Out of sheer curiosity I installed a PSP emulator (PPSSPP) on my phone, and started playing the PSP version of Gran Turismo. While the gameplay itself seems a bit confusing, the physics are pretty damn good for a decade and a half old handheld game console. It does make my phone deplete its battery really fast, which is somewhat surprising.
The touchscreen can't replace physical buttons, though, and since the curiosity I was talking about was whether I could play it while my phone is connected to my parents' TV, I'm thinking about getting some sort of controller. I'm probably just gonna pick up something used from the classifieds like the PS3 controller or get something for peanuts from eBay (it can even be a wired controller, as my USB-C to HDMI adaptor also has a USB-A 3 input. Then again, I tried to configure my USB keyboard to play with that, however, to no avail.
BTW, I know there's a GT PSP thread, but the last post in that one is from 2010. Don't feel like bumping it up.
The touchscreen can't replace physical buttons, though, and since the curiosity I was talking about was whether I could play it while my phone is connected to my parents' TV, I'm thinking about getting some sort of controller. I'm probably just gonna pick up something used from the classifieds like the PS3 controller or get something for peanuts from eBay (it can even be a wired controller, as my USB-C to HDMI adaptor also has a USB-A 3 input. Then again, I tried to configure my USB keyboard to play with that, however, to no avail.
BTW, I know there's a GT PSP thread, but the last post in that one is from 2010. Don't feel like bumping it up.