{"id":6344,"date":"2024-02-25T14:36:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T05:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-world-star.com\/?p=6344"},"modified":"2026-11-09T23:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T14:57:09","slug":"connecting-a-smartphone-controller-with-a-short-usb-c-cable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-world-star.com\/en\/games\/connecting-a-smartphone-controller-with-a-short-usb-c-cable-6344\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting a Smartphone Controller with a Short USB-C Cable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lately, I've been playing PSP games on my daily smartphone, the Xperia 5 II. Well, mostly just Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, actually. The graphics on 3D games look better than the original, and I can use the right analog stick without needing the 'Monster Hunter claw' grip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up until now, I was using a PS3 controller. But once you get used to portables like the PSP or Switch, it's just so much easier to play handheld games where the screen position doesn't change even as you lounge around and change postures. So, I bought a telescopic controller that makes it feel like a Switch (a little under 3,000 yen), and it feels even more amazing. It's a versatile gadget that works with the Switch, PS4, PC, and iPhone. Of course, it works with Android too, and for touch-screen smartphone games, you can map the buttons to specific screen locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here's what I bought. The image isn't showing up...<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can play via Bluetooth, but a wired USB connection is fine too. I prefer wired for lower latency! Plus, battery life should be better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I started by connecting it using a 2-pack of right-angle USB adapters and a USB cable from the 100-yen shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The latency is practically unnoticeable, but having this excess cord bulky and in the way... I expected that, and since it looks like it'll work out nicely, I'm going to cut it short and reconnect it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After checking out various good lengths, I decided to just go for it and cut here! Type-C has a lot of pins, but inside isn't it just ground, 5V, data lines, and signal lines? What a relief, just four wires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Something like this? It's a bit long, but I figured having a little slack makes it easier to handle, so I locked it in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I stripped the insulation off each wire one by one, thinking it would be easier to join them if they were straight and facing the same way. This part only costs 100 yen anyway, so I can remake it as many times as I want. If possible, I'd love to encase it in resin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After twisting the two wires together, I applied solder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I insulated each connection with clear vinyl tape. Tested it out and it feels great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The controller worked successfully. I'd like to make it a bit more compact and neat eventually. But for the first step, I achieved a clutter-free setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way, before this modification, thanks to this controller, I was finally able to clear the final village quest in MHP3. Man, even games sold for 110 yen are super fun\u2014PSP is great. Ten years from now, when I retire and become an old man, I'll probably just keep playing all these old games I never used to play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lately, I've been playing PSP games on my daily smartphone, the Xperia 5 II. Well, mostly just Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, actually. The graphics on 3D games look better than the original, and I can use the right analog stick without needing the 'Monster Hunter claw' grip. Up until now, I was using a PS3 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/175.41.248.22\/?p=4891","_lightning_design_setting":{"layout":"default"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[371],"tags":[13,372,374,375,835,871,872,873],"class_list":["post-6344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-games","tag-diy","tag-psp","tag-switch","tag-usb","tag-gaming","tag-type-c","tag-emulator","tag-short","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-world-star.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-world-star.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-world-star.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-world-star.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-world-star.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6344"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/the-world-star.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6345,"href":"https:\/\/the-world-star.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6344\/revisions\/6345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-world-star.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-world-star.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-world-star.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-world-star.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}