I think one of the pictures shows a wired connection.
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Valve Announces Its Open Steam GamePad / Controller
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Cool and innovative idea, very nice Valve!
I hope they get the "click-feel" right on the touchpads, and that it'll be responsive. Using the touchscreen as a button is pretty cool feature, acting as an advanced programmable 3rd button - it's actually like a mini WiiU pad :P Anyways, it feels like a lot of thought went into this, and not just continue the same convention done by MS/Sony.
I like that it will be hackable, even the industrial design (finally a reason to get a 3D printer!), and I look forward to see the first pull request for the kernel from Valve That will be the moment I get me one of these
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Originally posted by dee. View PostThis shit is worse than getting skullfucked by a grizzly bear while an ostrich vomits in your ear.
Clickpads for gaming? This is absolute drivel. Analog sticks are already poor enough for any gameplay that needs accuracy. Now we have clickpads that you're fondling with your thumbs. Yeah right. I guess it's ok if you only play FPS or the like but platformers, fighting games, anything where you need quick accurate movements? No way in hell.
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Originally posted by dee. View PostThis shit is worse than getting skullfucked by a grizzly bear while an ostrich vomits in your ear.
Clickpads for gaming? This is absolute drivel. Analog sticks are already poor enough for any gameplay that needs accuracy. Now we have clickpads that you're fondling with your thumbs. Yeah right. I guess it's ok if you only play FPS or the like but platformers, fighting games, anything where you need quick accurate movements? No way in hell.
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Originally posted by IanS View Post
[Edit: I do hope they add a corded options, I never liked wireless controllers. Having to keep them charged and the risk of them dying in the middle of a session far outweighs any benefits offered by being cordless.]
Plug the controller into the console to recharge and OMG its a "corded" controller.Last edited by DDF420; 27 September 2013, 08:10 PM.
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Proper gamepads have d-pads - real d-pads, not shitty floaty things that wobble all over. The playstation design is the best, it gives the most accurate controls for when you need 8-directional digital controls - but the original nintendo cross is fine as well. Try playing a fighting game where you have to do accurate combos, or a fast-paced platformer, and you'll be very happy for a proper d-pad to play it with.
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Originally posted by sarmad View PostI have played a platformer (Babylonian Twins) on the iPhone and it has directional control using the touch screen (i.e. very similar to this setup) and it was certainly playable. The problem with the iPhone is that you can't feel the location of your thumb on the virtual controller, but you don't have that problem with the Steam Controller because its trackpad has circular edges.
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Originally posted by dee. View PostOh please. You kids these days don't know what "playable" means. Back in my day, we had games that didn't coddle you with hint systems and hold your hand with help modes... it was 3 lives, then you start over from the beginning. No cheating from the internet either, we had to figure out everything by ourselves because the internet didn't exist. That is, if we had time to play any videogames after working 18 hour shifts in the salt mines.
And I will be sure to stay off your lawn.
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Originally posted by Artemis3 View PostThis brings memories of the best controller i ever used (sans buttons): The Intellivision disc.
While everyone hated it because of the buttons, the directional disc was exceptional. Unlike the usual 4 direction cross used in the nes and others, the intv disc would never make your fingers sore. It was soft to the touch, and it gently pivoted from the middle. The thing had 16 sensors, so games could use 32 directions, back in 79. None of the other consoles ever improved this, until analogs made their way into consoles in the late 90ies.
Originally posted by Serge View PostDoes anyone else feel a bit let down by these three announcements? Somehow, given the hype, I was expecting something more interesting.
Originally posted by stqn View PostWireless sucks, I?d rather have a nice simple usb cable than have to buy and charge batteries.
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