![]() ![]() Either way, decided to take a look at what would be required to build a better joystick and came up with some interesting results. Modern gaming console controllers aren’t without their annoyances - Joy-Con drift, anyone? The problems might stem from design deficiencies, but we suspect that user enthusiasm and the mechanical stress it can introduce might play a significant role as well. Posted in Playstation Hacks Tagged CD emulator, playstation, psone, psx For those of us for whom games consoles in the CD era were both work and play, we hope that other consoles will receive this benefit. What this does raise though is the interesting prospect that the Picostation might be adapted for other less-popular CD-based platforms. The games meanwhile are loaded from a micro-SD card.Īs single board computers have become ever faster, it’s no surprise that one would be able to emulate a ’90s CD mechanism with ease. To that it brings a drive-shaped board, as well as a series of daughterboards for the various different revisions of the Sony motherboard. With the hardware now long in the tooth, what is to be done with a dead CD drive? Perhaps has the answer, with a CD Drive emulator board which fits in the space left by the original (French language, translation link).ĭoing the hard work is a Raspberry Pi Pico, building on the Picostation project. These were seemingly manufactured from Sony’s finest chocolate, and would stop working at the slightest hint of getting warm. The grey console was the thing to have a quarter century ago, but we’re guessing few who had one will have a soft spot for their CD mechanisms. Those gamers who were playing in the mid 1990s may retain a soft spot for Sony’s first PlayStation. Posted in Playstation Hacks, Tech Hacks Tagged dual shock, ps4, USB C, USB-C PD But there’s something about hacking a modern port onto a legacy piece of hardware that we just can’t seem to get enough of. In fact, this isn’t even the first time we’ve seen it done on the DualShock 4. Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen a wide array of devices receive DIY USB-C upgrades. Combined with the extra pins in the flexible printed circuit (FPC) connector necessary to control them, and the pair of 0603 resistors required for USB-C to actually provide power, putting this board together might take a bit more fine-pitch soldering than you’d expect. In this design, has replaced the original component with a pair of side-firing LEDs. The USB board on the DualShock 4 also carries a LED module that illuminates the “Light Bar” on the rear of the controller. Sony wisely put the controller’s original micro USB connector on a separate PCB so it could be cheaply replaced without having to toss the main PCB - that same modularity also means it was relatively easy to develop a USB-C upgrade board. If one of those devices happens to be Sony’s DualShock 4 controller, has the fix for you. That’s great for new hardware, but it can lead to a frustrating experience when you reach for an older device and find a infuriatingly non-oval connector on the bottom. Most gadgets have made the switch these days, and even Apple has (with some external persuasion) gotten on board. Continue reading “Make Your Own Play Station (The Space Is Important)” → Posted in Nintendo Hacks, Playstation Hacks Tagged nintendo, nintendo play station, sonyĭespite a somewhat shaky start, it seems like everyone is finally embracing USB-C. We used to fit those as a sideline in a previous life. It’s cool to see the board has a mod chip. ![]() The Nintendo eject button needs a hack to operate the Playstation door open button when pressed. We don’t like the Nintendo switch carrying mains voltage, but we’re fine with the PlayStation expansion connector going away. What follows is an episode of console cutting worthy of a slasher horror movie, as instead of a bit of fine Dremmeling, he brings out an angle grinder and slices away with abandon. Thus, he was able to bring the Sony back to life. Those Playstation CD-ROM drives were notorious for melting back in the day, so it’s no surprise they’re still for sale today. doesn’t have one, but he did have half a Playstation and an SNES shell, so he could make an ungodly child of the two consoles that you can see in the video below the break. ![]() A very small number of prototypes were made, badged as “Play Station,” and should you find one that escaped today, you’re sitting on a fortune. So the story goes, Nintendo’s Philips deal angered Sony, who decided to make their own console line, and the rest is history. The early history of the Sony Playstation lies in a stillborn collaboration between Nintendo and Sony to produce an SNES with a CD-ROM drive. ![]()
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