SteveWinwood
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Have we heard anything about IHNMBIMS is coming to steam? I can only assume it is, but I don't remember how long it took System Shock 2 to get there.
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TouchMyBox
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And the shoulder buttons are terrible. The sticks are a tad on the small side, the triggers get squeaky, the guide button feels really cheap, the lack of built-in batteries is a joke, wireless requires a large ugly dongle, and the build quality doesn't exactly scream luxury.
And it doesn't have potentially interesting PC features like the DS4 with its mini-trackpad.
10 years, so we've got some time left...
Less flippant: Have they actually said it would?
All I can find is stuff about the GOG release, and we've had that.
Don't see it on Greenlight either.
SteveWinwood
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Well, Shock 2 released on Steam and NDS also brought over Wizardry 6-8, so a Steam release of IHNM in the near future is a safe assumption.
jshackles
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Holy Shit!! Why is it $120?
This is pretty sexy though
I know - the replacement price tag is what's making me hope that this one holds on for quite a long while still. I actually picked mine up at a local Goodwill store for $12 almost immediately after they came out. Sadly the silver battery pack was dead but I popped a black on in and it still looks great and has easily had 100s of hours of use.
SteveWinwood
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Yeah, I just don't remember the time frame. I wasn't sure how many months it was.
System Shock 2
GOG: february 14th
Steam: may 10th
Wizardry
GOG: may 23rd
Steam: september 10th
Basically, probably christmas at the earliest.
PixyJunket
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That transforming dpad is only marginally better than the stock 360 one, don't be fooled.
However, the monochrome button scheme on that particular model is fantastic (that's my primary 360 controller).
However, the monochrome button scheme on that particular model is fantastic (that's my primary 360 controller).
Atraveller
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PC support for the Xbone controller will fix that.
That seems to happen to every one of my 360 controllers this generation after a few months of heavy use. Even though I prefer the controller over ps3 I can't deny it seems to be made as shoddy as the console itself was while the ps3 controller is a tank. I've thrown it and dropped it and play it a lot now and the sticks haven't lost any grip.
I haven't been able to really sit down and play more Euro Truck because of the loose 360 stick.
Syphon Filter
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Dat valve controller though ; )
I use the 360 controller with the transforming dpad. I like it quite a bit. I tend to leave the dpad raised, as most games don't use it that much and it makes it easier to quickly hit the proper direction.
I have too many controllers to use on PC. PS Move controller for analog movement in shooters, wired 360 controller in case the batteries in my wireless one die, a big, heavy-as-shit arcade stick, a DS3, a Wiimote, and any day now my Neo Geo controller should be showing up. I think that's going to make it harder to enjoy whatever next-gen console I pick. I like having so many options.
I have too many controllers to use on PC. PS Move controller for analog movement in shooters, wired 360 controller in case the batteries in my wireless one die, a big, heavy-as-shit arcade stick, a DS3, a Wiimote, and any day now my Neo Geo controller should be showing up. I think that's going to make it harder to enjoy whatever next-gen console I pick. I like having so many options.
Madrugador
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I use 360 controllers and DS3 on my PC. I really hope we see a Steam controller this week.
Hopefully it will include a touchpad like DS4. Could be very useful with some game launchers.
Hopefully it will include a touchpad like DS4. Could be very useful with some game launchers.
scorpscarx
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The only thing I'm interested in is a custom Steam Linux distro.
chrominance
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I know I've already pre-ordered Battlefield 4 (I'm sorry, I like Battlefield too much), but if Titanfall uses Punkbuster in multiplayer, I'm not buying it. Ever. Life is too damned short to have to screw around with eleven slightly different versions of two or three different Punkbuster Windows services that all overwrite and conflict with one another.
Syphon Filter
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Can't you ignore PB? Other games let you.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
The reason to be excited for a Valve controller is because of Valve's modus operandi. They don't enter an area just to dominate it (that's their secondary objective), but to innovate.
This influences almost every aspect of their company and it's what makes the latest Steambox threads so funny to read as a person who follows the company, as the threads basically devolve into people thinking Valve wants to become Microsoft.
They aren't releasing a controller because they hate that Microsoft has the default PC controller, but because there are legitimate problems with MS' product and they have the solutions.
Yeah, I'm hyped for it.
This influences almost every aspect of their company and it's what makes the latest Steambox threads so funny to read as a person who follows the company, as the threads basically devolve into people thinking Valve wants to become Microsoft.
They aren't releasing a controller because they hate that Microsoft has the default PC controller, but because there are legitimate problems with MS' product and they have the solutions.
Yeah, I'm hyped for it.
toddhunter
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I feel I'm too old to switch from the DS3 and I already have two of them... but hey, I hope they come up with something special.
My hope is that it will be a wireless controller, where the "dongle" actually doubles as a steam/PC streaming solution to TVs. If that is the case I'm all over it.
the front light would have to go though.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
I'm so sorry for you. I can't imagine having the type of physical handicap where holding a DS3 feels natural.
That's what black electrician's tape is for.
I vastly prefer the DS3 too, because the 360 controller hurts my hands after like, less than an hour of gaming
toddhunter
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It's called "not having giant steamshovel hands-itis".
I have big hands and I can't play something like a 3DS or PSP comfortably at all.
But if I did it for 20 years I'd probably adjust again. I just don't necessarily think I have another 20 years
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
So, I actually can play Rogue Legacy better now with my new ergonomic keyboard.
Interesting.
Interesting.
Syphon Filter
Member
i don't like how the ds4 looks, i also heard the triggers are flimsy.
electric tape makes everything sticky so no way. Id rather take it apart.
I assume shiny TVs and sitting on the couch opposite it would be annoying.
The solution is to switch to a projector, of course.
i game in a recliner.. so yeah it would be a issue.
Fair enough. I honestly forgot about comfy couch pc dudes. I did that for a bit, but having a full sized desktop in my entertainment center bothered me after a while.
toddhunter
Member
First thing somebody will do is either patch the drivers or provide a utility to turn the light off even if developers choose to keep it on in games. I wouldn't worry about it.
There's new footage?
Atraveller
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I just sit back and play on my lap.
Servizio
I don't really need a tag, but I figured I'd get one to make people jealous. Is it working?
Weird to see an X game played with a controller with aim assist.
I wonder if the game will be more or less moddable than the older ones. Being able to walk around space stations and having more lively surface structures raises some interesting possibilities.
jediyoshi
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From what I've used of the DS4, the light isn't an issue. Hell, the 360's quadrant of light sticks out more.
Who cares what it looks like, the triggers could be a problem if flimsiness bugs you though.
Speaking of PC controllers I use my 360 controller and have no complaints even when the sticks make noise. Some people on GAF really seem to care what gaming machines look like for some reason, this has never been a problem to me.
charlequin
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It's pretty good -- certainly a hell of a lot better than the previous 360 pad -- but it's still not nearly as good as the rest of the pad. I'll play D-pad-requiring games with it (which I wouldn't with the typical 360 pad) but an improved D-pad is still something I'm holding out hope for from a theoretical Steampad.
Limited edition with the gray design. The black one jshackles also linked is only $50 and has the same transforming D-pad, that's what I got.
I heard the Xbone controller D-pad isn't that great either.
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