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They don't do that because the controller chip will cancel vibration after a while. The reason for that is exactly what you would imagine people used it for.
You'd need to mod the controller with a custom chip.
That does not make absolutely any sense at all. Why would they care about what people in private use controllers for? Why would they care enough to actively program something preventing that?
It's Sony, a Japanese company.
Lol. Lmao, even.
Sony cares a bit too much about how people use the things they own that Sony made.
Japan is famous for its laws and customs regarding nudity, sex, porn, accessories, etc... Anything you might expect a stereotypical prude to clutch their pearls over, really. It's simply gasp too obscene!
Sony: "How dare you even think about using our controller for that"
Hitachi: "Have I got a product for you"
That really isn’t the case though. Love hotels, “gentlemen’s clubs”, and other adult institutions are heavily advertised, and sex toys can be found almost anywhere – drug stores, superstores, even connivence stores.
Ah yes, Japan where Hitachi is from, famously not a company that made a magic wand.
Fun fact that's on sale right now on Amazon!
Hitachi ceased production of the device in 2013 due to concerns about having the company name associated with a sex toy. Vibratex convinced the company to continue manufacturing it under the name "Original Magic Wand," omitting the Hitachi name. In 2014, the company used the name "Magic Wand Original."
To be fair, it's probably a reasonable marketing decision to not have your industrial and home equipment company best known for its sex toys. I get where that came from.
not a vibrator, it's a "personal massager" and how dare you suggest such a device could be used sexually!
On a serious note if you have a really bad cold, the magic wand pressed between your eyes while your face down will drain THE FUCK out of you sinuses and basically instantly clear out your head.
I suffer frequently from bad allergies bought the magic wand originally as a sex toy. Figured one day while suffering from a head so packed full of mucus that I wonder if it would help
HOLY FUCK DOES IT HELP
Most likely the motor will overheat since it’s not designed to run continuously
Doing “that” then trying to make a warranty claim.
I don't know if OP's claim is true, but I could see a company doing that to try and prevent unintended uses so to prevent damage/malfunction.
It matters as soon as people record themselves using it „wrong“ or tutorials go viral. Especially for a company that is really concerned about its public image like Sony.
Something not designed to be running all the time would be damaged by running all the time…
Got a source for that? It's pretty easy to manually make controllers vibrate until you tell them to stop
Talking out of your ass like this must get you far in life. You’re quite good at it.
How long is "a while?" I added this to a game but never tested it beyond a few minutes. The player can toggle it on or off, it is intended to stay on until toggled off as I did not add a timer to it.
Also, if there is a restriction at the firmware level, I suspect the reasoning would be as more of a safety measure to prevent excessive motor wear or battery drain.
Didn't know that. I would have guessed the reason is to save battery or stop annoying people when it isn't within reach / you can't turn it off.
Can't you just find the interval it cancels and retrigger vibration right after it cancels?
DS4Windows can make a DS4 vibrate for at least like 60 seconds...
The S in PS5 is the first S in "fascist"