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Title: Steam Controller
Post by: ZombieB on 28 September, 2013, 01:47:00 pm

(http://cdn4.store.steampowered.com/public/images/promo/livingroom/rljKewyz3M/controller.jpg)
Unique Controller

Valve's third reveal gives us a new controller. Featuring dual trackpads (laptops normally have trackpads below the spacebutton) it should allow for higher precision than normal joypads. There's a lot of ifs and buts in that statement, but at least its different. In addition, it will have a touchscreen in the middle and multiple buttons.

In addition, and much of the reason for why they opt to use trackpads is probably that it would make mouse-like movements a lot easier, allowing you to play mouse-heavy games like slow RTS games, turn based games, point and click adventures etc. on your TV.

I'm curious to how it will feel. I don't like traditional laptop trackpads at all, but this looks interesting.

What do you think?

Full story at: http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamController/ (http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamController/)

Title: Re: Steam Controller
Post by: Kalendric on 28 September, 2013, 02:30:48 pm

I don't like the look of it, but I'll reserve judgement until I get to try one properly.

Title: Re: Steam Controller
Post by: Trisbor on 29 September, 2013, 12:40:41 am

Quote from: ZombieB on 28 September, 2013, 01:47:00 pm

(http://cdn4.store.steampowered.com/public/images/promo/livingroom/rljKewyz3M/controller.jpg)
Unique Controller

I see what they did there.

[img width= height=]http://i.imgur.com/mIcz6MG.jpg[/img] (http://imgur.com/mIcz6MG)

Title: Re: Steam Controller
Post by: Noodles on 30 September, 2013, 11:59:21 am

i wonder will it be useable by the xbox one and the ps4 just as a standard controller without the touchscreen.
My personal hatrid of controllers is that the joysticks are really slow.. and what i mean by that is if ur turning left and u want to suddenly turn right, i can achive that much faster with a button press or a mouse movement than i ever could with a joystick.

Title: Re: Steam Controller
Post by: Archangel on 02 October, 2013, 12:55:41 pm

Maybe iv been a Mouse n board player for too long, but ive never been a fan of controlers for anything other than beat em ups and racing games.  The tracker pads are an interesting idea but im not a fan of the one on laptop's and still prefer the precision of a mouse,

Title: Re: Steam Controller
Post by: daimon on 13 October, 2013, 10:09:39 pm

Steam Controller Demonstration (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeAjkbNq4xI#)