ashecitism
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I think soon I'm going to ask for this thread to get locked. Please start moving over to Nzyme's thread. Don't need this discussion to be splintered.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1125470
Edit3: if you want to check the status of your order click on "View Account Details", then click on "View Purchase History" and find the steam controller and click on "View Shipment Details". It should have a tracking number there.
People have also been getting mails saying their orders have shipped and have a tracking link, but for the majority it's just the label created, the items aren't moving.
Edit2: Valve started putting up Steam Controller Support pages: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_cat.php?id=107
Edit: some people are saying they got an update the controller is arriving for them by the 10th or 13th. Nzyme isn't planning to put up the OT till the 15th, so look out for impressions in this thread till then or someone will put up their own impressions thread, if they truly arrive on those dates.
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Krejlooc now has the controller and he's been very active, so search his posts
trialbygame has it too
and BriareosGAF
and Firehead
Videos:
Trial by Games' channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TrialByGame/videos?view=0&shelf_id=16&sort=dd
Woodsie's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDarkAlly/videos
8BitCerberus' twitch channel: http://www.twitch.tv/8bitcerberus/profile
his YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg7lJ5KURwEMnQdbe-cMbAQ
Krejlooc's twitch channel: http://www.twitch.tv/krejlooc/profile
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The current most active SC thread has an OP with only the trailer and lot has been discussed since it went up and lots of questions get repeated over and over and that got tiresome, so this thread is an overview for those people who still have questions. Devs have been receiving it these last months, but there ar no detailed impressions from them. There will be an OT for the controller, Nzyme will put it up Oct 15 before they ship for the "early birds".
But first a small bit about Link
Store page (includes description and specs)
HW specs
And a Valve devs post on reddit:
Otherwise we don't know much else. When journos tried it out at GDC it was all wired. Valve themselves recommend wired on the store page. If you're curious about streaming itself there's a thread for Steam In-Home Streaming. You can stream non-Steam games or applications too, just add them to Steam. People were also able to stream their desktops. While streaming the hosts gets locked though, so you can't do anything else on it while you stream.
The controller
Store page (includes trailer, description, specs)
HW specs
So, it will work on Windows, Mac and Linux. Without Steam it's like a mouse and keyboard, if you want to configure it you'll need Steam with BPM. With non-Steam games just add them to Steam. People will be able to configure their bindings for games, upload it to Steam and eventually the most popular bindigs will come out from that. Devs will also able to config their games with the controller's own API, if they want to.
A recent video with Robin Walker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8lulsNbZ_E
Krejlooc's posts. It's big, I won't quote it, just read it. He's also been active in the thread a linked in the very first sentence, so you can search his posts there. Edit: Since then he also started posting a lot here too, so check those posts out too. And seems he will get the current model, so look out for his review:
Everything you need to know about the Steam Controller blog post by a tester who had the first version and Valve sent him to new one. Again, it's big, just read it. Has pics and videos and he answers some questions in the comments.
The controller with the dongle:
regarding its size:
https://twitter.com/DorisCarrascosa/status/631811843196063744
https://twitter.com/tylerglaiel/status/639183733652721664
Trigger settings (you'll find other settings pics in previous links)
You'll be able to toggle between the new keyboard layout and the old daisy wheel, if you want to (maybe you already can, I don't use them, haven't checked.)
I think that's all, what's important.
(Here's my old thread for the old model, which has lots vids, though at this point it's basically outdated. And here's Valve's video from Steam Dev Days January 2014 for those who have yet to see it. For ex they explain they explain they replaced the built-in pack with AAs because the touchscreen got removed.)
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1125470
Edit3: if you want to check the status of your order click on "View Account Details", then click on "View Purchase History" and find the steam controller and click on "View Shipment Details". It should have a tracking number there.
People have also been getting mails saying their orders have shipped and have a tracking link, but for the majority it's just the label created, the items aren't moving.
Edit2: Valve started putting up Steam Controller Support pages: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_cat.php?id=107
Edit: some people are saying they got an update the controller is arriving for them by the 10th or 13th. Nzyme isn't planning to put up the OT till the 15th, so look out for impressions in this thread till then or someone will put up their own impressions thread, if they truly arrive on those dates.
--
Krejlooc now has the controller and he's been very active, so search his posts
trialbygame has it too
and BriareosGAF
and Firehead
Videos:
Trial by Games' channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TrialByGame/videos?view=0&shelf_id=16&sort=dd
Woodsie's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDarkAlly/videos
8BitCerberus' twitch channel: http://www.twitch.tv/8bitcerberus/profile
his YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg7lJ5KURwEMnQdbe-cMbAQ
Krejlooc's twitch channel: http://www.twitch.tv/krejlooc/profile
---
The current most active SC thread has an OP with only the trailer and lot has been discussed since it went up and lots of questions get repeated over and over and that got tiresome, so this thread is an overview for those people who still have questions. Devs have been receiving it these last months, but there ar no detailed impressions from them. There will be an OT for the controller, Nzyme will put it up Oct 15 before they ship for the "early birds".
But first a small bit about Link
Store page (includes description and specs)
HW specs
And a Valve devs post on reddit:
Otherwise we don't know much else. When journos tried it out at GDC it was all wired. Valve themselves recommend wired on the store page. If you're curious about streaming itself there's a thread for Steam In-Home Streaming. You can stream non-Steam games or applications too, just add them to Steam. People were also able to stream their desktops. While streaming the hosts gets locked though, so you can't do anything else on it while you stream.
The controller
Store page (includes trailer, description, specs)
HW specs
So, it will work on Windows, Mac and Linux. Without Steam it's like a mouse and keyboard, if you want to configure it you'll need Steam with BPM. With non-Steam games just add them to Steam. People will be able to configure their bindings for games, upload it to Steam and eventually the most popular bindigs will come out from that. Devs will also able to config their games with the controller's own API, if they want to.
A recent video with Robin Walker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8lulsNbZ_E
Krejlooc's posts. It's big, I won't quote it, just read it. He's also been active in the thread a linked in the very first sentence, so you can search his posts there. Edit: Since then he also started posting a lot here too, so check those posts out too. And seems he will get the current model, so look out for his review:
Everything you need to know about the Steam Controller blog post by a tester who had the first version and Valve sent him to new one. Again, it's big, just read it. Has pics and videos and he answers some questions in the comments.
The controller with the dongle:
regarding its size:
@JM_Jemoni @DorisCarrascosa I like it a lot, and it's incredibly customisable. The controller is too big for Doris' tiny hands though.
@Supernorn @JM_Jemoni i can't really reach the X button (x
https://twitter.com/DorisCarrascosa/status/631811843196063744
https://twitter.com/tylerglaiel/status/639183733652721664
Trigger settings (you'll find other settings pics in previous links)
You'll be able to toggle between the new keyboard layout and the old daisy wheel, if you want to (maybe you already can, I don't use them, haven't checked.)
I think that's all, what's important.
(Here's my old thread for the old model, which has lots vids, though at this point it's basically outdated. And here's Valve's video from Steam Dev Days January 2014 for those who have yet to see it. For ex they explain they explain they replaced the built-in pack with AAs because the touchscreen got removed.)
