This is a common misconception, one that I explained to someone in the linked thread. So for your convenience as well as mine (I'm on my phone right now), I'll just quote my response from said thread.
Here's another example in case you're curious.
Disgusting is probably a bit extreme. I swear by mouse and keyboard for shooters, but the gyro in Splatoon 2 is very well done and feels more natural than you might expect. Adding a quick turn feature isn't that far outside the realm of possibility. Plus you know, options are good.
Splatoon doesn't have the quick turn features they describe for the flick stick. It's an option that would work well with Nintendo's great gyro implementations though.
Correct, but that's where the similarities end. Simply put it, gyro covers the X & Y axes while the right stick covers the Z axis.
This is for dual stick & gyro.
Kinda, going by your description. But you have full control of the Z axis with the right stick. If you want to make a quick 90 degree right turn, tap right on the right stick & adjust from there if you need to turn slightly afterwards.
Nice. I think Id have to try it myself to fully understand how it works and its advantages. Thanks!
Wha... the DS4 is officially supported in Steam and works fine with almost all of the games with controller support, and can be configured to work with those that don't (like adding gyro aiming, or using its touch pad like a mouse pad).
I had heard of this (which is rad) but I'm not aware of a good windows driver for the controller for use outside Steam. I used DS4Windows but it was always a bit buggy and caused conflicts. I admit it has been a few years since I tried.
DS4Windows 2.0 was released not too long ago. I've heard nothing but positive things about it.
There's reWASD which isn't free (trial for 14 days, $15 right now on sale), and it now it has gyro support which I just now found out about. The video I posted above is about reWASD and it's features minus the gyro implementation which is why JoyShockMapper is used. The flick stick section is still useful.
This is cool thanks, I'll check these out.There's reWASD which isn't free (trial for 14 days, $15 right now on sale), and it now it has gyro support which I just now found out about. The video I posted above is about reWASD and it's features minus the gyro implementation which is why JoyShockMapper is used. The flick stick section is still useful.
I'm still waiting on Dual Sense to make the move from Steam Controller though. I can't wait.
reWASD
blows my mind that there are real humans who still use DS4Windows
Sometimes it is cool to read the threads and this has two pages :)
I actually watched the video and I didn´t understand how it works so that´s why I wrote that.
I've at least done my part for Sony & Overwatch.
us.forums.blizzard.com
I use Steam Input and Steam Controller a ton, and I'm looking forward to splitting myself from it eventually (I have to, my Steam Controllers won't last forever, it's no longer manufactured, and they are the only reason I use it really. Nothing else support it, the standalone Steam Controller driver is a good fallback but Steam Input will last longer than my controllers).
Not that it wouldn't be nice, but at the same time devs could implement it now on PS4 games. There's nothing in the OS that is needed, the game just needs to make use of the gyro in the DS4 and then have a control function for it in their game. I mean, there's nothing stopping them from implementing MKB either.
You can try it out right now. Hopefully Valve decides to natively support Flick Stick in Steam Input, but this should suffice in the meantime.
github.com
I've at least done my part for Sony & Overwatch.
Blizzard, please implement Gyro + Flick Stick aiming for the PC, Switch, & PS4 versions of Overwatch
I know what you’re wondering, “I know what gyro is, but what’s flick stick?”. I’m glad you asked. Flick Stick is basically an option where the right stick exclusively handles horizontal movement. For example, you can press forward on the right stick then move in any direction for precise...
If you think about it, Gyro + Flick Stick could be the key to having console players decently keep up with PC players as far as cross-play is concerned. Granted, Gyro + Flick Stick is no Mouse + Keyboard, but it's pretty damn close going by JibbSmart's CS:GO video.
I do because I don't run all of my games through Steam. Other clients, emulators, and the fact that I use Launchbox as my game launcher held me back and nothing I've seen in videos or dabbled with myself seemed compelling enough to switch over for.
Gyro is already an option for Steam Input when you use a DualShock 4, a Switch Pro Controller or a Steam Controller. Don't like it, turn it off. It's that simple & you're probably already doing it.
That's the thing, nothing's gonna top mouse & keyboard. But gyro, especially in conjunction with Flick Stick, is right behind the mouse & keyboard set-up in 2nd place. As I told SolidSnakeUS, this could be the answer to having cross-play between console & PC players for shooters like Overwatch as well as bringing shooters like CS:GO & Valorant (which rely heavily on mouse aiming) to consoles.
If you're talking about JoyShockMapper, here are the list of PC games that are currently supported (yes, Fortnite is one of them).
gyrowiki.jibbsmart.com
