Steam Controller announced!

[Samdb]

 

There isn't too much to report for a controller, it allows you to play games comfortably on the sofa. The odd thing is it looks a little bit like a holdable speaker, which could be different as it incorporates mouse controls without having any mouse connected to it. The shape of the controller is very peculiar, however looks quite comfortable and is extremely different from other controllers on the market. The controller also features a small touch screen, allowing various actions to be performed, integrating various key presses normally found on a keyboard in a small, compact design. Valve will provide an API in order for developers to integrate it in to their game and can act as a scroll wheel and as a large button as the screen itself can be pressed down, giving the user another function to use in the afore mentioned compact design. The controller uses haptic feedback instead of the more traditional rumble type feedback, allowing for a more precise, directional and sharp feedback. The buttons have been ergonomically designed to be comfortable while still being extremely useful, being placed in places where hands would normally rest, allowing for faster responses and more comfortable actuation.

 

 

The most attractive part of the controller is the "hackability" of it, allowing users to easily customise their controller in a way that would suit them better in circumstances that many games have to offer. This would also add a unique touch to users controllers, a feature that has not previously been available from other manufacturers.

 

 

http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamController/

[Nicktrance]

Let the thread Spamming begin.

[beebskadoo]

It's ugly as fuck!!

[Ssoele]

Where is my Half Life 3!!!

[Kayn]

and Sam was the winner!

 

but I was unimpressed with the controller but someone else might be interested.

[defunkt]

I TOLD YOU ALL.

[Youbetternot]

I knew that was coming, god damn it why not half life 3, you win Sam god damnit ew look at that

[Damikiller37]

One hell of a wierd controlled...btw no article from me cba with doing it and making it harder for mods as people spam them in

EDIT: am I the only one that thinks it looks like an owl

[Puppet]

This looks awful...

[DenVu]

ill stick to a ms notroller with bc off the joysticks

[bluedyguard]

It looks like ass.

[legopc]

oh... i expected more 

[Hazorazor]

Lol 5 seconds before it released I said wouldn't it be so troll worthy if valve made it a controller instead of HL3 ahahah

[Brainless906]

I'm instantly judging this thingto be useless the one part i prefer about controllers for fighting and racing games on my pc are the sticks..

 

Not sure how this'll play out.

[TymmVonD]

Finally a gamepad with triggers that feel like triggers like the N64.

[Ramzez]

I guess we have to wait Half Life 3 for eternity.

[ixi_your_face]

All the hate! I like the way it looks. Looks comfy as shit!

[pcexplosion]

Speaker (boombox) controller

[Xorbot]

This controller is good.

 

Visit back here in 2 years, quote this post, and apologize for how wrong you haters will become.

[Gunzkewl]

Trackpads....

[TopWargamer]

 

That has to be the most hideous controller I've ever seen. I don't want stupid touchpads as my joysticks. The button layout is just...why? Why would you make such a bad button layout? This whole controller just looks awful.

[Nicktrance]

Weird and interesting... I don't think I'd like it though. Sure it can be way more accurate than regular controllers but it definitely doesn't look as practical or ergonomic.

[Theo]

i want it NAO

[threadysparrow]

I want a physical stick and not a touchpad as the stick. Honestly, this looks like shit.

 

 

 

That has to be the most hideous controller I've ever seen. I don't want stupid touchpads as my joysticks. The button layout is just...why? Why would you make such a bad button layout? This whole controller just looks awful.

 Agreed. I would rather sacrifice response time for actual thumbsticks. Most of the time I use my controller for single player and the keyboard for multiplayer, so my controller can be a few milliseconds off without it hurting my experience.

[Alex(PlayMedium)]

At first I though that that was the back of the controller with touchpads, but then it tuned out it was the front..

It looks strange but might actually work well, the touchpads look very big and comfy to use, but I'm not sure how well they will work since they don't move..