My money's on
a new Steam controller built specifically for Steam Machines running SteamOS, but feel free to share your own speculation in the comments section.
Not exact matches
Even games with baked - in
controller support are setup for the Xbox 360
controller (which you can still use), not the
new Steam Controller.
I'm guessing the time Valve didn't put into fine - tuning SteamOS was spent working instead on their
Steam controller, which strikes an impressive balance between old and
new controls.
Since then, they have fostered rapid growth of this
new market environment with a variety of tactics such as aggressive sales, monetized in - game accessory markets (Team Fortress 2 hats) and achievements (trading cards), and crowdsourced the entire game licensing process, busting the doors wide open for indie developers, with further plans to crowdsource the entire store organization later; furthermore, they are opening a
new market for
Steam Machines, gaming - centric (but still quite capable) devices that run Valve \'s own Operating System and use Valve \'s own gaming
controller.
CONTENT — Comes bundled with in - game content and games, ready to play
STEAM CONTROLLER — Unlock new games never played before with a c
CONTROLLER — Unlock
new games never played before with a
controllercontroller!
Well this handy
new device, the
steam controller will allow you to do just that.
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new Assassin's Creed games, and Thinkgeek selling old school PC
controllers.
The
Steam controller offers a
new and, we believe, vastly superior control scheme, all while enabling you to play from the comfort of your sofa.
In preparation for their Android and iOS
Steam app launch, a
new update is out that will enable the
controller's Bluetooth radio.
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In addition to improved visuals, the
new version adds 6 - player online multiplayer and 4 player split screen races, a brand
new «All Star» series in career mode, and
Steam features like Trading Cards, Achievements, Leaderboards, full
controller support, and Big Picture mode.
I bought the PC version via
Steam's digital release, and also bought the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 console version, which includes a
new Xbox 360 with CoD: MW2 logos and graphics, two wireless
controllers, a 250 GB hard drive, and of course, the game itself.
So
Steam's announcing a
new controller is not as exciting as some of the rumored third announcements (Oculus Rift!
Breaking the
Steam Machines single -
controller convention, Roccat is now rolling out a
new Sova lapboard to bring mouse and keyboard control to
Steam Machines.
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Steam Machine, the Smart Ring
controller, and finally the ability to become a wizard.
While the idea of a
Steam Controller might make many gamers think «so what,» Valve promises that this
new controller «offers a
new and, we believe, vastly superior control scheme.»
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Steam Machine, the Smart Ring
controller, and finally the ability -LSB-...]
In an effort to bridge the gap between mouse / keyboard controls and a standard
controller, Valve designed a brand
new PC
controller known as the
Steam Controller.
VFR can be played with a
controller by using your face to aim, but preferably with Moves or Vive
controllers (or the Oculus Touch
controllers, if you enable the
new Steam VR beta), or the PSVR Aim
controller.
We just released a
new patch for Defender's Quest DX on
Steam that adds native
Steam Controller support, as well as conventional
controller support.
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As with the addition of
new controllers to
Steam, there is also the potential to remap inputs, and set up multiple profiles to use.
There is no news about the
Steam Machines themselves, but it has been confirmed that Valve will be showing off a
new and improved
controller for the
Steam Machines.
The
Steam controller is still a relatively
new product, so there is a good chance the gamer on your list doesn't already have one.
Along with some
new iterations to their
Steam Machines, Valve had already said it planned on bringing the final design for the
Steam controller, «
new living room designs» (whatever that means), and now their first place to show off a VR device.
Valve (arguably the king of all things PC gaming), is on track to release a
new controller for its
Steam Machine platform that directly mimics the actions of a mouse using two innovatively designed trackpads.
At the recent
Steam Dev Days, Valve showed off
new Vive
controllers that look suspiciously like Touch.
When Valve finally gives the greenlight for companies to release their
steam machines, they're going to come out fully swinging:
new controller (of course), Half Life 3, Team Fortress 3, Portal 3, Left 4 Dead 3, Dota 3,
new Counter Strike, and quite possibly their own VR gear.
The
Steam Controller, as well as the
new Xbox One Elite
controller from Microsoft, are truly revolutionary for disabled gamers in that they allow complete button re-mapping and customization, letting those who don't have full use of their hands reach and use the controls necessary to play a game.