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The Rift is output, not input. I think they're announcing some kind of new controller.
by cocoflunchy 13y ago
The Rift is output, not input. I think they're announcing some kind of new controller.
- TrevorJ 13y agoIt does headtracking, so it's both.
- simias 13y agoTechnically you could say head movement is input but I get your point. That being said it could be a combo, like Rift + a wiimote-style thing? Mouse + keyboard break Rift immersion, pads are better but still far from perfect.
- TheCraiggers 13y agoConsidering the vast majority of current Big Picture games use the Xbox360 controller, and that they'll probably already worried about getting enough content working on this device, I highly doubt they will do something so different as a Rift + Wiimote and the like. My assumption is Rift will be supported, but primary controller will be something extremely 360-like. If not made by Valve than by someone that already makes 3rd party 360 controllers.
- chc 13y agoThe entire idea here is to have a TV-attached device along the lines of the Xbox or Playstation that plays Steam games — so you can sit on the couch with your SO and play some Trine 2 or something. An input device that you strap over your face would make the couch-and-TV integration a bit moot.
- georgemcbay 13y agoThe Rift is both input and output, though the input is fairly limited to head movements and generally requires supplementary input for gaming. In any case, I don't think it is what Valve is hinting at, though it is something they have made some moves to support already in the form of TF2 and limited HL2 support.