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I don't understand the FPS debate. Do you know what's better for racing games? http://i.imgur.com/HYOmoQl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/HYOmoQl.jpg - Racing Wheel and
by Anonymous9823 13y ago
I don't understand the FPS debate. Do you know what's better for racing games?
http://i.imgur.com/HYOmoQl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/HYOmoQl.jpg - Racing Wheel and Pedals
Flying games?
http://i.imgur.com/ejf4hPf.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ejf4hPf.jpg - Joysticks
Fighting games?
http://i.imgur.com/2lrevkG.jpg http://i.imgur.com/2lrevkG.jpg - Arcade Sticks
There's one device that works best for every single game genre, and mouse and keyboard is that device for FPS games. Why do people expect one device to match the functionality of all of the above inputs. They're vastly different experiences, it's simply not going to happen. Controllers work great for action games, platformers, and overall, they're the best well rounded device. They're not designed to compete with the above controllers, they're a general input device, so they're not going to be as efficient as something built for a specific task.
If you're a hardcore FPS gamer, bring your mouse and keyboard into the living room, or play at your desk. This is no different than someone buying a wheel if they're into racing simulators.
I think Valve is achieving an even more well rounded device. By the sounds of things, it'll improve the FPS and RTS experience on a controller. It'll most likely make sacrifices to achieve that goal. For example, fighting games might work better on a more traditional controller. However, the Steam library has a much higher number of FPS and RTS games, so that trade off makes sense.
- beloch 13y agoYou forgot sword-play games, which could really benefit from a controller that hasn't hit market yet (see Clang and STEM). All of these game genres exist on consoles, and all of them are most typically played with a game-pad. While specialist devices exist for most genres of games, the gamepad is the default generalist that plays them all. The steam controller promises to be a better generalist. Don't underestimate that.
- f00_ 13y agoWhat sword play games are there? The only ones I can think of off the top of my head are Red Steel, and Skyward Sword. And both were made in service of the wii.