To me that announcement matters more than hl3.

a lot of people upset hl3 didn't get a mention. I can see why valve would hold back on it though. the company is making huge strides right now and when the platform is finally there then what better way to showcase it than a new half-life.

"...and of course, euro track simulator 2!!"

Awesome game.

Nice try

http://v.cdn.cad-comic.com/comics/cad-20130930-3a879.gif

omg

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/09/the-internet...ontroller/

Love it! At first I was a bit sceptical as I thought it was going to be like the virtual sticks you get on phone/tablet games, which are horrible. But after reading about it the haptic feedback sounds amazing!

the haptic feedback should create an even more immersive world with the oculus rift being that you can in theory feel different textures.

it's getting a lot of stick right now because of the dissapointment of hl3 and the way it looks but everyone who has tried a prototype has liked it.

That's the thing, early reports from people using it say it is really nice which is worth more than anything.

Why is a revolutionary controller getting stick because hl3 isn't out? Stupid internet.

half-life to me has always been a genre defining game which is why to me this controller has an added level of interest. with the haptic feedback, a new source engine and half-life style immersion we would be in for something special. to add to that we have a whole generation of gamers raised on analog stick shooters. introduce to them a more accurate method of control and maybe we will see a retreat of developers dumbing down games. I guess people thrive off of negativity but there seems to be a focus with valve's decisions and they rarely get things wrong.

If anything people should be MORE excited about HL3 and everything valve has announced this week. What better way to release HL3 than through SteamOS running on a Steam Box, using the Valve controller.... I can't wait to see it. Will also make PC gaming more viable to the console crowd.

i don't even care about HL3
HL2 was pretty disappointing, very gamey with tons of set pieces

having played Black Mesa: Source recently, HL1 trumps all over HL2 in terms of pace and atmosphere.

Yeah I wasn't particularly blown away by it either. Not played Black Mesa Source yet but preferred HL1 anyway. Couldn't really care less about HL3 but this new controller and the other steam/valve stuff I think is very interesting.

yup HL1 > HL2, did play only the original HL though based on the Q1 engine ...
the experience is more pure and deep and not so gamey, HL2 is too much driving around with buggy/waterboat etc., using stationary guns ... no real fps anymore

you should try BlackMesa: Source. it's quite an improvement! filling the gaps of low detail from the original, without altering the look & feel.

Probably a stupid question but is it standalone?

yes, "Requires only a FREE installation of the Source Sdk Base 2007!"

plus you really have to play it from a SSD. I had to give up since loading/streaming and hdd trashing. Dno what they did, but iirc it's a pretty hefty install, and all different small files or something, was unplayable due to constant hitches when streaming in textures or something.

i liked hl1 better than bms, but then again i played cs in gold src for years >D

looks better than I expected. I'd never play a fps with a controller because its too frustrating but this looks enjoyable for a casual fps experience.

It actually looks pretty bad. The current Xbox One and PS4 controllers actually work better with the two thumbsticks. Too bad they don't have the 2 extra buttons on the back...

?? the entire point is to avoid joystick axis camera u fucking mong

The whole point should be to create something new that works better, not worse.

Please explain how that is worse?

Do you see how many times the guy has to slide his thumb on the surface to turn around? That's bad. Sure, if he does it fast enough he might be able to turn around, but that makes the aiming very inconsistent overall. Plus, with the track pad,it's much harder to get a feedback and know exactly where your thumb is at on the surface compared to a thumstick.

At the top of that, they moved the buttons around. The 2 extra buttons on the back are great, but not the 8 buttons on the front. In the end, there are a lot less buttons to play with.

So, the Valve controller is an alternative, not a definitive evolution and because ofthat... I think it's a waste of time.

A thumbstick works better and the real problem these days is that game developers just lost their touch and they don't know how to make proper controls, the same way a laser mouse would suck without the proper drivers. Now, they make crappy controls and add auto-aim to excuse the lazy work.

this looks definitely better than thumbsticks

The simple fact that someone would have to remove his thumb from the surface to put it back, slide his thumb again to move his crosshair is a waste of time, especially when with a game controller you also have other buttons to use with that same thumb such as Reload, Use, Switch weapon, roll, etc. I can imagine many other problems just for the strafing with the left trackpad.

In the end, it's just poorly designed.

huh

you can go look at top players pickin up their mice all the fuckin time just to keep themself centered in the comfort zone range

you can raise the sentivity

you can account that engineers spend 40hrs + overtime + unpaid self mentoring a week on their job and dont play videogames all day like ppl here therefore he sucks dick at operating the controller

they have to add autoaim when games are 30fps buffered to vsynced 60hz display. It makes for horrible input lag in most games. It's not the thumbsticks that are the culpit for bad controls, it's the games. Try hooking up a controller to your pc and play a port. Without vsync, buffering and flatscreen input lag, it makes for a different game!

I wanna hear what Gen1us says about this. If he thinks it's good, then I'm sold.

looks a bit laggy in the portal demonstration video, plus why not use a mouse instead of something that tries to imitate a mouse and does a worse job at it?? i don't get it.

edit: looks basically like a trackpad from a laptop stuck onto a controller, and we all know trackpads are super precise just like an ordinary mouse..