• Corridor8031@lemmy.mlEnglish
    20·
    7 days ago

    I hope this somehow manages to convince fortnite / ea to support it or support linux. I want to get rid of my xbox so bad.

    also i am excited for the headset, i am wondering how open source it is going to be and depending on that i definilty get one (Since it runs steam os, linux is possible atleast definitly)

  • Viirax@piefed.socialEnglish
    292·
    7 days ago

    Finally, another worthwhile controller with symmetrical sticks. Now to find out how to get my hands on one…

      • Viirax@piefed.socialEnglish
        7·
        7 days ago

        I did notice that in this picture, but I don’t think it actually is. Pretty sure this is from the “animation” where the puck with the USB cable is put under the controller to charge, and not with the USB cable connected to the controller. From what I see though it should all be centered, even the puck and charging pins, so not sure why they made it off-center here

      • onnekas@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        7·
        7 days ago

        It looks ass on this picture. However, it kinda looks like a steamdeck without a screen which is no surprise. And I quite like the steamdeck controls…

      • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        6 days ago

        Do you remember the old Xbox controllers that had the attachable keyboard? It’s essentially just that kind of shape. So you would use the controller and kind of ignore the touchpads on the bottom unless you actually need them, then you just move your hand down and use the touchpads for something like mouse control. I doubt the intention is for you to use all of the inputs at once like you would an Xbox or PlayStation controller.

      • Viirax@piefed.socialEnglish
        3·
        7 days ago

        I mean, sure it looks a bit odd, but if you remove the trackpads and reshape the controller based on not having those then it’s a pretty standard controller, no? It’s not like the added part for the trackpads does anything to change how you would hold the controller or anything, so I doubt it’d make much of a difference in use even if you never use the trackpads.

  • Toes♀@ani.socialEnglish
    151·
    7 days ago

    I’m really hoping that the price of the vr headset meets or beats the Facebook models.

  • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
    142·
    7 days ago

    I’m curious about the “it’s a PC” aspect of the Steam Box. Because a device that plays all Steam games but isn’t a Windows computer is extremely appealing, but I admit if I can’t install a few non-Steam games on it, that’s a spoiler for me. But if the whole “it’s a PC” provides some avenue to that, I’m definitely ready to stop building a gaming PC every 5 years.