What does it mean when they say a controller is digital or analog?
11-09-01, 11:35 AM
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What does it mean when they say a controller is digital or analog?
What's the difference? I read people saying "Controllers used to be digital, now they're analog" or "the analog stick is better" or "the d-pad is digital but the stick is analog" etc etc. is being analog better or something?
(and don't say controllers sound better when they're digital b/c then i'll know you're lying
)
--HN
(and don't say controllers sound better when they're digital b/c then i'll know you're lying
)--HN
11-09-01, 11:43 AM
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Simply put, a digital controller would be something like a gamepad. When you push up, you go up. The button is either being pressed, or it isn't. No middle ground.
An analog controller would be something like a joystick. When you go up, you also can choose how hard you push. For example if you pushed it all the way up your character would go into a run, but if you only pushed it part of the way he would walk.
All of the controllers found on the latest generation of consoles contain a combination of digital and analog elements.
An analog controller would be something like a joystick. When you go up, you also can choose how hard you push. For example if you pushed it all the way up your character would go into a run, but if you only pushed it part of the way he would walk.
All of the controllers found on the latest generation of consoles contain a combination of digital and analog elements.
11-09-01, 11:49 AM
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Thanks for the short explanation Groucho. I just tried to type a couple paragraphs of explanation and ended up rambling on and on.
As for which is better, analog or digital? It depends on the game. For driving games and such, analog control gives you better control for steering and what not. For most fighting games and such, I prefer digital control.
As for which is better, analog or digital? It depends on the game. For driving games and such, analog control gives you better control for steering and what not. For most fighting games and such, I prefer digital control.
11-09-01, 11:49 AM
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Ah, i see i see. thanks for the lesson.
Now, would it help my driving at all in GT if i used the analog stick instead of the d-pad (or is the d-pad also analog on the PS2 controller and i just simply suck? )
--HN
edit: hmm, seems mtucker read my mind before i asked my second question. thanks guys
Now, would it help my driving at all in GT if i used the analog stick instead of the d-pad (or is the d-pad also analog on the PS2 controller and i just simply suck?
)--HN
edit: hmm, seems mtucker read my mind before i asked my second question. thanks guys
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11-09-01, 12:30 PM
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Originally posted by HN
Ah, i see i see. thanks for the lesson.
Now, would it help my driving at all in GT if i used the analog stick instead of the d-pad (or is the d-pad also analog on the PS2 controller and i just simply suck? )
Ah, i see i see. thanks for the lesson.
Now, would it help my driving at all in GT if i used the analog stick instead of the d-pad (or is the d-pad also analog on the PS2 controller and i just simply suck?
)
. It will take a while to get used to the analog stick probably, but you will like it better. Or go out and get a wheel to get the full effect.
11-09-01, 12:46 PM
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Originally posted by AgtFox
Or go out and get a wheel to get the full effect.
Or go out and get a wheel to get the full effect.
.--HN
