Edge - "This past week, we’ve been eagerly awaiting Valve’s three announcements that are aimed at revolutionizing the console and PC gaming industry. The first announcement was SteamOS, a free Linux operating system composed primarily of Steam."
This article explains how to link your Steam and PlayStation Networks accounts, which is becoming a must for Helldivers 2.
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Steam is changing its refund policy, but you probably won’t be affected
Should have happened a long time ago. People wanting refunds after 50 hours in game.
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Only scumbags? As if people don't play their games on console put in the most amount of hours and return it to GameStop and trade it in for another game. But also how many people are actually do this? And what games have been allowed to be refunded?
The trackpads and face buttons worry me the most.
The trackpad is basically a virtual analog stick and like the writer said, if you've tryed mobile gaming with that thing, it blows.
The face buttons are so awkwardly placed as well.
The touch pad aspect will definitely take some getting used to. I've played touch screen games before that have tried to emulate analog stick functionality. Let's just say that don't have the best performance track records...
Also, what's up with the button placement? Would it not make more sense to have all the buttons grouped closely together? To press Y or X, it looks like I would have to take my thumb off the left touch pad. What if need to keep using the touch pad to, let's say, more forward? If need to press Y or X, would have to just stop completely? Also, what if need to press to buttons at the same time?
Maybe it will just take some getting used to, but it does fairy awkward as it currently stands.
It looks weird, and the idea of it seems a little strange as well. I'm not sure how it'll work at all, and it may be an expensive proposition to be able to try the thing out, only to find it's not that great.
I think a better solution is simply a wireless mouse and keyboard, or better yet, one of those Splitfish controllers you can get that has a mouse and nunchuck set up with programmable buttons on both. Combine that with a PS4 or Xbox One joypad for games that work better with a pad. The Steam pad looks more than a little awkward, as those above have already said.
My thumbs definitely won't accept this thing. Whatever it is. Lol
This pad might prove good in fps or rts games. I don't think so it will be suitable for all genres.
It seems to me this will be like playing with a virtual controller on a touchscreen device.