I’m not here to say much, but what I will say is, for the love of everything can DTG or Dovetail, please update the camera physically on the game consoles, I’m playing on the PS5 and once again there isn’t an update to free roam of when you use the camera mode, on TSW3 you can use the L3 button to move swiftly and now on TSSW4 you can not what’s up with that? It just kills the whole vibe, and don’t like using the other classic control at all, I like using the classic mode. So please can y’all update that cause we shouldn’t have to be slow while holding down on the L3 pad when using the free mode camera.
There are a lot of problems with controllers they don't address. It's almost like the developers don't care or don't properly test on console. Every button and button combination should be tested prior to a new release, not expecting every key on every route tested but if you're charging for a new game make sure you take the time to make sure the new game functions as good as the previous one control wise. A laundry list: L3 camera speed up not working (classic controls) R3 camera not always switching view (I found out this is because of non-centred R3 joysticks because you're either pushing the joystick or have sometimes undetectable amounts of joystick drift) L3+R3 will sometimes crash your game (No idea what is causing this other than poorly tested code) AFB control layout is listed incorrectly in game settings (Playstation, at least) Probably a bunch more I didn't find... All happening since launch, all reported at launch, all remaining issues 7 months after launch. I've talked to Matt and Alex about it and I haven't seen any results yet.
Much as I enjoy the experience of driving TSW3 on the PS5 and 65” TV, the main reason I only bought TSW4 on PC is that using the PS5 controller is just so damn awkward, apart from the very basic controls. Yes I know you can plug in a mouse or keyboard but what’s the point when I can go on the PC? And trying to manipulate views on the joypad is a complete PITA as opposed to just going bang, bang, bang along the numbers at the top of the keyboard and twirling the mouse.
Mouse actually doesn't work on PS5 I recently learned (specifically for TSW, it works on other games). It does on Xbox (although not sure if its meant to since some things like reverser levers don't seem usable). Keyboard is fine on either one. I actually find the controller implementation for TSW very good. The original TSW2020 I gave up on early because I couldn't wrap my head around the menus but from TSW2 on the immersion controls are great. They only bug me a little sometimes when I am trying to press a small button and its hard to get the cursor exactly where it needs to be with the thumbsticks. Other than that, throttle/brakes are great and the functions they managed to get onto the controller covers most of the stuff you need. Controller + keyboard is the ideal for me but I get why many people would prefer a mouse. And for anyone wondering you don't need any kind of fancy keyboard for this, any old random USB keyboard can be plugged into a PS5 or Xbox and then you can access all the keyboard shortcuts available to a PC player. And the fast camera movement works (hold down shift on keyboard). Wireless bluetooth keyboards that don't use a dongle won't work I don't think, but wired ones or wireless ones that have the little USB dongle should work. I am using a Razer wireless keyboard with a USB dongle. I've also tried it with a Lenovo basic USB wired keyboard from a work computer. Both work fine. If you have an old keyboard lying around try it, I use it for a lot of functions (hold shift for fast camera, shift + enter and ctrl + enter to turn on safety systems, space for horn, F3 for framerate counter, etc).
