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Valve’s new Steam Controller: A gamepad revolution our thumbs won’t accept

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."

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EXVirtual3872d ago

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.

3-4-53871d ago

My concern:

How do you run with left stick, and press buttons at same time?

Do I have to pick between reloading or running ?

This seems like a step backwards.

KillrateOmega3872d ago

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.

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dennett3163871d ago

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.

shahab913871d ago (Edited 3871d ago )

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.

Kurisu3871d ago

I don't think I'd get on with it either. I used to have a Sony Erricson Xperia Play and I didn't like the track pads at all. It never felt natural, it always felt like something was missing and because of that it never felt comfortable.

RiPPn3871d ago

It seems to me this will be like playing with a virtual controller on a touchscreen device.

The_Truth_24_73871d ago

And that is a crappy experience.

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Helldivers 2: How to Link Steam and PlayStation Network Accounts

This article explains how to link your Steam and PlayStation Networks accounts, which is becoming a must for Helldivers 2.

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Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Ups 4 Review -- Gamerhub UK

Save the quarters and blast everything to oblivion at home!

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Steam’s Refund Policy Change Won’t Affect You Unless You’re A Lowlife

Steam is changing its refund policy, but you probably won’t be affected

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thorstein7d ago

Should have happened a long time ago. People wanting refunds after 50 hours in game.

fsfsxii7d ago

Pc gamers will take this as an excuse to pirate things

KyRo7d ago

I'm not sure why you're getting disgrees. Whilst not all PC gamers are petty, an awful lot of them are lol

Crows907d ago

Entirely untrue. Not any more petty than console gamers. The only large difference is console gamers don't have much of a choice.

Michiel19896d ago

Not sure why you're getting agrees. an awful lot of console gamers are overemotional twinks ready to go to war over a plastic box, I'll take being a pc gamer then.

Speaking about overgeneralizing much.

Nooderus6d ago

"X" type of gamer conversations are cringe

qalpha7d ago

Daily reminder that 'TheGamer' is a corporate-generated, anti-gamer, anti-consumer, clickbait web site. They are mostly A.I. generated articles that villainize gamers. They provide nothing positive and actively try to provoke and divide the community through extreme view points and politics. Do not give them any clicks.

Inverno7d ago

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?

DustMan7d ago

You can refund any game you've purchased as long as it hasn't been longer than two weeks, and you've played less than 2 hours. I wish they would change it to 3 hours because some RPG's have so much exposition that you may only get an hour total of complete gameplay. That's my only knock on it. I've refunded plenty of stuff I was just curious to try. I typically stay away from Early Access titles which are the only ones affected by this policy change.

Inverno7d ago

Apparently early access doesn't count, only complete games with a play early preorder bonus.

Gaming4Life19817d ago

I definitely know if I want a refund in 2 hours.

SegaSaturn6696d ago

I never liked refunding anything. Even if a film is bad, i dont want my money back. Sometimes things just aren't for me, and it's not the creator's fault necessarily.

Gaming4Life19816d ago

I feel you and i have never walked out on a bad movie cause I payed my money. I also don't refund games cause I'm a gamer and I know what to buy lol. I think having a digital refund is great.

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