Have You Adjusted To GT PSP's Steering Controls?

[don-sf]

yeah, some people use the d pad, some people use the dodgy psp analouge. (however we should consider that gt psp is technically and visually superior to anything on the ds and iphone, and both dont have any sort of analouge)...

what do you guys use? analouge or dpad...

and are you getting the 'normal' sort of performance you can do on your normal gran turismo method of playing...

and i just ask...how do you get a ferrari enzo?...i got the money for ages but the ferrari showroom never comes into town...only once they came, but i never had enough money...

 

[•GT 4Ever•]

Just save money until the Ferrari showroom comes up, I guess. In GTPSP there's not really a car-getting strategy.

Anyway I use the analog, it kinda sucks but I hate D-pads. There's not really much for me to catch up to in terms of ability, considering that I'm crap on GT4 and I'm crap on the PSP version, but the physics are basically the same in both games. Maybe the cars are a little less grippy in PSP, but...

 

[Nauraushaun]

There is too a car strategy. It'll come up once every 70 days. If you've seen it once, you'll see it again after day 70 but before day 140.

I use both, honestly. I get a bit of a wrist-soreness if I use the d-pad, so I tend to switch to the buttons.

 

[Ultraboy94]

i use the d-pad. ive been used to it since my ps1. i can use the analouge when other psp games (such as littlebigplanet) force me to but im happier with d-pad.

 

[lainlives]

it depends on the situation, i use dpad to get straight on a stretch in a fast car, analoge to corner, and dpad sometimes to do a fine pretty drift

 

[Peter]

I used the D pad since I first played a racing game, way back, BUT, one day when my d pad stopped working, I had to use the analog, and since then, i've stuck with it, and i've been even faster with the analog. It gives more precision and adjustment of turning input, instead of all or nothing. In fact, if I tried to use the d pad right now, i'd be seconds off of my usual pace, I haven't used it in years. It just gathers dust.

 

[SiNiST3R]

Yup, I drive with the Nubb when using the PSP Controls, and the Left Stick for PS3 controller when I'm using that (I use the PS3 controller most often)


The analogue control makes it much easier to carve corners, in GT4 the D-Pad is pressure sensitive, and this allows for better control. The PSP D-pad is all or nothing, that's no good for driving.

 

[deadboy1975]

for me its default controls and the nub for psp, but the nub doesn't feel particularly smooth to me (although it may need more wearing in)

for gt5p is both analogue sticks, although on a longer session (and my thumbs hurt) I'll revert to buttons for accelerate and brake

 

[Imari]

The nub on my PSP is kinda sticky, so I tend to use the D-Pad instead. Which is fine, it makes me feel like I'm a little kid playing GT1 again.

 

[allent2]

D-pad and I moved the up and down shift up to the shoulders and the E-brake to circle. also to find out when the enzo is coming to town check the car/delerships cycle https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=121150 Just refer to what car they gave you when you started. You should be easyly able to tell where your at in the loop. Remeber it changes every other day so do some simple math to figure out how many days away you are form ferrari!
-Good luck!

 

[don-sf]

thanks...ferrari enzo is quite a while away...

this is the only critisism i have with gt psp...waiting 70 game days is quite long...they should have made all the cars available withing 1-2 weeks cycle... and i dont critisize career mode, because there is plenty enough to do, s class on every single race and gold licenses etc...and you cant play a career mode on a portable console, it will take too long...24 hour endurance races on a psp?...not practical...

and about the analouge/d pad. psp was critisised alot because of the poor analouge thing and the d pad for gran turismo. i found it a bit wierd at first bit i have adjusted to the psp's analouge, and am doing pretty much the same as normal now.

d pad for psp in my opinion is useless. its slow to react, as you have no control over how much the steering is turning, other than the gran turismo software interpeting it for you. so you have to be very accurate...

 

[LeGeNd-1]

I played GT1 and GT2 for 3 years with the d-pad before moving on to analog, so I felt comfortable right away with the PSP's controls .

I hate the PSP's nub though, there's so little travel it's almost useless.

 

[mytyeerinpie]

Analog for regular racing and I started after a month of playing the game to use the d-pad for drifting last night and it seemed easier to drift with. I am still experimenting though

 

[Lion-Face]

I used the D-pad for a start, but about a month into playing I switched to the analog nub. If you watch the replay, you can see when you push the d-pad left or right, the wheel takes some time to go from lock to lock, while with the analog nub, its almost instant.

I have a PSPGo and the analog nub on it is improved over the original PSP, it feels strange for a start, hence why I stuck with the D-pad for my first few weeks, but since getting used to it, I would never go back.

 

[Blitz187]

I used the D-pad for a start, but about a month into playing I switched to the analog nub. If you watch the replay, you can see when you push the d-pad left or right, the wheel takes some time to go from lock to lock, while with the analog nub, its almost instant.

I have a PSPGo and the analog nub on it is improved over the original PSP, it feels strange for a start, hence why I stuck with the D-pad for my first few weeks, but since getting used to it, I would never go back.

And this is exactly why I also switched from D-pad to the analog nub... lock to lock is almost instant with the analog nub and once you learn how to control your inputs with it, it becomes a great asset.

 

[FlareKR]

I've used the analog stick for the longest of time. The d pads in racing have the slowest reaction, and seem to lag. Last time I used d pad for racing is when I was 12, then I wondered why the hell I ever used it.

 

[WiiFreak]

I've tried using the nub but I find it uncomfortable to use and I actually seem to have a harder time controlling the car with it than with the d-pad, so I just stick with the d-pad.

 

[Rage0329]

I use a PS3 Sixaxis via blu-tooth to the PSP GO.

 

[Glubags]

D-pad for me... didn't take much getting used to since I played GT1 and GT2 that way... it was like getting back on a bike after not riding one for a while.

The analog nub on my PSP is just too sticky and sensitive for fine/smooth input.

 

[lainlives]

I also played GT1 and 2 with analoge, never used a dpad for a racer

 

[psp88]

D-pad for me.
But will try & learn the nub for comparison.

 

[psp88]

Double post.
My apologies.