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E92 M3 · Mar 14, 2014

Seems like a prototype, but it seems the games will be more than just simple android games?

RulkezX · Mar 14, 2014

coldone said:
Wii Pro is the best controller for this generation. Excellent battery life too.

Only if we pretend that bumpers and triggers don't exist.

Nzyme32 · Mar 14, 2014

Ghost said:
I'm going to add up the pieces and jump to a conclusion about what Amazon are doing:

original content + big budget developers + Android hardware + cloud services

=

Amazon wants to develop big budget games for the cloud that stream to cheap set top box type solutions, like Onlive or Gaikai but no ports or emulations, games developed specifically to run in (and there for work around) a high input latency environment.

I always remember Gabe Newell's comments on this kind of approach. He believes that it is inevitable that "the system will collapse under its own success", along with his belief that gaming will move to a point where sensitivity to latency will be greater than what a human can perceive and those experiences are impossible on these kind of services.... which may not really matter if they don't care about that sort of thing

cyberheater · Mar 14, 2014

coldone said:
Wii Pro is the best controller for this generation. Excellent battery life too.

Digital triggers. Ewww. Horrible. What were Nintendo thinking.

Adam_Roman · Mar 14, 2014

That military green reminds me of classic Steam.

Noisepurge · Mar 14, 2014

Salmonbottle said:
http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/14/5508060/amazon-controller-video-game-photos

It's literally a 360 controller.

i thought modern technology could have gotten rid of the batterypack bulge :E that's the only complain i have with the wireless version of the 360 controller.

stangend77 · Mar 14, 2014

jackissocool said:
They're already doing that on PlayStation.

PS4 is still a $400 machine though. I'm guessing Amazon would be much more likely to be in the $150 range with much lower specs. Possibly even $99 for the streaming media system and an additional $50 for the controller.

That range would possibly get it into homes of folks who wouldn't typically pick up a console.

Vlade · Mar 14, 2014

I'm pretty sure there is a 360 controller inside that... thing. I can see the buttons poking through what I think is the top part.

ReturnOfTheRAT · Mar 14, 2014

The sticks are all wrong. I can't.

Alcotholic · Mar 14, 2014

I think the designers have gone over the controller enough to make sure it's comfortable.

cyberheater said:
Digital triggers. Ewww. Horrible. What were Nintendo thinking.

The pro controller, interestingly enough, is best for FPS games. Not really for racing games. Other games, it doesn't really matter that much. I suppose it depends on the game application.

OnionPowder · Mar 14, 2014

Everything seems off center. I've seen better GameStop controllers.

SlipperyMoose · Mar 14, 2014

You guys are dumb, that's a Xbox 360 controller.

Dark Octave · Mar 14, 2014

That's the ugliest controller I've seen since the PS3 boomerang.

Deku Tree · Mar 14, 2014

That's a 360 controller made to look ugly as anything.

MightyHedgehog · Mar 14, 2014

Well, at least, the stick placement is good, anyway.

level44 · Mar 14, 2014

Oh, that looks just... just terrible.

Sticks are also in the wrong place.

grosvenor_92 · Mar 14, 2014

Looks really uncomfortable hopefully they change it

Haines · Mar 14, 2014

Do we really expect them to make a controller that can compete? Let's be honest even if it is a prototype the retail product will suck

Hell ms makes the best controllers now and the of was crap

cyberheater · Mar 14, 2014

Alcotholic said:
The pro controller, interestingly enough, is best for FPS games. Not really for racing games. Other games, it doesn't really matter that much. I suppose it depends on the game application.

For FPS games, it seems pretty good. But I still prefer the Xbox 360 controller on my PC. And all the games are automatically mapped for it as well.

Magnus · Mar 14, 2014

Christ what an ugly piece of shit.

I'm just saying what everyone's thinking.

Rawket Lawnchair · Mar 14, 2014

So Amazon are really going for a console of their own.

Bill Rizer · Mar 14, 2014

I like it. Looks very "pro".

Frodo · Mar 14, 2014

I'll reserve judgment, specially about it being comfortable or not, after I have it in my hands. People said same thing about the Gamepad and it I feels very very comfortable to me.

DoubleTap · Mar 14, 2014

I think it looks fine. Not a looker by any means but I can't see it being uncomfortable. It's got a flat face but the grips look like they'll serve their purpose.

OldAsUrSock · Mar 14, 2014

You should always base your design on the #1 company in a certain market. In the console market that is Sony, so the controller should be based off a Dualshock like what Logitech did.

MaulerX · Mar 14, 2014

From the front it looks hideous. From the back it looks like it might be comfy.

NervousXtian · Mar 14, 2014

Surprised so many people can judge comfort without holding it?

Looks fine. Who cares how it looks, it's how it plays. Knowing Amazon it'll be cheap, and hopefully have PC drivers.

nbthedude · Mar 14, 2014

DoubleTap said:
I think it looks fine. Not a looker by any means but I can't see it being uncomfortable. It's got a flat face but the grips look like they'll serve their purpose.

That's my take. I don't understand people being all hyperbolic. It looks like it has everything it needs and follows the same design principles of the 360. Even the construction looks solid.

It's not amazingly sleek or anything but it looks totally functional and practical.

Grisby · Mar 14, 2014

Parakeetman said:
The proud parents

"You're no son of mine!"

Somnid · Mar 14, 2014

OldAsUrSock said:
You should always base your design on the #1 company in a certain market. In the console market that is Sony, so the controller should be based off a Dualshock like what Logitech did.

Is 360 not by far the biggest console in the US market? Also, Sony's stick placement is pretty much confirmed to be tradition more than researched ergonomics.

Takao · Mar 14, 2014

It looks like one of those Android controllers, which makes sense.

DietRob · Mar 14, 2014

The Rihanna's forehead of game controllers.

jett · Mar 14, 2014

Doesn't look very nice, aesthetically or ergonomically. I predict Ouya 2.0: Worthless Gaming Device Boogaloo.

PaulExcellent · Mar 14, 2014

PLEASE have a decent D-pad.

It looks good to me, though. Seems like the Amazon box isn't too far off.

Zapages · Mar 14, 2014

it looks fine in my opinion I'll have to hold to get a better idea. Right now it looks like the 360 controller.

Orayn · Mar 14, 2014

It looks like a 360 controller. What's so heinous about it that I'm not seeing?

StopMakingSense · Mar 14, 2014

As mentioned, looks a LOT like the shape of the OnLive controller, which was just okay.

Totobeni · Mar 14, 2014

They got the push, play ect buttons placement from Onlive controller

I guess this device will play Prime Instant Videos.

BuckRobotron · Mar 14, 2014

They're choosing the right controller for inspiration. But some of the sharper edges and alignment of controls/buttons obviously indicate one must go hands-on to see how it compares to proper Xbox controllers.

mocoworm · Mar 14, 2014

Adam_Roman said:
That military green reminds me of classic Steam.

Looks black to me.

ShadowgeistX · Mar 14, 2014

The controller aesthetics strangely resembles the cardboard packaging that amazon uses.

thewhitehawk · Mar 14, 2014

Looks like a cheaper, and less-ergonomic, version of the Xbox One controller to me.

Bsigg12 · Mar 14, 2014

thewhitehawk said:
Looks like a cheaper, and less-ergonomic, version of the Xbox One controller to me.

It even has the hamburger on it.

RiccochetJ · Mar 14, 2014

It never seems like Amazon gets the first gen of their hardware correct. Probably wait for rev 2 or 3 before I even think about looking at this initiative of theirs.

5amshift · Mar 14, 2014

Has to be a prototype, the thing looks so cheaply made.

Graphics Horse · Mar 14, 2014

Looks like a cross between Wii Classic controller pro and Xbox controller but with more straight lines.
What's the button in the middle meant to have on it?

Silvawuff · Mar 14, 2014

Eew. Amazon, what are you thinking?

War Raichu · Mar 14, 2014

well

at least it has the stick placement going for it

Captain Tuttle · Mar 14, 2014

Haunted said:
Correct stick placement and button labels.

Indeed.

Ugly thing though

Danny Dudekisser · Mar 14, 2014

Alpha_eX said:
Looks a lot like the Play Games icon on Android,

Uh.... in that it's a controller?

The two look... almost nothing alike.

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