02-24-2022, 06:56 PM
(02-24-2022, 01:38 AM)bcnaz Wrote: Some game controller reviews of : ===> Pine phone ( and Pro ) Bluetooth compatible controllers ?
I have a fair amount of controllers(xbox one, ipega, moga, steelseries, too ashamed to actually count them all
), and all of them share the same pitfalls. The Pinephone will pair with all of them just fine, and they are recognized as Xinput controllers. The big hurdle and a half for controller support on the pinephone/pro is entirely software based; - Outside of emulators, almost no games or apps even recognize controllers.
- The occasional game will recognize the d-pad, but that's hardly usable. (Sonic Robo Blast can work with enough patience/tinkering)
- Bluetooth on the Pinephone gets spotty after extended use (haven't tested this one in about a year tho, might have improved)
- KDE Plasma Mobile uses LibInput to recognize mouse/keyboard/touchscreen inputs. Libinput does not respect gamepads. This means trying to play anything with the gamepad on Manjaro+PlaMo will put the screen to sleep after 30 seconds no matter what. Libinput expects the software(games) to tell Linux to stay awake, which hasn't happened yet.
I personally have a Razer Kishi because I got a good deal on one, and to me it feels like it fits the Pinephone perfectly. It doesn't use bluetooth (thus more reliable connection), but it still hits all the other pitfalls.