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>the handles bend up rather than down

wouldn't that be kind of unwieldy to use? Like, holding a controller upside-down and the buttons are on the back?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:19:57 No.51057941 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51057956 >>51057962 >>51058057 >>51058143

So how do steam machines work if you need to have windows for proper drivers?

Do you just play an extremely limited range of games only available on UNIX?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:20:55 No.51057956 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51057981

>>51057941
>So how do steam machines work if you need to have windows for proper drivers?
:^^^^^)

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:21:18 No.51057962 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51057981

>>51057941
Yes, but because they're pushing steam OS itself, there's been a rather large push on developers to develop UNIX ports for their games.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:21:24 No.51057965 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058002

>>51057939
No, because the concave touchpads work better if you have fingers forced to come at a steeper angle.

It's much more comfortable in the end.

Thank god the people who design anything don't listen to 4chan because opinions spread like wildfire with no real backing to them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:22:27 No.51057981 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51057990

>>51057956
>>51057962
So you literally can't play games on your steam machine.

What the fuck.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:23:28 No.51057990 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058030

>>51057981
The drivers are part of steam you dope

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:23:33 No.51057992 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058007 >>51058057

>>51057831
I don't quite understand. The controller doesn't work on Linux and only works on Windows o just works on SteamOS and Windows? If it just works on SteamOS, why don't just port the drivers to any distribution?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:24:19 No.51058002 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058030

>>51057965
Ah. I guess that makes sense. I was just asking because I was curious.

I wouldn't have an opinion on something I've never even tried, anon, gosh. Where do you think you are?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:24:43 No.51058007 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058023

>>51057992
The controller literally requires steam to work

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:26:00 No.51058023 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058054

>>51058007
Oh, I get it now. But it's a driver problem or some firmware loaded on the controller that won't do shit unless it detects Steam?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:26:21 No.51058030 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058068

>>51057990
You could have said that at the start instead of being a jackass just posting the smiley carat.

And no they fucking aren't, you need direct x and the windows OS to run the windows drivers. You think they can just steal the drivers? Which ass are you pulling this out of?

>>51058002
I have just seen a lot of rage about the handles pointing upward and it's the kind of thing that just bounces around because it's fun to complain so I thought that had to be said.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:27:58 No.51058054 Report Delete

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>>51058023
I guess it's literally a userspace driver included in the steam client

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:28:19 No.51058057 Report Delete

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>>51057992
>>51057941
The Steam controller drivers with all the configuration tools etc are part of the proprietary steam client (and run on any platform with the Steam client). People are trying to write a software so that it can be configured without needing a running Steam client.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:29:07 No.51058068 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058143

>>51058030
Are you fucking stupid?
Steam IS the driver

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:32:25 No.51058117 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058373 >>51061863

>>51057831
>>>/v/

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:32:55 No.51058125 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058141 >>51058180

>Steam

ew. why would you use that drm/spyware?

i'm sure reddit will love it, though

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:33:51 No.51058141 Report Delete

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>>51058125
free games

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:33:55 No.51058143 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058162

>>51058068
Let's take a look over what I said, this will be a nice little reading comprehension lesson.

>>51057941
>So how do steam machines work if you need to have windows for proper drivers?
>Do you just play an extremely limited range of games only available on UNIX?

If you look carefully, I am referring to windows drivers for games on windows, not the controller drivers. This should be especially obvious because I said "limited range of games for Unix", referring to how you can't play the games you would have the drivers for on windows instead.

I hope you feel bad.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:35:02 No.51058162 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058177 >>51058193

>>51058143
>windows drivers for games on windows
:^^^^)

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:36:12 No.51058177 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058261

>>51058162
Yeah you dumb fuck they make the drivers for windows.

Am I being trolled?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:36:22 No.51058180 Report Delete

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>>51058125
That's kind of the point of this software.
It's free software and the goal is that you don't need to use the proprietary Steam client in the future to configure the controller but said free driver.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:37:13 No.51058193 Report Delete

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>>51058162
>using smiley with carat nose

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:43:37 No.51058261 Report Delete

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>>51058177
No, you're just THAT stupid

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:48:31 No.51058329 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058427

>>51057831
I admire the innovation, and the fact that actual PC/console users' input was given consideration, but some of the design choices are horrid.

>D-pad given top priority over thumbstick
I'm a full-blown /vr/tualbro, and even I don't agree with this.

The 360 controller + Xbpad software is still my gaming/HTPC go-to. Dell gave it a good try with Alienware Alpha, though (despite the awful mobile GPU).

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:51:30 No.51058373 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058407

>>51058117
>hurr durr technology isn't technology if it's related to vidya
If you don't like it, just hide the thread.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:54:18 No.51058407 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058447 >>51061863

>>51058373
or you could go back to >>>/v/ you underage child

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:55:43 No.51058427 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058489 >>51058560

>>51058329

Part of me thinks that analog sticks are an exhausted technology and cant get much better than its current state. Comparing the dualshock 3 to the 4 is a good example whe re there's little improvement aside from feel, and yet there is always someone who manages to fuck up the d-pad every generation.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 13:57:18 No.51058447 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058480

>>51058407
>damn he has a point, I'm kinda stupid
>better call him a child, that'll show him, huehuehue

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 14:00:09 No.51058480 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058602 >>51061863

>>51058447
>playing games past age 15

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 14:00:56 No.51058489 Report Delete

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>>51058427
because corporate fat cats don't understand the importance of the d-pad so just slap together unusable shit

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 14:03:24 No.51058527 Report Delete

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>>51057900
>when there's literally no actually work done?
He literally did everything that's important about drivers.
The whole process of pressing a button and getting data from that button is all a driver needs to do. The reason why it's so small is because it's fucking python
He literally imported USB

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 14:05:30 No.51058560 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058731

>>51058427
Haven't the DS4 and the XBone pushed controller tech as far as it can go, console wise? I mean, anything more is unweildly/uncomfortable, and touchscrreen tech is just inane since theirs no tactile separation to keep you from having to glance at the controller.

Plus, you're missing that extra input (L or R stick in) without a thumbstick.

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 14:07:55 No.51058602 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058621

>>51058480
>Arguing on anonymous imageboards past the age of...pick a number

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 14:09:09 No.51058621 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058795 >>51061863

>>51058602
>games are for children
>argument
>ever
It's objective truth manchild.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 14:16:24 No.51058731 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058765

>>51058560
Pardon the awful typos, but to continue:

I'm fine with every peripheral on the planet as long as I can use it universally. My wireless 360 controller works on Windows, Linux, Android, iOS and Mac with no hassle.

XBone: Windows 10-only, if you want wireless.
DS4: HAHAHAHA
Steam controller: Steam required. Do I have to have Steam running?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 14:18:33 No.51058765 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058813

>>51058731
What the hell is wrong with DS4?
DS3 user here.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 14:20:19 No.51058795 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51061492

>>51058621
>Still arguing on a Chinese chalkart chatboard
meant for lonely, dis-enfranchised cartoon teenage pervs
>Still proving my point

I'm done.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 14:21:24 No.51058813 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51058828

>>51058765
Nothing. It's just not as OS friendly as the others.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 14:22:16 No.51058828 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51059008

>>51058813
Oh I agree. Sony making it DInput only was totally retarded.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 14:35:01 No.51059008 Report Delete

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>>51058828
No reason to make it OS-friendly when you only publish games for PS4 and Vita. The Dinput was probably only for devs.

And this is why I don't get Valve's reasoning. I understand that the whole industry is gradually forcing the cloudmeme, but they are trying to create their own niche market too soon.

No-one that plays on PC-only wants SteamOS, because you can't mod outside of the Workshop. No-one who plays console-only wants SteamOS, because it doesn't have the Xbox Live tardfriendly ecosphere.

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 15:25:06 No.51059762 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51061013

>steam controller

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 16:43:57 No.51061013 Report Delete

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>>51059762
ayy, it's out in 2 weeks for the rest of us so we'll see if it isn't your opinion which belongs into the TRASH, sonnn

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 16:45:46 No.51061046 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>51061169

where can i buy the controller OP?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 16:53:28 No.51061169 Report Delete

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>>51061046
Depends on where you live:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/353370/

Official release date is 10th of November. Preorders arrived at the 16th of this month. But you can still preorder it now.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/353370/discussions/0/541907867787268579/

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 17:00:54 No.51061299 Report Delete

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>>51057939
Actually the fact that the handles bend up is one of the reasons I love this one. It's huge, compared to my 360-Pad, but I can hold the Steam Controller in one hand while having four fingers on the triggers/ buttons. Can't do that with the 360. The secret is to hold the ball of the thumb (?) against the handles, that way you have a very secure grip on the thing (which is needed for the grip thingies and the touchpads)

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 17:12:29 No.51061492 Report Delete

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>>51058795
Easy Daniel ;)

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 17:38:31 No.51061863 Report Delete

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>>51058117
>>51058407
>>51058480
>>51058621

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