Do you think the new Steam controller will take off?

[Rocketman]

As most of you are aware, Steam is developing their own little controller primarily designed for the purposes of being able to play mouse and keyboard games on a couch. For those of you who haven't seen it, it looks like a controller with speakers on it. The "speakers" are trackpads that give you tactile feedback on your fingers.

Now, to me, it looks like a pretty cool concept and I think it will be appealing to console gamers as well as PC gamers who hook their computers up to a TV, but do you think it will have widespread success based on what you've seen?

I think it's a cool concept, and it's definitely revolutionary. But I'm having a few doubts. Not because I don't think it will work well, but just because it's so damned ugly. I think the lack of visual appeal is going to really cut the popularity of the device as pathetic as it sounds.

 

[NeoTokyo]

It looks cool, but it also looks hard as he'll to play! I watched a video of a guy from IGN. Play Portal with one of them controllers and he was just all other the place! I would like to own one, I'm always up for something new! Who knows, it may be the best form of control for gaming yet?

 

[DrRipley]

Yes, from the looks of it, I do think it will take off. In my opinion, it looks like it's going to be a lot better for FPS games than regular controllers, and for someone looking for something a little more accurate than the traditional ones but don't want to be messing with keyboards, it seems like it can do the job. The only downfall I can foresee is if they somehow don't function as well as they should, but from the design alone I'd say it seems pretty promising to me.

 

[The Unlosing Ranger]

It seems to have less buttons that 360 and DS3. The trackpads aren't exactly a great idea. I think it's gonna suck.