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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Jack Burton on September 12, 2008, 06:37:37 pm

Title: PS2 arcade stick won't work in a PS2, but it will work in a USB converter.
Post by: Jack Burton on September 12, 2008, 06:37:37 pm

This baffles me. 

I have a Hori Tekken 10th anniversary arcade stick that had the cord mangled.  I purchased another cord from a member or shoryuken.com and installed it.  Great, the stick works on my computer via my PS2 to USB converter.

However, this afternoon when I was going to play some Gradius V, It did not work in my PS2.  I don't understand, this stick designed specifically for this console. 

What could make a stick that works via a USB converter not work when it is actually plugged straight into the console?

I am thinking that perhaps the USB converter is supporting enough power to the stick that may be missing when it is plugged directly into the system.

What do you guys think?

Title: Re: PS2 arcade stick won't work in a PS2, but it will work in a USB converter.
Post by: daywane on September 13, 2008, 08:32:42 am

Posable that that game needs a PS2 pad and you have a PS1 pad.
I have a few games that will only work with a PS2 pad.
I have a pile of PS1 pads and only 2 PS2 pads.

I had to mark them with a sharpie to tell them apart.

Title: Re: PS2 arcade stick won't work in a PS2, but it will work in a USB converter.
Post by: Jack Burton on September 13, 2008, 04:32:55 pm

This is a stick commercially produced by Hori specifically for the PS2.  It's not a custom stick.

Also, it doesn't work in the PS2 bios screens, where if it worked anywhere, that would be it.


I've tried with two different PS2's and a PS1 with the same results.