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Pax Prime looks like it was pretty good for Valve and Steam machines, as Robin from Valve did a little chat about the Steam Controller, and behind him you can see a big Alienware Steam Machine section, love it.

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I really do love the idea of what he's talking about with reloading, it sounds like it's going to be a very useful gamepad. Who knows, this could end up quite easily being the main gamepad game developers go for supporting.

The more I see of it, the more excited I am to get my hands on my ordered copy. Sadly, I missed the early orders, so look out for me talking it up in November. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Mountain Man Sep 16, 2015
Quoting: MayeulCIs it just me, or we didn't learn anything new in this video?
There's really not much else to say about the controller at this point.
Shmerl Sep 16, 2015
So will there be an FOSS way to configure the controller? I hope Steam won't be required for it.

Quoting: BeamboomWired? Seriously? A WIRED controller in 2015? For a livingroom "console-PC"? You got to be kidding me, and kidding me hard. That cable must go. Please tell me this is a prototype or something.

I like a wired option. Too much radiation isn't needed. And good point about batteries waste others already brought above.


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ElectricPrism Sep 16, 2015
How do people not see the USB Micro connection @ Time Index 3:36?

Also, I recently am using Steam Big Picture on my ArchBox on a 43" 4k TV and it's truly amazing - It makes me want to go out and buy buy buy Steam Linux Games by the truck load.

The Experience has changed quite a bit, maybe we should have a post on that as it seems things like daisy wheel are hindsight at this time with the awesome improvements.

Bravo Steam, Lots of $$$ is in their future.
neffo Sep 16, 2015
Quoting: ShmerlI like a wired option. Too much radiation isn't needed. And good point about batteries waste others already brought above.

A tin-foil hat shouldn't affect the controller. All good.
tuubi Sep 16, 2015
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Quoting: neffo
Quoting: ShmerlI like a wired option. Too much radiation isn't needed. And good point about batteries waste others already brought above.

A tin-foil hat shouldn't affect the controller. All good.
WHO only classifies wireless radiation as "possibly carsinogenic" pending further research into it's long-term effects, so no worries I guess. I wonder if it's even possible to meaningfully reduce the radiation we are exposed to in an urban environment...

Personally I use a wired controller because I've never been bothered by the cable, even on the sofa.
Zelox Sep 16, 2015
Nice! Looking forword to get my hands on one of those.
But the design / look of it. Its fuggly as hell xD.
But I guess its all about functionality and not a badass look. ^^
Eike Sep 16, 2015
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I really wonder what these pads feel like...
Mountain Man Sep 16, 2015
Quoting: ShmerlSo will there be an FOSS way to configure the controller? I hope Steam won't be required for it.
From what I undestand, outside of Steam it will simply function as an Xbox 360 controller.

As for it being open source, I remember that was Valve's original design goal, to make it a completely open design (hardware and software), but I haven't heard anything about that for a while.
ricki42 Sep 16, 2015
Quoting: Mountain ManFrom what I undestand, outside of Steam it will simply function as an Xbox 360 controller.

From what I read, it should function as keyboard and mouse. I'm not sure though how the keyboard part works though.
Shmerl Sep 16, 2015
Quoting: Mountain Man
Quoting: ShmerlSo will there be an FOSS way to configure the controller? I hope Steam won't be required for it.
From what I undestand, outside of Steam it will simply function as an Xbox 360 controller.

As for it being open source, I remember that was Valve's original design goal, to make it a completely open design (hardware and software), but I haven't heard anything about that for a while.

I've heard it can be configured individually for each game. And it will have firmware which will send different events, i.e. it won't be in the driver, but in the controller itself. So for that to be configurable without Steam, such firmware must be FOSS (or at least documented how to configure it).


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