You Probably Never Knew The PS2 Could Do This

The PS2 has a hidden feature thatmost users probably didn't know about... Did you know the Playstation 2 controller could do this? Some call this a secret! The PS2 controller has Pressure Sensitive Buttons that are actually touch sensitive! Years later... Here's how it works!

[skullsaw]

So basically, the whole "the harder you press the button, the stronger the attack" joke actually has some truth to it. Huh.

[pope]

I remember telling this to my friends, back in the day, that you can drive slowly in GTA SA, by pressing lightly the X button. They told me that I was crazy... Well, now I know I wasn't

[ChronicGamer-rlbo]

The thing I found out with this video is that, I didn't know that feature wasn't common knowledge.

[Eggsnbaconbits.]

This little feature is why I still find myself pressing buttons way to hard all these years later.

[zakharrison]

I subconsciously knew this but I never really thought about it. I just instinctively used this function when playing games.

[Maverick_Jones]

Probably one of the best PS tips and Tricks channels out there, no stretching out the vid to 10 mins, No obnoxious intros, his vids are short and straight to the point, keep up the good Work John

[DijaVlogsGames]

That was like THE feature on PS2. How do people not know about this? You can’t even play the Metal Gear games without this knowledge.

[jackhead]

People who never owned a PS2 : "Wow!"
People who owned a PS2: "My thumbs are still tired because of this"

[Elwon]

The problem with this feature was that there was no feedback for when you were at maximum pressure. So in a racing game for example you may find yourself with a sore thumb from holding x as hard as you can, because the only way to be 200% sure you're at full acceleration is to push with all your might!

[rogehmarbi]

Back when I played MGS3 I didn't know about this and would end up randomly slitting the enemy's throat when I do a chokehold (in MGS3 you press and hold circle to grab and hold an enemy, and press it hard to execute them). I always thought Snake just randomly slit throat based on his mood at the time.

[doctorawesomeness]

Even after 20 years, the PS2 is still looks great to this day.

[roninpl]

This "feature" is actually a pain in the ass. At least in Gran Turismo 4, where you have to press really hard for full acceleration. And what can sometimes happen is the X button falling a bit into the inside of the controller, which adds to the injury.

[zgoaty]

No wonder when I played MGS2 way back on the PS2 that when I pressed down on the square button it wouldn’t always shoot the gun. It was something I never really paid attention to because while I knew that to aim the weapon you had to hold the button down, I didn’t know that it was sensitive to pressure to actually shoot it knowing that the same button to aim was also the button to shoot. It made playing the game difficult because I would always either shoot the gun when I didn’t mean to, or the gun wouldn’t go off when I wanted to shoot it. Makes a lot of sense now.

[BigDom]

One of the most representative examples for this is obviously Gran Turismo 4 where you can actually see how hard you push on the throttle and brake.

BTW, the original Xbox had this feature as well, I can't think of any game right now that supported it, but in the homebrew scene, there is a controller testing tool that shows you the value of how hard you are pressing the buttons!

[TheTarrMan]

I remember this. I think Gran Turismo 4 had a little scale thing that showed how hard you're pressing it next to the tachometer or speedometer.

[yungrinoo]

A living legend, he even went back to ps2 for old technology

[upnolan]

Sony needs to pay this man for all of his cool facts and tips

[trilliedon]

I knew about the pressure sensitive buttons almost 15 years now. I was playing one day when i realize my character wasn’t fully pulling out his weapon. To me it wasn’t a big deal because I thought it was already known by everyone but I’m shocked to see how many people never knew about this or didn’t notice

[MikahTheMan]

The PS2 still to this day was one of the best consoles. I remember this feature but didn't even think twice about it until this video. I remember the graphics being so insanely good compared to the ps1. Obviously now graphics are mind blowing when comparing but being part of that first big step was awesome

[cameleongreenhun]

When you're playing God of War and almost breaking the circle button to open a gate and turns out the button smashing IS actually required