'please, Internet, tell me how to turn my game controller into a vibrator'
Kids these days..... Back in my day, we just turned on FF8 and spammed summons
this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2025
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Oh God, I literally quit the game because the summons were so absurd. I feel I spent more time watching the same animations than I did playing the game.
I imagine that's a design consideration.- same with Ultima and other big spells. You get a big payoff after a big wind-up. It's trying to telegraph that if you want speed you should build your party differently using junctions
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You missed out on the tomb raider demo disc that came with PlayStation magazine (probably issue 73 based on the fact I have it and I wasn’t subscribed very long while demo discs were a thing) Same era.
If you went for a swim in the pool, and swam into the side, you’d not only get a constant intense vibration, you’d also get to see her swimming motion, and I don’t think it had breath mechanics yet (or at least she wouldn’t die in the demo zone), so you could take your time. Win win.
There was also a vibration test in the menu if you just wanted no frills.
Oooooh Shiva, you can be my ice queen any day
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So this brings up a funny story.
IDK when, but I was on a trip, thinking about my ex wife(then girlfriend at the time) with my parents somewhere and they had these vibrating back massager things. Usually they're like 4 wooden balls on sticks attached to a wooden handle. I knew how much my ex loved it. Anyway I thought "dude fucking brilliant" and I bought it for her and my parents were like: "Uh, ok? You sure she's going to like that?" "I'm like are you kidding me? The number of times I have to get sore hands from giving her a back massage is incredible!" Oh, I'm like 15 at the time.
Well, I gift it to her, and with the smallest hint of embarrassment says she absolutely loves it. That night she thanks me again, saying it made things so much easier, in kind of a flirty tone. I completely miss all social cues always so this didn't register. Sometime later I come over and she wants one of the back rubs, and I'm like "hey, grab that tool I got!"
She responds with "I'm not in the mood for that, besides it's out of batteries."
I thought I was going to fold into myself. "How many back rubs have you given yourself?" "Oh, like none. Just the fun stuff." The heaviest levels of cringe hit, knowing how many people saw me buying this for my girlfriend completely oblivious to what it would be used for.
Getting your gf a vibrator is adorable.
Don't know about on PlayStation but: https://borderlands.fandom.com/wiki/Good_Touch
An unlisted effect occurs with game controllers using vibrate that breaks the fourth wall. While the character wields the gun, the controller will vibrate continuously even when not firing.
Just use Buttplug.io
We were vibe coding before it was cool.
The only acceptable form of vibe coding
I... Ok that's just impressive.
I am once again asking you all to just buy proper sex toys and lube.
I agree , but in these cases it's probably a kid or teenager trying to make do with what they have.
Assuming they're a teenager, you trusted your parents not to search through your stuff a lot more than most. Parents aren't going to give you any lectures or punish you for having a PS5 controller in your room.
I am once again lubing up a Kaiser roll with spicy brown mustard
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Connect to PC, use DS4Windows config screen.
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.
The reason for that is exactly what you would imagine people used it for.
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.
Why would they care about what people in private
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"
Ah yes, Japan where Hitachi is from, famously not a company that made a magic wand.
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."
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not a vibrator, it's a "personal massager" and how dare you suggest such a device could be used sexually!
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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!
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.
Most likely the motor will overheat since it’s not designed to run continuously
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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
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.
Talking out of your ass like this must get you far in life. You’re quite good at it.
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Sony should sell their own vibrators. Like a DS5, but everything cut off except for the grip to hold the vibration motor and the Dpad to adjust the settings.
And a flared base, of course.
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Idk if borderlands is on Playstation but in 2 and 3 moxxie gives you a gun that turns your controller into a vibrator
long and hard
Play borderlands 2 and get the guns from moxxi one of the vibrates constantly when equipped
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I remember when the Xbox360 released their little indie game section there were multiple "controller vibration tests" that were like a dollar.
I had proper equipment by then, but I could see the appeal for someone who was in a different situation.
To be fair, having recently been on the market for a proper vibrating sex toy, they're expensive as fuck, and according to my ex-wife (ow. ex- still stings.) capable of providing mind-blowing orgasms. So yeah, for those without a budget, we make do with what we got, or the bargain bin at Good Vibes.
TMI:
spoiler
The item in question doesn't figure into why she's ex- now, but the reason we were on the market for one absolutely does. I'll be talking to an endocrinologist at the end of the year.
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Wouldn't a vibrator be cheaper
Talking parents into buying a PS5 is probably easier
Here in Brazil there's a famous brand of chocolate called Baton. The chocolate sells well in general, but lots of kids ask for their eggs during Easter, and they usually come with toy cars or action figures or a water gun or whatever.
In one particular Easter, the eggs came with a toy that was a long cylinder with a smaller, rounded tip at one end.
This cylinder had just one feature: it vibrated a lot when you turn it on.
It also came with a minuscule pen, with almost no ink, you could attach to the device. Their explanation was that it was a fun vibrating pen toy. When asked how's a pen that vibrates any fun or useful, they had no answer, and why the device was significantly larger than the actual pen, also no answer.
So for Easter that year, kids got a penis-shaped vibrating toy... And a pen.
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