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Gambit2483
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Except with the Joy-cons you are gettingno, this is a insane price for a controller
for everything the deck offers $99 is a way fair price.
- 2 Functional controllers (for many multiplayer game)
- IR sensors/Mouse controls in both controllers
- HD Rumble
- Gyro/motion sensing in both controllers
Even if it's slightly overpriced the functionality and tech at least covers the majority of its costs. Hardly "insane" as you put it.
Shogmaster
Sloppy seconds
$99 for the features are perfectly reasonable.
BUT
I think this indicates to me a minimum $999 base Steam Machine if the usual 10:1~ish console to controller price ratio applies.
Actually, the ratio is more like 8:1 With packed in controller going by past consoles, and Im betting SM does not pack in the controller...
$1200 2TB Steam Machine?!?
BUT
I think this indicates to me a minimum $999 base Steam Machine if the usual 10:1~ish console to controller price ratio applies.
Actually, the ratio is more like 8:1 With packed in controller going by past consoles, and Im betting SM does not pack in the controller...
$1200 2TB Steam Machine?!?
LyricalShrike
Member
Sticks being expensive is a lame marketing gimmick. TMR/hall replacement sticks are $3 - $5 each for retail buyers which would likely make them around $1-$1.5 at wholesale for a console manufacturer. The cost of regular sticks at scale is around $0.50 to $0.75. The market should have pushed back harder against drift since we had hall effect sticks in the Dreamcast 25 years ago.
Mr Moose
Member
Yeah, but people are comparing it to the DualSense. That shit is like £60+ (I got a TMR replacement thing for like £80 or something so I don't have to worry anymore). Having 3 DualSense controllers that drifted I would rather pay £89 once than £60 multiple times.
I have two 8BitDo controllers for PC (one HE and the other TMR), no track pad but yeah. I don't know if I would get this controller but it seems OK for the price.
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LyricalShrike
Member
Your experience is why companies overcharge. They know they are losing a customer who would buy a faulty product three times rather than repair it once for $10. Nintendo fans are the wildest since the switch controllers require nothing beyond a screwdriver for repairs. I've made bank reviving "broken' joycons with a $0.5 ribbon cable or $1 drop in joystick.
bitbydeath
Member
I see they're going for that Fisher Price vibe.
Iced Arcade
Member
while worth it to some, it's overpriced for a lot for what it is for the mainstream. but I think valve knows that and is ok with it.
PixelatedBeast
Member
This is revisionist history. Nintendo was the only company that refused to repair your controller even if it was under warranty, which is why they faced a class action lawsuit and Sony and Microsoft didnt. Thats why they are forced to do it for free. Their controllers get stick drift more often due to smaller components which are more fragile.
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Topher
Identifies as young
Catering to the HTPC market I think
amigastar
Member
Yeah, it costs a little bit more but on the other hand they didn't have to strip it down on quality or features.
uncreativename
Gold Member
The features are nice, and all controllers are expensive these days unfortunately, but that thing looks huge and awkward. I'll wait to hear people's impressions.
The more I think about it, though, the more I want to look into buying some sort of third party controller that's wired only, no battery. I never understood the point of wireless controllers anyway, except as a great way to make customers have to buy a new one sooner.
The more I think about it, though, the more I want to look into buying some sort of third party controller that's wired only, no battery. I never understood the point of wireless controllers anyway, except as a great way to make customers have to buy a new one sooner.
Killer8
Member
Okay so after a little digging I finally found this link from IGN which is like a guide to the GameCube launch in the US.
GameCube Launch: Ready Your Budget - IGN
You never thought you'd see the day, but Nintendo's next-generation console is finally a reality. The GameCube will enjoy a September 14 launch in Japan and a November 5 one in the US, just in time for the holiday shopping season. Below we've compiled a list of the games that are absolutely...www.ign.com
Also found this which is from a Nintendo Power I guess
Another IGN article for the PlayStation 2 stating the same $35 MSRP for DualShock 2
E3 2000: PS2 US Launch Details Revealed - IGN
At its pre-E3 press conference in Los Angeles, Sony Computer Entertainment today announced the exact pricing and release details for PlayStation 2 -- including hard drive and new peripheral information for the North American market.
Did you also know that 100 years ago a $1 would be worth $18.45 today?
Lionel Richie
Member
I absolutely love the design and will probably pick one up. 3.6 Roentgen price, not great, but not bad.
hinch7
Member
Function > form. You can say that to any controller not using TMR or hall effect in 2026. Just throwaway toys and planned obsolescence at this point for not including those.
Its a premium controller with the latest tech and supported by Valve. $100 isn't bad for a western and branded controller with these specs.
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Dirk Benedict
Member
It has TMR. Day fucking 1. I want test it out so bad. Another controller with TMR sticks doesn't hurt, either.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
TMR sticks?
DownLikeBCPowder
Member
And even that is using their phony inflations statistics to distort the real devaluation of currency. In reality we had a precious metal standard at that time and the truth is much worse.
If you had available to you a "Peace" dollar which was in wide circulation and use at that time, it would consist of .77 troy ounces which would equate to about 60 US dollars today in purchasing power for the metal value. Even if you had paper dollars, they were likely silver certificates and were redeemable for silver on demand so whether you had paper or coinage, silver was backing and maintaining the strength of your purchasing power.
/derail
nemiroff
Gold Member
Buggy Loop
Gold Member
Just hit me there's a lot of Half-Life 3 rumors going around. What if HL3 is a showcase title for the Steam Controller's features.
Haptics, gyro, grip sense, capacitive thumbsticks.
It has thumbstick/trackpad/buttons capacitive sensors too
From Valve's patent
Now a ton of stuffs have been datamined from HL:X
- Mood Systems: Non-player characters (NPCs) will likely have a mood system that influences their facial expressions, gestures, and movement. For example, sad characters might walk with their heads low, or injured characters may struggle to walk.
- Advanced AI and Procedural Animation: The game is reported to use advanced AI that allows NPCs to react more realistically to the player's actions, with procedural animations enhancing the realism of character interactions and speech.
- Adaptive Difficulty and Enemy Tactics: Beyond character emotion, the game's AI is rumored to adapt to the player's gameplay style in real-time. If a player repeatedly uses a specific strategy, enemies may learn to counter it, creating a unique experience for every playthrough.
- Physically Based Reactions: There are indications of extensive use of systems that result in detailed, physics-based reactions to damage, such as enemies stumbling realistically when shot in the legs.
Though I don't know how that would play out with mouse and keyboard, I guess there would be a default "no sensor" mode, controller would be level 1, and VR Frame would be level 2.
LordCBH
Member
The point is they do it free now while the others just tell you to fuck off.
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