my XOOM. He said that he might have one from an old Nokia, and sure enough after some digging around in his office, we found the sucker. I hooked up a mouse, keyboard and his DSLR and all of them worked fantastically (The DLSR/Gallery thing is AWESOME!).
Anyways, we just tried to hook up an XBOX 360 controller to play some old Nintendo games (RIP Market *oid emus. You will be missed.) And...It doesn't work! I've looked all over XDA and the internetz and it seems that everyone else has been able to get theirs to work without issues.
The controller is a rechargable wireless controller with a wired USB cable (The one that charges it and also lets you play plugged in to the USB on the XBOX). So, is this the wrong kind of controller for this? Should I get a regular wired XBOX 360 controller?
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Most of what I've seen of people using the 360 controller on their Xoom involves the wireless USB dongle that MS sells. Can't say for 100% sure though since I don't have an OTG cable to test with.
Wrong kind of controller. The play and charge kit does not enable USB data transfer. I tried this before and found others on the web with the same idea that all failed.
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doesnt work for me.it never sync with the usb cable. maybe it needs a special driver or something.
Wired controller only. Or wireless controller with PC dongle.
What games can you play on the Xoom with an Xbox controller?
Emulators
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What games can you play on the Xoom with an Xbox controller?
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Emulators
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Thanks. The same ones that Google removed from the market?
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Thanks. The same ones that Google removed from the market?
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Yeah. I saved mines in Titanium Backup and restored them. You can always get them by googling them. You can then go to coolroms.com to get ROM's or play your backups.
yeah I was hoping to be able to play games like pew pew 2, and gun bros but apparently the developers need to catch up on this feature, I imagining that in the near future more games will support this feature... i'm waiting too.
WTH?
I searched the entire Galaxy Nexus forum and came up with squat on this. ONE whole member seems to have a phonejoy and just one person saying it works isn't really enough of an assurance to take a $50 risk on a controller.
I searched on Google as well for "galaxy nexus phonejoy" and didn't come up with anything either
I thought a big advantage Android had over iPhone, Windows Phone 7 was the fact that you could use an emulator (snesoid, nesoid, etc) + bluetooth controller + MHL adapter plugged into a bigscreen to fully simulate a console.
Does anyone have a phonejoy that they use with the above setup in order to use their phone to its fullest gaming abilities?
Only other options seem to be a wiimote (not viable for games that need 4 right hand buttons) or some sort of rooted PS3 Dual Shock / Sixaxis app (not looking to root)
Well if your going to try mhl setup that and a 360 controller works great. I use that in my A500.
Can't comment on Bluetooth, but it should just work, might require an app. You might get more answers in a tablet forum. Go try in the prime section there are probably more people doing what you asking for
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Six axis controller app. Nuff said.
let it be.
I have a phonejoy and yes it work great on Nexus. You need BluezIME to make it work.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5oZXhhZC5ibHVlemltZSJd
I bought that when sixaxis didnt work on CM7 for my SG S2.
MHL+phonejoy is awesome. Playing emulator on TV
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Well if your going to try mhl setup that and a 360 controller works great. I use that in my A500.
Can't comment on Bluetooth, but it should just work, might require an app. You might get more answers in a tablet forum. Go try in the prime section there are probably more people doing what you asking for
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How do you use the 360 controller?
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How do you use the 360 controller?
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USB OTG Adapter + USB XBOX360 controller works like a charm (I would add a Powered USB Hub in the middle so the controller doesn't drain power from the phone battery)... But, as you are using the USB port, no MHL joy in this case...
Some people say XBOX360 Wireless controller works fine if you have the Wireless Kit for PC, which comes with an USB - XBOX Wireless adapter, never tried that, so I can't say it works for sure...
Finally, which is the best (and in my oppinion only good alternative) option to play in the big screen, MHL - HDMI adapter to connect phone to TV, and, Six Axis (PS3) Controller and the SixAxis APP like @rbiter recommended.... You will probably need root and the USB OTG adapter helps PS3 controller pairing process much easier, but if you don't have the USB OTG adapter, you can use a PC to do this pairing proccess, just don't ask me how as I have no idea...
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USB OTG Adapter + USB XBOX360 controller works like a charm (I would add a Powered USB Hub in the middle so the controller doesn't drain power from the phone battery)... But, as you are using the USB port, no MHL joy in this case...
Some people say XBOX360 Wireless controller works fine if you have the Wireless Kit for PC, which comes with an USB - XBOX Wireless adapter, never tried that, so I can't say it works for sure...
Finally, which is the best (and in my oppinion only good alternative) option to play in the big screen, MHL - HDMI adapter to connect phone to TV, and, Six Axis (PS3) Controller and the SixAxis APP like @rbiter recommended.... You will probably need root and the USB OTG adapter helps PS3 controller pairing process much easier, but if you don't have the USB OTG adapter, you can use a PC to do this pairing proccess, just don't ask me how as I have no idea...
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I think the six axis app doesn't require the PC pairing anymore. I could be wrong because I haven't messed with it since the last major updae. I think the dev put some magic in his code.
let it be.
The wireless 360 does work with dongle but with that it will not work with onlive,
does anyone know if that universal onlive controller would work with everything, i believe it connects via Bluetooth
i haven't done this on the nexus but this is my experience with my tablet running
a cm9 build
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I think the six axis app doesn't require the PC pairing anymore. I could be wrong because I haven't messed with it since the last major updae. I think the dev put some magic in his code.
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What does this mean? I've never used it, do you know what the step by step process is to getting a bluetooth controller working with the six-axis app?
Thanks for any help you can give.
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What does this mean? I've never used it, do you know what the step by step process is to getting a bluetooth controller working with the six-axis app?
Thanks for any help you can give.
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All the instructions are on the app page. Its easy even if you have to do the PC setup. You're just getting the Bluetooth address off the six axis controller. Its worth it. Trust me. Spending $2 or whatever is a lot cheaper than getting an icontrol controller. And the six axis is good for fpse emulator too.
let it be.
You will laugh at how easy it is to set it up on the computer.
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I use six axis, ps3 and the hdmi out to my big screen and it works great on a lot more than just emulators. If you Google six axis you can find lists of games you can use it for, and I'm using for more than what was on the list cause manually setting up profiles for specific games is actually very easy.
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as other mobiles are getting docks as well, i wonder why the ion dock is the only one with usb ports (excluding livedock), others have normal hdmi port and charger only, even xperia p smart dock became without the usb ports, weird??!
IMO it's just a gimmick. It's a way for them to justify it selling for $70. Sure, it would be kinda cool to hook up a keyboard and mouse and control it that way on my big screen, but that's why I have a laptop. It is unique, though, and I like the possibilities if the firmware can be hacked for the dock to be able to do other things. With that said, I would still like to get one
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IMO it's just a gimmick. It's a way for them to justify it selling for $70. Sure, it would be kinda cool to hook up a keyboard and mouse and control it that way on my big screen, but that's why I have a laptop. It is unique, though, and I like the possibilities if the firmware can be hacked for the dock to be able to do other things. With that said, I would still like to get one
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other things like what? it has the full capabilities of usb on the go, so i can attach it to externaly powered HDD for example, i guess they removed the usb ports fearing that users may connect high power demanding devices, i even wanna try charging another phone through it
You can game on it, for example. But Sony screwed it up by making it pricey. Including dual usb ports shouldn't make the dock cost more. It's not like usb 2.0 is new, had it been usb 3.0 then maybe the price would have seemed right.
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Looks like it is out of stock at the moment, but AT&T has the SmartDock for $10 shipped. I received mine this week.
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/accessories/docks/sku6120262.html
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Looks like it is out of stock at the moment, but AT&T has the SmartDock for $10 shipped. I received mine this week.
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/accessories/docks/sku6120262.html
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Jesus... Are u blind!? LOOK AT LAST POST AND ON DATE -.- You are doing it specially? Or you are miner? Reported!
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I want to be able to plug my GS3's USB port into a wire, or maybe do this wirelessly, and then see Android screen on a large monitor and use a mouse and keyboard to intract with the display on the large screen.
I am baffled at the idea that this is not possible... so I must be missing something?
I have a little netbook that I use in this way, and the GS3 is a much more powerful device (it can play videos that the netbook cannot manage).
Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. HDMI MHL adapter.
But why? They make a pc for that.
Gs3 is not very powerful and you won't have good resolution. Productivity will be minimal.
If you want a mobile PC grab a windows 8 tablet like the surface pro.
Do you want a desktop or a mobile device?
You could buy a transformer type tablet or build a desktop for pretty cheap.
If you want this to be mobile, that's a lot of crap to carry around... How would you even power the screen? Seems like those people who bring desktops to coffee shops.
If you want a desktop, you can come build or buy one that's much more powerful for not all that much more than the cost of hooking your phone up - and then you don't have to worry about battery life draining and overheating.
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I want to be able to plug my GS3's USB port into a wire, or maybe do this wirelessly, and then see Android screen on a large monitor and use a mouse and keyboard to intract with the display on the large screen.
I am baffled at the idea that this is not possible... so I must be missing something?
I have a little netbook that I use in this way, and the GS3 is a much more powerful device (it can play videos that the netbook cannot manage).
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You guys don't quiet get it. I have a powerful desktop replacement and a netbook.
But I like the idea of having all this in my pocket and just plugging into a workstation at home.
And a Microsoft Surface? EEWWwwwww.
It is possible, I'm using WD Live, no keyboard use tho, but I can stream YouTube or play files from my phone onto tv using wd and some other UpnP apps.
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Surface PRO. Not a toy like an iPad or surface rt. The Pro is a productive machine.
I dont understand.. So you want to carry a keyboard, mouse, HDMI adapter, and power cable in your pocket along with your phone?
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Surface PRO. Not a toy like an iPad or surface rt. The Pro is a productive machine.
I dont understand.. So you want to carry a keyboard, mouse, HDMI adapter, and power cable in your pocket along with your phone?
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Lmao, idk why I thought this comment was hilarious
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I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for --> https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsIm9yZy52aWRlb21hcC5kcm9pZG1vdGVjbGllbnQiXQ..
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I want to be able to plug my GS3's USB port into a wire, or maybe do this wirelessly, and then see Android screen on a large monitor and use a mouse and keyboard to intract with the display on the large screen.
I am baffled at the idea that this is not possible... so I must be missing something?
I have a little netbook that I use in this way, and the GS3 is a much more powerful device (it can play videos that the netbook cannot manage).
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If you want to be able to just plug it into yet another set of hardware at home... just go buy the stuff and plug it in.
Bluetooth is still a better deal than wired keyboard/mouse - but you still have the battery drain issue, which is why this is not a practical idea - especially since we're talking about an S3. It should be able to accept hardware input through the micro usb, but it's not really designed for that - and you'd have to get adapters and hub and why have all that crap taking up space if you already have a home system ? I wonder what would happen if you had three pieces of hardware trying to use the same micro-usb input, too (obviously, hubs work, but they have to share - and the monitor is going to want a lot of the available transfer capacity for itself) - makes more sense to just use it for HDMI to the monitor and use bluetooth for the peripherals.
If you had a phone that could run off AC only, it might fare better - since there'd be no battery constantly charging and draining and heating everything up, but the S3 won't do that.
Cool idea in theory ? Yeah. It would be great. But in practice, not so much. It would be better if the S3 could run from AC only - heck, it'd be almost a good idea. But since it can't and it lacks great cooling (since it's a compact, air-cooled phone), you're just going to be exposing the phone to high operating temperatures for extended periods of time which isn't exactly great for it.