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Steam's New Controller

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:55 am
by Duper
Console gaming never looked "sexier".

Linky!

Great info there. Too bad I don't like controllers. This one looks tempting!

Re: Steam's New Controller

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 11:16 am
by Top Gun
I'm not sure how it'll work in practice, but I'd like to get my hands on one and see for myself.

Re: Steam's New Controller

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 11:55 am
by Isaac
Just an fyi to those that don't know: Steam OS lets you use any controller you want, so the controller isn't required.

How you know if your controller will work: does it exist? Yes: it will work. No: It will work when it does exists

Re: Steam's New Controller

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:32 pm
by Tunnelcat
The Holodeck. The best solution and totally immersive. :P

Re: Steam's New Controller

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:47 pm
by Duper
Isaac wrote:Just an fyi to those that don't know: Steam OS lets you use any controller you want, so the controller isn't required.

How you know if your controller will work: does it exist? Yes: it will work. No: It will work when it does exists
Thanks Isaac. Guess I should have mentioned that. ^_^

TopG. Here's a link to someone that actually got to use the controller. He was one of the Devs on Super Meat Boy: Clik!

Pretty good read. It's not all flowers and sunshine either.

Re: Steam's New Controller

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:52 pm
by Top Gun
If that's the guy who was responsible for the passive-aggressive "don't play this with a keyboard!" nonsense in the SMB menus, I'm not sure I want to listen to him. :P But srsly, that sounds rather promising. Definitely some room for improvement, but the fact that a dev in the same room was able to make a quick firmware patch that corrected some undesired behavior was actually really cool.

Re: Steam's New Controller

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:56 pm
by Duper
I have large hands and loved the original Xbox controller ..you know... the one everyone hated... ;)

This one is pretty big too. They would do well to offer a smaller version for folks with smaller hands (imho).

Re: Steam's New Controller

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 10:22 pm
by Top Gun
I have fairly small hands myself, so I'd definitely appreciate that. The one joystick I own, a Saitek Cyborg Evo, has an adjustable wrist-rest, but even at its highest setting, it's too far down for me to reach the upper buttons if I actually stick my wrist on it.