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[ashecitism]

edit: You guys should really watch this video from Steam Dev Days. They walk you through the design process and changes. And read Candescence's post1 and 2 in this thread.

Also check out this thread for impressions about the old model.

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http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/14/steam-controller-close-up/

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https://twitter.com/gamasutra/status/444557694607704065/photo/1

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse/announcements/detail/1838898818826593734

 

[Dolor]

I like that a lot better.

 

[anexanhume]

I guess Edge is a short nickname for Engadget now? Good move by Valve though. Tactile is better.

 

[bbdude]

I see there's arrows on those buttons on the left.... not a fan

 

[ashecitism]

oh crap, my mistake....

 

[MDSLKTR]

It's cool it's symmetrical for lefties but that's not a dpad

 

[Alchemy]

Looks more traditional now. Not bad. Still want to play around with the touch pads.

 

[Lemonte]

remove glossy parts pls

 

[Oddvintagechap]

buttons!

 

[shiftplusone]

I wish they'd get a real Dpad though

I don't think i'll want to use that thing for platformers ever

 

[Arsenic13]

Valve adopting that button scheme is great! Uniformity across PC games with controller support. I mean, it's already like that, but it won't divide developers or lead them to create a whole nother icon set. It makes sense to jump into the same scheme developers are already using.

Full sized image

 

[MisterAnderson]

No more touch screen?

 

[sense]

ok why can't i get a bigger picture or be able to zoom in

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

are those arrows supposed to be a dpad?

 

[BULLH0RN]

Hmm those button look far for a thumb to span,
But ain't gonna judge till its in my hand.

 

[Orayn]

Looking good!

Wonder if they could include something to fit over the left buttons and turn them into more of a d-pad.

 

[Chezzymann]

That Dpad is pretty bad looking, even if its to accommodate lefties. Ugh.

 

[Santiako]

A closer look?

 

[doemaaan]

I like how it looks, but I'm not familiar with the button layout which is similar to the Wii U Pro Controller. Anybody here have the chance to mess around with that one? Is it comfortable using the directional and face buttons in those positions?

 

[dhonk]

I wish they'd get a real Dpad though

I don't think i'll want to use that thing for platformers ever

The idea is that you'll use this for PC games on the couch and switch to your controller of choice for genres that utilize a Dpad mainly. It was never even intended to tackle those kinds of games, from the conception of the controller.

 

[Branduil]

Will help with console ports I guess, although I doubt the left buttons will be useful as a substitute D-pad for any games where you actually use it to move.

 

[Speevy]

I still don't get how this thing is better than an Xbox 360 controller for games with native support.

 

[TimeEffect]

That's more like it.

Are there still buttons on the back? That's a huge thing that should be standard with all the FPS games out there. I should never have to take my thumbs off the pads when playing a game with free look.

I've been asking for flippers on the DS4 before it was revealed. Never thought I'd see it ever done, but it makes perfect sense. You should never have to take your thumbs off the main controls.

Relegating all the action to 6 buttons on the shoulder/back while leaving your thumbs where they are makes perfect sense. Those 8 face buttons will be great for hot-keys and secondary actions, if anything.

 

[TechnicPuppet]

It looks horrible, I don't get.

 

[ashecitism]

Asked a mod to change the title. Embarrassing.

No more touch screen?

Yeah, is was known since Steam Dev Days. www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=752114

ok why can't i get a bigger picture or be able to zoom in

That's what they have.

are those arrows supposed to be a dpad?

Yes.

 

[StuBurns]

The buttons look shit, they're isolated, small, and they look curved.

 

[Newboi]

The new controller looks cool, but I'm very unsure as to how you can play a game traditionally with both the directional buttons and the other 4 face buttons. They are really far towards the center of the controller. I'm guessing they assume you'll only be using one set of buttons at any given time?

 

[DMczaf]

Wait, is that thing on the bottom left suppose to be the d-pad?

It's like the N64 C-buttons, dafuk.

 

[massoluk]

I still think they only need one touch pad, the other one should have been a stick. How many games do you know use two mice.

 

[jabuseika]

WTH is that Dpad...

Why would they even try to make that look like a dpad.

New tech meet Old tech... really old tech.

Why doesn't everyone just copy the Vita's dpad.

 

[plasmawave]

That dpad looks horrible.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

Asked a mod to change the title. Embarrassing.



Yeah, is was known since Steam Dev Days.



That's what they have.



Yes.

don't like it, hope it isn't final. hey should just fuse Vita and Saturn's dpad together and put it on the steam controller.

 

[BadWolf]

This is kinda turning into a mess imo.

 

[Latvian Hitman]

Much better! Still needs a standard D-pad, though. It's like they're just trying to be different for the sake of being different by using buttons there instead.

 

[ashecitism]

Valve wants it to be symmetrical, for lefties.

 

[sixteen-bit]

It's certainly more traditional now. Looks like they got rid of the touchscreen too.

 

[phantomspiker]

I'll echo what others are saying, that d-pad looks funky. Looks good other than that though.

 

[ElTorro]

remove glossy parts pls

Glossy parts on things that you have to touch are a crime.

 

[Syf]

I like the redesign. The button layout is certainly better this way, and I wasn't too crazy about the touch screen anyway.

 

[Zeppeli]

So, basically... This controller is designed for genres that have no use outside of menus for the directional pad

 

[Somnid]

I guess they decided nobody really wanted a D-pad, just more buttons.

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

What is "Ghosting"?

D Pad needs work. Though I guess for platformers or something the pad on the left works just fine.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Do you really need a d-pad with the circle pads though?

Just asking because I'm still not 100% sure how this thing works. If I had my way, every controller would have a Vita d-pad on it.

 

[Newboi]

I think the biggest issue they are running into is that they are trying to design the controller to be agnostic to both hands, so that left handed players will have the same experience as a right handed player. The issue here is that it doesn't seem like it is possible to deliver a controller experience that tailors perfectly to both hand styles.

They should just design a right handed controller (right hand side for action inputs, left hand side for directional inputs).

 

[NotMyRealName]

Better but still bad

 

[Spinluck]

can't get over how ugly it looks.

well, as long as it's accessible, and not a hassle or uncomfortable to use.

functionality matters most.

 

[Syphon Filter]

Way better but i want an actual dpad and analogs. Also why not use their own colors instead of xbox?

 

[injurai]

they deigned now

 

[Randdalf]

Way better but i want an actual dpad and analogs. Also why not use their own colors instead of xbox?

Just use an Xbox 360/One controller then. This is meant for playing PC games on the sofa.

 

[kinoki]

It looks horrible, I don't get.

This we agree on.

It looks horrible or rather it doesn't look sell-able.