Except all of the biggest PC genres are not controller games. DOTA, Starcraft, MMOs, and Strategy games. A console gamepad for a PC living room box is useless when you can just use your existing console gamepad.
Whole genres of games that were previously only playable with a keyboard and mouse are now accessible from the sofa. RTS games. Casual, cursor-driven games. Strategy games. 4x space exploration games. A huge variety of indie games. Simulation titles. And of course, Euro Truck Simulator 2.
who gives a crap how a controller looks its how it works...jesus people
who gives a crap how a controller looks its how it works...jesus people
I think the dual trackpads will make this functional for fps and other cursor heavy kb+mouse games like strategy games. I wanna try it on those.
For games that work best with dpads though, like platformers and fighting games, this thing looks useless.
My point is touch gaming sucks. Let's say they get the Haptic feedback to make it actually feel like you're getting some type of intelligent feedback (which would be a miracle). Even so using a touch pad for extended periods of times is uncomfortable, yay for rubbing your thumb raw.
How about you guys hold the controller in your hands before declaring it's the worst thing since cancer.
Well, the centre and outer ring of the touchpads have a click, I can maybe assume they can localize them and have four spots for them or something? Doesn't fix the lack of a d-pad's tactile functionality though I guess.Yeah, thats my primary concern, platformers and fighting games need precise inputs
It looks like an awful compromise, something that will play neither traditional controlled games nor keyboard and mouse games great. I'm not sure what problem this is supposed to solve, do they really expect hardcore PC gamers to use this to play m+KB games in the livingroom? Who are they targeting this "console" at?
It looks like the pointer has been pretty much abandoned unfortunately. This, the Wii-mote and Xbox style controller would be the holy trinity of controllers for me.I wanted a WiiMote/Move evolution, but its nice to see someone still has the balls to challenge the outdated twin-sticks paradigm (well, someone besides Mobile).
I can't imagine using this for 2D games, I need a nice d-pad for that.
HAPTICS???!!!?!!?!!!! FUCKING 100% PURE CONCENTRATED FUCKING VICTORY!
Haptic electricity field will provide you with the resistance. You finger will feel the tension that pulls you to the center of the touchpad.
I always wanted for Apple and Google to introduce haptic screens on mobile phones, tablets. But Valve was fist. Insanity. This is so awesome.
The renders people are posting makes it looks huge, the prototype doesn't look so bad (comfort-wise):
It's not like all the other controllers suddenly stop working or that you'd even have to get this one.More like GAF has a large fighting game niche audience that lives for a d-pad
Not sure what to think it looks really strange, I'll give it a go but I can't see this being better than the 360 controller.
It just looks like they're trying to be different for the sake of it.
looks like we will have to take away our eyes from the screen only to position our thumbs at the center again and again. Like in touch screen devices. Analog sticks resume to their original position if you let them. You don't have to look where you touch. That's why analog sticks are good.
Sarcasm?
My PC is a games box hooked up to my living room HDTV and I only play controller games for the most part. It works fantastically, like a turbocharged console.
looks like we will have to take away our eyes from the screen only to position our thumbs at the center again and again. Like in touch screen devices. Analog sticks resume to their original position if you let them. You don't have to look where you touch. That's why analog sticks are good.
You said after extensively using this to find out how it feels?
Or you said after seeing one picture?
That's like saying "I have extensive experience driving my go-kart. I think I'm prepared for F1."I've rubbed my finger across a surface for long periods of time, so yes I know what happens.