This controller is so funky. I absolutely must have it and try it for myself. It looked pretty slick to use with Cities: Skylines and I do prefer a good controller option even if I'm sitting by my PC. Being able to lean back in your chair and just relax while gaming is the GOAT. I hope users will be able to upload their own controller profiles for various games, like XPadder
Steam Controller trailer, $50
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Darryl M R
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I'm strictly a console player right now. I want to get a PC soon, if this and the steam link work amazingly then it will speed up that process. I can only imagine playing multiplat games like The Witcher 3, and The Division on PC.
Also will the steam link be able to just grab games playing on steam and free up your PC to be used for other stuff (browsing, work, etc)?
Also will the steam link be able to just grab games playing on steam and free up your PC to be used for other stuff (browsing, work, etc)?
I sit on my couch 3 meters from a 2.2 meter diagonal projection screen. Works for me
No, I don't think so.
I love my G700 mouse because of this.
You can use momentum of a virtual trackball with the Steam Controller as well. Not being limited to just a virtualised track ball is an advantage over a trackball controller. You can vary the simulated size, weight, momentum.
I also don't think "being active" is as much of an issue as you think. Watching any number of youtube vids shows similar "jerk" approaches to analogue stick use
LostMyNarbles
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Just preordered one for October it looks really cool and I told myself I would be getting one when they came out.
Balmung421
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Probably didn't do that to keep the price down. By MSRP, this thing is $10 less than a xbox one controller, and will most likely be $20/$30 cheaper compared to an xbox one controller and their wireless dongle.
Since this comes with a wireless dongle, this is valve trying to keep the cost down as much as possible to get more people to try it. It is so radically different, after all.
I sit on my couch 3 meters from a 2.2 meter diagonal projection screen. Works for me
I think we know by now you're a pretty special case
projector for PC games is something I should really try though - sounds good. Wonder if steam streaming holds up well when blown up large.
ashecitism
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Can it work just like a normal controller? I mean, would it be able to play some old game like FFVII that has no mouse feature, etc.
I need a controller to play a few game and I kinda like this one, 55 though
Doesn't the PC version of FFVII support mouse?
But it should work with basically anything. You just configure what suits you best. The trackpads can emulate multiple things.
Because in this case the wheel is a sluggish, imprecise piece of shit. Name any of the currently available methods of placing a cursor and dual analog is the worst of them- a mouse, IR camera, gyroscope, trackball, trackpad- are all better, faster ways of targeting.
When I play games on PC I use dual analog just because I can't handle the awkwardness of kb+mouse, but for moments where I need precise aim- like headshotting a distant guard in Ground Zeroes- I find myself reaching over and using the mouse just because it's so much easier. Dual analog is fine for general character movement and camera control, but it blows for fine adjustments like that.
The point is that it's a compromise. It's not as precise as a kb+mouse, but it's way more comfortable and intuitive than using a fucking keyboard to play video games.
PC gamers may swear by keyboard and mouse, but these things were never designed to play games. Think of all the evolution that console controllers have gone through since the NES, constantly getting more comfortable and fully featured, while PC gamers are still using shit that was designed for office work and largely unchanged since the 80's.
On the other side, the Steam controller isn't as simple or comfortable as dual analog, but it offers far more precision and depth. It enables games to be played with the comfort of a controller that never would have worked with dual analog before, and for the games that did work OK with dual analog, it just offers that much more precision.
There definitely is a market for something like this. Not everyone is still happy with dual analog. I think the Wii remote and nunchuk was a great precursor to this- an fair middle ground between dual analog and kb+mouse- and it's nice to see that evolution continue.
I get the impression that Valve doesn't really care too much about international markets for their hardware. They're probably happy to let GAME absorb the risk of selling it in the UK- would be very interested in what sort of deal they've worked out. Given Valve's clout, I'd be surprised if it was SOR.
halopower67
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The reason I feel the controller won't work as a mouse input is that it will just feel like a touchpad on a laptop. And you'll have to lift your thumbs back and forth to use it as a mouse. As opposed to a joystick in which you just hold your finger in a direction.
This just seems like by trying to be. A mouse and normal controller, it's neither, and at best a mediocre attempt to be either of those things.
This just seems like by trying to be. A mouse and normal controller, it's neither, and at best a mediocre attempt to be either of those things.
Heavy's Sandvich
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I hope it's good.
It does look a bit big.
I won't be dropping £40 on it though.
It does look a bit big.
I won't be dropping £40 on it though.
Darryl M R
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That's understandable but I think they could of gotten away with having a higher price for the controller. A controller that simulates the precision of a mouse and keyboard will probably attract the same amount of people to purchase it despite a $20-30 in price.
GregLombardi
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Preordered the bundle. There was literally no question I would buy these.
Ugh, AA batteries. I don't want to deal with recharging yet another of these things.
That would have been acceptable.
That would have been acceptable.
AwesomeMeat
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I just pre-ordered the Controller + Link bundle. Hopefully this will be a good solution since im moving my consoles and TV to my basement and my PC is upstairs. Luckily my house is hardwired with CAT5.
Balmung421
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What I really hope after playing so much splatoon, however, is the ability to use the built in gyroscope to aim. Could be fun to try
publicpwnerer
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My mind just can't grasp how that controller can be as comfortable / precise in comparison to traditional analogue sticks.
I'm not willing to pay $50 to find out. The XBO controller works fine, and it'll be all the more better when we get the wireless receiver.
I'm not willing to pay $50 to find out. The XBO controller works fine, and it'll be all the more better when we get the wireless receiver.
Lol control deckI thought that was hilarious as well. Reminds me of the old 90's tech jargon they used to sell consoles.
That awesome running speed and 3D hand controller
fuck it, jumped in on the link+controller from steam. They have a 30 day returns policy so I figure it is a no-risk purchase. Other than however much it costs me to return to wherever it is I have to return it.
Also £94.78 including shipping is a bit cheeky Valve for something that was £79.99
Steam Link & Controller
82.44 GBP - hang on, they said £79.98. Where did £82.44 come from?
Shipping:
12.34 GBP
Total:
94.78 GBP
Also £94.78 including shipping is a bit cheeky Valve for something that was £79.99
Steam Link & Controller
82.44 GBP - hang on, they said £79.98. Where did £82.44 come from?
Shipping:
12.34 GBP
Total:
94.78 GBP
Well, I'll buy the controller for me, not Joe Sixpack, so it's somewhat relevantI think we know by now you're a pretty special case
I do agree that even with the Steam controller and big picture mode and Steam machines and so on, playing PC games on TVs is probably still ot a mainstream proposition. (But I also don't think it needs to be, seems to be doing well enough)
See, my mind is blown at the thought of anyone considering dual analog as a standard for precision of all things.
abstract alien
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Digital clicks like GameCube!? If so, sweet. Batteries can die in a horrible fire though.
The Cowboy
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Wouldn't it be better to just buy the package from Game then?, its £99.99 for the pad, link & £20 steam credit - why pay £95 for the pad and link only, when for £5 more you can get £20 credit to.
So dreamy, it might end up replacing my Xbox One controller. I wonder why other controllers can have such horrific battery life while this and the Wii U Pro controller can get up to ~80 hours.
I used Paypal, so I know it gets taken immediately.
ashecitism
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No 'buy' button for me, but I can wait.
"Force actuators" in the controller stimulate where your thumbs are on the pads to give different sensations to simulate different things. It's apparently much much more accurate that usual force feedback so they can give the illusion of of a small ball being in the pads for example or boundaries of segments. The original used to make a clicking noise for when you "flick the ball" and it carries on spinning from its simulated momentum. I read somewhere that they have similar feedback in the triggers but I am curious about traditional force feedback that more heavy and whether the controller does anything with that
I'll take not having to spend extra money on batteries.
And the fact that the PS4 has a crappy battery doesn't mean the solution is AAA. You can, you know, use a good battery instead. The DS4 being crap doesn't make a case for using AA batteries.
snoopeasystreet
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If I was to purchase it on steam today, would I pay now or when it comes out?
so what do yalls think will happen when you plug this steam controller into a PS4? doubt you can map that right touch pad as the right analog stick. But maybe it would be looked as a usb mouse.
just throwing shit at the wall here.