NewZealander - Lmao, same here! I looked at the red circle and was like, I can't tell. Like, I didn't even catch the big things, like the door or the television.
The white board has a controller and says something about ___ display. Next to it has few circles and says keyboard? maybe that is the onscreen keyboard created for the Big screen thing they are working on. Actually they have a massive monitor right there so it is probably all about that big screen project they are working on. I can't remember what it was called.
Guitarkeyboard looks quite funky.
isit just me or does that mouse next to the controller look massive.
I can see how people are getting excited however just look at the dam thing. I agree with you it looks like a mirror/very reflective screen also this mirror/screen is in a really uncomfortable and odd place if it was to have touch screen (pointless having another screen without it). My guess it has something to do with developing games and not a new controller/console/box
Dude relax, the article even mention the Commodore 64 guitar, so what's the big deal. Second, the robotic arm is Armitron which was sold at Radio Shack back in '84. I still have mine and it still works. Just looks like they have fun at valve. Love the Portal door entrance. That must be the new Sharp Aquos 90 inch TV. Thing goes for 10K
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if that happens, its game over for Wii U.. Damn, they showd everyone what they were up to way too early.. Now MS & Sony have a chance to 1 up them.. I hope if its made that way that its detachable like the keyboards.. It could happen tho.. detachable digital touchscreen keyboards for messaging & a real time map or hud during gameplay.. Only difference then would be games being fully playable on it which no1 cares about anyway
Smartglass was made to "compete" with the wii-u, though, it's in another level, more for people who use twitter and FB on their phones and want to have everything "connected" with their console, than a gamepad with screen
Vita is supposedly the answer coming from Sony, but no one is going to pay $250 for a controller with screen for their PS3s
That's not "Sony's answer". That feature was announced along with the Vita before we even knew what the Wii U was.
And it's not a $250 controller because that's not its only feature. It's an entire multimedia gaming system on its own that can be played anywhere at any time, not just in front of the TV in the same room. The Wii U gamepad is nothing like it.
looks a bit bulky lol, i feel like any controller with a screen should stay away from the Wii U design and just be modeled after the Vita. the vita or anything similar seems to be a good place to start when it comes to making controllers with big screens, still not sure why Wii U's controller is so big.
Because the WIi U pad is designed ergonomically to feel comfortable in the hand, and handle full console controls with full joystick, triggers, and a larger screen.
That's probably something like a devkit controller. Let's use our heads here, people.
Edit @DivineAssault: I don't think it's for use with any game in particular, but rather that it lets them access dev tools while directly inside the game on-console.
Yessir.. But a dev kit controller for what?? a prototype more than likely but that shows someone somewhere is using a 2nd screen for a game.. Wonder if all the companies are going in for this in one way or another
My guess is that it's some sort of debugger controller or something along those lines. Valve is a smart company, and there is no way they would produce something so hideous, and what looks to be very uncomfortable.
Oh and also, they're not a hardware company...yet.
It looks like it fits in the same space as the add-on keyboard. More likely, it is a small touch screen display that can provide a virtual keyboard as well as other interactive graphics.
It looks uncomfortable, but when I hold my 360 controller, it seems that the spot where the screen is wouldn't hinder the "comfortablyness". I don't know if it's a prototype for their new console. However I do have faith in Valve, and in whatever they're attempting.
Even if Xbox 360 gets one, who cares? I mean at best it will offer people to do the same thing that Wii U is offering to do with its screen on controller.
I like the Dreamcast with the VMU card in the controller, it was fun because when playing Tony Hawk 2. If you mess up, it told you that you suck or something else, don't think any games will do that now.
That's the ugliest brick I've ever seen! One thing that's noticeable is that its on top of a PC which could be some type of mod or home-brewed portable console. People jump to conclusions real quick but never take in the facts. Fact is that anyone can build any type of mod in this day and age. Whatever tickles your fancy!
Sorry but valve would make a better console than anyone! They figured how to quickly type with a controller and created the first good browser for a controller! When a pc company can do this better than a console company They are ready!
Also the fact that they don't have to answer to shareholders is a nice touch.
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Do you see the:
Keyboard shaped guitar?
HL2 Magnet Mine Plush toy!
Star Wars Droid with the Robotic arm on top of it!
Microscope.....Why do they need a Microscope?
The entrance to his office is gonna be a Portal
Several books on Theoretical Sciences and
Physics
The Chalk Board has a design on it for a controller
Something in the back looks like a Grey Wii
Portal Hazard sticker on the Portal door!
Something that is either a Black Tie Fighter or a Man Hack! (I can't tell)
....and what's with that huge mirror? is it a Screen or something?
Lmao, same here! I looked at the red circle and was like, I can't tell.
Like, I didn't even catch the big things, like the door or the television.
Hmph.
Next to it has few circles and says keyboard?
maybe that is the onscreen keyboard created for the Big screen thing they are working on.
Actually they have a massive monitor right there so it is probably all about that big screen project they are working on.
I can't remember what it was called.
Guitarkeyboard looks quite funky.
isit just me or does that mouse next to the controller look massive.
Just look at the room itself and all the things in it, like you did, and it's easy to tell, even his chair is modded.
His doorway alone lets you know he's a gaming enthusiast that's serious about modding.
Oh, but anyone else thinking of the pre-portal game with actual mirrors? :)
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Conclusively a controller with a LCD by the looks of it. Could be a touchpad too.
Badass!
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Looks like a screen with a weird shape having buttons and a pad on top.
The first thing that caught my eye though was the women in back the background with how bored she looks, not to mention the "Keyboard" guitar :)
Vita is supposedly the answer coming from Sony, but no one is going to pay $250 for a controller with screen for their PS3s
And it's not a $250 controller because that's not its only feature. It's an entire multimedia gaming system on its own that can be played anywhere at any time, not just in front of the TV in the same room. The Wii U gamepad is nothing like it.
Who cares?
Edit @DivineAssault: I don't think it's for use with any game in particular, but rather that it lets them access dev tools while directly inside the game on-console.
says the guy who has 2 bubbles.
but I agree, I lost a bubble because i said mgs5 makes mgs4 look like a ps2 game.
@divineassualt
that second screen maybe used for text and other things.
Oh and also, they're not a hardware company...yet.
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I like the Dreamcast with the VMU card in the controller, it was fun because when playing Tony Hawk 2. If you mess up, it told you that you suck or something else, don't think any games will do that now.
Microsoft better not change the 360 controller more than 5%, or at least make 360 controllers playable on the new system.
This controller looks awesome though.
It's like Dreamcast + Xbox360 + Wii U gamepad = awesome.
Weird!
Also the fact that they don't have to answer to shareholders is a nice touch.
Looks like about a 60 - 65 inch but it's way taller than most tvs that size.