PS4 Remote Play badly needs to be fixed

When using Remote Play on PS Vita with Assetto Corsa, the Throttle and Brake are mapped to the top corners of the touch screen.

Nuff said.

It's just another example of AC needing better alternate control configurations. I believe Kunos said they would add some more control setups, but I thought I'd point out how bad the config is on the Vita because IMO, the only time a developer would.

The ideal control config for the Dualshock 4 AND the PS Vita would be right analog stick up for throttle, right analog stick down for brake, shifting done on the R and L buttons (or R1/L1 on DS4)

But even a config with X and square as throttle and gas, or R and L (R1 and L1) would be better than the touch screen obviously.


Remote play maps the triggers (R2 and L2) to the corners of the touch screen by default, so to me this seems like Kunos never even tried using remote play before. I can't see how else gas/brake would be mapped to the touch screen. I can't believe any developer would prefer to have it that way.

 

I should not reply, BUT! It is made for the PS4, yes the PS4 can stream the game to the vita but I can stream it via steam onto a crappy laptop and I would expect it not to work to its best ability. Still, I agree that you need controller mapping. I'm sure Kunos are looking into it for you guys. Keep the faith brother, keep the faith.


P.S. Good on you man, purchased on console and PC! That is what I call supporting the cause. Peace and Love to you and yours.

 

Well I was simply commenting on the button mapping of remote play. Mapping the 2 of the 3 most important functions of a racing game (throttle and brake) to the corners of a touchscreen is just senseless.

The way remote play works in general is bad for racing games. Even Steam's in home streaming ads too much lag for racing games, BUT, I just think it's crazy that they would map something as important as throttle and brake to a touchscreen and wanted to point it out.

It also relates to the fact that AC really needs more button mapping options or at least better configurations.

But yes, I've had AC on PC since day 1, and all the DLC too.

 

I was just saying I do not think that Kunos thought someone would try to play AC on a touch screen tablet.

 

Which is most likely why the throttle/brake is mapped so poorly on it LOL (btw, Vita isn't a touchscreen tablet. It has a touchscreen but also a bunch of buttons, 2 analog sticks, etc. but it's missing a R2/L2, and R3/L3 button so those are often mapped to the front touch screen, the rear, or both, but USUALLY, the R2/L2 is mapped to the R and L buttons on the Vita, not the touchscreen)

Also, supporting remote play is basically a requirement to make a game on PS4. There's not a single game I know of on PS4 that doesn't support it AND, even beta's and early demo's support it. They had to code the support for it in, they had to know remote play with the Vita is there, but they just never tried it obviously.

I wonder if they even own a Vita tbh LOL

 

It's kind of more a suggestion. It's a button mapping/control configuration issue.

Throttle and Brake (R2 and L2) are mapped to the touchscreen of the vita, I was just pointing that out because I would honestly be shocked if you guys had it that way by design.

I think it's obvious why mapping the 2 most used/important functions besides steering being mapped to the corners of a touchscreen is an issue.

But the problem will be solved if more control configurations are added, especially one that lets us use the Right Analog stick up for throttle, down for brake.