I love the idea of a more customisable controller. Hopefully the customiser you put layouts on the workshop and stuff with comes with as much customisability as that demonstrated by these comments, with where the haptic feedback starts kicking in and stuff.
the only problem I see in this is that it might be frustrating to the user when they have to feel around for the exact zone for a button on the trackpad.
this coupled with a game that is hectic and fast could cause some confusion, but I guess it's best resolved by really knowing your controller layout.
[QUOTE=ss1234;42357298]the only problem I see in this is that it might be frustrating to the user when they have to feel around for the exact zone for a button on the trackpad.
this coupled with a game that is hectic and fast could cause some confusion, but I guess it's best resolved by really knowing your controller layout.[/QUOTE]
im almost entirely certain the trackpads will be used as movement and looking controls in any 3d game, and if it was a sidescroller then the trackpad to the right wouldnt get used while the left one worked for movement.
it's been universally accepted that from now on thumbsticks will control movement and camera movement, and these trackpads seem to try to be far more precise version of thumbsticks, so it will ideally be used the same way except with more precision
so the problem that you've stated will probably never happen in any game ever
and if it did it wouldnt be exclusive to the steam controller, since analog sticks are -analog- as well, so even those would have to look around for the zone
[QUOTE=ss1234;42357298]the only problem I see in this is that it might be frustrating to the user when they have to feel around for the exact zone for a button on the trackpad.
this coupled with a game that is hectic and fast could cause some confusion, but I guess it's best resolved by really knowing your controller layout.[/QUOTE]
Remember that this isn't the final design, hell, they could even just add LED's to the back of the control surface that indicate which area does what.
I wonder how it will handle multi-touch, for want of a better word. On a PS3 controller I could press all 4 face buttons with one thumb. Could I do that with the Steam controller?
Considering Valve's habit of testing things almost to a fault, I'm pretty sure they were certain the controllers would work well enough for people. Glad to see the generally positive reactions from the devs though.
Buuuuut I still won't be trading in my M&K any time soon.
I like how in the first thread people were all "this looks like a cheap speaker fuck that no analog sticks".
I knew it'd be glorious from the start, its innovative as hell.
[QUOTE=breakyourfac;42357590]I like how in the first thread people were all "this looks like a cheap speaker fuck that no analog sticks".
I knew it'd be glorious from the start, its innovative as hell.[/QUOTE]
to be fair, they can run audio waveforms to the haptic feedback system and make it act like a pair of speakers
[QUOTE=viperfan7;42358060]to be fair, they can run audio waveforms to the haptic feedback system and make it act like a pair of speakers[/QUOTE]
But how loud would it be? I expect "cheap headphones on full volume".
[QUOTE=Plaster;42358311]But how loud would it be? I expect "cheap headphones on full volume".[/QUOTE]
It's not for audio, it's for feedback.
[QUOTE=danharibo;42358322]It's not for audio, it's for feedback.[/QUOTE]
I know it's not for audio, but I'm still interested how well it can be translated into audio.
[QUOTE=breakyourfac;42357590]I like how in the first thread people were all "this looks like a cheap speaker fuck that no analog sticks".
I knew it'd be glorious from the start, its innovative as hell.[/QUOTE]
Like i said from the start. Consumers as a whole are too stupid to know what they really want.
Without knowledge people will bandwagon and hate a product just for being different.
"no analog sticks? KILL IT WITH FIRE."
[QUOTE=DiBBs27;42358495]Like i said from the start. Consumers as a whole are too stupid to know what they really want.
Without knowledge people will bandwagon and hate a product just for being different.
"no analog sticks? KILL IT WITH FIRE."[/QUOTE]
That's why biometrics are good in a way. They reveal more about you than you think.
[QUOTE=breakyourfac;42357590]I like how in the first thread people were all "this looks like a cheap speaker fuck that no analog sticks".
I knew it'd be glorious from the start, its innovative as hell.[/QUOTE]People hate new things
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