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baloofarsan said:
Question to those of you who have a PS Vita: What is it like controlling a game with your index finger on the backside of the controller?
Point is, would it be a viable option to put some sort of joystick on the backside?

I personally would not be able to use it. For me the touch screen and touch pad do a decent job as subs for R1/L1 and R3/L3. Otherwise, touch is just not accurate enough to replace physical. I have found anything more than a tap against the touch surfaces almost never works unless the action is accompanied by an on screen indicator, which imo defeats the purpose of a handheld, as loosing screen space to controls is one of the things I hate most about gaming on smartphones. 

Even if a joystick was placed on the backside, the ability to control it would be greatly diminished in comparison to joysticks controled by thumbs.



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