Valve Reveals the Steam Controller
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It ahhhh... Okay,I can't play the devil's advocate on this one. VALVe, that is undoubtedly one of the ugliest designs in console history. And that's a pretty ugly history.
I really expected more but when you are gonna try to push a keyboard on to a controller I guess it is gonna look a bit freaky
I really expected more but when you are gonna try to push a keyboard on to a controller I guess it is gonna look a bit freaky
I'd be more than surprised if they've not already done in house testing on both those games. Seriously everyone is jumping on the "omg different, must suck" bandwagon way to fast. Can we at least reserve judgement until after we get more than 3 pictures and 1 whole release article on it?ZippyDSMlee said:
Looks ugly and quite uncomfortable to use and I hate the idea of gaming using a touch pad... Maybe it'll pleasantly surprise if and when I try it but my gut reaction is "hell no."
A, B, X, Y, left trackpad click, right trackpad click, four shoulder buttons, two rear buttons, three lower face buttons, and a clickable touchscreen.Simalacrum said:
So that's, let's see...yep! Sixteen.
Of course, that's not counting the near limitless keying options with the touchscreen nor the ability to code the touchpads to function as several buttons.
That looks.... horribly uncomfortable to hold. I'll reserve final judgment until I actually hold one, of course, but damn, that looks unwieldy. I'm trying to picture how I'd hold that for the trackpads and either way it just does not look comfortable.
Also, I get that they're going for the binding of buttons... but at the same time, this will lead to a confusing experience. None of those buttons are labeled in any way. What the hell do the 3 black bars at the bottom do? Are those buttons? What happens if I press one?
I'm open to trying it, but for now, color me skeptical. Looks like an ergonomic disaster.
Also, I get that they're going for the binding of buttons... but at the same time, this will lead to a confusing experience. None of those buttons are labeled in any way. What the hell do the 3 black bars at the bottom do? Are those buttons? What happens if I press one?
I'm open to trying it, but for now, color me skeptical. Looks like an ergonomic disaster.
Since reading comprehension seems to fail you, allow me to quote the big section from http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamController/ called "Buttons":j-e-f-f-e-r-s said:
"Every button and input zone has been placed based on frequency of use, precision required and ergonomic comfort. There are a total of sixteen buttons on the Steam Controller. Half of them are accessible to the player without requiring thumbs to be lifted from the trackpads, including two on the back."
dafuq is dat? I can't even think in english because that controller is so wonky... I'm mixing cultural euphemisms in my head trying to express the incredulity and... and... state of confusion I feel looking at that controller. To be honest I don't like the idea of trackpads and this design is just wrong in my head.
It feels like the first time I saw a wii controller, though the wii seemed less daunting. Hell the Razer Naga looks less daunting and I still won't use it.
Even the N64 and Gamecube controllers somehow seem better by comparison...
I'll stick with analog sticks or wired mice and keyboard thank you.
EDIT: If I could express in one word the face you make when you smell the most rancid fart... thats what this "Steamcontroller" made me do when I first saw it. Ugly, unwieldy looking and generally seeming like a bad idea.
It feels like the first time I saw a wii controller, though the wii seemed less daunting. Hell the Razer Naga looks less daunting and I still won't use it.
Even the N64 and Gamecube controllers somehow seem better by comparison...
I'll stick with analog sticks or wired mice and keyboard thank you.
EDIT: If I could express in one word the face you make when you smell the most rancid fart... thats what this "Steamcontroller" made me do when I first saw it. Ugly, unwieldy looking and generally seeming like a bad idea.
i'm guessing it'll use a program something like xpadder for older games.
i play with a G13 and G600, so assigning fucntions is that scary to me.
hope the final version doesnt have that ugly touchpad/steam logo and goes for something more subtle
i play with a G13 and G600, so assigning fucntions is that scary to me.
hope the final version doesnt have that ugly touchpad/steam logo and goes for something more subtle
Funny, that's the face I made when I first saw the pictures for this goofy-looking thing.Andy Shandy said:
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The fanboy reaction has been humorous -- "Revolutionary design!", "It will change the industry forever!", "I'm going to buy one and shove it up my ass for pleasure!", etc. etc.
Valve can't even be bothered to confirm whether it will work outside of the confines of the Steam environment. If it's incompatible with my extensive library of non-Steam games, I've got absolutely zero fucking use for it.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have our worst official controller of the decade!
You can tell just by looking at it that it'll be good for only a few genres. It was a stupid move not to have logically placed face buttons or a Dpad.
You can tell just by looking at it that it'll be good for only a few genres. It was a stupid move not to have logically placed face buttons or a Dpad.
I love the idea. The haptic feedback sounds like technobabble, but if it provides information to your thumbs, like Braille letters, then it's pretty revolutionary. Also, my first impression was "WHERE ARE THE BUTTONS", but then I realized at least 8 buttons are right beneath your fingers at all times (4 shoulder + 2 back + 2 trackpad clicks) with another four (ABXY) just by the trackpads. In a typical controller, you'll get less immediately available, and you'll have to let go of the sticks if you want to access more. Thank Christ somebody finally realized I shouldn't have to use my thumbs for every action if I have 8 more fingers gripping the controller.
As for the "trackpads are always bad and clumsy", I don't think Valve would promise, erm, "higher fidelity input than has previously been possible," and then deliver cheap laptop trackpads from the previous decade that everyone hates.
In any case, I appreciate the attempt, even if it turns out to be unplayable.
As for the "trackpads are always bad and clumsy", I don't think Valve would promise, erm, "higher fidelity input than has previously been possible," and then deliver cheap laptop trackpads from the previous decade that everyone hates.
In any case, I appreciate the attempt, even if it turns out to be unplayable.
I don't judge controllers until I actually hold them, so I won't be too critical. Buuuuut it looks kinda off putting to me. I probably won't be getting it anyway so what do I care.
This looks absolutely terrible, but ironically I'm going to buy one simply because you can't properly hate something until you've tried it. And I'm going to need to be able to properly hate this thing for the inevitable arguments with the Valve fanboys declaring it "REVOLUTIONIZED TEH IND-DUS-TREE". On the plus side it should be fun devastating people in multiplayer games with they fumble around with this piece of crap.
CAPCHA: jerk store. I think I might start calling steam that. Thanks capcha.
CAPCHA: jerk store. I think I might start calling steam that. Thanks capcha.