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No, it's not a perfect game controller. A convenient one maybe, but not perfect, not even good. It has the same problem that you would encounter if you tried t

No, it's not a perfect game controller. A convenient one maybe, but not perfect, not even good. It has the same problem that you would encounter if you tried touch typing on an iphone keyboard. It has no physical feedback so you have no idea if you are pressing the correct button (or any button at all) on the phone screen unless you are actually looking at it. Which means you won't be able to look at the TV screen at the same time.

Kiro 14y ago
So you think it would suck or what?
- andypants 14y ago
  I think it would suck compared to a traditional game controller, if it were to be used as a traditional game controller. As say, a motion device, it could probably work just as well as any other controller. But there are of course ways to improve the experience. For example, you could show the visual feedback on the TV itself, so you can see where you are touching relative to the display. Similar to how the Kinect shows where it thinks your hands are.
cgislason 14y ago
Don't you think the reality is some middle ground? It's a perfect game controller for some games.
- vrek 14y ago
  I agree. It is perfect for games which rely on the idea of positioning your hands. It's really just a tool for the idea of moving the world with your hands. In this case it's perfect.
- andypants 14y ago
  Yeah, you're right. I was thinking in terms of a traditional console game controller. A phone has other features that could be used like speakers, microphone, accelerometer, etc. As a motion device it would be great, definitely.
pondababa 14y ago
When my iPhone 3G's screen broke, the bottom part of the LCD broke--just enough to cover the keyboard. I was abroad, so for the month until I got home, I learned to touch type on my iPhone.
AndyJPartridge 14y ago
I feel for what you mean here. Personally I hate the PS3 controller as it's too small, I much prefer the xBox 360 controller and especially if it has the keyboard attached to it. Also, on the iPhone I dislike 99% of the games that use a virtual joystick on the screen, I just can't get on with them. But for touch interface games, what the parent post says is a joy I look forward to experiencing: A game with discreet information on the hand-held device. A touch screen certainly isn't for 60fps twitch-gaming in my opinion.
- mkr-hn 14y ago
  > But for touch interface games, what the parent post says is a joy I look forward to experiencing: A game with discreet information on the hand-held device. Isn't that the whole idea behind the WiiU?

Kiro 14y ago

So you think it would suck or what?

andypants 14y ago
I think it would suck compared to a traditional game controller, if it were to be used as a traditional game controller. As say, a motion device, it could probably work just as well as any other controller. But there are of course ways to improve the experience. For example, you could show the visual feedback on the TV itself, so you can see where you are touching relative to the display. Similar to how the Kinect shows where it thinks your hands are.

cgislason 14y ago

Don't you think the reality is some middle ground? It's a perfect game controller for some games.

vrek 14y ago
I agree. It is perfect for games which rely on the idea of positioning your hands. It's really just a tool for the idea of moving the world with your hands. In this case it's perfect.
andypants 14y ago
Yeah, you're right. I was thinking in terms of a traditional console game controller. A phone has other features that could be used like speakers, microphone, accelerometer, etc. As a motion device it would be great, definitely.

pondababa 14y ago

When my iPhone 3G's screen broke, the bottom part of the LCD broke--just enough to cover the keyboard. I was abroad, so for the month until I got home, I learned to touch type on my iPhone.

AndyJPartridge 14y ago

I feel for what you mean here. Personally I hate the PS3 controller as it's too small, I much prefer the xBox 360 controller and especially if it has the keyboard attached to it. Also, on the iPhone I dislike 99% of the games that use a virtual joystick on the screen, I just can't get on with them. But for touch interface games, what the parent post says is a joy I look forward to experiencing: A game with discreet information on the hand-held device. A touch screen certainly isn't for 60fps twitch-gaming in my opinion.

mkr-hn 14y ago
> But for touch interface games, what the parent post says is a joy I look forward to experiencing: A game with discreet information on the hand-held device. Isn't that the whole idea behind the WiiU?