How to make your PSP d-pad not suck

[davidbrit2]

There's one thing I should mention about the poster putty approach. It's perfectly safe to do, and will let you get a feel for the sensitivity of the mod and decide if you like it or not, but over time, it's very likely that one of the installed risers will slide out of place, making you have to open the thing again. If you eventually decide to glue them to keep them from coming loose, I'd recommend you look for a bottle of Krazy Glue that has the brush applicator inside the cap. It's super easy to use that stuff without making a mess. Just swipe the back of your little cutout, and drop it in place. Adjust it with the tip of a small flathead screwdriver before the glue sets, and then press it down nice and flat.

[meancode]

EGM this month suggests using a quarter. Try it. It works great!

[Jibbajaba]

EGM this month suggests using a quarter. Try it. It works great!

Open up my PSP and glue a quarter inside? Or lay it across the d-pad under my thumb? Wouldn't it slip all over the place and scratch my machine?

Dude, the NES sleeve trick works great. It's worth the trouble.

Chris

EDIT: It would seem to be easy enough though for a company to design a hard rubber overlay that you could put on top of the d-pad to improve it's performance. If it were shaped in such a way as to fit over the buttons, and shaped on top to be ergonomic, that would be a great product. And unlike the Capcom product that voids your warranty, this would not be something that would be permanently attached.

[meancode]

tape a quarter to the top of the d-pad. I like to use poster putty, but hell a small piece of duct tape seems to work too.

[keiblerfan69]

tape a quarter to the top of the d-pad. I like to use poster putty, but hell a small piece of duct tape seems to work too.

Yeah I got that idea from the 1up Show.