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iamdeath said:
Only valve has the balls to try some innovation like this. Not sure how it will work, but it could be brilliant, or fail. I wouldn't count valve out. Typical people judging too quickly.

Funny how innovation is ballsy when it comes from other than M$.  M$ tried to go digital like Steam and it was the end of gaming.  Now Steam launches a controller to go with their steam machine, it it's ballsy?

 



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richardhutnik said:
Mythmaker1 said:

The picture didn't really show the back, but the page linked in the OP has more detailed schematics. The buttons I'm talking about are...

Can't tell by that diagram if those are buttons or a Vita type sensor area.  A sensor area is different than buttons.

The press release says that they're buttons. Also, if you look at the photo they released, you can see it peeking out at the bottom.



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Lol, I'll stick with a 360/X1 controller for the foreseeable future. Of course I haven't tried this yet though, so maybe I'm judging too early....



you know those "trackpads" reminds me a litle of the intelvision d-pad

http://artofgaming101.blogspot.se/2009/04/controllers-70s-to-80s.html

not sure if thats a good thing or not though



Reacting to the overly negative feedback on GAF:

"As an all-in-one gaming input and OS navigation device it is superb, far beyond any comparable controller today. It won't top using a keyboard and mouse, but then that's not the point... This is for living room, laid back use. The practicality is unmatched. I do not understand the criticism... It is different, but different in a good way, with improved functionality and smarter button placement than any competitor. How can you look at this thing and not be glad that someone has finally taken a step forward? Are we seriously promoting thumbsticks as the ideal PC input device now?

- Gabe?



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landguy1 said:
iamdeath said:
Only valve has the balls to try some innovation like this. Not sure how it will work, but it could be brilliant, or fail. I wouldn't count valve out. Typical people judging too quickly.

Funny how innovation is ballsy when it comes from other than M$.  M$ tried to go digital like Steam and it was the end of gaming.  Now Steam launches a controller to go with their steam machine, it it's ballsy?

 

Are you implying that MS trying to go digital like steam was being innovative?



kowenicki said:
iamdeath said:
Only valve has the balls to try some innovation like this. Not sure how it will work, but it could be brilliant, or fail. I wouldn't count valve out. Typical people judging too quickly.


Whose judging.  I said it looks horrific and to me it does.  It may function very well, but it won't stop it looking horrific.

I though I saw you saying in a post that you NEVER say negative things towards hardware and games... curious.



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enditall727 said:
landguy1 said:
iamdeath said:
Only valve has the balls to try some innovation like this. Not sure how it will work, but it could be brilliant, or fail. I wouldn't count valve out. Typical people judging too quickly.

Funny how innovation is ballsy when it comes from other than M$.  M$ tried to go digital like Steam and it was the end of gaming.  Now Steam launches a controller to go with their steam machine, it it's ballsy?

 

Are you implying that MS trying to go digital like steam was being innovative?

Innovative for console games apparently.  Just like steam controller is innovative for what?



landguy1 said:
enditall727 said:
landguy1 said:
iamdeath said:
Only valve has the balls to try some innovation like this. Not sure how it will work, but it could be brilliant, or fail. I wouldn't count valve out. Typical people judging too quickly.

Funny how innovation is ballsy when it comes from other than M$.  M$ tried to go digital like Steam and it was the end of gaming.  Now Steam launches a controller to go with their steam machine, it it's ballsy?

 

Are you implying that MS trying to go digital like steam was being innovative?

Innovative for console games apparently.  Just like steam controller is innovative for what?


What exactly do you mean by "digital like steam"? We've had digital before MS announced X1.

 

and right now, this steam controller has to be the ugliest controller i've ever seen in my life



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