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[TheRealTalker]

Glossy rounded buttons

:/

I like the Xbox controller but man those glossy rounded buttons


Also is the arrow buttons suppose to be a D-Pad?


Edit: I just hate any gloss

 

[Nibel]

I want to owl this in my hands

 

[Zeth]

I cannot wait to get my hands on it. It's great to see Valve now applying their legendary attention to detail and design process to a game controller.

 

[Endless]

Little bigger

 

[TheNoblePirate]

Better pic

Mmmm.....

Oh, and upon further inspection, my question is answered, the paddles are still in this new design! Yay!

 

[Sentenza]

Way better but i want an actual dpad

I actually prefer buttons.
A D-pad is typically used just for menu navigation anyway, and proper buttons are fare more comfortable for that, while still working decently enough as digital cross.
Plus, they also are additional buttons, when needed.

 

[Grief.exe]

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 wonder how that left side performs as a d-pad. If I can get consistent diagonal inputs with that setup it's officially better for fighting games than any of the console pads.

You can still see the triggers on top and the buttons on the back in that shot.

 

[thechristoph]

I say thee nay to directional buttons.

 

[Xater]

Ergonomicly this looks horrible. I also still question the touchpad design.

 

[Bsigg12]

So I take it they went with abxy in the same Xbox style so that devs don't need to add additional button prompts to their games? Seems smart. The controller still looks odd to me.

 

[Syphon Filter]

1. Button version is probably more useful than touchpad version, but not half as cool.

2. If this thing was just an Xbox pad then wtf, who cares? No dpad, no problem. If platformers are so important than either l2p w/ the buttons or drop $10 on a USB Saturn knock off.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sega-Saturn...er_Video_Game_Accessories&hash=item58ac822c21

I do since the 360 pad or any other does not have the back paddles like the steam controller and i want that.

 

[Vexxan]

Looks better than the first one at least...dunno about that dpad though.

 

[BundysFeet]

:/ d-pad

 

[Mechanized]

dpad looks like hot garbage. I think the grips look huge, might be comfortable but it looks like something an alien would use. Not a cool alien either. A grey or something lame like that.

The trackpad stick things look cool though. Dunno how functional they actually are and if they'd be any good for dual joystick games. I know they were designed with strategy games and other not normally playable with a controller dealies but you have to be able to play everything with it or why bother.

 

[DeadlyParasite]

God that looks like a convoluted mess. Aesthetically I couldn't tell what side is the right-side up until I saw the buttons.

I'll uh... stick to keyboard and mouse.

 

[coughlanio]

Gah, glossy.

Why put gloss on something I need to use with my hands?

 

[CouchDweller]

: D oooo I likey!

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Still hideous. The d-pad, in particular, looks unusable.

Why does this need to exist, anyway? It's a worse way to play literally everything.

 

[StuBurns]

They asked for proper button placement. Valve prefers symmetry.

Valve want to tackle the analog stick issue, that makes sense, because they need to, but I don't see the reason to ignore the decades of conventional gamepad inputs in the process, certainly with the justification of 'symmetry'.

 

[SpiceMelange]

So non-existent dpad? Good luck trying to play stuff like super meat boy =/

 

[enzo_gt]

Why not a d-pad on the left side? I thought the purpose of the update was to make it more accessible for more games? I guess fighting games and 2D traversal titles are still left out.

 

[Einbroch]

Does it still have the triggers/buttons/pads on the back? I really liked that idea. I have three fingers that do nothing.

 

[Grief.exe]

Ergonomically this looks horrible. I also still question the touchpad design.

What looks so bad about it?

Keep in mind that the face buttons are meant for tertiary tasks, while the triggers and buttons on the back are meant for your primary buttons.

Does it still have the triggers/buttons/pads on the back? I really liked that idea. I have three fingers that do nothing.

Yes.

1. Button version is probably more useful than touchpad version, but not half as cool.

2. If this thing was just an Xbox pad then wtf, who cares? No dpad, no problem. If platformers are so important than either l2p w/ the buttons or drop $10 on a USB Saturn knock off.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sega-Saturn...er_Video_Game_Accessories&hash=item58ac822c21

Xinput pads don't natively work for the thousands of PC games that were released pre-2006.

 

[Nzyme32]

dpad looks like hot garbage. I think the grips look huge, might be comfortable but it looks like something an alien would use. Not a cool alien either. A grey or something lame like that.

The trackpad stick things look cool though. Dunno how functional they actually are and if they'd be any good for dual joystick games. I know they were designed with strategy games and other not normally playable with a controller dealies but you have to be able to play everything with it or why bother.

That is by design. It angles your thumbs to point downwards rather than flat, as that allows for greater accuracy in games.

 

[DJwest]

Lmao @ dat D-pad

 

[Baleoce]

I get why they've made the d-pad like this. It's so it's technically there for quick menus etc. But when you really need that extra button utility, it's just as viable as the other face buttons and whatsmore they feel the same. The symmetry will make that second nature with very little need to adapt. A bad designed D-pad can cock up your experience when utilizing it for single use "macros" akin to what face buttons do. 360 d-pad is an abomination that makes it unreliable for use in most circumstances. This design circumvents that idea by simply being more face buttons, that you can still use for its aesthetic purpose of up down left right, should you require it.

Like others have said, if you already have a favourite 2D platforming gamepad, or fighting gamepad, then you're probably going to be using that for those games anyway.

 

[ashecitism]

Valve want to tackle the analog stick issue, that makes sense, because they need to, but I don't see the reason to ignore the decades of conventional gamepad inputs in the process, certainly with the justification of 'symmetry'.

If it's such a big issue they'll put in a proper D-pad then.

 

[LegendofLex]

Who exactly is this designed for? This looks like the Steam version of Shield in terms of "there's no way the mass market will care about this thing."

 

[brandonh83]

Nice except for the d-pad. Fix the d-pad.

 

[Laieon]

Still looks pretty terrible, but I'm willing to try it out.

 

[Orayn]

I do since the 360 pad or any other does not have the back paddles like the steam controller and i want that.

http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-controllers/razer-sabertooth/

Granted they only act as shortcuts for other buttons on the controller, but there's a lot you can do with that functionality.

 

[Bomber Bob]

yeah, that I bet that dpad doesn't seems too hot

 

[Finalizer]

Now we're gettin' somewhere.

 

[MutonCommander]

Well I hope that's the final design, I think it looks great. I can't wait to play my games with it!

 

[Syphon Filter]

What looks so bad about it?

Keep in mind that the face buttons are meant for tertiary tasks, while the triggers and buttons on the back are meant for your primary buttons.



Yes.



Xinput pads don't natively work for the thousands of PC games that were released pre-2006.

Valve said they put the buttons there for compatibility for traditional games. I dont think it's meant for tertiary tasks.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

I'm honestly not sure if it could look any worse.

That d-pad, my God.

 

[Nzyme32]

If it's such a big issue they'll put in a proper D-pad then.

Ashecitism, can you help me work out where this reddit quote is from

Announced during the recently-held Steam Dev Days, the latest version refines ergonomic aspects of the Controller by adding two diamond-patterned button layouts in the area previously designated for a touch screen display.
As shown in the attached, these analog buttons are offered in addition to the touch pads featured in the original prototypes.

Was the last time analogue buttons were involved in a controller back with the original xbox, and ps2?

 

[MichaelFassbender]

Much better! Certainly a unique look. I look forward to trying it out.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

I need to hear from them as to why they think that Dpad was good. They have some really smart people over there so there has to be a reason that it looks like ass.

 

[StuBurns]

If it's such a big issue they'll put in a proper D-pad then.

I hope so.

I hope the left side has a stick by the end of it too.

EDIT: PS3 had analog buttons.

They're trash.

 

[Syphon Filter]

http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-controllers/razer-sabertooth/

Granted they only act as shortcuts for other buttons on the controller, but there's a lot you can do with that functionality.

It's not where the steam controller has them place though. Also there are other issues i have with that controller.

 

[ashecitism]

Valve said they put the buttons there for compatibility for traditional games. I dont think it's meant for tertiary tasks.

Yeah, initially they weren't and depending on the bindings they still aren't (you can use the paddles and the trackpads are clickable), but based on feedback this was needed for compatibility.

 

[Nzyme32]

 

[Mihos]

Man, this is something will have to touch to know what the hell it is all about. As of now it could be both the worst and best thing to ever come out. It is like Schrodinger's controller.

 

[Zornack]

D-pad buttons... oh my. No, no thank you.

 

[inky]

So no more touch screen?

Edit: sorry I stopped following shortly after it was announced and Steam machines went out.

 

[Draft]

I hope so.

I hope the left side has a stick by the end of it too.

 

[Inferno313]

Analog buttons is interesting especially in light of Sony finally saying "eft it" in regards to them.

 

[Orayn]

Was the last time analogue buttons were involved in a controller back with the original xbox, and ps2?

The Sixaxis and DualShock 3 had analog buttons as well, though they dropped it for the DualShock 4.

It's really not a hard thing to implement, all you need is a thin pressure sensor in addition to the contact.

Nice view! You can tell that's a 3D printed shell by the lines running across the front. (No, they won't 3D print the version they actually sell to people.)

 

[Grit]

buttons look like m&ms. not sure how those would feel, I don't know if I'd prefer flat or round face buttons, for Dpad flat surely