Lonewolves wrote:
And this is coming from someone who hasn't tried it, I suspect?
Because you're totally ignoring the people in this thread who own one and state that it works really well.
I'm not totally ignoring the people in the thread. However, in this day and age I don't need to take the word of two or three people when I have millions at my finger tips (Youtube, various review sites, Steam itself).
Whilst it may have some positives they are outweighed by the negatives. But then let's face it, whoever decided to try and reinvent the controller was always facing an uphill battle. Thing is, I don't feel any need whatsoever to totally replace my keyboard and mouse because that's pretty much the reason why I have a gaming PC. It sort of defeats the purpose for me. So for example if a game works really well on keyboard and mouse (like first person shooters for example) then why would you want to replace them with an awkward controller?
There are some games for me that just don't work on a controller and always have me getting up off of the sofa to go and sit at my desk. I tried for example for about a week to play Half Life on a PS2 controller and failed miserably.
Bamba wrote:
Fair enough, your previous post banged on about the 360 pad but didn't actually explain exactly why you're mystified by the Steam controller's existence. Anyway, I doubt anyone's arguing that any controller is ever likely to actually be better than KBAM for certain games. But if you're looking to attach your PC to your TV then KBAM isn't really an option for most so it's either don't play those games at all or find an alternative controller that makes them playable: enter the Steam controller. You've got like five million capable PCs in your house and room for a full computer desk so you can choose desktop or couch setup as suits you but a lot of people can't so it's definitely a problem, and this is a potential solution.
Some games just don't work on keyboard and mouse. Most notably, racing games. I originally bought my first 360 controller for Juiced 2 : HIN as I found the analogue throttle critical for drifting. Same went for Grid. If you couldn't use analogue to accelerate you would just do donuts on the starting line.
There are other games I play that work very well with the XB controller. Fallout games for example where aim isn't critical is fine also, especially for prolonged periods of play.