Hi,
It cannot really be denied that one of the main selling points of the current Pandora is it's impressive capacity for games, specifically Emulation. It seems to me that, as good as the current Pandora is, it's missing one feature for good (PS1 for me personally!) emulation: 4 shoulder buttons. I understand that you could probably map one set to the keyboard or touchscreen, but for a perfect gaming experience, especially with shooters, it would be beneficial to have two shoulder buttons either side.
But how, I hear you cry! The obvious problem is the lack of width compared to, for example, a PS1 controller. I thought perhaps the best way to do it is simply to have the buttons one above the other, like any normal controller, with a small gap in between. Your finger would rest in the middle of the two, and you would simply rock your finger back or forwards slightly and press down, using the gap as a guide to where each button is. This should allow you to easily press the correct button, and, as you are resting your fingers in the center of the two buttons, there would be no problems with the buttons being too small. I can also imagine there being an option in the software to change the function of the R2/L2 key to match that of the R1/L1 key, essentially removing the second set of buttons for people who prefer not to have them.
This would also have applications outside of gaming, for example when listening to music on the go with the Pandora in the pocket, one could easily access the top two shoulder buttons, which could be used for pause/play and skipping a track, or something similar.
I'd like to mention that I unfortunately don't own a Pandora, as much as I'd like to. Hope my thoughts are still welcome.
Added second poll question - Binky
It cannot really be denied that one of the main selling points of the current Pandora is it's impressive capacity for games, specifically Emulation. It seems to me that, as good as the current Pandora is, it's missing one feature for good (PS1 for me personally!) emulation: 4 shoulder buttons. I understand that you could probably map one set to the keyboard or touchscreen, but for a perfect gaming experience, especially with shooters, it would be beneficial to have two shoulder buttons either side.
But how, I hear you cry! The obvious problem is the lack of width compared to, for example, a PS1 controller. I thought perhaps the best way to do it is simply to have the buttons one above the other, like any normal controller, with a small gap in between. Your finger would rest in the middle of the two, and you would simply rock your finger back or forwards slightly and press down, using the gap as a guide to where each button is. This should allow you to easily press the correct button, and, as you are resting your fingers in the center of the two buttons, there would be no problems with the buttons being too small. I can also imagine there being an option in the software to change the function of the R2/L2 key to match that of the R1/L1 key, essentially removing the second set of buttons for people who prefer not to have them.
This would also have applications outside of gaming, for example when listening to music on the go with the Pandora in the pocket, one could easily access the top two shoulder buttons, which could be used for pause/play and skipping a track, or something similar.
I'd like to mention that I unfortunately don't own a Pandora, as much as I'd like to. Hope my thoughts are still welcome.
Added second poll question - Binky
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